ps3 came out 2006 and it still plays ac3. how many of you pc gamers still use a pc from 2006 and never had to buy any parts? op is worried about cost. he'll have to buy pc parts down the.line before this gen ends.
such a bad post in every way
my pc is from early 2009 (and 550 euros) and was 4x faster than a ps3 and I turned it into something faster than an xbox one for 160 euros back in 2011
Being able to upgrade is an amazing advantage, not a downside
Any decent pc he builds now will start out faster than a ps4 and will remain faster throughout its lifetime.
Last time the ps3 was pretty high end when it released (and ahead of the pc market architecture wise, as was the xbox 360) , this time you already start out with a 2 year lead on the hardware side on pc so the situation is reversed.
This misinformation and bad advice in every thread , I don't get it, what does it get you to mislead people asking for help or advice?
And as for ac3, ignoring that there's benchmarks for crysis2 etc showing pcs from 2006 running the game at similar settings and fps (both run like shit, just like the ac games do) as that little dance has played out in every single thread like this and NEVER gets aknowledged as goalposts are endlessly moved around by the same few posters
AC games on last gen run at like 20-25 fps without texture filtering and with loads of pop in and stutter, they offer a really shitty gameplay experience (ac3 was especially notorious for running poorly)
yet you mention running ac3 on that old ps3 as if it's somehow desirable?
What if I told you there was a 75 euro upgrade to make your ps3 run ac3 (and your other games) at smooth fps and higher settings ? Imagine for a second if there was such an addon (think n64 ram pack but on steroids)
People would lose their shit and praise the heavens at something so unthinkable happening.
That is exactly what 'replacing parts' will do 5 years down the line with that pc, any cheap part will crap on the old parts performance wise
Yet you play it off as a disadvantage
madness
Standards and expectations (BC, upgradeability, pricing, community support, options and features etc etc) are soooooo different between the console market and the pc one yet it is never aknowledged in these arguments
I'm all for PC, but let's not be dishonest, here.
At least at this point in time, he WILL pay more upfront if he goes for a PC.
Of course, I agree that he's going to compensate that initial investment in the long run, but that's another argument.
Yes but it's like buying a phone on a 2 year plan and over its lifetime you pay much, much more
Pay 200-300 euros more for the pc now ,get better hardware and the paywall alone will more than make up for that difference and in the later years of the ps4's life you'll just keep paying and paying arbitrary money that would otherwise have gone to an upgrade for the (already superior hardware from day one) pc
Then you look at how much the actual games cost and you'll save enough to buy a brand new pc in 5 years from that alone as an avid gamer
I'm painfully aware of how much gaming on my ps3 cost me over the years compared to the pc and how big a difference there was in what I got in return for my money, and that was BEFORE the paywalls and with ps3 being a heavily subsidised console
It got worse , not better with the new consoles
I know you've said these same things yourself earlier but they bear repeating
