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Conina on 30 June 2014

Intrinsic said:

This total investment talk is irrelevant. We aren't talking about the long term cost benefits...

And no one goes into "BUYING A NEW PLATFORM" saying...hey I would spend $200 less over a year if i go with the PC. thats just forum talk. In the real world, what determine what the average joe does is how much disposable cash is at hand.

 

Only considering the initial costs instead of the total costs and ignoring the follow-up costs or (even worse) monthly downpayments is one of the big reasons, more and more people have such tight budgets... and that includes expensive phone contracts with high-end smartphones "for only $99", car-leasing, gas-guzzling SUVs with much horsepower, big TVs and other luxury items  "on credit", alluring credit cards and so on.

But ignorance is bliss, it will all work out. Yeah, right!



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SvennoJ on 30 June 2014
Conina said:

And talking about budget... with $400 and a TV you are still lacking the games for the new console. If you want to play (and keep) 1 new game for $60 each month, you are already at $1120 ($400 + 12 x $60)... PC-versions of the same multiplatform games are much cheaper so a $700 PC + 12 games à $40 is in the same area: $1180. That's only the first year, in the second year (again 12 games) the total investment is already in favour of the PC.

If you want to play 2 or 3 games a month, the higher investment of a solid gaming PC amortizes even faster.

Well if you're going to buy a pre-built pc and mainly stick to Steam sales, why not get a ps3 with ps+ instead.

New pc games are still upto $60, only some console games are $$40, most $60 but you can get at least half that back when you're done with it by trade in, or recoup even more selling it online (nm sharing them between friends) If you want to play with your friends day 1, console works out cheaper.
If you just want to play old games, ps+ is the cheapest way.

Anyway where do you buy those much cheaper multi platform games? Watch dogs and Wolfenstein are $60 on Steam.



~kao on 30 June 2014
Intrinsic said:

"so things like piracy [In consoles] is not an issue."

 


Heh, came here to giggle at that

 

I agree with most things the op said

Anyway, i dont like the way console-only gamers dismiss "casuals" for not being into hardcore gaming and then argue that they want the plug-and-play that a console offers. Im not a pc elitst as i own 3 consoles and my pc is very ok-ish, im just trying to understand that logic.



Intrinsic on 30 June 2014
Conina said:

Intrinsic said:

This total investment talk is irrelevant. We aren't talking about the long term cost benefits...

And no one goes into "BUYING A NEW PLATFORM" saying...hey I would spend $200 less over a year if i go with the PC. thats just forum talk. In the real world, what determine what the average joe does is how much disposable cash is at hand.

 

Only considering the initial costs instead of the total costs and ignoring the follow-up costs or (even worse) monthly downpayments is one of the big reasons, more and more people have such tight budgets... and that includes expensive phone contracts with high-end smartphones "for only $99", car-leasing, gas-guzzling SUVs with much horsepower, big TVs and other luxury items  "on credit", alluring credit cards and so on.

But ignorance is bliss, it will all work out. Yeah, right!

Dude honestly i dont even kno what you are talking about anymore. But you know what? whatever it is its ok. I have no idea what we are even arguing about. You are just taking all this so far off tangent that I now I am just flat out confused.



Intrinsic on 30 June 2014
~kao said:
Intrinsic said:

"so things like piracy [In consoles] is not an issue."

 


Heh, came here to giggle at that

 

I agree with most things the op said

Anyway, i dont like the way console-only gamers dismiss "casuals" for not being into hardcore gaming and then argue that they want the plug-and-play that a console offers. Im not a pc elitst as i own 3 consoles and my pc is very ok-ish, im just trying to understand that logic.

There are two types of casuals. Those that play on mobile phones and tablets exclusivly.. these people play games in bite sizes. Then their are console casuals. These are gamers that mostly only buy 1 or 2 games in a year. COD and FIFA/Madden. Their idea of branching out is buying assasins creed.... These gamers like to game on consoles but basically just buy what everyone else is buying.

There are also two types of hardcore gamer.