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[Fabieter]

You’re misunderstanding me, I never said buy a PC if you’re happy with a console. I said the cost complaints over what in the end is trivial for most people in NA and Westen Europe is nonsensical. If you’re a billionaire and prefer consoles then go ahead and enjoy.

of course it is trial especially if you look at how most people in eu and NA are comfortably over their budget. And stuff like this brings you to the point where money spending exceeds you income.

Do you know what would be even more cost-effective. If people don't buy ps5s or cheap pcs at all rn and wait for the ps5 pro. You gonna need a more expensive PC to beat that at release.

The religiously converting people is not necessarily. And people like alex should just stop with his toxic behaviour but we already had that topic and I know you agree with that so.

 

[Zathalus]

of course it is trial especially if you look at how most people in eu and NA are comfortably over their budget. And stuff like this brings you to the point where money spending exceeds you income.

Do you know what would be even more cost-effective. If people don't buy ps5s or cheap pcs at all rn and wait for the ps5 pro. You gonna need a more expensive PC to beat that at release.

The religiously converting people is not necessarily. And people like alex should just stop with his toxic behaviour but we already had that topic and I know you agree with that so.

If a $500 PS5 doesn’t put somebody in financial trouble and a $600-800PC does, then that person probably needs to check their finances and probably wait on buying either. If cost was the only deciding factor and not preference of course. I also agree that a base PS5 and PS5 Pro are the most cost-effective for upfront hardware, you’ll notice I didn’t argue otherwise.

I’m not trying to convert anyone, enjoy what you want to enjoy, but let’s stop with the argument that the cost of entry for cheap PC gaming and console gaming is on two completely different levels.

 

[Boss Mog]

[Bloomberg]‘Wukong’ Game Debut Drives PlayStation 5 to Top of Alibaba Tmall News

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Getting PS5 like performance is easy and cheap on PC

Screw that degenerate.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

[Bloomberg]‘Wukong’ Game Debut Drives PlayStation 5 to Top of Alibaba Tmall News

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/2024/08/21/wukong-game-debut-drives-playstation-5-to-top-of-alibaba-tmall/

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Getting PS5 like performance is easy and cheap on PC

Literally the worst part of Digital Foundry. They need to drop him.

 

[Radical_3d]

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/tgLhVW

With the cheapest for every option, meaning a PSU that will probably ruin your life, I can get these specs for £527.

Far larger, noisier, heavier than a PS5 Slim, more expensive and doesn't come with a controller.

Amigo. In the biggest outlet here a prebuilt PC with those specs or maybe a 4060 is from 800-1000€. Bloody Euro. Everything is more expensive.

 

[rodrigolfp]

Amigo. In the biggest outlet here a prebuilt PC with those specs or maybe a 4060 is from 800-1000€. Bloody Euro. Everything is more expensive.

Don't buy prebuild.

 

[Radical_3d]

Don't buy prebuild.

I don’t. But people do and that’s the difference of price they see. Not that buy-every-component nerds do.

 

[rodrigolfp]

I don’t. But people do and that’s the difference of price they see. Not that buy-every-component nerds do.

That is a 'them" problem, not a "PC" problem.

 

[Hayabusabruh]

Yeah but if I took my monkey ass to China they wouldn't pay me any mind.

 

[Killer8]

As always with PC enthusiasts, completely misses the draw of the convenience factor. If Xi wants to play Wukong all he needs to do is buy a PS5, plug it in, insert the disc and become monke.

Alex can make a case that Xi might be able to buy the parts he described at a cheap price, but then Xi would need to build the thing, configure everything, download the 118gb game, fire it up and dial in all these settings he has no clue about.

"RTX? Cinematic setting? Why does monke run so slow now?? I better watch this Digital Foundry video for more information!" - in Alex's dreams.

 

[rodrigolfp]

As always with PC enthusiasts, completely misses the draw of the convenience factor.

Then you get the inconvenience of crap IQ or performance.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

 

[yazenov]

All those activist game "journalists" , and those mental cases in that eco chamber are weeping right now at these news of the game's success. Love to see it.

 

[Embearded]

As always with PC enthusiasts, completely misses the draw of the convenience factor. If Xi wants to play Wukong all he needs to do is buy a PS5, plug it in, insert the disc and become monke.

Alex can make a case that Xi might be able to buy the parts he described at a cheap price, but then Xi would need to build the thing, configure everything, download the 118gb game, fire it up and dial in all these settings he has no clue about.

