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Forums - Microsoft - XB1 S is a Better Value than a $400 PC

barneystinson69 on 04 July 2016

For a 2TB HDD with a 4k blu-ray player? Of course its a far better value! Give me a PC with similar specs to the XB1 for the same price (including the blu-ray player and 2TB HDD, I'll let you skip out on OS though), and I'll pay you a lot of money if you can find it. Good luck!



Made a bet with LipeJJ and HylianYoshi that the XB1 will reach 30 million before Wii U reaches 15 million. Loser has to get avatar picked by winner for 6 months (or if I lose, either 6 months avatar control for both Lipe and Hylian, or my patrick avatar comes back forever).

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NobleTeam360 on 04 July 2016

No, EA Access offers no value, XBL is a complete ripoff. It should be free and GWG has been completely lackluster. PC gaming is the clear way to go moving forward. #PCMRFTW



jardesonbarbosa on 04 July 2016

No it's not. Maybe PCs have a bigger entry fee, but PC is cheaper and much better (IMO) overall. Free online gaming, HUGE backlog, emulators, cheap games and now even the Microsoft exclusives are available if that was a reason to buy a Xbox. Upgrading a PC is also cheaper than buying a new console and all the games again (remasters).



LudicrousSpeed on 04 July 2016
errorpwns said:
LudicrousSpeed said:
The FUD being thrown around about Xbone at least makes for an entertaining read.

Also, good luck getting anything close to good returns gaming wise for a mere $400.

Anything close? Except a 400 dollar PC now can easily be done and top a Xbox or PS4. Just saying.

I guess we just have different opinions on what qualifies as good returns :)



jason1637 on 04 July 2016
LurkerJ said:

Funny how these comparisons NEVER include the annual fees you HAVE TO pay to play online. Gaming for 4 years on either console will cost you 200 dollars. I can easily spend those 200 dollars on games I actually want.

did you even read the OP?



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JEMC on 04 July 2016

If you are only interested in gaming, maybe (just maybe) an XboxOne is better value, in the short term.

But, why are you comparing a PC from today to an XboxOne S from the future? By next year, AMD will have an APU that's as powerful as the xboxOne, making the PC just as fast as the console, for about the same price, with free online and capable of playing not only MSoft games but also games from Steam, Origin, U-Play, GOG, etc. And on top of that, you'll be able to add a graphics card in a couple of years to improve its capabilities into something like the Scorpio, something that you won't be able to do with the console.

Value is a very subjective term.



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onionberry on 04 July 2016

Sorry but a 400-450 pc is way better than a xbox one in terms of value and software, even performance with the new gpus from amd.



Veknoid_Outcast on 04 July 2016
Ganoncrotch said:
Different strokes for different folks, a PC will also obviously give you access to Steam/Origin and such as well as the games which MS is bringing to Windows 10, I mean at the end of the day it's very hard to point to one piece of hardware and say that is better than something else in all scenarios, heck you can use a PC for virtually anything... but at the same time an X1 is just so much more convenient for just chucking under a tv and popping a game disk in and letting rip in games.

Like I said though, you can't just compare both based on a single list which is important to one person, other people will want different things and choose their gaming choice based on those.

Ganon makes a great point. You could make a convincing case for both sides, depending on your proficiency with computer hardware, your budget, and how important other applications are compared to video game software. I like the relative ease and simplicity of consoles so for me Xbox One is worth it. But others who prefer the customization options and freedom of PC gaming might feel the opposite.



VGhippy on 04 July 2016
jason1637 said:

Thoughts?

 

I think value is subjective but I just have to point out that the $90 you suggested above is an annual fee, so if you want online or those games after a year you need to pay again and again every year.

The other point is while I don't think 900p @ 30fps is terrible, I'd rather just play most things at 1080@60.

I think you pay more upfront with PC gaming, but it evens out with all the extra charges you have to pay with consoles over time.



jason1637 on 04 July 2016
JEMC said:

If you are only interested in gaming, maybe (just maybe) an XboxOne is better value, in the short term.

But, why are you comparing a PC from today to an XboxOne S from the future? By next year, AMD will have an APU that's as powerful as the xboxOne, making the PC just as fast as the console, for about the same price, with free online and capable of playing not only MSoft games but also games from Steam, Origin, U-Play, GOG, etc. And on top of that, you'll be able to add a graphics card in a couple of years to improve its capabilities into something like the Scorpio, something that you won't be able to do with the console.

Value is a very subjective term.

By the time the AMD APU launches the xbox one will be cheaper than it is now.  Free Online is a plus for PC but the amount of games you get from paying $60 a year is overwhelming. The Xbox One and steam have many of the same games. Origin and EA Access are basically the same but EA Acess has more console exclusive games. U-Play is just Ubisoft games that are also on Xbox One. I'm not familiar with GOG so i cant comment on that. Microsoft are showing that the Xbox One S will have support for many more years and it will be cheaper in the Future to upgrade to a Scorpio when the next upgradable Scorpio comes out.