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pinky0926 posted...

+ PC gaming is more cost effective than buying a console
- A console is around 500 and don't even talk about building a PC this cheap, that's a waste of money and time

You have to keep in mind that everyone has a PC of some kind, so it's more like about if you want a good PC or a cheap one and a console.

+ That hardware is trash, You should use X hardware instead.
- Actually pretty much any of the top games will run on the "trash" hardware at 60FPS on a 1440p monitor, which is realistically as good as I ever expect

Most people refer to price/performance of components and things always change. Less than a decade ago, AMD was completely irrelevant in CPU market, but nowdays it's just dumb to buy Intel over AMD for gaming.

+ If you want a superb gaming rig, consider spending over 1200
- as above pretty much all current AAA games will run on excellent settings at half that price

There's your bad PC+console or just a good PC argument. Add the lower cost of games and no subscription required to go online and it evens out.

+ you should spend more on a PC because it's not just for gaming, it does all your other stuff too.
- your trash 10+ year old budget desktop will do literally all of your other tasks unless you are a CAD engineer

If you get a trash desktop, it will surely be useless in 5 years. Most desktops that are trash now were good once upon a time.

+ You should "future proof" your PC by buying a more upmarket version. Also wait a few months until X part comes out
- There is no such thing as "future proofing" and new hardware is coming out all the time and eclipsing whatever is on the market every few months anyway
- a basic cost-benefit breakdown seems to show that it would actually be more cost effective to just build a cheap rig every few years, rather than buy an expensive one less often

You're right. I'd say that the best thing would be to partially upgrade every couple of years.
For example, I've been using the same case for 15 years now. And everything inside it has been changed at least 3 times.
GPU is more or less half the price of everything, so I upgrade GPU separately. Did it a couple of years ago, this year I'm buying everything else except case, GPU, SSDs, fans and peripherals.

+ Build a good rig because it is an investment
- your hardware dives off a cliff in value faster than a luxury car

It's all about what you value and need.
PC gaming is a hobby and of course that it's going to get expensive if you get into it, but compared to other technology, it's not that expensive.
A lot of people who constantly talk about how PC gaming is expensive change their phones on yearl basis. I'd never spend more than a couple hundred on a phone and then I use it until it literally falls apart. Some people spend a lot on home theatres and massive TVs with high-end surround sounds.
There are people who don't spend on technology, but have dozens of shoes.
Some people spend it on drugs.

It's all about your budget and preferences.
If you look at steam surverys, most players are on low end hardware, but are still playing and enjoying games.

If you ask me, AAA aspect of gaming has been garbage for the most part and it's only purpose is to attract casuals, with a few actually great games here and there. Meanwhile when you look past those AAA titles there are still a ton of games that aren't hardware demanding and are way more enjoyable.