UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
That was written 2021, which was the height of madness around GPU prices. Yes it's still more expensive, but no where near those levels.
how much would a gaming pc cost if it's no more powerful than a ps5/xbx?
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That was written 2021, which was the height of madness around GPU prices. Yes it's still more expensive, but no where near those levels.
I thought the general deal was that consoles are cheaper than gaming PCs but they make up for that with the price of the games. Their flagship stuff is upwards of £75.
tommers
It was... Rebekah Vardy's account
Yes, they're loss leaders to get you into their ecosystem.
Which are basically motorway service stations - they can charge what they like as there’s no competition.
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Yup.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
It's also depends on where in the consol life cycle we are. On release of a new consol you'd typicaly spend a lot more to get a similar setup, but this drops the longer they are out as PC GPUs drop in price/get more powerful with subsequent generations.
newme
Giant in Pastyland now
Nintendo seem to be immune to this and sell full price years later lol. Sods, does mean reselling physical copies works quite nicely when you have finished with them tho.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
It's not quite what I meant, but yes. I was tempted by a switch, but would no way use it enough to justify the cost of games. When I had a PS4 I'd never pay full price for games, I'd always wait a bit. Nothing like a Steam sale, but it lasted me many years without worrying about upgrades, which consols do have in their favour.
Monkeygrinder's Organ
Dodgy geezer swilling vapid lager
Yeah the upgrades thing has always been what keeps me on consoles (well that and being able to sit on the living room sofa to play.) Sod paying huge amounts for a PC only for it to be out of date six months later. Maybe the situation has improved on that though?
Mind you I've only played Elden Ring for about a year and Darks Souls 3/X-COM 2 for about three years before that and I'm happy sticking with that for the moment.
Raheem
Well-Known Member
I reckon the cheapest option would be to look for a second hand Switch. Under £100 might be realistic.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
No you can get many years out of a PC. As it gets older, just drop the graphics down to consol settings.
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
The PS5's GPU is meaty, but it's a few generations old. Anything that closely matches it spec-wise will be more capable. You're looking at 3060Ti/RX6700 territory, so £300-ish on Ebay. GPU prices have come down, but they're still elevated and it's this bit that makes it difficult (impossible, really) to keep the total under £500.
CPU-wise, it's wide (8 cores) but doesn't clock like modern CPUs. You could pick up an old Ryzen 3700X for not a whole lot (£100?) and it would be more powerful.
Beyond that, it's just getting the cheapest motherboard/memory/etc you can. You can get a 1TB Nvme SSD for under £40 now.
CPU-wise, it's wide (8 cores) but doesn't clock like modern CPUs. You could pick up an old Ryzen 3700X for not a whole lot (£100?) and it would be more powerful.
Beyond that, it's just getting the cheapest motherboard/memory/etc you can. You can get a 1TB Nvme SSD for under £40 now.
Karl Masks
Birds Angel Delight
I don't really fancy a handheld.
I can wait until something affordable turns up. I'm not even really opposed to digital only. I don't watch many dvd's anyway. It's just my superslow internets
Switch can be used via TV also.
Raheem
Well-Known Member
You can plug a Switch into a TV, provided you don't get one of the budget handheld-only ones.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
At that point he's better sticking with his PS4
Karl Masks
Birds Angel Delight
maybe i;ll see if there are any series s deals when the game comes out. Thanks anyway
Raheem
Well-Known Member
Except he won't be able to play the game on it.
Throbbing Angel
this is no longer a place of honour
FYI
PS5 disc is 17% off @ Amazon today @£399
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PS5 disc is 17% off @ Amazon today @£399
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