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ElectronicVices
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Dec 18, 2018
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Having flipped back and forth between PC's and consoles for 2+ decades here are my thoughts: Reasons to own a console: Like me, you don't have near the time you used to be able to devote to gaming. Consoles offer a relatively low cost, low maintenance solution for gaming needs. Investing $1500 on a dedicated gaming rig is not something that was high on my cost/benefit scale. The Xbox One X/S include more 4K, HDR/10/DV and Atmos enabled apps than many TV's, disc players and streaming devices. I can play essentially any 4K media(disc/digital/streaming) I may have access to on the One X without getting "shorted" a feature. Consoles offer backwards compatibility (a deterrent to switching with large libraries) and for the Xbox at least that catalog is still growing. The X also gets the occasional backwards compatible touch up (new textures, unlocked frame rate, slightly enhanced resolution). For 4K gaming at 30-60FPS with HDR it is nigh on impossible to build a full PC for less than an Xbox One X. Reasons to own a PC: You are a hardcore streamer/professional gamer. PC has a definitively higher maximum performance ceiling for intensive use. You need it for something other than gaming (more on this later for me). You prefer games that don't make it to console (one of my initial reasons to switch). You like ultra high refresh rates and field of view options. You prefer a keyboard and mouse (implementation still sucks on consoles IMO). You want the ability to swap out components for performance gains. Oh and if you like saying silly garbage like "PC Master Race!" Reasons I have all the parts for a new PC sitting in front of me as I type this: The laptop I used for music server duties is reaching the end of its useful life. I need something that can be a multi-function device with gaming as a consideration. Several co-workers/friends have had a resurgence in PC gaming while dropping their console time. I've never understood the hate/love for one or the other. I've owned one, the other, or both for 25(more since my first console) years and I still don't get the fanboyism. #MSDOSMasterRace
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Dec 18, 2018
ElectronicVices "I still don't get the fanboyism" Totally agree with this sentiment. I've had heaps of fun, and suffered great deals of frustration due to both PC's and Consoles.
Dec 18, 2018
ElectronicVices
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Dec 18, 2018
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livingspeedbumpAgree, both sides have their fun and frustrations. Went through 4 Xbox 360s due to red ring and dead disc drive issues. Quit PC gaming in college because video cards and software requirements were advancing so quickly I didn't have the extra $300-$500 every six months to keep up with the latest games. Picked up an original Xbox because they were porting over PC games that I wanted to play (Morrowind was too taxing for my college PC).
Dec 18, 2018
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Dec 28, 2018
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ElectronicVicesWhat PC games need a new graphics card every 6 months? Do you need 200 FPS at the highest ultra detail graphics settings to enjoy a PC game? I upgrade my graphics card every 3 to 4 years. A 4 year old $300-$500 graphics card will still play the latest games at 60 FPS without issue, just not at the highest graphics detail settings. Three years ago the R9 Fury and R9 Nano were $499. The R9 390 was $329. The GTX 970 was $329. In most newer games the GTX 970 is similar in performance o ra RX 480 or RX 580 and nobody would complain that those cards can't play modern titles.
Dec 28, 2018
ElectronicVices
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Dec 30, 2018
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BavorYou are going to have to go back a lot farther than 3 years to touch on the timeframe I was talking about, I graduated college 14 years ago.
Dec 30, 2018
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Dec 30, 2018
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ElectronicVicesEven 14 years ago you didn't need a new $300-500 graphics card regularly to play the latest games. Saying that you needed a semi annual or annual graphics card update is absurd for any time in PC gaming.
Dec 30, 2018
ElectronicVices
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Dec 31, 2018
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BavorIf you reread my post you would see that I stated " video cards and software requirements" the advancement wasn't exclusively in video cards but you seem to be hung up on that one particular aspect. This will be my last reply to you as your post history indicates you're only on Massdrop to tell other people why their thought processes are wrong and engage in combative, marginally productive discourse.
Dec 31, 2018
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Dec 31, 2018
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ElectronicVicesI did read your post. Its still absurd that you believe that computer software/hardware requirements required upgraded every 6 months. You are making up stuff to mislead people or are completely clueless about computer hardware and software. You are saying this is your last reply because its obvious I called you out of your BS and you have no logical reply after being called out on your BS. I guess correcting people's bullshit and lies is combative to you? I guess you don't want truth.
Dec 31, 2018
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