Putting the PC cost argument to rest

[VanceIX]

OdinHades said:

VanceIX said:
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1. You say that, but almost every person I know owns a desktop in their house. Yes, tablets and notebooks sell more, but that's because tablets get outdated very fast and notebooks are just essential in the corporate world, period. That doesn't mean that no one buys desktops anymore, since most families still own at least one desktop.

2. You don't get to decide what games you want with PS+. Yes, I love the games and everything, but with Steam Sales literally everything is on sale, anywhere from 33% off to 90% off. You can actually pick what games you want to buy in those cases, with PS+ you have no choice, some months you'll get something decent other months you won't. And if you are paying 55 euros for a PC gaming, you're shopping at the wrong place. You can get almost any PC game you want at a fraction of the price of a console f you wait for one of many sales Steam has all throughout the year.

And your final paragraph is kinda short-sighted, almost like you didn't even read what I wrote. PCs all have controller support (I can use a PS4 or Xbox One controller on my PC), bluetooth support, and you can easily get a blu-ray player drive for very cheap.

1. Yeah, well, anecdotal evidence is anecdotal. I could also say to you that I didn't buy a desktop in more than 10 years. But what for? The facts remain, notebooks sell better, even when you just consider the consumer business.

About shopping at the wrong place: If you search other places, you'll also find console games cheaper. 50 € for a brand new game isn't uncommon (I paid that much for GTA 5 and The Last of Us) but if you really want to compare the two, I think it's only fair to do that with the same retailer. Let's take amazon.de and two more or less fresh releases:

 

Watch_Dogs is:

PC: 49,90 €

PC Download: 53,99 €

PS3: 59,99 €

PS4: 59,99 €

X360: 57,97 €

X1: 56,99 €

 

Wolfenstein: The New Order

PC: 48,95 €

PC Steam Code: 48,23 €

PS3: 49,99 €

PS4: 59,99 €

Xbox 360: 43,99 €

X1: 53,99 €

 

So my point remains, even for new titles, you'll never pay more than 10 bucks extra. And for that argument of choosing games: Sure, you have some good deals on steam, but you're also limited with that, as not all PC games are available on steam. And I also don't think that you get massive discounts for brand-new games all of the time. While I saw it every now and then, my impression is that if you buy directly at steam, you pay the same you would be paying in a store, if not more, keep in mind I'm still talking solely about new releases.

Like I said before, if you are willing to wait for sales, PC is a good option. If not, consoles are superior. Software drops in price much faster on PC and has a lower floor as well.

And Wolfenstein was 50% off during the Steam sale, btw.