Why do people think PC gaming is much expensive

Its much cheaper since you need a pc anyway. Games just seem more addicting on PC I have played 500 hours of one of my pc games and am still not bored of it. Were as console gamers seem to buy more games than they can play through and the games cost a lot more. I think console only gamers think its more expensive because they hear of people that upgrade their computer just so they will have top of the line parts I am planning to wait at least 5 years before I buy a new computer not planning any upgrades other than harddrive upgrades if I run out of space.

People say it is more expensive...because it is. Shocking, yes? You need a monitor (1), you need a high-end computer to play the newest games (2), you need to constantly upgrade it with new programs and other stuff (3). I'm writing this on my dinky laptop, so those 3 points will already make me spend more money than I've ever spent on a console in my life. People were complaining about the PS3 being too expensive, but PCs are just way more expensive.

because it is....I now need to upgrade to windows 7 for some games and upgrade my processor and blah blah just to get the best out of it and I upgraded 2 years ago and I could probably use a better graphics card too and I have an HD4850.....I bought a 360 in 05 and that was it and I already had the HDTV for other reasons

chikenfriedrice

my pc and monitor were cheaper than my slim ps3 and tv.

gigabyte ma-790xt-ud4p

phenom II 955 be 3.2 ghz

sunbeam core contact freezer

4 gig ddr3 corsair xms3 1333 mhz effective

ati radeon 4850 1 gig ddr3

ocz stealth xtreme 600 watt psu

coolermaster elite 335 case

aoc 24 inch widescreen monitor 1200p native

worked out about a hundred cheaper than the ps3 slim 250 and the tv and the pc total destroys any console :)

The power bill alone makes PC gaming with a decent rig expensive.

The power bill alone makes PC gaming with a decent rig expensive.

jwsoul

Because it is in a sense. Games are cheaper, DLC is usually free and online play is ususally free. However, hardware and maintinence is expensive, power bills will raise quite a bit, and upgrades every fewe months cost hundreds of dollars. Also, games like WoW cost monthly fees.

This is why PC is a niche market.

Because it is in a sense. Games are cheaper, DLC is usually free and online play is ususally free. However, hardware and maintinence is expensive, power bills will raise quite a bit, and upgrades every fewe months cost hundreds of dollars. Also, games like WoW cost monthly fees.

This is why PC is a niche market.

heysharpshooter

but does the pc has the games that i want to play thought?

Sure PC gaming is more expensive maybe $600 for a good pc. But with steam deals PC games are much cheaper than consoles. Also since everyone on this forum has a PC it seems redudant having a PC and a console. PC gaming is also a better option for some people. Suppose you do not have much money, you are starting out your career away from home. I would rather have a high end PC than anything else; as it serves as a TV, a computer for work, websurfing and emails and a gaming platform.

Sausageson

This is the 50th post on why PC gaming is cheaper. It still cost more than a console.mtron32

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Sure PC gaming is more expensive maybe $600 for a good pc. But with steam deals PC games are much cheaper than consoles. Also since everyone on this forum has a PC it seems redudant having a PC and a console. PC gaming is also a better option for some people. Suppose you do not have much money, you are starting out your career away from home. I would rather have a high end PC than anything else; as it serves as a TV, a computer for work, websurfing and emails and a gaming platform.

ianuilliam

because it is....I now need to upgrade to windows 7 for some games and upgrade my processor and blah blah just to get the best out of it and I upgraded 2 years ago and I could probably use a better graphics card too and I have an HD4850.....I bought a 360 in 05 and that was it and I already had the HDTV for other reasons

chikenfriedrice

I call shenanagans if your dissapointed with the HD4850. thats one damn good card!

