Whats the point of consoles as a main gaming platform

Whats the point of consoles as a main gaming platform.
Like why would anyone buy a PS5 let alone a PS6 at this point.
Ps5 is like 450$ + 640$ for 8 years for Online play and you will still need to buy a mid tier PC for like 500 or so $.
Why buy a system that barely runs games at 60 fps low settings and a Budget PC that can barely do basic non gaming related PC stuff.
And you also have to constantly unplug and re-plug your older consoles in case you want to play older titles.
When you can get a 1500$ PC that runs games better than the PS5 and can also do a bunch of cool shit as well and will probably last you 8 years on top of having access to the entire library of old games.

Like just this month i Played Guild Wars, Metal Gear rising, Monster hunter Wilds, Forza Horizon 4, Ghost of Tsushima, To beast ot not to Beast, Halflilife Alyx and Heat VR all on a single system.

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poorfags

casuals

low IQ

take your pick

you dont need to pay for psplus to play f2p games on ps5

the thing is, the real point of consoles when compared to pc is just that they're the casual option. that's not to shit on console users - by design, there's supposed to be almost a "plug-and-play" element to them, with any game you get for the console being as simple as slotting in a disc or cartridge and booting up - all without having to worry about stuff like system specifications or whatever (with the bonus that, though they're not at the highest echelon of graphical power, they're more affordable overall)
half the reason modern consoles are shit nowadays is because this concept seems to have been entirely lost by console manufacturers in favour of trying to compete with pcs - yes there's stuff like paying for online play and setting up accounts and whatnot that suck ass as well, but casuals probably wouldn't care about a lot of these if the "current gen" wasn't asking for 800 dollars for a box that plays two games

mmm gray battlestations, i miss it

Most of the games i play online on PC.
Like Tekken Monster Hunter or Street fighter Or Deep rock or until recently Destiny 2 would require PS+.
I also played a lot of random games whit online features that would require PS+.
If i had no choice but to get a PS5 id probably have to be subbed to PS+ all the time.

With this case going for a retro feel and newer cases going for a natural wood feel, I am hopeful for the future of PC cases looking more than black/white glass boxes

Ps5 is like 450$ + 640$ for 8 years for Online play and you will still need to buy a mid tier PC for like 500 or so $.

Exceptionally retarded and unhinged 50 year old bald PC fanboy warring zealot.

RTX xx80-90 GPU $1,500-$2,000 (you still need the rest of a PC)

Mid tier AMD GPU $800

PS5 Pro $700

Steam Deck White OLED $680

Steam Deck OLED $650

16GB VRAM GPU (you still need the rest of a PC): $500+over MSRP tip

Switch 2 $450

PS5 with Disc Drive $450

PS5 No Disc Drive $400

Switch 1 OLED $350

Switch 1 non-OLED $300

Switch Lite (portable only) $200

Buyer's remorse for 8GB GPU owners: Priceless.

GTA6 PC release: 2029 EpicGameStore, 2030 Steam.

Your $500 gaming PC hasn't existed in over 9 years. Retard. Anon BabblePCMR sends their strongest warriors to Anon Babblealve Balding general/. You can't even run Doom Dark Ages, a staple of the PC identity since the 1990s, on a budget PC because Raytracing is required and GPU prices are insane today.

What games are there for this nowadays that don't provide a better experience online? Mario Kart for Switch and fighting games for everything else are all that I can think of.

I literally had people play games in coop by remote play from my bedroom PC in the living room using controllers on a smart TV.
But then again i imagine most normies don't know how to set this up.

If you could actually put together a non-schizo post then you might have a point.

PC gaming is very expensive

I accept your concession, balding PC fanboy warring zealot.

i hope so too, tired of many pc parts being made for light shows

The fact that each Switch 2 game cost 100 dollars in my country in addition to the keys made me wake up i prefer to buy a PC and a Steam Deck now Nintendo has become too arrogant

Hello Brazilian, let me fuck your sister.

