PS5 Pro is still far cheaper than a PC

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Chrkeller said:

Qwark said:

Are consoles superior bangs for buck though. Throughout a 7 year gen you have to pay for:

- 400 euro for the console

- 500 euro for being able to play online

- 75 euro for a second controller

- 10 euro more per game and worse sales 

Now you can't make a fantastic system with 975 euro. But I think when the PS5 launched for that money a 2070/Ryzen 3600 build should have been possible. The paid online and the often 10 euro premium on digital console games significantly decrease the better bang for buck. Granted once in a while you do get a decent PS plus game.

I figure a second controller is optional.  

PC is just more expensive by the time all the components are purchases.  Case, MB, ram, storage, GPU, CPU, OS, fans, KB/M.  

It is more expensive, no questions about it - if you leave online play out of the equation. Because for those 500€ you get helluva lot of upgrades that would absolutely smoke a PS5.

As a side note, 400€ was the launch price of the PS5. Right now, it's more like 500€, so it's even worse a deal than it was back then.