Pemalite said:
MDMAlliance said:
Why compare what an expensive PC set up can do to a console that obviously uses cheaper hardware?
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Before you start throwing accusations about myself being "condescending"... (That's not what I am trying to achieve.)
Then why do people need to compare a PS4 and PS3? It's the exact same context we are talking about here.
The PS4 often costs twice as much too.
But if we were to grab that same train-of-thought that people use with the PS4 and PC and place that within the context of the PS4 and PS3, then the PS4 is automagically inferior to the PS3 due to it's higher initial costs.
That's the whole point, apparantly the goal posts need to shift when a platform that comparatively is more powerfull is brought into the same picture.
Lets not forget that the PC and Consoles have completely different cost structures to begin with.
Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo subsidise the hardware.
PC Gamers pay full price for the hardware.
Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo then recoup such costs by placing a "Tax" on the software.
PC Gamers have no tax on the software.
Hence, there needs to be a cost analysis to create a fair comparison point, otherwise the entire cost argument is genuinely, invalid from any intelligent discussion and even to argue such a point reeks of bias in order to reaffirm ones own purchasing decision.
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The language you use gives off the "condescending" tone (such as the brain surgeon part or saying someone isn't capable of understanding something).
And when people compare the PS3 and PS4, I imagine most of it is examining the jump made from the generation rather than actually trying to compare them (which would be ridiculous). It's not at all the same context we're talking here, because comparing a console and PC, the only point for doing that is saying "look how much better my PC is than your console."
Though before I would go further on this, I would need clarification on what you mean by "tax" on the software. Do you mean that the big 3 make their money by selling their software? Or that they increase hardware price due to their software (OS) being on the hardware?
Eitherway, you don't need to make a comparison to consoles if you want to analyze a piece of PC hardware that clearly trumps a console one. That's why you need to compare similar products to each other if you want it to be meaningful.