I like how you are willing to write an entire wall of text but could not read my post till the end and missed the part where i specifically mentioned a 1500$ gaming PC not a 500$ gaming PC.
4070 supper is like 600$ and is better than a PS5 pro. And you can get a decent everything else that makes a PC for like 900$

And for the record i red your entire post because i don't have the reading atention span of a dark skinned zoomer.

Why bad thing happen

Low IQ. Most people are not real humans like me or you.

Why would mom and dad mess with that when they can buy a Switch for them and the kids?

t. PC fanboy who's Deckie is full of pirated Nintendo games. The most noble /v mustard race/ helping the game industry.
$900 PC. A single GPU component costing $600, where's the rest of your PC parts? You know the PS5 Pro has 2TB NVME, so you're gonna be adding that your build, right PC Valve fanboy bro? A vanilla PS5 costs $450 btw bro. Try to keep up with the conversation.

Your post is absolute dog shit trash

PC gaming is overpriced trash and steam store is full of shovelware slop

You hit the nail on the head, PC fatties are mentally retarded unhinged bald fat greasy losers

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Computers are only worth it if you spend over $1000 AT LEAST, otherwise you're just going to have a worse experience than console players
brokefags larping as pc gamers when all they have is a toaster are the most pathetic gamers, even worse than mobile gaming brazilians

LOW IQ. WHY ARE THEY ALLOWED TO BREED?

A lot of people don't find sitting down at a computer desk to be comfortable
They'd rather carry a laptop around the house to sit wherever they want and then sit down on their couch to play video games
If you don't care about PC gaming and would rather have a laptop, then consoles offer a lot better value than PCs do right now
t. has a 6600 PC which is inferior than consoles

PC fatties are ugly, retarded mentally ill clowns

Go play the dog shit shovel ware slop that's on steam. You will own nothing and be happy

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Found the spiteful virgin.

Anon, this is why women don't talk to you. You think you are above normies.

(Pro tip: you're not)

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Saar, you need to lock down your store so I don't waste money by buying a bad product and then not refunding for some reason. Do the needful or I'll buy the lowest comon denominator sloppa instead. I can't wait to bing bing wahoo with my cousin niece wife.

Ps5 is like 450$ + 640$ for 8 years for Online play and you will still need to buy a mid tier PC for like 500 or so $.

You don't need to buy PS+ at all. In total since PS+ became a thing I have paid for a whopping 3 months total over random amounts of years when I wanted to trophy hunt. That's it. F2P games also don't require it. Unless you are playing CoD, Fifer, Madden, 2K, or Helldivers religiously it is very unlikely you need PS+ at all.

Why buy a system that barely runs games at 60 fps low settings

Because most people do not care unless the option for 60 FPS is offered to them. If there are no perceivable drops at 30 FPS most people do not care and this has been the case for two generations, almost three now.

a Budget PC that can barely do basic non gaming related PC stuff.

Because the AVGN meme is a real thing and if you think people want to come home from work sitting at a desk to sit at a desk and play games instead of sitting at their couch you are a very very small minority.

you also have to constantly unplug and re-plug your older consoles in case you want to play older titles.

Connected to my PC monitors right now I have a Wii U, Switch, PS5, PS4, SeX, and 360 connected to it alongside my PC. HDMI hubs are dirt cheap and it's not like you can't use a power strip or a UPS that has slots for everything important to you. A PC only need 2-3 (Tower + one or two monitors) and the rest are for your important consoles. Mine personally has eight slots to plug into, two being battery backup (My computer and my PS4) and six being for power surges (My other systems). I have my monitors on a power strip.

and will probably last you 8 years on top of having access to the entire library of old games.

Most people do not care. $1500 up front is your issue, you WILL be required to tinker with it unlike a console, having a tower at your sofa introduces a whole host of logistical issues, and most people do not want to touch graphical settings to lower stuff.

Who hurt you anon.
Ware you molested at a PC LAN party?

You are Ad homineming so hard. I feel sad you are so angry.

You do realize shovel-ware affect's all systems not just the PC.
Literal PSN add.
youtube.com/watch?v=uM523jjrvf4

Also i am pretty sure no one forced people to buy shovel-ware.

