2013-02-20, 03:20 PM
iamflip Wrote:I disagree on this point. A smart PC buyer can maintain a decent gaming PC for as much as paying for a console.
You can build a current gen-gaming worthy PC (enough to run newer games, at least) for less than £180? (Serious question : not tried in a long time, but I'm doubting it, but I could actually do with a new low end one, pretty sure parts in mine are starting to fail.)
Because that's what an xbox 360 (250gb with 2 games) would cost me right now. I tired looking, but the graphics card and processor to run, say assassins creed 3 on suggested minimum settings, appears to cost over £130 alone.
Obviously the new consoles are going to cost more than 6-7 year old hardware, but then so will the pc parts.
I'm certainly not questioning that they can (and do) generally run better on pc, but if I buy a pc, there is little guarantee it will be able to still play everything released for the next 5-6 years, whereas a console, I can be absolutely sure it will (ignoring the company going bankrupt, or something similar).