Hmm. I'm just talking out loud here.
As I've said before, the main reason I stuck with Xbox ever since they started porting Xbox titles to PC on day one, was primarily a few things.
- Convenience - I like playing on my TV whilst having Discord and Browsers open on my PC by my side, I still want to be able to do that.
- Price - Not sure how much it will cost me overtime to upgrade my PC but I don't really care about having the absolute best graphics or framerate.
- Lack of Knowledge - I know next to nothing about PC Gaming/Tech, I know nothing about upgrading my PC myself and have limited knowledge on the parts.
Having said that, I did buy a prebuilt/custom made PC back in 2021, the specs are the following...
Processor: Intel Core i5-10600K CPU, 6 Cores / 12 Threads, 4.1 - 4.8GHz
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB Graphics Card
CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro H60 (2018) CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste: Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Paste
Case Cooling: Quiet Cooling Fans Upgrade Pack
Motherboard: Asus TUF B460M-PLUS (WI-FI) Motherboard
Memory: 32GB DDR4 2666MHz Memory (2 x 16GB Sticks)
OS Drive: 500GB Samsung 970 EVO PLUS M.2 PCIe Solid State Drive
Secondary Hard Drive: Seagate 2TB BarraCuda 7200RPM Hard Disk
Power Supply: 600W 80+ PSU
As far as I know, my Xbox Series X is a lot more powerful in terms of graphical capability. From what I've been told, I would need to upgrade the Power Supply as well if I want to upgrade my GPU even further. Or I can just buy another prebuilt one but this time be more serious in picking out the parts with help from G2.
To illustrate how lacking in knowledge I am, I didn't realise in all the 3 years that I had this PC, that it wasn't actually plugged into my GeForce and the GeForce all that time wasn't in use, Lol. I had my display port plugged into my Intel GPU and my GeForce GPU was 3 years out of date, Lol.
I can work with the price though and I can actually educate myself on PC parts and stuff but I really don't like the idea of me going inside the PC to change parts or upgrade parts, I don't trust I won't fuck something up.
The reason I prefer Xbox over PlayStation
- The Games - I'm a bigger fan of Xbox IP over PlayStation IP, so I'd be happier waiting for PlayStation IP than I would be for Xbox IP coming to a platform.
- Game Pass - I've not purchased a single physical game since Game Pass, even on Switch, I love it and don't want to lose it, I don't buy 1st party now either.
- My Profile/Achievements - I don't really want to lose my achievement score, Lol.
I can take or leave my digital library, it doesn't bother me too much since I rarely replay my old games, I already got rid of most my old X360/Xbox One physical collection too, if there's a game I really want to keep though I'd rebuy it but it'd be few.
I could swap to PlayStation but I'd lose Game Pass, all my achievements and I'm unwilling to wait for timed exclusives. Now if Xbox released day one on PS, all I'd miss out on is Game Pass and Achievements. On the other hand, if I go to PC, I'll still have access to Game Pass and my Profile via Microsoft Store and day one Xbox IP.
I'd be able to get a decently powerful PC, alongside all that, I'd also have access to late ports of PlayStation IP via Steam, Lol.
The one downside, PC GP doesn't receive the same support as Xbox GP and I may miss out on some third parties, in which case, I'd have to buy them on Steam and start a new profile on Steam which is only for select 3rd parties whilst Game Pass will be for all 1st parties and whatever actually comes to GP PC.
PC also won't get GTA on day one but it's not worth ignoring it for a title which released once every 20 years /s.
Do I stick to Xbox until the end of the generation and see their future hardware plans, or do I switch to PC now and reap the benefits of Game Pass PC + Steam + Xbox IP + Sony IP. I think it would be pointless to switch now and instead I should wait this generation out? See what Xbox's next hardware plans are, then decide if I move to PC and by then, hopefully Windows Store will be further improved or they'll be some version of Game Pass on Steam, Lol.
Hmm. I'm having trouble deciding for myself, Lol.
Funny thing is I actually got a "gaming" PC to try out Steam but then never ended up using it for that. I don't want to lose Game Pass or my Achievements...But PC is enticing but I've heard horror stories about Windows Store.
Last edited by Ryuu96 - on 05 February 2024
