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[SlashBringingHasher]

whats the reason doe? paying for online when its free on PC?. or having to deal with constant network updates and shutdowns. I see no reason to own a console at that point if I can get xbox and ps exclusives on one platform. 2 or 3 games Sony releases a year that might take a while to make it to PC aren't a deal breaker. the deal breaker is having to buy a dedicated gaming machine , controllers, pay premium for console games that cost less on PC and pay for online.

 

[joe_zazen]

Cost is really the only thing.

 

[Musky_Cheese]

Who’s reading this still in 2020?

jk

People own consoles for a number of reasons. So all those still apply minus 1.

 

[ManaByte]

Consoles are better for the living room.

Yea you could hook your PC up to a TV, but it's not as convenient of just turning on a console and picking up a controller and playing a game.

 

[nikolino840]

Just One Word
Windows10

 

[Explosive Zombie]

Even if you legitimately believe every PS exclusive from now on will come to PC there's the possibility that the PS5 is cheaper than the equivalent in the PC space we already have rumors that it's 3D card operates at the level of a card that costs $700 on its own

 

[Elektro Demon]

Well, you're probably not gonna get them at the same time as you will on consoles, so that's one thing. An important thing if you're impatient.
Other thing is cost. Pc's are expensive.
Also, using it is another factor. Some people just prefer to sit down and play, and with pc's there's gonna be some fiddling around involved with drivers and other pc related stuff.

 

[hunthunt]

Again, what is the actual cost of a Pc with the supposed specs of the PlayStation5 including gamepads and a Windows license?

 

[Elektro Demon]

Again, what is the actual cost of a Pc with the supposed specs of the PlayStation5 including gamepads and a Windows license?

With ryzen 7 8 core chip, a decent gpu, 16gb of ram, case, fans, ssd, power supply and motherboard, I'd say you're looking at 800 bucks at minimum.
You could probably build something for less, but that's cheaping out.

 

[SuperLupeRap]

If both Xbox and PS5 exclusives all eventually come to PC I don't see why anybody would buy a PS5 if it's really 9TF Vs 12TF for XSX.

Unless you don't care about graphics and performance.

As for me PC gaming is just not for me. Tried a few times in the past and it's just not comfortable or practical. Couch, gamepad and big azz screen is what gaming is for me. Also I don't want to worry about drivers, tinkering in the settings to get the best performance, upgrading my HW etc.

 

[pr0cs]

For experienced gamers probably very little, for casuals setting up and maintaining a competitive pc can be daunting.
Voice chat is still easier on consoles, HDR is still a pain on pc to work consistently well.
Multiplayer on pc is a mixed bag, I've still encountered a ton of cheaters /hackers and general assholes on pc, more than consoles in my experience.

 

[VlaudTheImpaler]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, I'm not putting my pc in the living room. My PC stays in my mancave. My safe space. I'm also not going to build one for the living room for the kids. That's what a console is for. For friends and family to abuse. Especially because of the ease of use.

 

[captainraincoat]

whats the reason doe? paying for online when its free on PC?. or having to deal with constant network updates and shutdowns. I see no reason to own a console at that point if I can get xbox and ps exclusives on one platform. 2 or 3 games Sony releases a year that might take a while to make it to PC aren't a deal breaker. the deal breaker is having to buy a dedicated gaming machine , controllers, pay premium for console games that cost less on PC and pay for online.

It's funny seeing this argument spin different ways now that Sony is doing it but just like the xbox arguments not everyone owns a pc capable of gaming...and not everyone likes pc gaming

 

[Jubenhimer]

Sony's not giving up on exclusives. They're just bring a select few games to the PC for marketing purposes. They've already confirmed there will be PS5 only games at launch, so they're not dropping exclusives anytime soon.

 

[mcjmetroid]

A good chunk of people still don't know how to use a PC properly but they'll figure out a console.

I prefer console gaming myself. Whatever it lacks it makes up for it for me with convenience.

 

[VFXVeteran]

Again, what is the actual cost of a Pc with the supposed specs of the PlayStation5 including gamepads and a Windows license?

Not sure about cost, but you aren't going to get anything faster than a 1080Ti or 2080. By the time the new consoles come out, they'll be 2 gens behind from 2080Ti and Ampere (3080Ti). But that's the normal pace for Nvidia anyway. I also think RNDA 2 is going to be a really good alternative to current 20xx Nvidia boards.

 

[Can't decide]

Yea you could hook your PC up to a TV, but it's not as convenient of just turning on a console and picking up a controller and playing a game.

Why not? Every night I turn on the PC which is under the TV, sit on the couch, double click a game and pick up the controller, all just like I do with a console, except I get to play at 120fps and everything loads quicker.

