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Pemalite said:

PC won the war in the end.

We have the most games.
We have the best graphics.
we have the highest framerates.
We have all the console games.
We have the most gamers.
We have all the form factors.
We are still seeing userbase growth.

PC isn't a console, so it cannot win the console wars. 

"Most games" Irrelevant. 1,000 slop games cannot compare to one well made game. Trying to count everything on PC from 1985 to 2025 and then claim that a console with an 8 year lifespan can't compete is shortsighted. It's comparing apples and oranges. 

"Best Graphics." That's entirely user-dependent. You can also have the worst graphics, if said user decides to never upgrade. But for some reason only the expensive and updated rigs count, right? 

"Framerates." Many people flat out do not care about that.

"All the console games." Do you mean via software-emulation? That is one of the biggest threats to game preservation, because many software based emulators like Dolphin still have bugs even after decades. Do not even get me started on that topic. If you aren't playing on original hardware or FPGA you aren't playing at 100% accuracy. Even a Tink 4K can't yet match a high-end PVM or BVM for accurate scanlines. 

"We have the most gamers." Stop counting Grandma playing solitare and my old roommate rocking a 10 year old GPU that's barely faster than a PS4. 

"We have all the form factors." ??? Yeah yeah, and donuts have the most holes, therefore they are the best. Elephants have the longest noses so they are the best animal evar!!!! See? Anybody can do this!

"Userbase growth". Sony and Nintendo are also seeing userbase growth. Consoles as a whole may be slipping but that's largely due to Xbox poisoning the pot.  

Last edited by Cerebralbore101 - on 28 November 2025