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[Lunatic_Gamer]

Is buying a PS5 or Xbox really a better bang for your buck? Or, with a little creativity, can you build a gaming PC for the same price, and put shame to the Sony name?

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:30 The CPU
2:30 The Motherboard
4:30 Storage
5:03 Storm Trooper
6:05 PSU and GPU
7:40 Doom Eternal
10:00 The Problem with HDR
11:50 Death Stranding
13:30 Ratchet and Clank
14:30 God of War
15:45: Buyer Protection
17:25 The Last of Us
19:00 The Final Comparison
20:35 Outro

 

[tmlDan]

so any PS5 specific games don't run on it...cool

 

[Mr Moose]

can you build a gaming PC for the same price

Digital PS5 isn't $500.

 

[AV]

tl;dr couple more years yet before they can pull it off.

 

[rofif]

god not this shit again

 

[Duchess]

 

[mansoor1980]

fair video
despite the bait title , the results are in favour of ps5

 

[crazyriddler]

It seems that the console business is changing, PS5 has not dropped in price since launch in 2020, while the PC market has returned to normalized pricing after the crypto crash.

Right now is much more profitable a PC to play, not only you can get one for the price of practically a console, but you have free online, much cheaper games, mods, community patches, free games without subscriptions (epic games), access to all xbox day 1 exclusives, access to almost all playstation exclusives, the entire PC catalog, gamepass, emulation, freedom to use any type of controller, multiple screens or ultrawide....

So my question is what is the excuse now for console gamers?

 

[winjer]

Not this moron again...

 

[Alexios]

Well, if IGN can decide PSVR2 is dead and folks believe it then Linus can decide to kill the PS5, same difference

It's just a clickbait title to show off some cheap but solid PC components performing at console baseline settings, chill folks. It doesn't do as good in all the scenarios (and you don't have to go that low, which is pretty ludicrously low for PC components, you can spend a bit more for better results).

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

Fuck pc gaming.

 

[Topher]

 

[cinnamonandgravy]

why

 

[RavageX]

It seems that the console business is changing, PS5 has not dropped in price since launch in 2020, while the PC market has returned to normalized pricing after the crypto crash.

Right now is much more profitable a PC to play, not only you can get one for the price of practically a console, but you have free online, much cheaper games, mods, community patches, free games without subscriptions (epic games), access to all xbox day 1 exclusives, access to almost all playstation exclusives, the entire PC catalog, gamepass, emulation, freedom to use any type of controller, multiple screens or ultrawide....

So my question is what is the excuse now for console gamers?

Some people don't want to mess with a pc. That's the same reason it has always been.

 

[sendit]

It seems that the console business is changing, PS5 has not dropped in price since launch in 2020, while the PC market has returned to normalized pricing after the crypto crash.

Right now is much more profitable a PC to play, not only you can get one for the price of practically a console, but you have free online, much cheaper games, mods, community patches, free games without subscriptions (epic games), access to all xbox day 1 exclusives, access to almost all playstation exclusives, the entire PC catalog, gamepass, emulation, freedom to use any type of controller, multiple screens or ultrawide....

So my question is what is the excuse now for console gamers?

Primarily a PC gamer. Excuse currently, I can't play Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth on PC. Rise of Ronin coming next month will also be a PS5 exclusive for some time. If day 1 exclusives go away on the PS5, I will sell it.

 

[Codeblew]

No BR player and no controller? Shouldn't he be comparing the PS5 to a $340 PC?

 

[SJRB]

What a retarded concept.

Also, that thumbnail makes me want to

 

[TrebleShot]

PS5 costs 370 in the UK so, no

 

[Zathalus]

Not a totally fair comparison because if you are talking second hand you can find a digital PS5 for under $300. Then again you can do the whole business PC + second hand GPU for even cheaper then the video as well. But who really cares? Very few gamers are going to be deciding between PC or PS gaming based on a few hundred dollars of second hand goods. Seriously, neither is exactly expensive to get into.

 

[Superbean]

Is this another used parts vs new console fallacy?
Needs to compare new to new and used vs used to be valid.

 

[AV]

So my question is what is the excuse now for console gamers?

Did you actually watch the video..? They didn't do what the title says, they say so at the end.

 

[Oppoi]

Does that include a Dualsense controller and quality first party games?

 

[Solidus_T]

It seems that the console business is changing, PS5 has not dropped in price since launch in 2020, while the PC market has returned to normalized pricing after the crypto crash.

600 USD "mid range" GPU

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

can someone post the specs? Not interested in giving him clicks.

 

[reinking]

The reason to buy a PS5 is PlayStation games day one. Or, you know, some people just like the console experience.

 

[amigastar]

The console/PC war is humane anyways on Neogaf, I remember Gametrailers, now that was a Battlefield for Console war.

 

[playsaves3]

It seems that the console business is changing, PS5 has not dropped in price since launch in 2020, while the PC market has returned to normalized pricing after the crypto crash.

