- Jan 30, 2005
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With the recent unveiling of the next gen consoles and their price schemes, it has become clear to anyone who can do simple math that PC gaming should come back in a big way given the extremely low cost of building or buying a current gen PC. When you add up all the costs of owning a console for several plus years you can see that they clearly cost more than all but the highest end DIY PC's.
Obviously, the Sony & MS employees will come in here and claim that the console is far more convenient. Let me point out the joke that is this argument for everyone. I can easily plug a PC into my TV now, I have to download just as many or more updates on the consoles now, and consoles take forever to load their OS and navigate through any menus within them when compared to a modern PC. As an example, it takes my PS3 at least 3 to 4 times as long to load as my PC (an upper middle end rig that cost right at $800 to build).
So the prevailing question here is obviously, will we see a big spike in PC gaming in this generation or are the public so indoctrinated that they will ignore the facts?
Obviously, the Sony & MS employees will come in here and claim that the console is far more convenient. Let me point out the joke that is this argument for everyone. I can easily plug a PC into my TV now, I have to download just as many or more updates on the consoles now, and consoles take forever to load their OS and navigate through any menus within them when compared to a modern PC. As an example, it takes my PS3 at least 3 to 4 times as long to load as my PC (an upper middle end rig that cost right at $800 to build).
So the prevailing question here is obviously, will we see a big spike in PC gaming in this generation or are the public so indoctrinated that they will ignore the facts?