As for the thread title, I have no reason to buy a console really, I didn't last gen either. I don't think there's anything that will tempt me back into a console's walled garden.

 

[hunthunt]

Im gonna love to see the Pc Master Race port begging the new Uncharted or God of War if what Sony do is just release their old ass Ps4 games 2 years later in PC (like Horizon)

 

[TacosNSalsa]

Because some , and by some I mean a hell of a lot, of people have no interest in buying or building a gaming pc. To them it's just something that you browse the internet with and maybe watch some movies check email . Is this really difficult for some people to understand? Holy sh*t

 

[Hobbygaming]

whats the reason doe? paying for online when its free on PC?. or having to deal with constant network updates and shutdowns. I see no reason to own a console at that point if I can get xbox and ps exclusives on one platform. 2 or 3 games Sony releases a year that might take a while to make it to PC aren't a deal breaker. the deal breaker is having to buy a dedicated gaming machine , controllers, pay premium for console games that cost less on PC and pay for online.

Chances are you'll probably be waiting years after release for most PS5 titles to get their PC port

 

[SentientStone]

I have never been a PC gamer so I will always buy PlayStations and Nintendo consoles as long as they keep making them.
Ideally the PlayStation goes the same route as the Xbox and becomes more similar to a PC and be able to play Steam + Epic Game Store games + xCloud or whatever the Microsoft service is called.

 

[Nikana]

To play game on. The same reason to own them now.

 

[Vawn]

Dreams makes sense to be on PC, but that's not even really a game.

Other than that, we have Horizon Zero Dawn. A great game, but it's been under $20 for years now.

Let's not act like PlayStation is going full Xbox and putting every exclusive (they have a TON of them) on PC day and date with PS4 or PS5.

 

[Vawn]

Ideally the PlayStation goes the same route as the Xbox and becomes more similar to a PC and be able to play Steam + Epic Game Store games

Xbox is not doing this either. That rumor is just stupid.

 

[tr1p1ex]

well why own a gaming pc when all your pc does is play console games?

I mean back inthe day the pc was great because it had games (big AAA games) that you couldn't play on console. Games that consoles couldn't handle. Now it's cough up $1500 to play slightly better looking console games.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Consoles are better for the living room.

Yea you could hook your PC up to a TV, but it's not as convenient of just turning on a console and picking up a controller and playing a game.

It's pretty much that simple on a pc as well. My pc starts up in a few seconds. I click on an icon and I'm in the game.

 

[Bernkastel]

Because Windows Store is designed to make you look miserable for using it.

Report: Microsoft App Store future is "uncertain" at this point

Mary Jo Foley from ZDNet reports that Microsoft is in the process of reconsidering their strategy for distributing apps to Windows users. Last year Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President of the Windows Developer Platform Kevin Gallo said: “The (Microsoft) Store is about commerce. It’s another...

mspoweruser.com

 

[FStubbs]

Well, you're probably not gonna get them at the same time as you will on consoles, so that's one thing. An important thing if you're impatient.
Other thing is cost. Pc's are expensive.
Also, using it is another factor. Some people just prefer to sit down and play, and with pc's there's gonna be some fiddling around involved with drivers and other pc related stuff.

For the most part these days, not really. You get an update, you update your PC, you keep moving. Consoles get updates too. The only advantage really is cost.

 

[Potato Chip PRO]

Plug and play... Not interested in upgrading a few times just to play some certain games and maintaining and cooling internal parts and all that complicated stuff PC gamers deal with.. PC is another world

 

[Irobot82]

Because Windows Store was designed to make you look miserable for using it.

Report: Microsoft App Store future is "uncertain" at this point

Mary Jo Foley from ZDNet reports that Microsoft is in the process of reconsidering their strategy for distributing apps to Windows users. Last year Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President of the Windows Developer Platform Kevin Gallo said: “The (Microsoft) Store is about commerce. It’s another...

mspoweruser.com

Nobody really uses the windows store for gaming on PC. You can have steam boot directly into big picture mode upon launching your PC.

 

[SentientStone]

Xbox is not doing this either. That rumor is just stupid.

I feel that will be the direction of the future though, with each iteration it will be closer to this vision.
Just as it was a bit too early to go full digital last generation, this generation is a bit too early for this vision.
But with the continuous development of faster Internet, eventually streaming will take care of almost everything.
The boxes will be more of which brand you like best, but Sony will probably keep their exclusives for their box at least for the first few years before they go into their streaming / subscription service.

 

[Dante83]

Lower cost and convenience in setting up, although I don't think all exclusives are coming to PCs. Horizon, if it comes to PC would be like 2-3 years old by then, and would you wait that long to play it on a PC? There is still no news on a death stranding PC port as well. I would rather play these games now than wait.