[QUOTE="lowe0"][QUOTE="adamosmaki"] You do not need to upgrade to win7 for gaming. Windows Xp an OS from 2001 still runs All games out there and i mean AllVandalvideo

[QUOTE="adamosmaki"] You do not need to upgrade to win7 for gaming. Windows Xp an OS from 2001 still runs All games out there and i mean Alllowe0

So you are telling me to pay 100euros for a new OS just for 1 game Its only 1 game that needs vista or Win 7. Can you name any other that require a newer windows version For a nearly 10 year old OS thats pretty damn good that is still supported for games

[QUOTE="lowe0"][QUOTE="adamosmaki"] You do not need to upgrade to win7 for gaming. Windows Xp an OS from 2001 still runs All games out there and i mean Alladamosmaki

So you are telling me to pay 100euros for a new OS just for 1 game Its only 1 game that needs vista or Win 7. Can you name any other that require a newer windows version For a nearly 10 year old OS thats pretty damn good that is still supported for games

PC gaming is more expensive with the hardware and upgrades the consoles.

I just prefer to play my games on a game console. It's more convient and

most of my friends and family play console games.

It's not so much the expense as much as it is the time and effort needed. I'll play any PC game that can run on my meh laptop though.

I don't get why people compare

(1) (sub-)720p, Marginal amount of AA if not any, any amount of anisotropic filtering, 30/60 FPS max, mininal View Distance aswell as minimal Detail Distance, DX9, weird shadows and many more ...

with,

(2) 1080p+, 4-16AA, 16x Anisotropic Filtering, +60 FPS, maximal View Distance, Maximum Detail Distance, DX10/11, tesselation and much more ...

and expect the same price tag?Why should a product that can do so much more then just gaming while delivering better graphics, physics, special effects etc be be cheaper then a console? Seriously.

Having said that my +2 years old rig with Q6600, 8800GT 512MB, 2GB RAM runs almost every game at 1080p. My guess is that if you need both a PC and something to game on you'd be cheaper out with a gaming PC. The difference between a gaming PC and a normal desktop tends to be 1 element, the almighty graphics card. Couple that with VERY cheap games aswell as the occasional -80% sales on Steam.

PC Gaming simply has a slightly higher initial cost, but in the long run it's cheaper. Unless you get one of those 8k$ Alienware gaming PCs, 'cause we all know we need one of those to run Crysis. Sad thing the're completely obselete after 3 months. Right? ^_^

I don't get why people compare

(1) (sub-)720p, Marginal amount of AA if not any, any amount of anisotropic filtering, 30/60 FPS max, mininal View Distance aswell as minimal Detail Distance, DX9, weird shadows and many more ...

with,

(2) 1080p+, 4-16AA, 16x Anisotropic Filtering, +60 FPS, maximal View Distance, Maximum Detail Distance, DX10/11, tesselation and much more ...

and expect the same price tag?Why should a product that can do so much more then just gaming while delivering better graphics, physics, special effects etc be be cheaper then a console? Seriously.

Having said that my +2 years old rig with Q6600, 8800GT 512MB, 2GB RAM runs almost every game at 1080p. My guess is that if you need both a PC and something to game on you'd be cheaper out with a gaming PC. The difference between a gaming PC and a normal desktop tends to be 1 element, the almighty graphics card. Couple that with VERY cheap games aswell as the occasional -80% sales on Steam.

PC Gaming simply has a slightly higher initial cost, but in the long run it's cheaper. Unless you get one of those 8k$ Alienware gaming PCs, 'cause we all know we need one of those to run Crysis. Sad thing the're completely obselete after 3 months. Right? ^_^

CAPSROGUE

It's called double standards. When the PS3 was $400, it was cheaper than the $200 Xbox 360 because it had more features, but a $600 PC is way more expensive than a $300 PS3 no matter how you try to "spin" it. After all, you don't need a PC in your house when you have a PS3, right?