"RTX? Cinematic setting? Why does monke run so slow now?? I better watch this Digital Foundry video for more information!" - in Alex's dreams.

It seems to be very difficult for some people to accept that PC gaming is not as straightforward as console.

Some of these people will also comment in the PC performance thread of a game "i played around with the settings and .ini files for 3 hours yesterday and i was able to increase the fps by 4, but today's GPU driver upgrade broke it".

 

[sachos]

Watch PS5 break their sales forecast cause of this game.

 

[Setsuna Mudou]

As always with PC enthusiasts, completely misses the draw of the convenience factor. If Xi wants to play Wukong all he needs to do is buy a PS5, plug it in, insert the disc and become monke.

Alex can make a case that Xi might be able to buy the parts he described at a cheap price, but then Xi would need to build the thing, configure everything, download the 118gb game, fire it up and dial in all these settings he has no clue about.

"RTX? Cinematic setting? Why does monke run so slow now?? I better watch this Digital Foundry video for more information!" - in Alex's dreams.

I think this post was both a bit racist and funny at the same time

 

[Killer8]

It seems to be very difficult for some people to accept that PC gaming is not as straightforward as console.

Some of these people will also comment in the PC performance thread of a game "i played around with the settings and .ini files for 3 hours yesterday and i was able to increase the fps by 4, but today's GPU driver upgrade broke it".

PC is in a better place than it used to be in terms of how easy it is to get into, especially with something like Steam Deck. But it is still a long ways away from the convenience of console.

I spent a number of hours the other night fucking around trying to get HDR settings correct in the FF16 demo and they still didn't look as good as what the 1 minute HDR setup app on PS5 was able to do. And that's on Windows 11 which people say is the OS which is better at HDR than W10.

 

[rickybooby87]

Alex is literally begging people not to buy a PS5 anytime it comes up. Phil must be holding his GamePass hostage or something.

 

[rodrigolfp]

i played around with the settings and .ini files for 3 seconds yesterday and i was able to increase the fps by 4, but today's GPU driver upgrade made it even better".

Ftfy.

 

[hollams]

I bought some sony stock today because of this news.

 

[winjer]

As always with PC enthusiasts, completely misses the draw of the convenience factor. If Xi wants to play Wukong all he needs to do is buy a PS5, plug it in, insert the disc and become monke.

Alex can make a case that Xi might be able to buy the parts he described at a cheap price, but then Xi would need to build the thing, configure everything, download the 118gb game, fire it up and dial in all these settings he has no clue about.

"RTX? Cinematic setting? Why does monke run so slow now?? I better watch this Digital Foundry video for more information!" - in Alex's dreams.

He is not an PC enthusiast, he is an outright fanboy, of the worst king.
PC enthusiasts know the advantages of consoles. Many also have consoles to competent their PC.
For example, I have a Switch.

 

[Moses85]

 

[TintoConCasera]

Maybe the Series S wasn't such a good idea uh.

 

[damidu]

Maybe the Series S wasn't such a good idea uh.

it was the best idea for sony to have these smash hit timed console exclusives back to back. (without spending a dime)
the stupid box is doing more good for sony than it ever did for xbox

 

[MikeM]

Must get a massive boost in China social credit.

 

[TintoConCasera]

it was the best idea for sony to have these smash hit timed console exclusives back to back. (without spending a dime)
the stupid box is doing more good for sony than it ever did for xbox

Pictured below is MS releasing the Series S.

 

[damidu]

god this moron cant help with his playstation allergy. he is probably dying inside a bit more, each time a sale thread gets posted.

 

[Radical_3d]

That is a 'them" problem, not a "PC" problem.

Sure. Meanwhile in China…

 

[rodrigolfp]

Sure. Meanwhile in China…

Computers and PS5 sales "skyrocket"...

 

[ShirAhava]

Maybe the Series S wasn't such a good idea uh.

it made sense during the cross-gen era when many games were still also coming to ps4

now? not so much

 

[2DaPoint]

I found it funny that Black Myth: Wukong was released around the same time we found out about Monkeypox. If we end up in a lockdown, this could be one of the funniest coincidences

 

[kazuyamishima]

Are people that post here just really poor or something? Is $700-$900 once every 3-5 years a lot of money for some of you? It shouldn’t be that much money for NA and most of Europe. But hey if you are that cash strapped then I can understand the cost complaints.

