Putting the PC cost argument to rest

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Dr.Henry_Killinger said:
Good luck, OP. Also the issue with PC is the entry cost not the service cost. Generally, speaking their are many instances where the entry cost and the usage cost balance out and are even lower than consoles, but this is not always the case.

E.G. consider the COD bro i.e someone who only plays COD. If he buys the yearly COD series on release day, you can get it for 50-60 on PC and 60 on Console day 1. PC deals will be irrelevant to him and that 10$ he saved will still end up costing him more than if he went the console route. Things become even more hairy if he sells the game to get the new version, since you can't do that on PC, he is buying a new copy on PC versus a trade-in copy on console. The PC ends up costing him more per game in the long run.

True. If he only purchases COD, then he will see a massive difference. For a gamer who has a bunch of different interests, though, you can find almost anything on sale if you wait just a month or two. Even if you occasionally buy games brand-new, you'll still save on the other games you may want.

It really depends on if you're willing to wait for deals and such. If not, console is better, since the initial software cost is the same. But software drops in price much faster on PC and goes much lower, so if you can wait a month or two you'll be saving a lot of money.