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But now you’re assuming the PC isn’t also getting more expensive. If a console designed to break even is $1,000 then surely an equivalent PC hardware designed

by dangus 1y ago

But now you’re assuming the PC isn’t also getting more expensive. If a console designed to break even is $1,000 then surely an equivalent PC hardware designed to be profitable without software sales revenue will be more expensive.

Fire-Dragon-DoL 1y ago
PCs do get cheaper over time though, except if there is another crypto boom, then we are all doomed.
- tonyhart7 1y ago
  "PCs do get cheaper over time though" pc get cheaper but the gpu isnt
  - ZiiS 1y ago
    A GTX1050ti was $139 9 years ago. Getting a Ryzen 8700G instead of a 8700F gives you more and costs you $39 today!
    - tonyhart7 1y ago
      no way it cost 39$ more also inflation exist
greenavocado 1y ago
You have to price it equivalent grams of gold to see the real price trend
- epolanski 1y ago
  Says who? Economists use the consumer price index, which tracks a wide basket of goods and services. Comparing console prices to a single good is nonsense, even if the good has 6000 of years of history, it's not a good comparison to a single good in a vacuum.