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It helps that this generation of consoles was so shitty and suffering from supply chain issues as well. Turned many people to PC gaming.

by xwdv 4y ago

dns_snek 4y ago
Getting your hands on a graphics cards hasn't been easy in the past ~2 years either but I suppose it was still easier to get a hold of some PC (a laptop perhaps) that can run less demanding games than say, a PS5.
- Aperocky 4y ago
  The supply chain issues seems to be resolving, just before the holiday season I got myself a RTX 3060 from bestbuy at MSRP.
- zamalek 4y ago
  OEM prebuilts (Dell, Alienware, HP, etc.), while a waste of good GPUs, were somewhat available during that period. Some self-builders were turning to buy those, just to get the GPU out of them. New PC gamers would have been able to at least back-order a prebuilt PC, versus playing the indefinite refresh lottery for a console.
- mrtranscendence 4y ago
  PS5s were always available, just at a scalping premium that could be several hundred dollars. $800 for a PS5 is probably (arguably?) a better deal than an $800 laptop, which would have trouble playing relatively modern titles well. At least if your only goal was playing games.
  - KptMarchewa 4y ago
    Why would you compare stationary console to mobile laptop? At least compare to a desktop. Otherwise, I agree that consoles have best bang for buck now.
    - mrtranscendence 4y ago
      The question was whether a desperate gamer on a budget could get their hands on something to play games with. I'm assuming that mobility isn't a concern, and so isn't relevant to the comparison. Obviously a laptop has benefits that a PS5 doesn't offer, but then so does a desktop computer.
      - KptMarchewa 4y ago
        Yes, but mobility brings additional constraints on performance that desktop computer does not provide - simply because of focus on battery life and power performance. Consoles are optimized for the job they are doing, so pick a PC that is optimized too.
    - xwdv 4y ago
      Best bang for the buck? In terms of raw hardware, maybe. But the buck bangs less when you consider the inferior library of games.
      - KptMarchewa 4y ago
        To each their own. I did not own PS4, so I have its whole library to play through. Besides those, I only need Factorio and that runs on my work macbook.
KptMarchewa 4y ago
Shitty? I would say those are relatively best consoles ever - cool, silent, and finally have fast SSDs. PS4 was a jet engine, and was extremely underpowered - it's graphics were already obsolete at launch. "Pro" version launched already three years after original one. The supply chain stuff is real though and really hampered the adoption and prevalence of current-gen games. If you could get hands on them, they've been best gaming "investment" you could make, compared to GPU prices.

It helps that this generation of consoles was so shitty and suffering from supply chain issues as well. Turned many people to PC gaming.

by xwdv 4y ago

It helps that this generation of consoles was so shitty and suffering from supply chain issues as well. Turned many people to PC gaming.

dns_snek 4y ago

Getting your hands on a graphics cards hasn't been easy in the past ~2 years either but I suppose it was still easier to get a hold of some PC (a laptop perhaps) that can run less demanding games than say, a PS5.

Aperocky 4y ago
The supply chain issues seems to be resolving, just before the holiday season I got myself a RTX 3060 from bestbuy at MSRP.
zamalek 4y ago
OEM prebuilts (Dell, Alienware, HP, etc.), while a waste of good GPUs, were somewhat available during that period. Some self-builders were turning to buy those, just to get the GPU out of them. New PC gamers would have been able to at least back-order a prebuilt PC, versus playing the indefinite refresh lottery for a console.
mrtranscendence 4y ago
PS5s were always available, just at a scalping premium that could be several hundred dollars. $800 for a PS5 is probably (arguably?) a better deal than an $800 laptop, which would have trouble playing relatively modern titles well. At least if your only goal was playing games.
- KptMarchewa 4y ago
  Why would you compare stationary console to mobile laptop? At least compare to a desktop. Otherwise, I agree that consoles have best bang for buck now.
  - mrtranscendence 4y ago
    The question was whether a desperate gamer on a budget could get their hands on something to play games with. I'm assuming that mobility isn't a concern, and so isn't relevant to the comparison. Obviously a laptop has benefits that a PS5 doesn't offer, but then so does a desktop computer.
    - KptMarchewa 4y ago
      Yes, but mobility brings additional constraints on performance that desktop computer does not provide - simply because of focus on battery life and power performance. Consoles are optimized for the job they are doing, so pick a PC that is optimized too.
  - xwdv 4y ago
    Best bang for the buck? In terms of raw hardware, maybe. But the buck bangs less when you consider the inferior library of games.
    - KptMarchewa 4y ago
      To each their own. I did not own PS4, so I have its whole library to play through. Besides those, I only need Factorio and that runs on my work macbook.

KptMarchewa 4y ago

Shitty? I would say those are relatively best consoles ever - cool, silent, and finally have fast SSDs. PS4 was a jet engine, and was extremely underpowered - it's graphics were already obsolete at launch. "Pro" version launched already three years after original one. The supply chain stuff is real though and really hampered the adoption and prevalence of current-gen games. If you could get hands on them, they've been best gaming "investment" you could make, compared to GPU prices.