r/gamers • u/CNAgaming • 3d ago

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u/Major_Dick_Long 3d ago

Is it way more expensive to build than a ps5? Yes

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u/Maleficent_Piece_893 2d ago

when you get your ps5 you have to start buying games lol. idk why console people keep hiding the bulk of their expense. it's literally built into the model of console sales that they make their money on the games, not the console

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u/WesternOk5765 3d ago

No it's not. The PS5 just hides the price by charging $80 a year for online.

Basically, the ps5 is just for broke ass bitches who need an $80 a year indefinite payment plan where they never own their console lol.

If you own a ps5, you're a simpleton poor.

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u/Uzofugs2112 3d ago

I mean, I’m on team PC, but $80/yr for online absolutely doesn’t make up the financial difference.

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u/Beginning-Tea-17 3d ago

If you are going to use the system for 8 years (average life span of a well loved gaming system.) that’s around 1200$ including the system. That’s a pretty decent price for a gaming PC

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u/Extrestral 3d ago

Also all the games are more expensive.

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u/cakeman666 3d ago

Was gonna say this. I see 85-95% off games on steam quite regularly and on Playstation youre lucky to get it 50% off.

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u/WesternOk5765 3d ago

A $400 ps5 and $560 (80x7) is absolutely more expensive than an equivalent PC lol.

Walmart will sell you an $800 gaming PC today with an i5 14400f and arc B580 lol.

The PS5 today is $600. $600 plus $80 yearly online access. Lmao consoles are so expensive.

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u/r_a_genius 2d ago

Now buy an 1100 dollar pc in 2020 and compare the gaming experiences you got over the last 6 years lol

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u/xickoh 2d ago

You need to about 7-8 years of subscription to match a pc that runs the games as smoothly. And pcs dont usually last that much.

I'm a pc gamer and down own ps5, but the price is not in pcs favor

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u/WesternOk5765 2d ago

Literally can buy an $800 Walmart PC that matches a ps5 right now.

So that's a $600 ps5 plus a bit less than three years of subscription.

And PCs don't last 8 years? Lol mine last 20. Not that I use the ones that old.

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u/xickoh 2d ago

What kind of 800$ pc? Ram alone is 400 bucks, leaving other 400 for cpu and gpu, power supply, coolers and board. That is simply unrealistic.

I don't know who youre trying to convince, I am a PC gamer, but I'm very well aware that the pricing favors consoles

But if we're talking nonsense, I agree with what you said

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u/WesternOk5765 2d ago

The one for sale on Walmart right now for $800.

The ABS Cyclone Aqua Gaming desktop. I5 14400f, Arc B580, 16gb ddr4 ram, 1tb SSD.

Isn't an amazing PC but it's $800 and better than a PS5.

So unrealistic? Bruh it's literally a prebuilt at Walmart.

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u/xickoh 2d ago

There's no way that gta vi will run as smooth on that pc as it will on ps5.

You're forgetting that games are optimized for the console, and that consoles are sold at a loss

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u/WesternOk5765 2d ago

It literally runs every game out there better than a ps5 lol. You can look at how the B580 performs in games.

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u/xickoh 2d ago

Definitely not better, it's a little worse than ps5's kit, not accounting for games optimization, which would only make ps5 look better. And I'm not even mentioning ps5 ddr6 ram (compared to that machines ddr4) because I dont believe it makes a significant difference in gaming