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Intrinsic on 02 November 2014
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mornelithe said:
Intrinsic said:

  1. HARDWARE
    Ignoring the display. Lets start with what is in the box. For consoles, you go out and spend $350-$400 for a box that comes with a console, an OS, a controller, a HDMI cable, power cable, disc drive and a headset (and maybe a free game). Then you connect that box to your TV. If anyone will be comparing a PC to a console, shoudn't it only be fair to compare a PC that cost just as much and will give you the exact same things in the box? A PC that will come with at least a mouse/keyboard or a controller, a video cable, disc drive and an OS. For the exact same price of $350-$400.

 

Can't really have an open discussion if you're going to exclude the biggest expense for console.  If you're going to limit the cost of the PC, you should limit the cost of the TV/Monitor.

Biased framework aside, it's about choice, and what you enjoy.  I enjoy putting computers together, I enjoy tinkering around with them, and I prefer using mouse/keyboard over controller for most games.  Doesn't mean I won't play a console exclusive with a controller, but it does mean if the game is multi plat (and meets my standards), I'll get it on PC.  Your finances are irrelevant to me.  When I purchase things, it's about my finances and it's about my capacity to put money away to achieve my goals.

PS. Most GPU's come with a free game, as do many gaming motherboards. (I got far cry 3 free, at one point, NBA something something, in another).

Sigh.... why i ignored the display is cause that is the one thing that applies to everyone. I am not also factoring in the cost of a display for a PC. Hell, I am even assuming that you can just as easily plug a PC into a standard HDTV if you don't want to spend more on a dedicated display and if your primary reason for getting the PC is to play games.

How is this biased? Can you play a PC without getting some form of display? neither can you play a console. I have eliminated the one thing that both of them absolutely needs. But somehow I am being biased?

Tha aside, I don't think you realize that you are making teh exact point I was making too. But keep talking about achieving your goals and your finances... can't even start to imagine where that came from.