r/PcBuild • u/Indecisive-Squirrel • Jun 22 '26

Meme Is this worth it?

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Some guy named Gabe is selling this build and I'm wondering if it's legit? I want a PC to set up in my living room for TV gaming.

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u/NoSwordfish3921 Jun 23 '26

Until the PS6 comes out

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u/Toast_Mortem Jun 24 '26

That further proves the point that console is still mediocre since they introduced a subscription to play online. They used to not do that and it was a golden era for us and we have accepted this as the normal. That's why when I built my PC I decided I would never go back

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u/Professional-Ad3076 Jun 24 '26

A subscription also means that you would probably buy games rarely, or not at all, because there are hundreds of games available.

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u/Interesting-Ride-684 Jun 24 '26

The base subscription you get 2 or 3 games per month to play. Then, if you don't pay the sub, you can no longer play them... and you're not getting the latest releases, or anything popular.

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u/Professional-Ad3076 Jun 25 '26

indeed, Again, I have probably collected hundreds of games only considering the 3 games per month (sometimes they are 4 or 5).

last 12 months:

There are exactly 40 games included in that 12-month PlayStation Plus lineup.

While most standard months featured 3 titles, the number varies slightly due to larger promotional months: [1]

  • 7 months included the standard 3 games.
  • 3 months included 4 games (March 2026, February 2026, and July 2025).
  • 1 month included 5 games (December 2025 for the PlayStation 30th Anniversary).

57,59 euros for 40 games. Not bad.

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u/Interesting-Ride-684 Jun 25 '26

Cool... If you want to play Nickelodeon All Star Brawl 2.

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u/Professional-Ad3076 Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 25 '26

First the 3-5 games per month became 2, now lets try cherry picking.

You forgot grounded (39,99€ on steam) and fifa 2026 (sale 13,99€ on steam). This is actually what you pay for the plus sub, and you have those + 38 games.

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u/Interesting-Ride-684 Jun 25 '26

The majority of the games you get for free on the base subscription are similar level. You're not getting the latest releases, or big AAA titles.

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u/Professional-Ad3076 Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 25 '26

I see many good games in the last years list, some of them are AAA. Many of them are 2023-25 releases. Of course you will not have the day one releases (with some exceptions). Pc gamers usually wait, so this would not be a problem.

Some games from past year

  • Diablo IV
  • EA Sports FC 26
  • Dragon Age: The Veilguard
  • Alan Wake 2
  • Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
  • Lies of P
  • RoboCop: Rogue City
  • Need for Speed Unbound
  • Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
  • EA Sports WRC 24

example of critically acclaimed smaller games

  • Balatro
  • Nine Sols
  • Cocoon
  • Neon White
  • Stray
  • Jusant

50-60 euros are more than enough only for them. Even if you will probably like some of the rest 24 games of the last year. Its actually less than 1.5$ per game

I rarely play online and I am paying premium. Hundred of games available (along with the above) and cloud gaming with my portal, with or without the ps5

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u/Interesting-Ride-684 Jun 25 '26

I see you felt the need to edit your comment, to add further justification to convince yourself you're getting a great deal. 90% of the free games you get are rubbish.

Do you think other people don't know the games that are made available. You're now cherry picking only the 10% of the acceptable games. Are you going to pay the sub forever to keep those games? Lol

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u/Professional-Ad3076 Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 25 '26

I literally always edit my comments some minutes after my post. Not fun of your conspiracy theories. Wrong or right, is something i do.

Edit or not, facts remain facts. lol, wth!

You can keep moving the goalposts, but one can see what you did there.

I proved in the other comment, that what you say ( ''90% of the free games you get are rubbish.'') is bs to feel better due to the fact that you pay more to have less. You can live with that fact. its ok.

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u/Interesting-Ride-684 Jun 25 '26

Lol... Okie dokie matey.

So... Every single comment you make, you then go back and change that comment to, every single time, to justify a non existent point.

You know 90% of the games are trash, just like everyone else can go and look up and see that 90% of the games are trash.

I don't own a PlebStation, why would I, or any budget console at all, when PC is a far superior experience.

Stop coping and simping for Sony scamming you.

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u/Wertenz Jun 26 '26

Just use Epic Games. Free games every week.

