If you use the subscription for like a single console generation, you find out most of the cost of the console was hidden in the find print via those installment payments. At least with the PS5Pro, thanks to the really high console price and relatively short time til the PS6, the cost of the subscription isn’t that much if you intend to upgrade to the PS6 immediately. But if you got the original 5 and planned to keep it until the 6, then you might be spending more on your PS5 basic-tier subscription than the MSRP of the PS5Pro (and double if you used premium the whole time).
It doesn’t really matter as a PC does so much more than play games. It’s like arguing that a Nintendo Switch is cheaper than an a flagship smartphone. Ok, have fun trying to file your taxes, run blender, write code, browse the web, or backup media on your playstation.
More importantly, PC has significantly more and better exclusives. Factorio, Dwarf Fortress, Ostranauts, and Squad off the top of my head that I’ve been playing lately. There are so many incredible games, frequently that are $20-40, that will never be on a console. They’re never advertised as “PC exclusives” because there’s no marketing budget to push that stupid concept, but they are. People always talk about which console to buy because they have better exclusives, but any reasonable person would choose a PC if they cared about that.
Yes – and just to add, many of the console AAA exclusives aren’t “exclusive” at all, because a significant number end up on PC anyway. They’re only exclusives if you’re in the PS/XB bubble. (Switch is a standout because Nintendo)
But friendly reminder: games are almost always cheaper on PC. Maybe not at first, but very quickly.
And you don’t pay a monthly fee. Which i only found out a few month ago. Like what the actual fuck
Yes no monthly fee just to play multiplayer, that one really saves a lot of money.
If you use the subscription for like a single console generation, you find out most of the cost of the console was hidden in the find print via those installment payments. At least with the PS5Pro, thanks to the really high console price and relatively short time til the PS6, the cost of the subscription isn’t that much if you intend to upgrade to the PS6 immediately. But if you got the original 5 and planned to keep it until the 6, then you might be spending more on your PS5 basic-tier subscription than the MSRP of the PS5Pro (and double if you used premium the whole time).
So, did you find out that PC gaming doesn’t require a fee, or did you find out that console gaming requires a fee? I’m guessing the latter.
It doesn’t really matter as a PC does so much more than play games. It’s like arguing that a Nintendo Switch is cheaper than an a flagship smartphone. Ok, have fun trying to file your taxes, run blender, write code, browse the web, or backup media on your playstation.
Unrelated but this is totally possible on a PS4…
…after jailbreaking it and booting into Linux.
Which makes me even more mad at Sony removing OtherOS, but oh well.
PS3linux.net be like
More importantly, PC has significantly more and better exclusives. Factorio, Dwarf Fortress, Ostranauts, and Squad off the top of my head that I’ve been playing lately. There are so many incredible games, frequently that are $20-40, that will never be on a console. They’re never advertised as “PC exclusives” because there’s no marketing budget to push that stupid concept, but they are. People always talk about which console to buy because they have better exclusives, but any reasonable person would choose a PC if they cared about that.
Yes – and just to add, many of the console AAA exclusives aren’t “exclusive” at all, because a significant number end up on PC anyway. They’re only exclusives if you’re in the PS/XB bubble. (Switch is a standout because Nintendo)
Switch is only exclusive from PC if you care about legality. The Switch emulators are quite good.
Emulation is legal, but the ways most people obtain ROMs of games usually aren’t.
Nintendo confirmed that with me via an email!
I really like my PC, but it is the absolute worst, that you cannot buy disc versions for PC anymore, like for consoles.
If you are willing to, you can sell some discs for the same amount you spent before. Especially price stable games like Fromsoft titles.
This is a good point, but I think in 5 years, it won’t be a thing on consoles either. The ability to resell implies ownership.
Some sites like Fanatical even have sales and discounts on pre-orders or recent releases. It’s nuts.