Comment by MvPts@lemmy.world on Failing Manufacturers Are Pushing the Narrative That Consoles Are Dying, Says Ex-Xbox Exec

Im a lifelong PC enthusiast, but I recently bought a PS5.

The amount of games you can play instantly with 14€ a month is overwhelming!

I could never build A equivalent Pc for the same price.

I came to realize that I prefer picking up the ps5 controller and get a game started in less than 30~ seconds instead of gaming on my PC.

I don’t understand this at all. You can get game pass or something on PC as well. That isn’t a console only benefit.

I have about 100 games at this point I’ve gotten for free from Epic alone. Add in a few every year from steam and GOG, yeah not a great argument against PC…

My argument is that gaming on ps5 is cheaper and more convenient than on PC.

I referenced the game pass because games tend to be cheaper on PC in general.

The availability of a game pass equalizes the price for gaming and makes buying games on PS5 obsolete for me.

But game pass is available on PC too… Are you not understanding that?

I guess I see your argument? I don’t really agree though - read my other comments.

I think we have a misunderstanding. I will try one last time:

My Argument: Gaming on Ps5 is cheaper and more convenient than gaming on PC.

Why more convenient?

(See my first reply above)

But why cheaper?

Not because of games (a gamepass exists on both pc and ps5)

But because of hardware!

Ps5=~550€

PC (with the same specs)=MB+CPU+GPU+SSD+RAM+Case+Mouse+Keyboard+Gamepad=More than ~550€

Do you disagree?

Eh I’m not sure I really do agree on the cost. Because like you need to add another $400 onto the ps5 cost for 5 years worth of online fees to pay miltiplayer (assuming they don’t raise prices in 5 years, which they most definitely will) so now you’re up about $1K USD or more. I just used 5 years of fees since i figured new consoles come out every 5ish years. Could even be longer. No one seems to factor this in when describing console prices. Rember, there are NO online fees with PC (unless it’s a MMO with a subsciption fee or something but 99% games do not charge for online play.)

Also again, remember that a ps5 is a low-mid range PC. I think you can build a low-mid range PC for $1k or a bit higher, (crazy how expensive it is these days. $1k used to be a high end PC lol.)

Lastly, you’ll need to buy another controller for ps5 probably. So that’s another $50 or $60 or whatever the hell they cost these days. Maybe even a headset/microphone - not sure if those come with the ps5.

A comparable PC is probably still more expensive, but not really by that much…

Do you see what I’m saying now?

I do see your point.

But Your calculation also proved my point that gaming on a PS5 is indeed cheaper.

Game passes exist for PC as well, and offer even more variety there.

Boot time should never take 30sec on PC as well. But most consoles are actually not much faster in boot and loading times. People tend to compare a PC booting from cold with a console just booting from sleep/hibernation mode.

Boot times on PC however can easily be further optimized, especially when not using Windows for gaming. A gaming Linux distro will be faster by leagues, even in a cold start.

I think in the near future, game-passes will cost one AAA game per month. Otherwise, I don’t see how it will be sustainable business. Microsoft has already started increasing the price. I hope it doesn’t happen though.

Game Pass owners fired the people who made Hi-Fi Rush, so I wouldn’t expect many bangers from them in the coming months.

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