On 30/11/2023 15:52, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
On Thu, 30 Nov 2023 14:21:48 +0000, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:
Well this video came up in my feed of comparing a PS5 vs. a gaming PC,
at the same price point, and being intrigued, I'd thought I'd watch it.
You forgot to link the video ;-)
What a absolute load of tosh. If your sole criteria is pure performance
of course the PS5 is better. The clue is in the name 'gaming'. That's
what I mainly use a PC for and it's pretty important to me what games I
can play. A PS5 isn't value for money if most of the games I want to
play aren't available for it.
In the PS5 vs PC battle, in absolute performance the advantage STILL
lies with the PC. The consoles major advantages are in price and
convenience. A $500 PC is unlikely to outperform a PS5, and you will
almost never need worry about viruses or device drivers on any of that
sort of nonsense on the Playstation
(although even there the advantage is decreasing; $500 PCs are
surprisingly capable, even if they aren't quite up to the level of
modern consoles, and long gone are the days when you could just slam a cartridge into a console and start playing immediately).
But PCs have other strengths that - at least in my opinion - make them
the superior platform. They are multifunctional devices, not just
machines designed for games. Even if you own a PS5, you'll probably
STILL need a PC... so why not just spend that extra $500 on purchasing
a better computer in the first place? And compatibility on the PC is
amazing; not only is there a larger range of NEW games on the
platform, but pretty much the entire backlog of old games can be still
be played too (and most of the backlog of games on other platforms
too).
So yeah, of course a $500 PC isn't going to compete with a PS5;
there's no way it can, since the price of the hardware of the PS5 is subsidized by Sony. But those equations start to change pretty quickly
as the price of your PC goes up, and even a $500 PC is still pretty
damn good given how much it can do. And, sure, I get the appeal of the convenience a console offers... I just don't think that adds enough
extra value.
But what do I know, I'm a long-standing member of the PC Master Race.
;-)
I didn't link the video as I didn't want anyone to go through the pain I
had to endure :-)
As for you other points, that's what irritated me about it. Completely
ignoring the strengths of the PC in favour of the strengths of a PS5.
Each of them have their pro's and con's and then it's up to the
individual to decide which one is best for them.
For me it's somewhat of a no brainer to go for a PC.
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