Eh, the way things are going I doubt that. PC seems to be getting virtually all PS and Xbox exclusives now, which effectively means I can avoid needing to buy 2 consoles and save alot of money over buying what will likely be the first $600 Xbox console in 2026 due to inflation and Xbox's need to have specs high enough to compete with a PS6 that may be launching 2 years later, and then the PS6 for $400 or something on a slim model later in the generation. Better to take that same $1000 and put it into a PC that allows me to play so-called "exclusives" from both premium console makes, while also not paying for multiplayer and saving money with Steam frequent good sales.

I also really like the idea of modding games which you just can't do on Xbox except for Bethesda games post-launch. I've already seen so many good Baldur's Gate 3 mods which is a big part of why I want to upgrade my PC now, so I can play BG3 modded. Also my PC is now 9 years old and so slow it sometimes locks up when just browsing the web or streaming a show or movie.

This build seems a bit too....underpowered for a gaming computer in 2024.

Also I wouldnt recommend going intel for GPU - if price is the issue, go with AMD otherwise Nvidia.

16 GB is bare minimum these days and as time goes, 32 GB is gonna become norm.

Also one drive storage isnt really viable nowadays especially if you plan to use your computer for more than PC gaming. Having a secondary drive (mainly a HDD) would be a good way to go.

The build you specified would have been good....back in 2020 or 2021.

But I'm assuming you want to keep your build for at least 5 years before the next upgrade?

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I'm planning to get a new rig either late 2024 or early 2025 depending on the deals (and I'm going for pre-build).

My current PC from 2019 has

-CPU: Ryzen 5 3600
-GPU: RX 580 (8 GB)
-RAM: 16 GB DDR4 3000 MHz
-SSD: 256 GB
-HDD: 2 TB

Got the computer for like $650 and I upgraded my RAM for an additional $80 from a 8 GB

I used to 10 year upgrades but my financial situation is better than it was a decade ago so I'm planning to do ones every 5 years.

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For my future build, I havent decided which exact parts to get but I have a outline in what I want to get

GPU: Nvidia preferred
RAM: 32 GB
SSD: 1 TB
HDD: 2 TB

My budget is a bit higher but I'm hoping to stay within the $900 to $1,200 range.

Also I plan to re-use my current gaming desktop as my new general PC for video rendering , etc

Gonna use my current general PC (which is also a gaming computer but with lower specs than my main gaming PC lol) for just to do general stuff like paying bills, etc.

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I'm still planning to buy the next Xbox providing b/c still applies. b/c is the main reason why I bought an Xbox.

You really need 3 PC's to do that?. Everything your talking about there can be done on your new pc. Fuck dude i always said it between buying the same games over and over again etc your crazy

Welcome back. 

Where are all you guys from? EU, UK, US etc?

Microsoft needs hardware (with xbox series x chips / azure) to stream. I can only stream games to my tv if somewhere in the world a server or whatever is actually running the game. A game still has to be made for a platform, whether this is Xbox architecture or PC is still relevant. If Xbox hardware sales keeps declining, this would eventually mean less Xbox titles and therefore limiting GamePass titles. Unless the future is streaming xcloud based gamepass PC titles, they will need Xbox-like hardware.

Edit: so far cloud streaming still seems to be very niche. Maybe in 5 - 10 years this will be more serious.

Edit 2: As Klobrille and Jez also point out, if Xbox kills their hardware, my digital xbox game library will be worthless. I can't just take my Xbox library to PC or cloud which is a great concern to me and other people invested into the ecosystem.