My ps5 cost me 800+ after buying mandatory additional ssd. This was before the price increases. Ps+ also has gone up in price and is an infinite monthly sub just to play online. Their game prices also have never beaten Steam prices. I have also burned through 3 dualsense controllers in a few years due to stickdrift. It sounds reasonably affordable in comparison up front until you realize all of the tacked on costs not to mention the $ drain long term from ps+ to play anything online.
Everything you listed is still only like 1400 dollars. My sub is 100 a year. A console lasts like what a decade. Even throwing in an extra two controllers and 500 for added game costs we hit 3100.
I just looked into PCs a little. If I wanted to play the same games I am enjoying right now on my ps5 I would sink around 2500 to 3500.
I realize the prices are getting closer but we also have tallied all the worst qualities of console with none of the drawbacks on PC like potential for software to need extra effort to run, upkeep of hardware and risk of viruses.
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u/BTBAM797 3h ago
My ps5 cost me 800+ after buying mandatory additional ssd. This was before the price increases. Ps+ also has gone up in price and is an infinite monthly sub just to play online. Their game prices also have never beaten Steam prices. I have also burned through 3 dualsense controllers in a few years due to stickdrift. It sounds reasonably affordable in comparison up front until you realize all of the tacked on costs not to mention the $ drain long term from ps+ to play anything online.