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[–] Donjuanme 145 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Pc gamers when their 350$ handheld laptop has a bigger library, more backwards compatibility, and cross platform access without any monthly subscriptions.

[–] [email protected] 64 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Don't forget the mods, console fanboys only get their approved mods while PC gets the wild west experience

[–] Landless2029 16 points 8 months ago

Don't forget console commands to work around a bug in a quest. Or summon items. Or respawn accidentally killed NPCs.

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[–] Damionsipher 34 points 8 months ago (9 children)

I can pirate very easily too - probably saved me about $3k in game costs alone while still having a way larger legit library than 99% of Consol owners

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[–] [email protected] 93 points 8 months ago (8 children)

PC Gamers: buys $550 Steam Deck

Console Gamers: . . . shit

[–] [email protected] 27 points 8 months ago

$460 (64gb version + 1tb SD card)

[–] Stovetop 9 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Let's be honest, the Steam Deck is a console.

[–] UsernameIsTooLon 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

It's a handheld computer. It's more of a glorified gaming tablet than a console. It's no more of a console than a gaming laptop with the same APU.

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[–] samus12345 79 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 30 points 8 months ago (2 children)

My PC is better than my console, that's for sure. I have the Xbox 360.

[–] Poem_for_your_sprog 6 points 8 months ago (6 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Your PlayStation has a number?

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[–] not_that_guy05 74 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I'm just happy I can watch my porn on 4k on the second screen with music, while still playing on ultra in my games. Makes me feel like I am at a bar.

[–] pozbo 58 points 8 months ago (1 children)

What if my $300 PC is better than your $400 console?

What if it had more utilities than just gaming and streaming?

[–] [email protected] 37 points 8 months ago (1 children)

What if my $1500 PC built 5 years ago has been more capable than multiple generations of consoles that have been released since? My brother has bought like 3 XBoxes in the same amount of time and my PC still outpaces it by a pretty wide margin.

[–] Stovetop 36 points 8 months ago (2 children)

5 years ago

multiple generations of consoles

There has only been one generation of consoles released since.

The Switch successor might count as another generation if that comes out this year, though, and it would also be a sad state of affairs if your PC wasn't more powerful than mobile hardware so that's basically a given, I'll give you that.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Didn't they release several different versions of the Xbox in that time? Like technically the same "generation" or whatever but upgrading a few minor things like storage and such?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

2020 was the release of ps5 and “xbox series x” (and also the cheaper “xbox series s” model that has since proven incapable of playing certain xbox titles, holding the whole xbox platform back; see baldur’s gate)

no new consoles have been released since and it will be at least 3+ years before a new generation of consoles arrives (meaning one that has games the previous model can’t play)

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[–] SpaceNoodle 41 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Lowest price I can find for a PS5 is $500

That's less than I've put into my PC since the PS4

Edit: Just realized that the CPU I recently upgraded from predates the PS4.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Plus, no monthly fees for online play on PC.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (3 children)

That depends on the game you’re playing, not the platform, right?

Right?

[–] TrousersMcPants 19 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Nah, you need to pay a monthly sub to play online with every console

[–] samus12345 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Don't need a sub to play F2P games online on PS, at least.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

Meanwhile, on Xbox, you need Game Pass to play Final Fantasy 14, on top of the subscription to the game itself.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

That's why I only get sp games that are exclusive to Playstation with mine. I mean technically Bloodborne and Demon's Souls have multiplayer but I'm totally fine not seeing bloodstains and messages that say "try jumping" everywhere or having some rando invade me.

At the same time, most of those exclusives are PS4 games so unless you really want the 5 or 6 games that are only on PS5, you could save money and get a PS4.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 8 months ago (4 children)

PC is cheaper in the long run.

You don't need new controllers or any proprietary accessories when switching console and you can buy games on steam sales (which can be insanely cheaper).

You can also update your pc if you want it to last a bit longer.

I think consoles made more sense back then. If you like your console that's fine, but I'm pretty sure pc is much cheaper and last longer when you consider all those factors.

I know it's a meme, but you don't need $3K for decent gaming PC unless you want overkill performance. If you get components on sale, you can build something pretty good for $600 to $700 (excluding monitor, mouse and keyboard). You just be patient and fool around on pcpartpicker.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (8 children)

You aren't getting a "pretty good" gaming PC for $600-$700, be serious now. That doesn't invalidate most of your other points, but your exaggerations weaken your message.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (5 children)

Here you go, bud. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/N3cVgB

This matches my $2,000+ build from 6 years ago. I still use it today, and I have no plans to upgrade still. It runs modern games at at least 50-80 fps at 4k.

This build is $652.99. It doesn't include windows, but I paid $19 for windows pro, and Linux is free.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 8 months ago (5 children)

PC is way cheaper long term because you can pirate games

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 8 months ago

See Also: Apple Vision users after playing Fruit Ninja for the first time.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Aint heard of no ps5 running linux

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago

ps3 though...

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[–] mastod0n 21 points 8 months ago

Ah, this again. Maybe we can start accepting other people's use cases? (This goes both ways btw)

[–] Fridgeratr 20 points 8 months ago

This but unironically

[–] [email protected] 19 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Consoles are kinda dying anyways tho. Less and less sales even tho there are more and more gamers.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 8 months ago

They are more and more just mini pc's with ads and paid online service.

[–] Strider 11 points 8 months ago

Well the last 2 generations of ps/Xbox consoles with mainly PC parts brought that upon themselves. They need to be consoles damn it, not weak PCs.

The switch still stands out with unique features (and pricing).

[–] [email protected] 17 points 8 months ago (1 children)

So we‘re already coming to Reddit niveau?

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[–] ObviouslyNotBanana 10 points 8 months ago

PC monster race

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

It's the same with a 400€ computer though.

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