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I would recommend 9th gen to an 8th gen user...

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Chrkeller on 04 September 2025
HoloDust said:
Chrkeller said:

$380 isn't bad.  The Pro is what $800?  Plus $80 a year for online?  

Yeah, going PC will probably be the route the many will take. Still, consoles will always have that "optimized for specific hardware" type of thing that PCs don't, and that,and ease of use, appeals to a lot of people.

That said, with Sony offering in next gen PS6 and PSP6, most likely playing same games, I don't see many PS folks migrating to PC.

And if Steam ends up on NextBox/PS6, you might have it the other way around, some of PC gamers switching to consoles.

I used to love consoles for the convenience.  But they require HDD upgrades, system updates, installs, patches for games and controller updates, etc.



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LegitHyperbole on 04 September 2025
Chrkeller said:
HoloDust said:

5060Ti (and 9060XT) kicks the living shit out of PS5 and it's about where PS5 Pro is.

That said, 9060XT is $380, 5060Ti more than that.

$380 isn't bad.  The Pro is what $800?  Plus $80 a year for online?  

You'd need about 1200 euro to beat the PROs 800 from what I've gauged and event then you'd be making sacrifices with storage space and this isn't counting a stylish case (not that the PRO is a looker) or fancy cooling options. 



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Ashadelo on 04 September 2025

PC all the way, i gave up console gaming years ago. I got a gaming laptop two years ago and it can run anything on steam, yeah maybe not at max settings, but i dont care, runs everything I need it to run and looks fantastic, plus i can take it with me when im away on business. Also, really looking at getting a steam deck as well, they have used OLED with 2 TB here in China for under $580



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HoloDust on 04 September 2025
LegitHyperbole said:
Chrkeller said:

$380 isn't bad.  The Pro is what $800?  Plus $80 a year for online?  

You'd need about 1200 euro to beat the PROs 800 from what I've gauged and event then you'd be making sacrifices with storage space and this isn't counting a stylish case (not that the PRO is a looker) or fancy cooling options. 

You need around $950-1000, with 2TB NVMe that is comparable to what's inside PS5 Pro.

This assumes SteamOS or Linux, not Windows 11.



Pajderman on 04 September 2025

I got a PS5 and I love that thing. The controller is awesome and the games are great.
...However i mostly play stuff released on PS4 as well, never had one of them but if I did I would skip this gen and just keep gaming on the PS4.



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Chrkeller on 04 September 2025
LegitHyperbole said:
Chrkeller said:

$380 isn't bad.  The Pro is what $800?  Plus $80 a year for online?  

You'd need about 1200 euro to beat the PROs 800 from what I've gauged and event then you'd be making sacrifices with storage space and this isn't counting a stylish case (not that the PRO is a looker) or fancy cooling options. 

And 5 to 6 years of paying for online equates to net flat.  But with PC I get MS games and emulation.  And can upgrade to match a ps6...  consoles are not cheap anymore.  



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Koragg on 04 September 2025

Few people seem to be complaining about price of a PC

I'm sure most people have their own, even a laptop.

Instead of laptop/pc + console you just get a powerful PC that does everything



RedKingXIII on 04 September 2025
Chrkeller said:
LegitHyperbole said:

You'd need about 1200 euro to beat the PROs 800 from what I've gauged and event then you'd be making sacrifices with storage space and this isn't counting a stylish case (not that the PRO is a looker) or fancy cooling options. 

And 5 to 6 years of paying for online equates to net flat.  But with PC I get MS games and emulation.  And can upgrade to match a ps6...  consoles are not cheap anymore.  

Consoles are still cheap than building a PC if you don't pay for PS+/Gamepass.

That's me. I only play single player or F2P multiplayer games on my PS5, so I ended up paying roughly U$600 on my PS5 while a good PC costs like 2-3 times that.

Steam sales and having a bigger catalog of Microsoft games are nice, I won't deny that.

I'm talking about me but I'm sure that's also the case for millions of people. Not everyone is interested on these subscriptions.



 

Chrkeller on 04 September 2025
RedKingXIII said:
Chrkeller said:

And 5 to 6 years of paying for online equates to net flat.  But with PC I get MS games and emulation.  And can upgrade to match a ps6...  consoles are not cheap anymore.  

Consoles are still cheap than building a PC if you don't pay for PS+/Gamepass.

That's me. I only play single player or F2P multiplayer games on my PS5, so I ended up paying roughly U$600 on my PS5 while a good PC costs like 2-3 times that.

Steam sales and having a bigger catalog of Microsoft games are nice, I won't deny that.

I'm talking about me but I'm sure that's also the case for millions of people. Not everyone is interested on these subscriptions.

My annoyance with paying for online is I literally only play Souls online.  I don't even play online much.  Online should be free.  



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LegitHyperbole on 04 September 2025
Chrkeller said:
LegitHyperbole said:

You'd need about 1200 euro to beat the PROs 800 from what I've gauged and event then you'd be making sacrifices with storage space and this isn't counting a stylish case (not that the PRO is a looker) or fancy cooling options. 

And 5 to 6 years of paying for online equates to net flat.  But with PC I get MS games and emulation.  And can upgrade to match a ps6...  consoles are not cheap anymore.  

Agreed. 



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