| garretslarrity said:
(I'm quoting your tl;dr but I did read the whole thing.) 1. So the "you could make a PC for cheaper and better" argument is never used, as it is simply not true, unless it assumes that you need a PC anyway, whether it be for work, school, or whatever you need. For the most basic, yet modern, PC, you would need to spend about $300. So if you spend $600 on building a gaming PC, which you also use for your other needs, only $300 of that is really spent on the gaming side of it. And on top of that it improves your experience on all the other stuff you do because you went with better components.
But regardless of how you look at that argument, it is clear that the real savings from PC gaming comes from the long term. You don't pay an online subscription, and the games are so much cheaper it's not even funny. Or maybe it is funny, depending on your sense of humor.
2. You said "the hassle of researching and building isn't worth the savings you could make" and I couldn't disagree more. Learning is the greatest thing we could do as humans. Even if you were to do countless hours of research just to learn that PC gaming is not for you, you would forever be better off because you have reached that conclusion not through blindness nor fanboyism, but by considering both sides and making the most educated decision possible. |
1. Believe me I've seen the argument of "PC for cheaper and better" tossed around a lot on debates. But I know now that's just not true when it comes to building from the ground-up. It's portrayed in a misleading manner by these "PCMasterRace" zealots, which I shouldn't have taken seriously to begin with. However, like you stated, the cost certainly does lower once you have a foundation to work with.
2. I might have been bitter because building my rig was a long and expensive process. It took around 7 hours and a lot of persistence (oh my god, the wiring inside is something I do NOT want to go through again).
That said, I agree with your point that the learning experience I got from this will help me in the long run. I think its comparable to cars and taxes in the sense that it's complicated and requires a certain level of research/understanding before being able to do certain things on your own. But when you manage, you're much better off in the long run since you actually have a rudimentary understanding of these things that are relevant in your everyday lives. You also can work on these things by yourselves from now on and save money as well.
Chazore said:
We just covered that in numerous replies above though, what you said is basically going against what was already discussed. What you said makes PC gaming sound as pointless as ever and completely weak vs consoles and yet that's very far from the truth. PC also happens to have plenty of exclusives that consoles simply don't have... |
Absolutely, PC gaming should also be taillored to what people enjoy playing. For example, certain genres aren't as relevant on consoles as they are on PCs. For example MOBAs, MMORPGs and RTS. These types of genres are better off played with a keyboard due to their multitasking nature and high in-put requirement.
