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Plus, a gaming PC is a pretty significant investment in both time and money. Selecting parts and doing the build+software setup takes a bit of time and energy,
by zrobotics 4y ago
Plus, a gaming PC is a pretty significant investment in both time and money. Selecting parts and doing the build+software setup takes a bit of time and energy, it's far more work than just going to a store and buying a console. Plus, it takes up quite a bit more space, since it basically needs a dedicated desk.
That's simply far too much effort and hassle for many people, which is why I totally understand why pc gaming is a niche.
- soylentcola 4y agoI think it's also a bit different compared to 10-15+ years ago. At least then, if you were someone in their teens through 30's, chances are - if you had a computer - that computer was a desktop computer. If you already have some random Dell or HP sitting in your bedroom or office, it's a bit less of a stretch to imagine the average person going out and buying a nicer GPU and maybe a bit of RAM for $300-500 bucks. But with the move to mobile/laptops this becomes a choice between spending that cash on an Xbox and some extra controllers, or buying a whole separate computer. I love playing on a PC (looks great on my TV!) but I can't say it would be an easy purchase if I didn't already use a fairly powerful desktop PC for other things as well.
- goosedragons 4y agoEven if you already have a desktop for some reason adding a GPU is a much more significant expense these days and with greatly increased power requirements can potentially require a new PSU too. I can't see the market expanding a whole lot when a GPU to do PS5 level performance costs about the same as an entire PS5.