outunderthestars
Banned
consoles will never die as long as they price themselves accordingly. ps4 launched at 399 like a boss and you couldn't buy a PC that will last you this whole gen for anything close to that. Even building one yourself = nope at the time. Based on what we've seen it seems like 300-400 is the range console should launch in. For people who just want to play all the latest games with ease consoles will always be an attractive choice. The bells and whistles of the PC versions don't seem to matter to the vast majority of people.
If you think that the consoles receive "all of the latest games" then you are really missing out. As a guy who loves indie games, finally getting a PC has been an incredible experience.
That said, as small form factor pc's break the $500 barrier, I see no reason why gaming has to be an either/or proposition. I plan on always owning at least one console, as well as an inexpensive gaming rig.
And you admit there is a pretty large difference still currently. Even when people boot up a current " console sized " PC you will simply be booting Windows 8 and navigating that horrible OS and dealing with usual PC stuff to get to your games.
PC's are getting to be able to be put into a console sized box these days, as I said before, but that doesn't automatically put them into the console category in my view. But yes, Valve building a gaming centric OS and packaging a Steam Box with a gaming controller and building a gaming first console with pure PC components is where I wouldn't mind starting to call the box a true console.
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Again, The Alpha has a custom controller UI and can boot into Big Picture mode which is akin to a console OS. You don't have to see Windows 8 if you don't want to.