 

[VFXVeteran]

Im gonna love to see the Pc Master Race port begging the new Uncharted or God of War if what Sony do is just release their old ass Ps4 games 2 years later in PC (like Horizon)

Does it coming late detract from it being a better iteration of the game?

 

[Cert.in.Death]

Let’s be accurate: assuming the rumors are true, Horizon came out 3 years ago and Dreams is a game that requires the broadest community possible. TLOU 2 and co. aren’t being released day and date yet, so exclusives are still a thing and will continue to be.

That said, if you subtract exclusives, hardware sales could and should die. The real golden goose is the licensing fees platform makers are able to extract via publishing, but platforms don’t have to be limited by a physical footprint any longer. Hardware is ultra risky and low margin. Aiming to be the place where games are played is more important than selling people the box to play them on.

 

[Allonym]

Because they won't release day and date most likely, also I doubt all exclusives will arrive on PC on a semi-regular pattern, if at all. People are really losing their minds because of a game released 3 years ago, being released on PC...which is beneficial for the franchise to expand its player base. See, this is why folks don't take what gaming enthusiasts say seriously.

 

[Dthomp]

Sigh, these stupid PC vs. console threads are old, can we please move on to discussions that are actually entertaining?

 

[spawn]

So 1 or 2 PS exclusives go on the PC and you think all Sony exclusives are going to the PC???

 

[Tiamat2san]

Consoles are better for the living room.

Yea you could hook your PC up to a TV, but it's not as convenient of just turning on a console and picking up a controller and playing a game.

Exactly, way more convenient.
Maybe I am jinxed but computers are crashing often when I am around.
And I hate mouse and keyboard (I know I can plug a controller).

Maybe I am too old or something but, for me, computers are for work and boring stuffs.

Even when I was a kid , I had an amstrad , an Amiga and I spend my gaming time mostly in arcade and on the nes.

 

[Danjin44]

I personally still don’t see any reason replace console for PC, there still some Japanese developers like Atlus who mostly releases games on consoles. And even rare chance they do it takes forever to come to PC, I’m type of person who mostly buy games I care about day one.

 

[Mobile Suit Gooch]

Some people just don't want to game on PC.

 

[Romulus]

Until PS5 games come to PC day one, it's not big deal.

Waiting 3 years for a couple of games is hardly anything to be worried about for a console owner.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

I haven't bought a tower PC in over 15 years. It's laptops for me since then. And when I buy a new laptop it's always a middle of the road one. There is no way my laptop can play any AAA games great on PC. Most of them I probably can't even hit the minimum spec requirements.

So console for me.

 

[DaMonsta]

There’s plenty.

No matter how much PC gamers on the internet try to tell you how convenient it is, it just isn’t. Consoles will always be more convenient, and easy to use.

The fact that they are dedicated matters. PCs are complicated, do everything, devices. That’s a benefit and a detriment in some ways. A “video game console” is a thing despite other devices being able to play video games, in the same way a camera still exists even though plenty of devices take pictures. People like to play video games, on video game consoles.

Also the hardware is cheaper/more worry free. You can buy buy a PS5 day one and know you will be playing games for the next 8-10 years.

Console wars have inflated the importance of “exclusives”. In reality most people who buy consoles aren’t buying “exclusives”

 

[DESTROYA]

How many of these stupid threads are we having now?

 

[Psykodad]

I love how people take all the rumors for fact.

Anyway, as long as Sony keeps releasing consoles, quality games and doesn't screw their customers over like MS does, I see no reason to move to PC.

If they would run their company into the ground though, I have no problem buying a PC.
And even if they would stop releasing their games, I'll just continue playing FF XIV and play PC games like one of those MTG games, Guild Wars 2 (which I have always wanted to play), Total War: Warhammer (Dark Elves ) and probably LoL.

Honestly wouldn't mind it all that much. Everything is replaceable.

 

[ResilientBanana]

The purpose of the console is to be cheaper than PC allowing for a lower cost of entry. This also allows people to play games on the screen of their choosing and enables them to enjoy the games the way they would prefer to play them.

Lighten up fuckers.

 

[Hendrick's]

No matter what anyone says, PC gaming is more jank. I enjoy it, but it can be a pain in the ass. If consoles continue to deliver 90% of the experience at 50% of the cost, they will have a very strong place in gaming. It's never really been about exclusives between PC and consoles. That is important to a very small percentage of gamers.

 

[Shifty1897]

There is room in our hobby for both console gamers and PC gamers, and there are reasons to own both. I promise it's going to be okay you guys, this is not the end of the world.

 

[kiphalfton]

This is a stupid topic, since only like 3 high profile Playstation games have been ported over to PC.

 

[HaveButOneLife]

Not all exclusives are coming to PC...