I agree with the simplicity of console vs pc.
Yes is reason for 'PC tech types' to simply enjoy the easier environment to GAME in
Pc has the ability to be an all in one and with multiple monitors ability to multi task.
ah yes the age old 'justify the PC debate; sadly no longer holds muster... A phone can wirelessly hook up to a TV as a screen, using a bluetooth keyboard and mouse as inputs, and is good enough as a portable PC for the vast majority of what the world needs to do (create and consume.
Low powered tablets, can do most of what the masses need, and anyone who is working on a PC desktop for Aftereffects and photo/video manipulation (ie multimonitor/wacom etc) have the actual use scenario for 'complex hardware' setups,.. which PC caters to (and Apple typically net).
i haven’t built a pc since 2011. Was planning on it next year it shocked me a bit on how much prices for everything cost. the price point then and now is def miles apart.
The market is heavily manipulated to reforce sales (PC CPUs being 'outdated' (security) quickly, and not given 'task scheduler' support on Win10 etc)
everything old is 'new' again.. yet, unlike the mid 2000s where PCs truly could boot in 10 seconds or less (and still shutdown quickly), nothing has improved even though we have thrown 10x the spec at everything.
One thing to consider not many bring it up. It also depends on the types of games a person plays. Consoles don’t have access to RTS, MMO, and MOBA. and course pc doesn’t have access to console exclusive titles. If a pc port is created for X title the wait could be long. I’m not sure about this also since I haven’t had a console for so long.. does Sony have sales that are similar to steam sales and as frequent.
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Planet Coaster on Playstation 5, due to the RDNA3 'early z cull' ran in performance equivalent to 6800/3080 on a high powered CPU.
add in game devs having freedom to implement native keyboard and mouse controls (from Call of Duty to Ziggurat 2), consoles have been doing all genres, including those typically strongest on PC (including RTS and online 'group' titles)
One extremely disappointing thing I’ve noticed lately is how badly a lot of games are optimized on the PC vs console. Pretty wild one pays maybe 2k + and the fps are pretty subpar w/ a lot of titles released this year.
PCs in total are not 5% og the games sales market, generally speaking..
Playstation store titles, factoring 8500 games that work on a 'digital only console', get huge saving...
just like the Nintendo Switch, it takes around an hour to scan the sales listings on ANY GIVEN DAY.
All the titles in my video (uploading) generally cost me $1 to $6 (and they are top tier titles like Need for Speed to Soul Calibur), but yes, indies go budget price point as well.
Only thing I miss is the huge amount of VR demos on PC, but a VR2 adapter nets access to them.. (I can play Undead Citadel demo on PC)
Early access titles, eg Greedfall 2 (and previously Baldurs Gate 3 etc) can be seen as an advantage- but then who wants to play 'prerelease RPGs'?
I like my racing games in ultra graphics quality, and the ability to use racing wheels from over a decade ago, then PC would be perfect- if it wasn't for the constant platform jank that removes any ability for the PC to be an entertainment platform (consistent/reliable).
For me, Saturday morning free time shouldn't be haldf lost to PC maintenance, something Microsoft windows platform has become, being highly antagonistic to gaming. (via forced system updates/driver updates and software title updates, which companies like Warner Brothers will use to bury the old product, eg Hogwarts Legacy on PC, right as Quidditch cup launched!)
PC has too many players who need to recoup money annually in that space (from the video card manufacturer, Nvidia, to the platform holder, who counts new PC installs as 'xbox systems')
Console is now, somehow, much much cheaper than PC gaming...
the PS5 Pro has quality near equal to my 'ninja' PC at around a quarter the price (that being said, I like top tier power supplies and 'quiet' builds - that do technically cost more to implement... although the PS5 Pro is sooooo quiet, even under load; it really shows up the value for money proposition of PC gaming.)
PC gaming is 'mods' and 'steam decks' for the enthusiast sectors presently, if media is to be believed...