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i_k_k_e
· 5 years ago
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Possibly, in the few weeks before PC's can be upgraded
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guest_
· 5 years ago
Thank you for saying it.
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i_k_k_e
· 5 years ago
You're welcome
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bethorien
· 5 years ago
just off basis, having multiple layers of "have to make a little profit on our wares" between you and the original parts will increase the cost/power ratio of your machine. Consoles suffer from this. Name brand PCs suffer from this but often a little less. A home built PC only suffers from this in that the parts manufacturer has to buy the raw materials to make the parts. With a console you have first go through the parts maker, then in this case sony, then through either the electronic store or the only store. It's just not going to happen that an affordable console will be a better choice than a PC from an affordability standpoint, the PC will cost less for the same power.
guest_
· 5 years ago
All very true. But an important factor of consideration is much the same as “Apple vs Android/PC/etc.” A console comes with an “Ecosystem.” It’s more or less “plot and play” with the user not having to be concerned with specs or compatibility or design choice. You go to the store, you have maybe a couple choices with functional differences and not just cosmetics in consoles, you go home. You play games. You know that whatever games come out with that console name on the box for the next so many years, you pop in. You play.
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guest_
· 5 years ago
Peripherals are generally stream lined as well, and with some few exceptions for top tier competitive players like network choices for internet and super high end controllers- everyone is even in terms of hardware and game experience. In part the console experience is one of relative simplicity- and in developing software, knowing the specs of the hardware it will be ran on is of huge help to developers (although now days with more and more multi platform ports this is less a benefit.) Building your own machine will almost always be cheaper and “better” if you know how or care to do the work- but a pre packaged and “sealed” ecosystem generally is a smoother and slicker user experience that is 99.9% of the time a simpler affair.
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bethorien
· 5 years ago
Your selection of games is also extremely limited as a side effect of this ecosystem however. It also serves only the purpose of an entertainment system often with a shitty browser tacked onto it and in today's age you'll need a computer anyways.
guest_
· 5 years ago
Yes. That’s the balancing point. The more stable, secure, and easy to use the system is- the less versatile it will be in general. You also may or may not need a computer. Many people who are required to work remotely or on the move are given lap tops by their work. If you work with computers you have a desktop. I haven’t used a home computer in about 5 years except for testing things. Phones, tablets, there are devices of all sorts that can do most mundane tasks a computer is used for. If you have a tv or device with casting you can also enjoy the larger screen size of a monitor or tv.
guest_
· 5 years ago
So it’s all relative in this day in age, we have so many options and such advanced technology that you can live your whole life and do essentially anything required in modern society without ever touching a traditional “computer.” But there’s so much technological overlap and some devices do certain things “better” for certain use cases- so while it’s still possible to use one central device for all your “technology needs” it is more likely most people will have several devices and switch to the one that beat serves them at any given moment or task.
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guest_
· 5 years ago
If a person wants the latest and greatest games and graphics, or plays games very seriously and with much of their time, a PC will almost always win. If a person has the time, skill, and desire- a home built PC will generally trump commercial off the shelf. A PC can be upgraded as budget allows and new technology arrives where consoles generally just get replaced. But if you don’t play games and are behind in titles- even early current gen consoles titles will wow you and keep you occupied well into the next console cycle.
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guest_
· 5 years ago
There is also often a price point advantage to a console over a PC unless you build a PC on less than current generation game technology. In that case- much of the advantage of the PC for gaming is lost as it may not be much better than the console anyway. Of course there’s also preference to interface- RTS games and games with complex in game menus or functions tend to offer a better play experience on computer- but the lines in interface are blurring with consoles and PC’s often able to accept peripherals for either or.
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guest_
· 5 years ago
TL:Dr/ in conclusion: the PC is hands down the technologically superior gaming rig. It will keep up with technology as long as your budget allows. You’ll have far more options for content. You’ll be able to play games a console just can’t run. But for those who aren’t tech savvy at all (where even reading system requirements is too much for them etc.) or just want to play some games sometimes on their big ass TV- console is just “friendlier” and offers a different experience. Personally I wouldn’t game on my “general purpose” machine or do general purpose things on my game machine because I don’t want to put the system hours on the hardware. A tool for every job I suppose. But in general a console “just works” and while games themselves can glitch or this or that- for the most part the thing just plays games without any surprises.
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