Pc gaming isn't that expensive

[hitmanmoney]

I get tired of hearing that pc gaming cost a ton more then console gaming or that you need 2k for a good pc. You can get a good pc for $700-$900. That would get you and i5 and 6850 or better which is enough to max the latest games out. Take into consideration that most people own a pc anyway that probably cost them $400-500 dollars and a console can cost $200-$299. Add both of the cost together and you could get a $700-$800 computer which is more then enough to play the latest games at max.

Upgrading isn't nearly as costly as people think you can get a way with less then 16 gb of ram. As long as you upgrade within reason pc gaming is affordable. 4gb of ram can play any game out now 8 gb is safer thou but that would cost what 39.99 that's not a lot. DDR2 and dual cores still play games and there 5 years old. I just get tired of hearing "you have to spend $300 on upgrade every 6 months" it's not true. video card upgrading isn't that costly either a 6850 almost keeps up with my 5850. When i bought my 5850 it was top of the line(I learned form that lol should have waited for the 6xxx series instead) and ran me $300. Now you can get two 6850 for around 280 and get way better performance the point i am trying to make is that as time goes on playing at the same resolution gets cheaper and cheaper. So this you have to spend $200 on video card every 6 months is false and its really annoying to here from the people i know in rl life.

Pc games are usually $10 dollars cheaper then console games this adds up. If you buy 22 games over the course of three years. That's $220 dollars which is more then enough for a graphics card upgrade and every time a new consoles comes out that's a new processor and graphics card. If prices of release consoles stay the same which where $400-$500. So pc gaming is affordable under the right conditions. Console exclusive are exclusives now but in 5 years we will be able to play all of them plus pc games and if you try to mod your x box 360 and ps3 to play old games you get banned from x box live.

 

[gnomio]

PC games are cheaper than console ones

 

[tsd16]

PC games are cheaper than console ones

In case you havent noticed, they are starting to catch on. A few of the recent big titles have been 59.99 just like consoles.

 

[Gumption]

In case you havent noticed, they are starting to catch on. A few of the recent big titles have been 59.99 just like consoles.

By 'recent big titles' you mean BF3 and MW3? I doubt that its going to be a growing trend, not if the developers want to make money in the pc market. Console games can be overpriced because there is trade-in and demand. Sales for both those titles on the pc - prove that many pc gamers aren't going to take the bait with that bullsh1t pricepoint.

To the OP:

PC gaming is more expensive - and it should be - the value for money is exponentially greater. And by that I mean that PC gaming rules all.

 

[HEXiT]

pc gaming is no more expencive for hardware than console gaming and a lot cheaper for games.
it may cost you £/$200 to get an xbox but most people buy a £/$700 hdtv to go with it.
add in the price of a couple of games and you can see £/$ 1000 isnt that hard to spend.
if you spent the same on a pc you would get better screen rez in most games and a pc thats roughly x4 the power of an xbox.

then theres upgrades. while timmy spends his £/$ 60 per game and buys 15 games a year for the life of the console say 7 years he spends around £/$ 6300 total on games. its unlikley a dhtv will last 7 years so throw in another at 700 and you have a grand total of 7K
while on pc jerry buys 15 games a year for the same 7 years hes looking to spend £/$40per game fo a GT of 4200 and in that 7 years he also upgraded his pc spending another 1800. giving a grand total of 6000. so overall its cheaper and better quality... yes the inital cost of the pc is high but it really does pay for itself if your a gamer.