Could a computer ever even match the Xbox in terms of price/performance and convenience?

Why do you need to upgrade for each and every damn game? I got an rx 570 on one Pc and a 1050 ti on a laptop and I don't see the need for an upgrade. Sure games on Pc are more prone to bugs and problematics, but nothing major really. I play mostly multiplats and I don't understand what you mean by clunky and tedious; those are the same games that are on consoles.

Consoles do well in terms of optimization and performance being closed plaforms so devs can work within these limits, but that doesn't mean that Pc gaming is not a viable option.

To me Pc gaming has big pros that at times can become cons, that is being an open platform, thanks to that you can have a lot of choice in terms of hardware and software options, including free online and ridiculous low prices for games which is the reason why I buy multiplats on Pc in the first place. This fact leads to more issues than on a console, therefore tinkering and troubleshooting are sometimes required, which are the only cons I can think of.

Uncomarable. Microsoft gets a bulk discount from suppliers. Encomiies of scale and all that.

So you need an $1,000 PC + a $350 PS4 to beat XB1X but even with all that you still can't play UHD Blurays.

;-P

@aia89: I've had several games crash, most of which are ports of really old games.

It really shouldn't be like that when you pay for a $2K computer. It isn't when you pay for a $500 console.

@Ovirew: How old? If they're old enough, the consoles probably don't play them at all. Technology advances, and that will always cause issues with outdated technology. That happens wherever technology is utilized.

Who builds or upgrades a PC to match a console? If that's your aim then buy a bleeding console.

Lol at $500 PCs. Save your pennies and go bigger. If you can stretch the budget to closer to $900, you can build a real banger.

Yes but it doesn't matter IMO, the Xbox is still great for most people.

In terms of mass assembly production cost, X1X's SoC has the advantage over PC's discrete parts. X1X is designed to be like blu-ray player like appliance that happens to play XBO games.

PC's technical hardware superiority means nothing to US 2/3 desktop gaming market (game consoles).

No, because an Xbox only does a fraction of what a PC can do.

PC's cost advantage is with work related income tax offsets, hence PC core markets are with "business" which includes "home office".

I seen large companies with Dell Alienware gaming laptops as mobile workstations and employee has local machine admin rights.

In the same way quality meals mean nothing to the US junk food consuming market

makes this forum a bigger joke when its full of cowards.