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ph4nt on 06 September 2008
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BenKenobi88 said:

Let's talk about OMG EXPENSIVE PC gaming:

I'm not going to lie: You will need to upgrade your PC every couple years...sometimes just a video card or some memory...after a few years you might just need to build a whole new one.

It ain't no $2000 or even $1000 though. On hardware alone, I probably spend an average of $350 per year. That's a $500 whole computer last year, and a $200 upgrade for the video card and a shiny new case (not a necessary upgrade mind you) this year. Next year, I'll probably get a new video card, maybe for around $200. Who knows. Then the year after that I'll probably have to drop $500 on a bunch of new parts since my processor will be holding me back.

$350 for hardware per year, $30 average price for a PC game (I wait for price drops, and they're FAST), 12 games a year...that's $360 + $350 = $710 a year on PC gaming.

$300 for initial 360 let's say, 12 games a year at let's say $40, and I'm totally being fair, because a lot of games stick to $60 or $50...no exaggeration...console games really cost more. That's $780 for the first year, over $800 with XBL gold. The second year it's going to be $480 for just games.

So using that quick, simplified run-through, PC gamers pay over $700 a year on gaming, console gamers pay under $500 a year on gaming.

OH TEH NOES IS SO MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE!  I CAN NOTS AFFORD

And yes I know it's more expensive in some countries...a majority of people here are in NA though, and it's very affordable here, and I assume decent in Europe.

 

Or what about if you have a Wii? $250 for initial contest plus 12 games, since you put $40 for 360 games i will say $30 for Wii games, which is only $610 for first year and $360 a year after that, half the cost of PC gaming, paying $360 more for a PC each year is not something to sneeze at, it is expensive for a lot of people who could be spending that money elsewhere (thats 2 quarters of books for me).

 

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I think this article is BS personally.

Game quality is very important to me, and other than RTS's, and various FPS's, the PC has nothing i'm interested in. I probably play console games 5-10 times more than PC games, plus i get to use my big 46" TV and surround sound system sitting in my cozy chair when i play console ga,es. I suppose you could hook up your PC to your TV and surround sound system, but it's annoying and you have the added hassle of the keyboard and mouse. IMO the mouse (not the keyboard) is good for two things, RTS's, and FPS's, the keyboard is a hindrance and makes games less immersive, plus it's uncomfortable.

Consoles are also more user friendly and easy to use. With a console you just boot up the system and in a few seconds you are playing a game.

PC does have it's gems, i play any good PC game that comes out and try to keep my rig updated as much as possible so i can play the latest stuff, but seriously, console gaming just blows PC gaming out of the water. As far as quality and quantity is concenred, it's no contest, consoles win.