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Since I ran out of space, there's also the fact that a majority of people are buying these things casually or for their children. The amount of enthusiasts who care about 90% of what you listed is a very small minority and this website is essentially an echochamber of this minority as are any websites dedicated to gaming. I have friends and had friends who have never played a Japanese game in their life, never played anything but Madden, never touched anything but CoD, etc. I have some nephews and nieces who only play Fortnite, Minecraft, and Pokemon. The only two people I have ever known to have a PS3 are a weeb who only plays licensed anime games on it and a dudebro who only plays Madden on it.

Physical copies are still important and make up a huge amount of sales as shown in Sony's Insomniac leak with some games being 70% physical. PCs have zero relevance to parents because buying a gift card is considered a very thoughtless gift, at least here in the US. Buying your kid an eShop card or V-bucks is considered inconsiderate compared to going to a store and buying them a physical copy of something. PC also severely lacks the ability for a parent to window shop at a B&M store they're in, buy a bargain bin $15 Lego game for their kid, and surprise them after school, or buy them physical games to put under their Christmas tree/present to them at their birthday to unwrap.

Considering PC games are outselling Console games right now id hardly call it a minority.
I have friends in Japan telling me there was a line bigger then the PS5 line just to buy a new GPU that can run Wilds on PC.

that case is fucking nice

Bee simulator's existence doesn't change the fact that we can play all your favorite games in 4K at better frame rates, nigtards.

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Emulating games does not count you are just pretending to play those games by emulating them.
Some tards actually believe this

id hardly call it a minority.

You're forgetting that a bunch of the numbers are propped up by people in China specifically who primarily PC game. Yes, it's not like PC gaming isn't big (It's only a couple billion less than console gaming as a whole if I remember right), but you have to account for why it's so big.

Japan has only just started losing the stigma of PCs being for hentai games in the past 5-10 years or so and Sony has been actively hostile to them on top of it. They were also heavily pushed PC gaming thanks to VTubers.

I really hate ignorant console only folk that won't accept more pixels and higher framerates and mods objectively makes emulation superior and factually definitive. Switch 2 is a scam of a console and I can't wait for all of their nsps to start pouring out into the internet, inevitably.

Whats the point of consoles

I was asking this thirty five years ago as a child. So glad to see them all decline into irrelevance.

fuck I wish they still sold cases like that.

A PC was a good idea like 5 years ago.
But now everything runs like shit even on top end PCs.
You spend thousands of dollars on a Ryzen/RTX 5090 and still get stutters at a barely solid 4k/60 fps.
As someone who games on PC, I see the appeal of a Ps5 now more than ever.

That case is from computex this year, it's made by Silverstone.

you think that but you don't. not really. the fat bubble plastic design was own form of ugly, stuff didn't look like an 80s mac.

I don't know, I play star citizen with maxed settings at 4k and get nearly 300 frames

There are exceptions.
But a lot of games now do run like complete ass.
See Stalker 2, Indiana Jones, Alan Wake 2, etc

the poor should fear the rich

Tell me you are retarded without saying it..star citizen kek what à fucking retard

Since Switch I've spent most of my gaming time there. Multiplats are rarely good.

pc games are cool, always have been. but emulating always felt like sneaking into an open window or back door or patio or whatever, just absolutely not being invited in through the front door
t. life long console fag that always wanted a pc for pc games

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The same games run like even worse ass on consoles.
Its just that console users have no standards and don't mind games dipping below 30 fps.
Meanwhile dips below 60 fps if not 120 fps are considered shit ports on pc by many people.

For reference Wilds runs at stable 60 fps max settings whit even ray-tracing on my 1600$ gaming PC.

Nigtards still seething that their $500 Fisher-Price box can’t even handle stable 60fps without dynamic resolution tanking to 720p. Meanwhile on PC I’m modding Skyrim into a completely different game and playing 2008’s GTAIV at 4K/90fps with literal RTX-enhanced puddles. Bee Simulator is just a flex, my guy—because I can play that and Metro Exodus Enhanced back-to-back without my system sounding like it's trying to take off. Cry harder.