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Honestly, I don't think I'll own another console at this point.
PC will have my focus.
Console are great for the audience that doesn't want to pay the prevalent PC/GPU premium at this stage.
They'll pay it anyhow. They just won't get a GPU for it and be stuck with only what's on their specific platform.
I don't even need the giant GPU. I just need the open platform to keep playing the games I already love.
At this point, a preowned Steam Deck is so much cheaper than any next gen console might ever be. So the barrier to entry for PC gaming is even lower and from a customer perspective, we know what platform players should go for
proceeds to buy $70 games
Except you definitely make up for it and probably pay more (depending on what hardware cost your comparing to of course) on the consoles. All three consoles have subscription-based services that are more or less required. Some of the controllers for the consoles are as much or more than a keyboard or mouse. You rarely see a price decline of any of the games (especially Nintendo), and certainly nothing as near as what you'll find on PC.
So consoles are a cheap upfront cost that's recouped overtime. I'm not saying that consoles are definitely more expensive, but the true cost of ownership is somewhat muddled.
I don't really agree with that, at least outside of niche situations. The upfront cost on a PC today puts the cost for playing on consoles much cheaper up front such that it would take years to make up the difference, even if you were paying for Game Pass.
My point isn't some pedantry over PC vs Console and cost nit-picking. Its that consoles aren't a bad deal. It's OK for people to own and play games on a console, and they work well for a lot of people.
I've been putting together PCs for a while now and the idea that they're more affordable for playing games than on consoles is becoming more and more of a misnomer. You can thank the major part duopolies for that. I don't think console companies aren't greedy or somehow noble, but consoles are still fill a gap and enable people to play games.
PCs are brilliant! But I like console
I play on both! I like pc for cheaper prices and some different games. I like my xbox to just "plug and play", it is simple and I don't have to keep verifying if it will run smoothly. My pc is kinda strong, but not super strong, so AAA titles a no go there
Steam deck is best of both worlds
At this point, unless the PS5 shapes up and offers exclusives that matter, I will probably do the same.
After the Helldivers 2 release Sony started talking about getting more aggressive with PC releases, so I think we're going to see a lot less console only releases.
I've dropped buying them after the 7th Gen. 360 and ps3 were enough for me. My PC can do way more stuff anyway.
Game pass is too good for me to resist consoles tbh, the PC app is ass. I can't be bothered at this point to buy an expensive PC to be able to play AAA games.