You will need ~$650 bucks to match next gen consoles on PC

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g911turbo said:

So all you have to do to beat a 400 dollar system is spend another 260 dollars on top of the 500 you already spent?  

Granted, you can get games cheaper.  You can also update your resume on a PC.  I get it, just saying its not THAT black and white.  

 

I will admit that I miss my mouse and keyboard though!

You're right. PC's are more expensive up-front, cheaper in the long run.
Games are typically $10-$20 cheaper, Online is free.
Seriously, do a little math and work out how many games you typically buy for a system, and add 4+ years of online to that.

I have a few hundred games on Steam, so in game purchases alone I've saved at-least $2,000. (More than that, I never buy a game at full price.)
Add on a couple hundreds bucks that is charge for online and the cost saving ratio easily falls in favor of the PC.

Besides, there are entire Genre's of games on the PC that just aren't available on the consoles to any great degree (RTS, MMO, Space Sims you name it!).