Why people will buy Xbox one X and not buy/upgrade PC instead?

You might as well don't buy any hardware.

X1X dev kit already has 24 GB GDDR5-6800 memory storage foot print i.e. MS already designing memory storage foot print for the next Xbox. It's missing 7nm era CPU and GPU IP.

Because they like getting owned by MS

'Daily and nightly and ever so rightly'.

Why can't you carry your stuff over on the PC? Everything has accounts and cloud saves pretty much.

My 5 year old gaming PC need just about everything, the only thing I could use is the case. The first PC I built was a 386, ordering parts putting them all together and setting it all up is getting a little boring. I got a ton of other hobbies that are a lot more fun. I will purchase a Xbox one X and maybe down the road a PS5 if Sony has any games that I want to play!

I'm currently thinking of getting a dedicated gaming PC to play Destiny 2 with friends. I'll also get to play it at 1080p60 if I put in a bit more money, which is what you can't get on consoles.

If it wasn't for friends, the allure of the ease of consoles is huge for me. And if I was to get a beast console, it would be the Xbox One X for sure. Form factor, ecosystem, everything - it's just brilliant for someone like me who just wants to plug in and play.

^ this sums it up pretty much. Most other systems at least have the excuse of excluisves, but that seems to be gone with the XOne X.

Anyone that criticizes a person for having different tastes and needs than them are ignorant buffoons. There is nothing wrong with buying what you like for your own personal reasons. Most making dumb blanketing Statements are just Jealous because they can't afford to buy one or are too small minded to understand that people have different values.

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Why do you make a thread for a question that should be relatively obvious?

Sometimes I always ask indzman, Why ask when you already know the answer?

For the same reasons they've always chosen a console over a PC. It's not really hard to understand why.

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A lot of my other hobbies require a PC so it just makes sense to have it as my main gaming device as well.

....at that point it's tough to go back to console because, well... they just suck. Mediocre performance in games and they're pretty much useless outside of that.

So my answer to the OP would be: they can't afford, don't know, or don't care. Everything else is just a System Wars excuse.

Because I prefer consoles, the XB1 will offer best version of multiplats on consoles going forward, and I already have some 300+ games on my system with no games, and i'm not predisposed to all the MS hate like everyone else.

There are different factors that come into play when choosing which platform you will buy. Maybe

- Maybe the buyer doesn't want to worry about updating their PC frequently

- Maybe they have a family and want to buy something everyone in their family will enjoy

- Some people may prefer to play with a controller ( yes, you can hook one up to your PC, but some people may not want to worry about setting up their controller preferences for each game they play).

- Maybe its something as simple as THEY DON'T WANT A PC

Just choose one of them or none of them. It's as simple as that. Just enjoy the games you want to play on whatever platform you play them on.

I have no idea why some people cant understand that a lot of people just prefer to game on console. Plug and play is huge and why I have been a console gamer since the 2600.

Have played plenty of games on a friends high spec PC and yes the games look great... still doesn't make me want to go build a PC though.

People list all kinds of reasons, but it's really dead simple.

1. They don't have the funds for it. Fair enough. Even though you can get a lot more out of even a budget PC than an Xbone, the full spectrum advantage of a gaming PC comes when you put a bit more in. Granted it's still a much better deal in the long run, the cost of entry can be scary for some. Understandable.

2. Just plain ignorance. This is where someone cries elitist, but that's not how it is at all. We all want to enjoy gaming at its best. Of course the kind of gamer who chooses an XboneX thinks they're getting exactly that. They're not choosing a far inferior platform on purpose, they simply don't understand the massive gulf between a system like that and a proper gaming PC. They haven't experienced it to know.

I find you have to communicate this to console only gamers in a way they understand, something they can relate to. So imagine you have one gamer who only owns an Atari 2600. Then you have another gamer who owns a NES, Master System, SNES, and a Genesis. It's fairly obvious who has the better gaming experience all around. The guy who only has a 2600 can talk about what he prefers all day, but get real, that's some clown nonsense.

But that's the kind of gulf we're talking about here. At a certain point preference moves on from being a matter of opinion to become something laughable.

Of course some poor fool will come along and claim he has some amazing PC, but still prefers the Xbone. Ok. Only two kinds of people say that. Liars and masochists. So have at it.