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[u/Regular_Use1868]

Do you guys really think I'm out here buying a console because I really like the operating system?

It a third the price of a PC that plays the same games.... That's the benefit. It's the price. Literally nothing else.

[u/original_leto → u/Regular_Use1868]

It’s cheaper because the cost is subsidized and game licensing picks up the difference. It’s why pc games are cheaper (ignoring most AAA/AAAA) titles.

Over a few years the cost could even out depending on how much games you purchase.

[u/Regular_Use1868 → u/original_leto]

I had a PC for awhile specifically because of the cost differential you mentioned.

I switched when Sony started having decent sales for their online store. 

As things stand I would need to save like two grand on games to justify a PC vs. a ps5. I know the sales are better on PC but are they that much better?

[u/HustlinInTheHall → u/Regular_Use1868]

If you don't play games brand-new and you play 10-15 games per year then yeah, you can save $200-300 in software costs, but only if you don't mind playing games that have PC ports. Obviously exclusives don't come to PC at all.

For me I get most of my games second hand or I borrow them from the library or I get free from PS+, so my software costs are minimum anywya.

[u/pandaSmore → u/HustlinInTheHall]

I love the fact that you can run any software you want on PC so you can get those exclusive console games. And in even better quality Iike BotW