PC vs Console Gaming: Which Is Actually More Expensive?

[royalcaribcruiser123]

I would have to agree that PC gaming is more expensive that console gaming. just in the past six years I have spent close to $7,000 dollars on my the two laptops I owned one I had for four years in college ( UD makes you buy a computer has a freshman throught them and it never really worked), and I upgraded to a Toshiba Satellite when i went into grad school. the seven thousand dollars doesn't include the games that i did buy with my laptops, and i didn't buy many. on the otherhand during the same period I spent probably 3500 on my PS2, PS3, and PSP. if you include the cost of the tv then it is about 4000. the 3500 also includes the 70+ playstation games I did buy for the sytems. I prefer playing games on my 32 in toshiba then having to play it on a 17 in screen. another thing ive noticed is that the average life of a pc is only about 4-5 years. Since 1988 my family has gone through five pcs and the first one which was an IBM 286 lasted until 1996. my broth however love pc gaming and in fact has two pc in college. All the consoles I have ever owned still work like they are brand new except my NES. the atari 2600 i own is approaching 30 years.