[QUOTE="mtron32"]This is the 50th post on why PC gaming is cheaper. It still cost more than a console.Brainkiller05

Are you really going to try and make that argument? Saying consoles as a whole are inferior to PCs is both stupid and is in the process disregarding opinion. Do you know why I don't want to be a PC gamer, even if the price would be a bit lower than consoles? The games on it simply do not appeal to me. I feel the amount of quality exclusives for me are few and far between, I don't like the keyboard and mouse format and I honestly don't care about better graphics on multiplats. Are games like FFX, FFVII (the best version), LittleBigPlanet, MGS3, MGS4, Super Mario 64, Sunshine, Galaxy, Super Smash Bros. Melee and Brawl, Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, Uncharted 1 and 2, Resistance 1 and 2, the Gran Turismo series, God of War series, most NES, SNES andMegadrive cla$$ics (pirated games and portsare, of course, not included), Star Ocean series, Banjo Kazooie, Banjo Tooie, Crash Bandicoot PS1 titles, Spyro PS1 titles, the Metroid Prime series, Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, Demon's Souls, the Jak and Daxter series and Ratchet & Clank series available on the PC? Didn't think so. And those are just some examples, and I'm not including games coming out this year. Liking the PC more than consoles is absolutely fine, and I couldn't care less. I have lovely memories of Age of Empires 2, Age of Mythology, Civilization 3, Starcraft and Warcraft 3, among many other games, which I played back in the day on my PC. But when you go out of your way to bash consoles, that's just ignorant. Are we forgetting that consoles started the gaming business for real (hint: it was the NES).

I've just spent £100 on a new hard drive and CPU cooler. I could go buy a new 360 Arcade for £120. PC gaming is more expensive.

Are we forgetting that consoles started the gaming business for real (hint: it was the NES).calvinsora

[QUOTE="calvinsora"] Are we forgetting that consoles started the gaming business for real (hint: it was the NES).Vandalvideo

I was gaming way back then and neither of them were as popular with gamers as the NES. It totally made gaming mainstream.

I've just spent £100 on a new hard drive and CPU cooler. I could go buy a new 360 Arcade for £120. PC gaming is more expensive.

clyde46

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I've just spent £100 on a new hard drive and CPU cooler. I could go buy a new 360 Arcade for £120. PC gaming is more expensive.

Stevo_the_gamer

[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"][QUOTE="calvinsora"] Are we forgetting that consoles started the gaming business for real (hint: it was the NES).VanDammFan

I was gaming way back then and neither of them were as popular with gamers as the NES. It totally made gaming mainstream.

[QUOTE="calvinsora"] Are we forgetting that consoles started the gaming business for real (hint: it was the NES).Vandalvideo

I said started it "for real". Not the same in any way. Of course gaming existed before the NES, I have a rather good grasp on what consoles existed before and after certain consoles. But before NES (more specifically, Super Mario Bros.), gaming was in a huge slump, and many predicted its extinction. Don't deny the NES's influence, that's just silly.

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[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"] Hah! Forgetting the Commodore, Amiga, and all the fine PC-engine gaming platforms are we?Vandalvideo

I was gaming way back then and neither of them were as popular with gamers as the NES. It totally made gaming mainstream.

I said started it "for real". Not the same in any way. Of course gaming existed before the NES, I have a rather good grasp on what consoles existed before and after certain consoles. But before NES (more specifically, Super Mario Bros.), gaming was in a huge slump, and many predicted its extinction. Don't deny the NES's influence, that's just silly.calvinsora

[QUOTE="clyde46"] Damit! Shoot my post full of holes why dont you :PStevo_the_gamer

Now I fear PC gaming is the thing that has to be kept on life support.clubsammich91

[QUOTE="calvinsora"] Are we forgetting that consoles started the gaming business for real (hint: it was the NES).

farrell2k

It seems some misintererpreted what I said. I meant "for real". Gaming was on the verge of extinction before the NES came (it really was, look it up), thanks to an explosive number of consoles and bad games. Was the Odyssey popular? No. If we are going for starting it all, Brown Box was the first real console. It was just not released to the public. NES made gaming mainstream, and that's not just my opinion. All gaming sites pretty much agree on this fact, along with the general public.