Literally barely any games that can’t be played on ps4 or Xbox one.

This ps5 almost feels like a waste of 500 bucks

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      The cost of entry for PC gaming is lower than consoles in my opinion. Between buying older games, older parts, and paying for online play, I’ve definitely saved money compared to buying multiple consoles.

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          A ps5 here is $650, another controller, plus online and a handful of games to play with my wife would easily bring it up to where a pc is the better option

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          True, but over time it just about pays off. I made the switch years and years ago. A PS5 probably outperforms my PC on new games on Ultra settings, but I can still play all of them just with the graphics turned a notch down. When I want to upgrade I can just switch the GPU out for a better one. Annoyingly though, GPUs have become very expensive.

          Anyway, I get mods, a PC for video editing and such, general work stuff, movies, an infinite amount of customisability of hard/software, and so on. I’ve got a ridiculous amount of value for money out of it. And I could push it further still hypothetically if I used it as a host. My partner could probably do everything they do on their laptop (watching stuff, working), through a second monitor, while I played the latest PS5 game on ‘High’ settings on the primary monitor.

          I loved my consoles when I had them, but I don’t think I’ll ever go back.

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      Nah let people game on what they want to game on.

      I wasn’t stopping you, just telling you what I see in the gaming industry rn.

      I like consoles because the cost of entry is lower.

      That’s fine I’m not judging you for it, but the console is being beaten by other devices, especially smartphones. Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo need to adapt.