Nvidia come out swinging for the PC at E3: “the PC is the most powerful gaming platform out there”

[Raze]

bananaking21 said:

Raze said:

bananaking21 said:
and is the most expensive

Not necessarily true. PS3 launch price was $500. I built my PC 2 years ago for $600. With a new $200 video card, I can easily surpass the capability of the PS4 and XB1, using my current box.

So thats $800 spent over 2 generations for my PC to remain more powerful than any console system, whereas the PS3 was $500, and eventually came down to a lower pricepoint average of $400. Plus the new PS4 at $400 = $800. Thus, my more powerful PC costs the same that most of the Sony fans paid/will pay for over 2 generations.

but the PS3 is very well known to have been expensive, also you are talking about the price of the console when launched, and comparing it to the price of your PC when you bought it 2 years ago about 5 years after the console was released, the price of the ps3 back then was 250$, not 500$. 

im not against PC gaming, as i do own a very strong PC. the amount of money i spent on my PS3+games doesnt even come up to the same price as my PC alone (though, my PC is very strong ) . with used games, renting games and not buying games at launch gaming on a console can be done for very cheap (dont include the X1 in this statement)

 

the question is, could you get a PC as strong as the PS4 now for 399$? i really doubt it

If ya noticed, i lowered the actual price I was going against to $400, which is more of the average price from start until about 2 years ago. No, no one can buy a PC for the same price as a ps4, but my point is they have a very futureproofed system that can span 2 generations for about the same price range between the 2 consoles.  The beauty of a PC is that it can be upgraded, whereas a console is a sealed deal, minus unauthorized modding.

I can get games at discount on Steam fairly easily, sometimes for half or less compared to a console game. I really haven't been given a reason to want a home console outside of Nintendo's offerings, as I cant get the latest zelda games on my PC =)