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Soleron on 12 August 2012
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Khuutra said:
Soleron said:
The consoles are already PCs, because the advantages of a console (cheap, low power, high quality games, short load times, no need for installation, no hardware compatibility problems, uniform experience for all players, same controller for all players, no patches, no risk of malware, no extra features distracting from game quality, no adverts, no social media spam, actually owning the disks, backwards compatibility) are all gone.

So do you want an HP/Dell branded PC or a Sony/Nintendo one?

Man when has cheapness ever been an advantage of consoles? If the Wii U launches at $300 it'll be one of the cheapest consoles in history after inflation; at $350 it'd still be at the lower end of the pack.

How much did a PC capable of playing the latest 3D games cost at the time of the PS1 launch? PS2 launch? (I have no idea, also electronics prices are disconnected from reality in the UK)

Buying a console has got to be cheaper than buying a PC with comparable components and performance just because of mass production If I'm wrong there, there's still a lot else that consoles have lost. The next generation will not have anyreal  hardware differences with a computer, all the components will likely be off the shelf parts because of how expensive custom silicon is now.

You could argue that a console feels expensive because it only plays games whereas a PC is a neccessity today so paying a little extra to get gaming capability isn't the same.