It ultimately comes down to which system has exclusive that appeal you the most.
I'm sticking with PS4. Most RPG games tend to stick on Sony side.
I'm sticking with PS4. Most RPG games tend to stick on Sony side.
To be 100% fair (and I'm not a huge "PC master race" guy or anything), the vast majority of the games coming to PS4 and Xbox One are being released on PC as well, and usually at a lower price. When combined with the big push now being made to get PC's in the living room, you are really doing yourself a disservice if you do not consider "buying a gaming PC" as a potential option nowadays.
By a PC? I mean you can get something that has graphics the same as a PS4 for less than a PS4, plus you know...it does other stuff.
Having owned all 3 last gen consoles (Wii, X360 and PS3) I can honestly say PS3 was the only one I never played. I hate its controller and really enjoy more of the Xbox titles. People don't care much for kinect and to be honest kinect 1 had very little going on, but if you consider that kinect 2 comes with all Xbox One systems then it's only logical there will be a lot more games made for it.
I agree a lot with what you said, especially regarding most titles launching on PC anyway. Game companies are no longer wanting to limit their title to one console anymore. It just doesnt make a whole lot of financial sense.'t also helps that both the SBONE and PS4 are basically PCs anymore (in hardware), so developing cross platform is a lot easier.
In terms of games being cheaper, that is absolutely true, usually by about $10. It would take quite a few games to make up for the price difference between a decent gaming rig and a video game console. Let's just use a conservative number of $700 for a gaming pc, built by you (I won't get into the fact that there are many people that are incapable and don't have the technical know-how to do this). Mind you, that number is without a legit operating system, or mouse, or keyboard (these latter two can be had for pretty cheap, but if you are going for gaming peripherals, that's probably another $100 added to the price right there)... So we have spent AT LEAST $200 more than the next closest console (talking XBONE and PS4 here). That's about twenty games purchased, before you start seeing returns. AND that assumes you don't want to sell your used games, because you get pennies on the dollar for PC games, for the most part.
When speaking of the big push for PCs in the living room, I assume you are referring to home theater PCS? Forgive me if not... Assuming that I have assumed (lol) correctly, I would really rather not have an HTPC as my main entertainment device as the power consumption, heat, and noise** are going to be pretty bad for that purpose. I guess you could always turn the PC off when not in use (which is a bit of a PITA for a home theater... and of course there will be no background downloading/recording of shows going on). You could also quiet things down in various ways, such as water cooling, but we are now revisiting the price problem. In short, I just don't see the living room HTPC being the same as the gaming rig in most households.
** About a year ago I built an HTPC with a low profile box, fanless power supply, etc. for close to $600 itself. It is completely air cooled/silent, uses about 45-60w of power, and records from an external TV tuner card as well as some more "questionable sources" lol. Anyway, I may have gone to the extreme when considering power consumption and heat (though this setup should easily last me until 4K becomes mainstream, which I really don't see happening for maybe half a decade still), but there is no way my beast gaming rig would fly as an HTPC (and no way this HTPC would fly as a gaming rig). And even if it did, placement for gaming is a bit crap. One can't really play mouse + keyboard PC games from the couch like they can with a gaming system/controller.
I already have a Gaming PC when I want to upgraded I'm just going to upgrade to SLI.... So mainly PS4 wins lol
Exclusives maybe?Wait, so you have a gaming PC and a Wii U? Why do you want another console for?
Exclusives maybe?
Price isn't always an issue - some people are willing to pay big bucks for variety.I know, but those consoles aren't cheap. But hey, if he wants to spend that kind of money to reach idort status, that's cool.
Price isn't always an issue - some people are willing to pay big bucks for variety.
I grew up with a PS3 but I modded it and loved it so I never got the chance to make friends on PSN so I have no ties to people on it. Most people I know have a Xbox 360 so I would like to make the switch but not sure. How does one make friends online in games btw?
I also already own a Wii U.
cos m$ are c***sI see a lot of people that go Nintendo + Sony but rarely ever Nintendo + M$
cos m$ are c***s
In outright cost, buying a dedicated gaming PC is absolutely inferior to buying a console (right now, at the start of the generation, at least). The sweet spot (bang for buck wise) is if you are already in the market for a new desktop or laptop. When used exclusively for gaming, a console would be a better purchase over a PC - however - buying a new PC and a new console is going to be at least comparable in cost to buying a new PC that can also play games.
no but least they don't try to make you pay for 2 internets, stop you from sharing your games or say they've taken bs anti piracy measures out but their still in there. and last but not least program the console to FAIL again and again with the rrod (yes it's still in the xbone too)Any Sony are the kind of folks you would have round for a couple of ciders?
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