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Consoles aren't "cheaper", you have to take into consideration the cost of PS+ and XBL every year, as well as the stupid price of the games. As for "upgrading every year", I don't know whether or not you're making that up to justify buying a crap console, but it's just simply not true.
Here's a list of why you should build a PC:
- Console-equivalent PC hardware is cheaper (same performance for less money, more performance for the same money, or much more performance for a bit more money). [1]
- PCs have the freedom to upgrade whenever YOU decide to, not when Sony or Microsoft decide to.
- PCs give you full internal and external control over the graphical fidelity triangle. Consoles can control neither.
- PCs easily work with TVs and monitors, and even multiple of each.
- PCs can play nearly every old console game ever made, through emulators, at higher graphical details, with whatever controller you want to use... for free. [1]
- PCs can use nearly every console controller ever made, modern ones (PS3/PS4/X360/XO) work without even needing a USB adapter. [1]
- PC games offer a clearer image thanks to native resolution, console games don't allow resolution adjustments to properly fit the display like PC games do.
- Gaming services and "social services" on the PC are completely free, even with online play (Steam, Galaxy, Desura, Mumble, etc)
- Gaming services on the PC offer more functionality than what you pay for on a console
- PCs have better better multiplayer support (LAN, 16x local multiplayer on the same machine with softXpand)
- Using a modern budget GPU yields around 60 frames per second during gameplay with recent game releases. Consoles can barely reach 30FPS most of the time.
- Not only can PC's be used for education, entertainment, gaming, and content creation... they're the best at all of these things.
- Faster and cheaper than a PS4 or XBox One, even for $400
- More exclusives than all the current-gen consoles combined
- More highly-rated exclusives
- Free game modifications and enhancements
- More games, much larger library
- More exclusive games
- Healthy independent developer scene
- Lots of free games
- Free abandonware titles
- Can emulate many console games using freely available emulators
- Increasingly cheaper hardware for the price as new GPUs are released
- Big Picture mode for couch gaming
- Easier to repair and highly modular
- Backward and forward hardware compatibility of ~2 years
- No punishments for repairing
- Can be upgraded if desired
- Easier to upgrade
- Better price-performance than consoles
- Higher framerates (smoother)
- Higher resolution (native to your display, amazingly sharp). Consoles struggle, even at 700-900p!
- Higher graphical details (lighting, textures, foliage, particles, shading, weather)
- You're probably going to own some sort of PC anyways, why not pay a bit more on top to make it a gaming machine? That alone makes it cheaper than a console.
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Here's a list of why you should build a PC:
- Console-equivalent PC hardware is cheaper (same performance for less money, more performance for the same money, or much more performance for a bit more money). [1]
- PCs have the freedom to upgrade whenever YOU decide to, not when Sony or Microsoft decide to.
- PCs give you full internal and external control over the graphical fidelity triangle. Consoles can control neither.
- PCs easily work with TVs and monitors, and even multiple of each.
- PCs can play nearly every old console game ever made, through emulators, at higher graphical details, with whatever controller you want to use... for free. [1]
- PCs can use nearly every console controller ever made, modern ones (PS3/PS4/X360/XO) work without even needing a USB adapter. [1]
- PC games offer a clearer image thanks to native resolution, console games don't allow resolution adjustments to properly fit the display like PC games do.
- Gaming services and "social services" on the PC are completely free, even with online play (Steam, Galaxy, Desura, Mumble, etc)
- Gaming services on the PC offer more functionality than what you pay for on a console
- PCs have better better multiplayer support (LAN, 16x local multiplayer on the same machine with softXpand)
- Using a modern budget GPU yields around 60 frames per second during gameplay with recent game releases. Consoles can barely reach 30FPS most of the time.
- Not only can PC's be used for education, entertainment, gaming, and content creation... they're the best at all of these things.
- Faster and cheaper than a PS4 or XBox One, even for $400
- More exclusives than all the current-gen consoles combined
- More highly-rated exclusives
- Free game modifications and enhancements
- More games, much larger library
- More exclusive games
- Healthy independent developer scene
- Lots of free games
- Free abandonware titles
- Can emulate many console games using freely available emulators
- Increasingly cheaper hardware for the price as new GPUs are released
- Big Picture mode for couch gaming
- Easier to repair and highly modular
- Backward and forward hardware compatibility of ~2 years
- No punishments for repairing
- Can be upgraded if desired
- Easier to upgrade
- Better price-performance than consoles
- Higher framerates (smoother)
- Higher resolution (native to your display, amazingly sharp). Consoles struggle, even at 700-900p!
- Higher graphical details (lighting, textures, foliage, particles, shading, weather)
- You're probably going to own some sort of PC anyways, why not pay a bit more on top to make it a gaming machine? That alone makes it cheaper than a console.
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Gaming on a PC is far better than a console
uhh
lowest settings on PC games look better than PS4/XB1. Also 60FPS and 4K ;)
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Gaming on a PC is far better than a console
JM- wroteSeba wroteJM- wrote I was thinking about this, however i came to the conclusion that i could buy a PS4 for a third of the price, and that would last me a good 4 years until the ps5 came out. The good thing about getting a ps4 is, every game in which comes out is compatible with your console. However after building a PC you will have to keep upgrading your components every year to keep up with the games which costs a lot... To conclude; If you want to play games on the best graphics but pay substantial amounts extra, build a PC. To have a one off payment and play games on good graphics, get the ps4.
Lol, Upgrade every year... I don't think so.
When newer games come out that are more demanding you simply tone the graphics down if you want to achieve 60fps if you don't have the funds to upgrade and would still look better than a console. Did I mention games are cheaper on PC than a console??
Exactly, tone down graphics which means you aren't getting the most out of the game; so you will have to upgrade to get the most out of it. Toning it down will still probably be as good as a PS4, but with a PS4 at least you are always playing games to the best of their ability.
uhh
lowest settings on PC games look better than PS4/XB1. Also 60FPS and 4K ;)
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Depends really if your on all the time then ya if you will barely use it then no
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