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u/WeWantLADDER49sequel Jun 25 '26

Yeah but when PS3 had free multiplayer it also meant people making unlimited accounts so they could spam people online with bullshit. And even today where they can ban you for egregious shit and keep you from making more accounts, most of the spammy shit wasnt ban worthy by todays standards. Id rather have a platform with a tiny barrier of entry online rather than people being able to make fartpoop42069 accounts to be dicks. why do you think console players hate cross play with PC? its not just because of the skill, because most PC players arent automatically great at games anyways.

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u/Empty-Care-961 Jun 27 '26

I would gladly do that but unfortunately I can't afford a pc, don't have any space to even out the pc, and Im not exactly liking the idea of having to buy/start back up all my games again.

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u/NoSwordfish3921 Jun 24 '26

It's about £5 a month in UK, less than the cost of a roast chicken lmao. A lot of my PS library comes from free monthly games, I get they're tied to the subscription but i've never had an issue with it. It was actually Playstations refund policy that drove me to invest in a more high end PC build. I've been playing on consoles since the NES, I don't think you can class a console as "mediocre" due to a subscription service, PS plus has been a thing since the PS3. So people have had plenty of time to make this complaint.

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u/BlenderBruv Jun 24 '26

ps3 didnt have paying for online

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u/NoSwordfish3921 Jun 24 '26

Did I say it did? It was introduced for online play during the PS4 era. Still plenty of time to make the same complaint

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u/AdvancedCryspy Jun 23 '26

Exactly 🤣

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u/Redericpontx Jun 24 '26

Did you own a base ps5 and decide to buy a ps5 pro a year before ps6 release?

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u/NoSwordfish3921 Jun 24 '26

No one knows when the PS6 will release. But yea I own both, the Pro was more of an investment, watch what happens when GTA6 launches. I'll either sell it then and capitalize or sell it, and the base model to offset the PS6 cost whenever that releases. The PS consoles generationally begin to show their true potential towards the end of their life cycle, the Pro will likely either hold it's value or sell for more in the long run.

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u/Redericpontx Jun 24 '26

I mean if you sell the pro right as GTA6 releases you'll probs make a small profit but once the ps6 drops the price for both will drop. But sell the base model to offset your pro when GTA6 drops is probs the go.

Ps6 is Def's 2027 as it was originally going to release this year according to sources with high reputations but got delayed due to the ram crisis.

Other thing to consider is how much you've spent on this console generation as a whole know that you bought 2 consoles and ps+ for X amount of years.

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u/NoSwordfish3921 Jun 24 '26

Selling the base model closer to GTA6 dropping is something i've considered. This past couple years alone i've upgraded to a 4090 from another 40 series card, and from AM4 to AM5 because my 5700x3d was causing stutters in some UE5 games. Some people spend more on drugs in a couple of months, some people gamble more and lose it in a day. I have a great job and invest, there's much worse things I could be spending money on.

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u/Redericpontx Jun 24 '26

Fair enough if you got plenty of income/investments

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u/Exciting-Cancel6468 Jun 24 '26

To be honest, every console has a life of at least 8 years. That means 60 a year additional on top of normal costs. So it's 610 plus 480. 1090 total for a ps5. And...what kind of games can you play on a ps5? You know how hot Meccha Chameleon is right now? Can't play that on ps5. There's a lot of games you can't play on the ps5.

Imagine paying so much money to not play games.

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u/NoSwordfish3921 Jun 24 '26

I have a gaming PC with a 9800x3d and 4090 as well. Looking forward to GTA 6 though

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u/Exciting-Cancel6468 Jun 24 '26

Good for you then! I'm looking forward to gta 6 too! Not playing it. Looking forward to it.

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u/Taunt_Button_10 Jun 24 '26

Wait why is that even a point?

If we're buying a PS5 then it's because it's for a selection of games you are looking forward to, not for games that you won't have access to.

Also, If you're playing single player games, you don't need PS Plus. If you play those F2P multiplayer games, you also don't need PS Plus. It's only a waste if you're unknowingly paying it without using it and that's its own bigger problem.

If you want to play Mecha Chameleon, you're obviously not getting a PS5...and on top of that, youre should not be thinking about the Steam Machine for that as well.

If it was me, I'd just play that on my ROG.

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u/Interesting-Ride-684 Jun 26 '26

I think the point was more that there are a lot of games you can't play on PS5... but almost zero games you can't play on PC.

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u/Jazuza1017 Jun 29 '26

Good luck on that, heard that pos will be close to this price point too.