But you guys still do that every few years when a new gen comes out, so what’s the difference?
If you are serious about video games and you don’t mind the 2 or 3 exclusives from SONY (xbox is not like it has any exclusives anymore, as they all come out on PC nowadays) why spend $500-$600 on a console every few years when with that amount of money you can put together a system that will run the same games better, doesn’t need a monthly subscription to play online, games do not become incompatible after decades, can also emulate older consoles and arcades, etc. ?
People like to say PC enthusiasts are elitists that like to show off how much money they spend on their system, but reality is that on the long on, PC gaming is actually way cheaper than consoles.
My old PC lasted with me 8 years, and I only upgraded the GPU once. That upgraded GPU is in my current system now, and my old system is being in use by my wife, so, is not like is total trash, but for newer games at 1440P resolution, the CPU just couldn’t keep up. Had I stayed at 1080P, I wouldn’t have to upgrade for a good 2 more years.
My old gaming mouse (still working BTW) lasted 13 years… 13 years my dude… I bought it in 2008. Still working like a champ, but I wanted something with higher DPI because of higher resolution monitor.
Can you say you still have a 13 year old gaming PAD that still works and works with the last gen console?