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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
by 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 agoThe supply chain issues seems to be resolving, just before the holiday season I got myself a RTX 3060 from bestbuy at MSRP.
- zamalek 4y agoOEM 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 agoPS5s 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 agoWhy 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 agoThe 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 agoYes, 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 agoBest 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 agoTo 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.