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Consoles are cheaper than mobiles.

bildung 5y ago
The average price of mobiles is $317 currently, which means the median price is quite a bit lower. https://www.statista.com/statistics/788557/global-average-selling-price-smartphones/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/788557/global-average-se... More importantly, though, the average console game is 50 bucks, while the average mobile game is free.
- tester34 5y ago
  for 317 you can build relatively decent PC without GPU, so add something like 200$ and you can have decent setup for maybnewest games like Cyberpunk on mid settings I bought GTX 970 and Ryzen 7 1700 for 240$, but it was 2 years ago
  - cto_of_antifa 5y ago
    plus cost of peripherals, HD, mobo, case, even OS... the list goes on. Also, not everyone wants to learn how or do the work themselves, which is fine.
  - input_sh 5y ago
    > for 317 you can build Or you can just walk into a shop and leave with a new phone.
  - selfhoster11 5y ago
    Three-digit dollar amounts and the developing world often don't go well together. A phone can be had for comparatively cheaply, in comparison.
    - tester34 5y ago
      Well, people from poor countries probably don't need to play newest AAA games. >A phone can be had for comparatively cheaply, in comparison. Some phones definitely can, same with some computers, the thing is whether you're comfortable with trade-offs. Computer unlike smartphone can be relatively easily built with used parts.
  - pdpi 5y ago
    In the early 2000s you could reasonably expect people to have access to a desktop computer of some description and this advice would've been somewhat valid. In 2021, nobody really assumes you have access to a desktop computer anymore, but we do assume people have access to a mobile device of some description. In that world, a $300 mobile is a much saner investment than a $300 PC for most people.
- agent008t 5y ago
  You wouldn't be getting a top-end mobile phone though, right? You can get a PS3 for next to nothing, and games also cost hardly anything. No online subscription required either. Go down to PS2 and PS1, and you can get all of it essentially for free.
  - delecti 5y ago
    That's the case in the US, because lots of people bought them, so they're available second-hand.
ajuc 5y ago
You need a smartphone anyway. Console is the third computing device you'll buy (if at all).
selfhoster11 5y ago
If you count only flagship mobiles, sure. Many outside the US and on low incomes don't buy those, because you can get something very decent for less than $200 (which is way less than a console) and it will still handle games.
powerapple 5y ago
Switch is okay, but if you go for PS5 or XBOX, you will need a TV, also some space to store and use it, and dedicated time for playing. We haven't talked about the cost of games yet. Overall, consoles will be too expensive for developing world, mobiles is something you already have, and games are mostly free.

The average price of mobiles is $317 currently, which means the median price is quite a bit lower. https://www.statista.com/statistics/788557/global-average-selling-price-smartphones/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/788557/global-average-se... More importantly, though, the average console game is 50 bucks, while the average mobile game is free.

tester34 5y ago
for 317 you can build relatively decent PC without GPU, so add something like 200$ and you can have decent setup for maybnewest games like Cyberpunk on mid settings I bought GTX 970 and Ryzen 7 1700 for 240$, but it was 2 years ago
- cto_of_antifa 5y ago
  plus cost of peripherals, HD, mobo, case, even OS... the list goes on. Also, not everyone wants to learn how or do the work themselves, which is fine.
- input_sh 5y ago
  > for 317 you can build Or you can just walk into a shop and leave with a new phone.
- selfhoster11 5y ago
  Three-digit dollar amounts and the developing world often don't go well together. A phone can be had for comparatively cheaply, in comparison.
  - tester34 5y ago
    Well, people from poor countries probably don't need to play newest AAA games. >A phone can be had for comparatively cheaply, in comparison. Some phones definitely can, same with some computers, the thing is whether you're comfortable with trade-offs. Computer unlike smartphone can be relatively easily built with used parts.
- pdpi 5y ago
  In the early 2000s you could reasonably expect people to have access to a desktop computer of some description and this advice would've been somewhat valid. In 2021, nobody really assumes you have access to a desktop computer anymore, but we do assume people have access to a mobile device of some description. In that world, a $300 mobile is a much saner investment than a $300 PC for most people.
agent008t 5y ago
You wouldn't be getting a top-end mobile phone though, right? You can get a PS3 for next to nothing, and games also cost hardly anything. No online subscription required either. Go down to PS2 and PS1, and you can get all of it essentially for free.
- delecti 5y ago
  That's the case in the US, because lots of people bought them, so they're available second-hand.

ajuc 5y ago

You need a smartphone anyway. Console is the third computing device you'll buy (if at all).

selfhoster11 5y ago

If you count only flagship mobiles, sure. Many outside the US and on low incomes don't buy those, because you can get something very decent for less than $200 (which is way less than a console) and it will still handle games.

powerapple 5y ago

Switch is okay, but if you go for PS5 or XBOX, you will need a TV, also some space to store and use it, and dedicated time for playing. We haven't talked about the cost of games yet. Overall, consoles will be too expensive for developing world, mobiles is something you already have, and games are mostly free.