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what is more of a Luxury for you?

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KBG29 on 25 July 2015
Danman27 said:
Honestly, I feel like it make more sense that a console is a luxury. A pc is something that you need to have. What people don't realize is that if you spend $200-300 more than you would for an ultra low end crap build PC you'll get a very good gaming machine. So just add a little on, and you get a good gaming system, and generally, cheaper games. Where as with a game console, you spend $300-400 for a thing that just does gaming, and solely so you can buy a couple games that don't come out on anything else.

Why is a PC something that you need to have? What essential computing task does a PC do, that the average person can not accomplish with a PS4 or an Xbox One?



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MoHasanie on 25 July 2015
KBG29 said:
Danman27 said:
Honestly, I feel like it make more sense that a console is a luxury. A pc is something that you need to have. What people don't realize is that if you spend $200-300 more than you would for an ultra low end crap build PC you'll get a very good gaming machine. So just add a little on, and you get a good gaming system, and generally, cheaper games. Where as with a game console, you spend $300-400 for a thing that just does gaming, and solely so you can buy a couple games that don't come out on anything else.

Why is a PC something that you need to have? What essential computing task does a PC do, that the average person can not accomplish with a PS4 or an Xbox One?

A PC has many uses and can do much more than a PS4 or X1...



    

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MoHasanie on 25 July 2015
ArchangelMadzz said:
MoHasanie said:

Only the PS4 is doing well. X1 is struggling and the Wii U has flopped. 

X1 still tracking better than 360.. for now. 
I already mentioned the Wii audience. 

I don't expect X1 to sell more than the 360. Sure its tracking ahead, but it will be lucky to sell 60m units. 

And why should the Wii audience leaving not be a reason for a dying console industry? Those people will probably not buy a console again.



    

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MoHasanie on 25 July 2015
Aeolus451 said:
MoHasanie said:

It is... The huge decline in sales compared to last gen prove it. 


The huge decline is on nintendo's side of it but that's not the case with the other two. As a whole it's fine.

As a whole it is not fine. There is a significant decline, and the handheld's are already suffering from huge declines compared to last gen. Expect the same thing to happen to consoles in the future. 



    

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MDX on 25 July 2015

gaming was always a luxury hobby

 




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ArchangelMadzz on 25 July 2015
MoHasanie said:
ArchangelMadzz said:

X1 still tracking better than 360.. for now. 
I already mentioned the Wii audience. 

I don't expect X1 to sell more than the 360. Sure its tracking ahead, but it will be lucky to sell 60m units. 

And why should the Wii audience leaving not be a reason for a dying console industry? Those people will probably not buy a console again.

The reason X1 wont sell as much as 360 is because it will be replaced before it turns 9 years old.

Because they were only present for 1 Generation which is why they're irrelevant. They were an anomoly if you compare generation sales this one is not dying. Especially on PS and XB1 side.



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Rustuv on 25 July 2015
ironmanDX said:
LuckyTrouble said:
Gaming as a whole is a luxury. It's unnecessary and exists for entertainment. It serves no necessary function for the survival of people. It is a luxury through and through, regardless of which facet of it costs more.

This. 

Double agreed.



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Danman27 on 25 July 2015
KBG29 said:
Danman27 said:
Honestly, I feel like it make more sense that a console is a luxury. A pc is something that you need to have. What people don't realize is that if you spend $200-300 more than you would for an ultra low end crap build PC you'll get a very good gaming machine. So just add a little on, and you get a good gaming system, and generally, cheaper games. Where as with a game console, you spend $300-400 for a thing that just does gaming, and solely so you can buy a couple games that don't come out on anything else.

Why is a PC something that you need to have? What essential computing task does a PC do, that the average person can not accomplish with a PS4 or an Xbox One?

Business work, word processing, that kind of stuff. You know, what PC's are designed for? 



Aeolus451 on 26 July 2015
MoHasanie said:
Aeolus451 said:


The huge decline is on nintendo's side of it but that's not the case with the other two. As a whole it's fine.

As a whole it is not fine. There is a significant decline, and the handheld's are already suffering from huge declines compared to last gen. Expect the same thing to happen to consoles in the future. 


Handhelds and consoles are different markets. The console market is golden but if you don't want to believe that then fine by me.