Will 'Console Killer' PC's be dead for next gen?

[vivster]

ArchangelMadzz said:

vivster said:
Or, you know they could just replace their GPUs and get the same experience.

It's funny how certain people always forget the biggest difference between consoles and PCs; that you can actually do things with PCs that consoles cannot do. Case in point, simple upgrades.

I can do so much more on my PC than I can do on any console.

But that's not the point, we're just talking about gaming. And not everyone has a computer that is worthwhile upgrading. So it's just looking at it of you have nothing, what should you buy and what do you want to do sort of thing. 

If someone only wants to play games and they have £1000 it would be very hard to not tell them to get a PS5/XSX and a budget laptop for study or work related things. (Although if they have the budget I would suggest a PC build any day of the week)

If someone only cares about games and doesn't care about upgrading he will buy a console, it's that simple. No reason to compare a price when there is no alternative. Same the other way around. Even if a PC is 10 times more expensive than a console but does a thing a console can't do you will still buy the PC and not the console.

Another thing you ignore in your comparison is getting a PC that is weaker than a console. If you want a gaming PC you don't have to get high midrange. You can just get a cheaper PC and upgrade later when you have the funds. There is no reason to match a console's power 1:1 if you just want to play games and are on a budget.

Which is why my recommendation as to whether get a console or PC would never be the price, but the use case.

Last edited by vivster - on 20 July 2020