A LOT of folks just want to game sitting on a couch, most of them don’t have financial problems and live in nice houses and drive expensive cars, but they like the simplicity of a console. And if the game runs decently they don’t have any problems at all.

PC players underestimate that a lot of people just don’t want a PC.

 

[Kerotan]

Wokord bombs the same week the based monkey excells. Not to mention single player Vs over done GAAS hero emo shooter. We're winning lads. Diversity teams will keep getting fired.

 

[Zathalus]

A LOT of folks just want to game sitting on a couch, most of them don’t have financial problems and live in nice houses and drive expensive cars, but they like the simplicity of a console. And if the game runs decently they don’t have any problems at all.

PC players underestimate that a lot of people just don’t want a PC.

Yes, my posts go over preference. If you prefer console then enjoy, there are many reasons to enjoy a console over PC. I’m simply taking aim at the silly upfront cost argument and that a cheap PC and a console are in two completely different price levels.

 

[mayham2199]

Then you get the inconvenience of crap IQ or performance.

Haha yea that never happens on PC.

 

[Frwrd]

 

[Crayon]

That is a 'them" problem, not a "PC" problem.

I think it's perfectly reasonable to want something that comes out of one box in one piece. Prebuilt pc's cost a little more. No big deal unless you are trying to convince anyone that a gaming pc is cheap. Or worse, that's cheap AND kills consoles in performance.

 

[VitoNotVito]

and watch porn .

No wonder everyone thinks gamers are losers/bottom of the social hierarchy.

 

[ChiefDada]

Literally the worst part of Digital Foundry. They need to drop him.

Nah, he needs to be served a healthy ration of crow before they give him the boot. I want to watch his meltdown when DF covers PS5 Pro upscaling and RT tech.

 

[//DEVIL//]

No wonder everyone thinks gamers are losers/bottom of the social hierarchy.

Whatever makes you happy nun

 

[Meus Renaissance]

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/tgLhVW

With the cheapest for every option, meaning a PSU that will probably ruin your life, I can get these specs for £527.

Far larger, noisier, heavier than a PS5 Slim, more expensive and doesn't come with a controller.

I need a PC setup. Where is the best place to ask on GAF? If you don't mind, maybe you could DM? I don't want to derail the thread here.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Chiiiiiiiina.

 

[SkylineRKR]

Wokord bombs the same week the based monkey excells. Not to mention single player Vs over done GAAS hero emo shooter. We're winning lads. Diversity teams will keep getting fired.

Yep and this is great. Both games are on Playstation consoles. They can see the receipts. Time to change some things.

 

[mckmas8808]

You’re misunderstanding me, I never said buy a PC if you’re happy with a console. I said the cost complaints over what in the end is trivial for most people in NA and Westen Europe is nonsensical. If you’re a billionaire and prefer consoles then go ahead and enjoy.

Why do you seem to think it's only about the money? It is also about not preferring to play on a pc.

 

[Unknown?]

Are people that post here just really poor or something? Is $700-$900 once every 3-5 years a lot of money for some of you? It shouldn’t be that much money for NA and most of Europe. But hey if you are that cash strapped then I can understand the cost complaints.

Chad Warden wipes his ass with $900 USD!

 

[mckmas8808]

That is a 'them" problem, not a "PC" problem.

You are missing the point.

 

[Zathalus]

Why do you seem to think it's only about the money? It is also about not preferring to play on a pc.

Did you not read my posts correctly? I specifically said if you prefer console then that’s fine, just for the majority of people the money argument is nonsensical.

 

[VitoNotVito]

Whatever makes you happy nun

Definitely not wanking

 

[The artful mincer]

Did you not read my posts correctly? I specifically said if you prefer console then that’s fine, just for the majority of people the money argument is nonsensical.

It's not nonsensical? Why would I spend 300 dollars extra for something the same power and specs as the ps5?

Even if I could easily afford the extra 300 dollars why would I?

 

[Zathalus]

It's not nonsensical? Why would I spend 300 dollars extra for something the same power and specs as the ps5?

Even if I could easily afford the extra 300 dollars why would I?

Because of a huge list of reasons that draw people to PC gaming? If none of that interests you that’s fine, you don’t have a preference for PC gaming, nothing wrong with sticking with a console. My argument is simply that the difference in cost between cheap PC gaming and console gaming isn’t that large.