What about gamers who need to sit too close to the screen when they play on their PC's in a cramped room and ruin their eyesight? Opticians and glasses are really expensive you know. That's easily another few hundred bucks there initially plus the annual cost of sight tests and adjustments.

PC gaming is expensive and stupid, I thought people learned this in the 7th gen.

Gaming PC : 5 years at most then need to be replaced
Console : now 7-8 years of life

PS plus : 50*7 = 350$ - (at least) 12*7 games
350$ - 84 games (15$ average)
350$ - 1260$ worth of games

PS plus is not a cost, as its name implies, it's a plus.

Edit : Ps eye and controller are 60$ each (official ps4 website)

These topics are dumb because you include (x4) for controllers and other nonsense crap. Additional controllers shouldn't be included in the first place.

This is all you need to consider.

WiiU = $300 to $350.
XBone = $500 + $60(Live).
PS4 = $400 + $60(PS+).
PC = $700 to $2000 +$60(controller).

Any more is bullshit and unnecessary for comparison.

Yeah... we can.

DualShock 4 costs $59, the PS Eye (for motion control) costs $59 too and PS4 can use any internal 2.5" SATA HDD...

I can add something for you. How about all the games you are going to get for free with PS Plus and Live Gold. Forgot about those didn't you?

I've always seen paying for a high end gaming PC as like paying a premium to get to play what console gamers will be playing in the generation after. (speaking graphically of course)

Games' price tag isn't bullshit imo. The 700-2000 PC price tag can be easily offset by the amount of games a person buys per year. Say ~10 games a year. ~50 games across 5 years. That's a total of 500 discount on games alone. Even with a 1000 dollar PC, which will get you a very decent Game-PC, that will still put you below the total costs of the PS4 with 5 years of PS+ and 50 games.

PC online play it should say fee's apply on a per game bases.
PC Second screen has multiple options.
PC Motion controls has multiple options.

PS4 has a removable HDD so you can upgrade storage as you see fit. 1.5 - 2TB = $130 - 180
PS4 uses tablets and smartphones for second screen as well.
PS4 should have Move + PS4CAM for additional controllers + motion.

Game price can't alwasy be looked at as the starting price tho. I almost never buy a game at full price. I wait for sales or buy used nearly all the time.