PC vs Console Gaming
This cluster centers on debates comparing PC gaming and console gaming, discussing pros like hassle-free play and backward compatibility for consoles versus freedom, upgradability, and versatility for PCs.
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You mean like people buy game consoles instead of gaming PCs?
Why game on a console if you can afford to do so on PC?
Consoles are very close to PCs, hardware-wise. The main draw imo is the hassle-free gaming experience. I think the use case of building a dedicated box just for gaming is becoming less valid with every console generation.
Consoles are increasingly becoming PCs, so I don't see this happening
Consoles are now branded PCs with DRM lock-in. Makes way more sense to buy a PC.
If your use case for a Windows machine is just for the Games; A Xbox is a decent alternative.
Is there any real reason to if I just use my Windows PC to play games?
Buy a gaming pc if you want freedom
I buy consoles instead of gaming on PC because I know I can buy a console and it'll work with new games for the next 5+ years. When I started playing games a PC would need to be upgraded multiple times in the console lifespan to continue to play new games well.
This is why, even though I can afford it, I wouldn't get a gaming pc and I have a PS5. In console it's just turn on and play, otherwise the game won't be available.I would only use pc for some RTS games (like AoE, civ, and things along those lines) which don't need such huge compute requirements.