For your sake, I hope you already got all the PC parts necessary. Because you'll be paying a lot more for a long while. Every person has their right to choose. But I know things are gonna get a lot harder for PC not already in the ecosystem, or barely got in.
I've i've noticed, and they're still cheaper than most PCs. Aside from the Series X being more expensive because Microsoft really doesn't care anymore.
We know. AI grift ain't making things any easier, hence the extra layoffs, but still spending more money and not gaining the money they think they'll get.
You've forgotten about Kirby.
If you have so much trouble with modern PC gaming that is more of a "you" problem than anything else.
I 100% believe Microsoft is trying to "stealthily" kill off the Xbox department, since they've finally started recognizing the importance of game parity on PC. The make some of the most dogshit decisions in human history, let the system burn, so that that way they can blame it on the consumer and never have to admit they were wrong in the first place.
Yes. Hit the nail right on the head and killed it.
Thankfully you're not the only one, and most people realize that. Even the super casual are noticing it too.
They've been doing that since the 360 era when it came to the red ring of death. They try to shut down any complainers or tried portraying them as spoiled brats on people who had pointed out legit problems with the first models, before the slim 360 elite came out. Microsoft has always shifted blame on somebody or someone that's not them. They never learned a single thing ever since the beginning of 8th generation. Fuck'em. If I need to play anything Xbox related, it'll just be my 360, and nothing else.
I know the point that you are trying to make but most of those games aren't worth getting a ps5 for.
Yeah, it is, and I'm tired of having it. But it's not just a "you" problem, it's a "you, you, and you" problem. It's so difficult to optimize game development on PC because you honestly have no idea what anyone is running, which means any host of problems can crop up for anything based on what hardware/software someone has. Couple this with the ceaseless passage of time and ever expanding evolution of technology, and we have entire decades of programs getting left in the dust.
Hey, I thought I told you to get out! That's it, I'm calling Nvidia...!
Sorry to burst your bubble, but EVERYTHING uses RAM now, so everything will go up in price.
To you.
No shit. Yet the PCs will always still be more expensive than the consoles, aside from Series X. Once again, blame those idiotic tech bros or there shareholders, they constantly suck the genitals of, and believe AI will solve every single problem or money problems.
Really, all that does is put us all in the same toilet.
Fuck, I hate that your kinda right about that, but it's a such wishy-washy sentiment to have.
Tech bros and their shareholders getting called idiotic.
Yes and no, some PCs like the "mini PCs" and Laptops will always be more affordable than a console like the ps5 and those PCs CAN run plenty of modern games.
Not really. I love Lost Soul Aside forgiving me the classic PS2 style game I have not played in a long time that is just the right 7-8/10. I love yote, but I haven't gotten a chance to finish it, because there are so many other games I still gotta finish. Yotei sold great, btw, so it definitely still matters, and that game has d l c coming. Phantom Blade 0 is my most anticipated game this year.
I can agree to that. I prefer laptops, but mine is still not the most powerful. I don't care much for emulation, aside from really old games, but i have an emulation device that already does that for me.
Most of the time, but there are more than a few that are difficult to deal with.And at the end of the day, most people just want to sit on their ass, and insert the game without any emulation, difficulties. I'm referring to the super casual because no matter how much you explain it or walk em through, they don't wanna go through all the setup. You and I might have the patience (even then, I have my moments where I won't even bother since I have the actual consoles), but those type of people don't and those are usually the biggest buyers of the console games.
Hey, man. Bitching is free.
True, but for the "super casual crowd" there is something far better and affordable than a console, and that is a smart phone.
No matter what, PCs are are more expensive than Consoles. Not everyone had the disposable budget to upgrade their PC to keep up with technology and playing games at the best possible graphics settings.Maybe buy a good computer kid.
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Sure its a pain sometimes to get stuff running but nothing worthwhile is ever easy. The problem is not the PC, it's the companies releasing half finished bug ridden games both for the consoles and PCs. PCs are just better all around you can play great games, do your taxes and watch dirty movies (if you are into that kinda thing) while your Switch 2 is good as a doorstop (you can finally throw out your WiiU). Plus I can just emulate all the console games, UPSCALED no less.
Nintendo is completely ruined as a company, they were the fun gimmick choice, now they merged the console and handheld lines, they have nothing interesting to offer. Mario and Zelda aren't even that good. What are you just going keep making breath of the wild sequels? Everyone hates the mario kart. There is no reason to a buy a switch 2, unless you a youtuber who can make money off having a stupid opinion. Sega is the winner, sega is great. They should come back to the console market. They will kill it.
Exclusive games are an essential justification for why you'd buy a game console. If it's the only place to play something, and you want to play it, you've only got one place to go.
As lame as Nintendo has been lately, they monopolized all their IPs. So if you buy a Switch 2 (don't buy a Switch 2) your getting exactly what you paid for (which is just DK, Mario Kart, and Metroid right now). What the fuck is there even on a PS5, or an Xbox whatever it is anymore?
I only bought a PS4 to get all my animu games (HnK:Lost Paradise, Godzilla VS, Gundam Breaker 3, SRW X & OG:MD) but refused to get a Xbox One because it only had 2 games I wanted (Rare Replay, half of which I already own, and KI 2011, which is thankfully on PC).
So, as of 2026/01/26, what is there to buy on a PS5 or Xbox Series that you can't buy anywhere else?
Avoid mods or homebrew, just boots on the ground stuff you can buy from a store. Besides, best consoles to jailbreak should be it's own thread.
Also, no PC Master Race shenanigans, or I'm raising the price of your ram chips again.
Yet there's still plenty of those that want that GTA VI or Madden. Many of them, part of that same smartphone crowd. They can do and play whatever they want. I'm not interested in any of the three though.
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