Right now is much more profitable a PC to play, not only you can get one for the price of practically a console, but you have free online, much cheaper games, mods, community patches, free games without subscriptions (epic games), access to all xbox day 1 exclusives, access to almost all playstation exclusives, the entire PC catalog, gamepass, emulation, freedom to use any type of controller, multiple screens or ultrawide....

So my question is what is the excuse now for console gamers?

it should be 400 (or 450 going by the slim) since its digital only

 

[Bojji]

No BR player and no controller? Shouldn't he be comparing the PS5 to a $340 PC?

BR drive LOL.

That Arc will be better in some games and worse in others for sure but overall this PC is not bad.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Linus tech tips:

the logan paul of tech-tubers

 

[Mister Wolf]

If you want to get into PC gaming, don't go cheap. You will regret it.

 

[Bojji]

can someone post the specs? Not interested in giving him clicks.

arc 770 16GB
5600X

 

[Zathalus]

Fuck pc gaming.

Thanks to the nature of PC, there is an accessory for that if you really want to.

 

[IFireflyl]

So my question is what is the excuse now for console gamers?

My question is, "Did you actually watch the video?"

 

[PixelatedBeast]

why

Probably the second most punchable face behind Phill Spencer. 500.00 gaming pc in 2024.... yeah sure, why not?

 

[Skifi28]

If you're not interested in bragging but playing all the latest games, building a PC with similar specs to a console is generally a bad idea in the long run. Yoy always gotta go with something quite a bit more powerful to account for ports not being stellar. I'm not even talking about bad ports, just the average game really. Even with a much more powerful machine I often have issues especially with stuttering (not even shader related) that consoles generally avoid. An entry level CPU for games plus windows is a recipe for disaster.

 

[rodrigolfp]

Is buying a PS5 or Xbox really a better bang for your buck?

Free PS5 and Xbox will never be better bang for your buck, unless you care only about performance and/or exclusives.

Fuck pc gaming.

Especially Zen 2, RDNA2, GDDR6, SSDs, online MP.

 

[Topher]

My question is, "Did you actually watch the video?"

I've been watching the video and I'm kind of dumbfounded. So Linus is literally scrounging for parts here, buying them used on ebay and somehow claiming folks can just find a beat up case lying around for free. This is Verge level cringe, imo.

Edit:

Ok.....to be fair, Linus pulled back quite a bit in the end on the bullshit and laid out the negatives of this "PC" they created and pretty much admitted the video title was clickbait. But still this is bullshit as earlier in the video they were claiming this to be a "guide" to build a PS5 equivalent PC.

Linus used to be better than this.

 

[crazyriddler]

Did you actually watch the video..? They didn't do what the title says, they say so at the end.

Yep, look at the last sentence, "it can be done today"

Does that include a Dualsense controller and quality first party games?

Why would you want a controller when you have a superior keyboard and mouse for less? And yes, on pc you have all the xbox exclusives plus the playstation ones.

 

[Zathalus]

Does that include a Dualsense controller and quality first party games?

What would first party in the context of PC even mean? Microsoft games? Epic, CDPR, EA, Ubisoft, Valve, Rockstar, Activision Blizzard, etc... since they all have PC storefronts?

 

[Skifi28]

Yep, look at the last sentence, "it can be done today"

I found a PS5 in the garbage bin and it worked. Why build a PC when you can game for free? It can be done, today.

 

[Bojji]

Spot on PS5 performance so in bad ports it will perform worse. Plus in older games thanks to Intel drivers and no native dx11 support (maybe that changed since launch IDK).

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Go for it. The less poor people that buy a PS5 the better

 

[SJRB]

Go for it. The less poor people that buy a PS5 the better

Poor people should just stop being poor, it's such a crappy lifestyle choice.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Poor people should just stop being poor, it's such a crappy lifestyle choice.

Litterally so easy bro

 

[adamsapple]

Not having seen the video, is it a case where they're relying on used parts to make it?

 

[crazyriddler]

I found a PS5 in the garbage bin and it worked. Why build a PC when you can game for free? It can be done, today.

You're pretty fortunate, possibly the former owner threw it away when he saw that it was not worth if you have a PC. You'd better save up for the games and online though.

 

[Shake Your Rump]

So, this is a PS5, but with stuttering?

 

[Topher]

Not having seen the video, is it a case where they're relying on used parts to make it?

used and, somehow, free parts. This video is almost a parody, frankly.

 

[Roufianos]

It seems that the console business is changing, PS5 has not dropped in price since launch in 2020, while the PC market has returned to normalized pricing after the crypto crash.

Right now is much more profitable a PC to play, not only you can get one for the price of practically a console, but you have free online, much cheaper games, mods, community patches, free games without subscriptions (epic games), access to all xbox day 1 exclusives, access to almost all playstation exclusives, the entire PC catalog, gamepass, emulation, freedom to use any type of controller, multiple screens or ultrawide....

So my question is what is the excuse now for console gamers?

If you're so price conscious then surely you'd buy your games physically and resell them? Not an option on PC.

 

[Jaybe]

Won't bother with a clickbait LTT video but PCMR sure seem to be working overtime lately to capture souls