'Consoles Are A Problem' and 'A Step Backwards,' Says Oddworld Creator

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Keep in mind when you're buying a PC you have to do your research. You have to keep up on what's coming so you can build your rig to coincide with the tech jumps. I buy a rig once every ~5 years or so for ~$600 and it runs everything in that time frame and I allot myself 1 upgrade in that 5 year span.

I got a new one in 1997 and it played everything just fine until 2002. I got a RAM upgrade and nothing else and played everything up to RTCW and MOHAA with no problems.

2002 played everything just fine until 2007 when I upgraded from AGP including WoW and HL2. That's also when multi core processors really started picking up and thus far everything plays just fine maxed out, including Crysis. Saving my mid-system upgrade for Operation Flashpoint 2.

Timing more than anything is important when you buy a PC. You have to time the tech and the time it takes for that tech to become cheap enough.

By contrast I have a friend who buys every system every generation. He spends a lot more than I do on gaming. He also buys every "big" game that comes down the lane no matter how shitty it is.

For the record I never have and never will pirate a game.

I suppose the myth can be a reality when you're an early adopter of tech or you buy just before a jump and your system is immediately rendered obsolete.