How is console gaming less expensive overall?

[Shocker]

The age old argument was always that console gaming is much more affordable, and while the hardware is less expensive, everything else has become a ripoff.

You have to pay 60 bucks yearly just to play online.

GTA V was sold on 3 different console generation for full price.

The Last of Us was sold on 3 different console generation for full price.

The Last of Us Part 2 was also sold for full price first on PS4, than on PS5.

Until Dawn was sold on PS4, and now on PS5 for full price.

God of War 3 was sold on both PS3 and PS4.

Skyrim was sold on 3 different console generations.

Tomb Raider (2013) was sold on PS3/360, and just a year later on PS4/Xbox One for full price.

Resident Evil 4 was sold on Gamecube, than PS2, than on the Wii, than on PS3/360, than on
PS4/Xbox One.

The list goes on and on.

Meanwhile on PC you have regular discounts on Steam and GOG, and free games on Epic.

[✨Saint✨]

Originally posted by Shocker:

The age old argument was always that console gaming is much more affordable, and while the hardware is less expensive, everything else has become a ripoff.

You have to pay 60 bucks yearly just to play online.

GTA V was sold on 3 different console generation for full price.

The Last of Us was sold on 3 different console generation for full price.

The Last of Us Part 2 was also sold for full price first on PS4, than on PS5.

Until Dawn was sold on PS4, and now on PS5 for full price.

God of War 3 was sold on both PS3 and PS4.

Skyrim was sold on 3 different console generations.

Tomb Raider (2013) was sold on PS3/360, and just a year later on PS4/Xbox One for full price.

Resident Evil 4 was sold on Gamecube, than PS2, than on the Wii, than on PS3/360, than on
PS4/Xbox One.

The list goes on and on.

Meanwhile on PC you have regular discounts on Steam and GOG, and free games on Epic.

In general, consoles tend to have a lower initial cost compared to building a gaming PC with similar performance specifications. However, when considering the long-term costs, PC gaming may be more cost-effective due to factors such as sales on games, free online multiplayer, and the ability to upgrade individual components over time instead of purchasing a completely new system.

[Paratech2008]

I have 2008 Steam and GOG purchases that work on my PC.

How many people have console games purchased in 2008 playable on modern consoles?

[AirDrifter]

Originally posted by ✨Saint✨:

Originally posted by Shocker:

The age old argument was always that console gaming is much more affordable, and while the hardware is less expensive, everything else has become a ripoff.

You have to pay 60 bucks yearly just to play online.

GTA V was sold on 3 different console generation for full price.

The Last of Us was sold on 3 different console generation for full price.

The Last of Us Part 2 was also sold for full price first on PS4, than on PS5.

Until Dawn was sold on PS4, and now on PS5 for full price.

God of War 3 was sold on both PS3 and PS4.

Skyrim was sold on 3 different console generations.

Tomb Raider (2013) was sold on PS3/360, and just a year later on PS4/Xbox One for full price.

Resident Evil 4 was sold on Gamecube, than PS2, than on the Wii, than on PS3/360, than on
PS4/Xbox One.

The list goes on and on.

Meanwhile on PC you have regular discounts on Steam and GOG, and free games on Epic.

In general, consoles tend to have a lower initial cost compared to building a gaming PC with similar performance specifications. However, when considering the long-term costs, PC gaming may be more cost-effective due to factors such as sales on games, free online multiplayer, and the ability to upgrade individual components over time instead of purchasing a completely new system.

:saint:

Couldn't have said it better myself, that's the best answer here.

[Chompman]

Just remember that some games come with free or small fee's to upgrade on a later gen console so this is not as bad as having to buy the same game for full price all the time now that digital games are a thing.

[76561199237092713]

it's not, lets be real consoles could be the perfect gamer pc's but their just too greedy... thewre is no reason why you switch cant run android... there is not reason why your x-box cant run a full windows os... the only reason is to for a walled garden....

[Chompman]

Originally posted by FIXYOURSYSTEM:

it's not, lets be real consoles could be the perfect gamer pc's but their just too greedy... thewre is no reason why you switch cant run android... there is not reason why your x-box cant run a full windows os... the only reason is to for a walled garden....

Expecting consoles to run various os's like that is a lot of work and not as simple as you think in a lot of cases.

They have their own OS to make sure they work correctly on their own as that's usually a big point of consoles where they work with little to no work unlike pc's

If people want to "jailbreak" their consoles that's something individuals need to support.

[Paratech2008]

Originally posted by FIXYOURSYSTEM:

it's not, lets be real consoles could be the perfect gamer pc's but their just too greedy... thewre is no reason why you switch cant run android... there is not reason why your x-box cant run a full windows os... the only reason is to for a walled garden....

Which is why I have an Android Tablet and Phone.

I have several emulation bundles on Steam and GOG that have DRM FREE ROMS and can be used on Android devices. Ironically I was so grateful to Sega I purchased the Genesis Collection for my Switch just to show my thanks. (On sale) a few months before they removed it from the store.

[Eagle_of_Fire]

Originally posted by Shocker:

The age old argument was always that console gaming is much more affordable

I'm going to stop you right there. This has never been true. Where did you even hear this?

[Shocker]

Originally posted by Eagle_of_Fire:

Originally posted by Shocker:

The age old argument was always that console gaming is much more affordable

I'm going to stop you right there. This has never been true. Where did you even hear this?

Everywhere from console players. They judge it based on hardware prices.

[Crazy Tiger]

Originally posted by Paratech2008:

I have 2008 Steam and GOG purchases that work on my PC.

How many people have console games purchased in 2008 playable on modern consoles?

I just use my console from back then.

[Shocker]

Originally posted by Crazy Tiger:

Originally posted by Paratech2008:

I have 2008 Steam and GOG purchases that work on my PC.

How many people have console games purchased in 2008 playable on modern consoles?

I just use my console from back then.

That's a pretty inconvenient way to play those games. Your console won't last forever, and you play those games with crappier frame rates and resolutions.

[Eagle_of_Fire]

Originally posted by Shocker:

Originally posted by Eagle_of_Fire:

I'm going to stop you right there. This has never been true. Where did you even hear this?

Everywhere from console players. They judge it based on hardware prices.

Stating ridiculous claims don't magically make them true.

[Niliu]

The argument for the last 20 years has been that PC gaming is cheaper, actually. Steam was the primary factor in that, as Steam still offers deep discounts no one else does.

[Niliu]

Originally posted by Paratech2008:

I have 2008 Steam and GOG purchases that work on my PC.

How many people have console games purchased in 2008 playable on modern consoles?

Considering backwards compatibility is something console companies re-implemented immediately after the backlash of the PS3 and Xbox 360 not being back compatible.

The major flaw in your reasoning is that the old consoles can be used to play old games, getting the new console doesn't erase the old one.

[Knee]

Originally posted by Shocker:

Originally posted by Crazy Tiger:

I just use my console from back then.

That's a pretty inconvenient way to play those games. Your console won't last forever, and you play those games with crappier frame rates and resolutions.

But is that not shifting the goal posts?