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Intrinsic on 27 May 2016
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zero129 said:

You fail to see a number of points really.

Why will this ruin console gaming?. Let me explain.

The is people out there who like having the most powerful console on the market. 

The is also people out there who like owning multi systems.

The only benafit consoles had over PC is now gone. Completly gone.

Now consoles are PC's except if your a console gamer over the span of say 10 years you would of spend alot more upgrading your console then you would if you had a PC!.

This is another mistake you make by saying you wouldnt get much more powerful then one of the consoles for the same price.

Yes if your a First time PC buyer clearly it will cost you more for your FIRST PC. However once that investment is over your pretty much good with just upgrading your GPU.

It will be cheaper for someone who already owns a PC now to upgrade to something like a GTX1070 (Even a GTX1080 by the time Neo comes out) for less then it will cost a console owner to upgrade to the Neo.

So as you see. Yes the was a time when console gaming was cheaper however that time is no more.

When u need to use so many "ifs" and subjective references ti make a point, it usualky means such a point is in utself very subjective.

You talk like everyone want to have the latest and greatest. No they dont, and tjose that do can buy a new console every three years if they want. Thry dont have to though. More so, because the old one does eveeythjng the new ome does, it means it still retains its value and can be sold. Its not like they cant do that too.

And are you saying that upgrading to a $400 GPU every 3/4yrs if you already have invested in building a PC is cheaper thsn buyig a $350 console every 3/4yrs if thsts what you want to do? 

Anyways, not gonna get into the whole pricing argument with you. You are entitled to your opinions. I jist dont agree with you.

But lets try something here. Say i buy a console for $350 around december. Then 2yrs later a more powerful version of my console is released snd i buy that for $350. sell my old console for $200. How and say i do the swme thing every 2/3yrs for a total of 12yrs. 

How much do you think I'm really spending on my "upgrade"?

And i should point out, its infinitely easier selling a used console than it is selling a used GPU/CPU for a PC. You can even go to popular retailers and trade in your console (albeit you will get more if u sell it yourself).