There are also markets based on price sensitivity (like, people are poor) and access (kids, people who travel). For many people, no matter their enthusiasm for gaming, a PC is a non-starter. And there are gaming enthusiasts who want to spend as much free time gaming as possible, as as little free time downloading drivers as possible.
“there's a lot of people weighing just switching to PC going forward.”
What is the thought process? They see a $700 console is too much and instead they buy a $1400 PC?
“ Y'all wanna use the usual excuse that a PC is expensive, but don't want to acknowledge all the added costs that a modern console has.”
If you mean Xbox Game Pass Core, PS+ Essential, and whatever Nintendo’s thing is, I agree that it sucks ti have to pay for online multiplayer. But I get a lot of value out of the PS+ Essential service like online game saves and the 3 games a month. But that’s a cost issue. On PC, you have a time issue. Driver updates. Windows updat...
“when you’re talking about a ‘Pro’ console, it’s worth comparing it to the most ‘Pro’ platform out there, which is a PC.”
If we are going to be dumb about this, we should only compare the “Pro” console to other “Pro” devices like iPad Pro, Mac Pro, iPhone Pro, Surface Pro, and PCs running Windows 11 Pro.
I don’t need a PC to do “a hell of a lot more than play games”. I have an iPad for that.
PC gamers don’t even link to a PC to buy. They post a parts list and sure enough, the parts list doesn’t have everything you would need to actually play games. (In case you wondering what is missing, it’s usually the OS to run games, the game controller to play games, and the keyboard and mouse needed to set up the PC. Might as well also include an HDMI cable because PS5s have them too). Truth is and always will be that a PlayStation or Xbox is cheaper than gaming in PC.
Selling 5M to 7M less than the PS4 Pro is not “around as well”. It’s worse.
Comparing cost, the $700 PS5 Pro can be less expensive than the 3080 card by itself. Comparing function. $700 PS5 Pro has everything you need to play games. You need a case, motherboard, CPU, RAM, SSD, power supply, keyboard, mouse, game controller, and an OS for the 3080 graphics card.
If consoles are going to be $700, Apple might as well wade into these waters.
“Sony lost and will continue to lose billions on the bungie take over”
How will Sony continue to lose billions on Bungie? Bungie shouldn’t cost more than about $200M/year to operate. They are down to 800 employees and Destiny does bring in revenue.
That seems like a lot until you realize you can trade one for maple syrup and beaver pelts.
You only need to add 1TB to the PS5 slim to get it to 2TB. And the PS5 slim has intermittently been on sale. So less than $550 for a 2TB PS5 slim. Something else to consider is that adjusting for inflation, the PS4 Pro would be $525 in today’s dollars. If PS5 Pro hit that number, then even I would be interested in it.
Wow! Why bother with Game Pass? I can wait for games to go on sale and then buy them.
These aren’t equivalent. Buying the PS5 Pro is your choice. Losing games on Game Pass standard is Microsoft’s choice.
“cost over $900 in some regions!”
Is this article advocating for lower sales taxes, import duties, and currency conversion rates?
$600 for an Xbox Series X with 2TB is also crazy, maybe crazier.
$299 is $599 in today’s dollars. And Microsoft is going to sell a $599 Xbox this Christmas. I don’t think it’s going to work.
An accessory only has to make money. It’s not an ecosystem.
Why spend $700 on an entire gaming machine when you can spend $1000 for just the GPU. 🙄
Everything has gone live service. The shooter audience is starved for a regular game.