Oh, I don’t care if a game is new. 90% of all my console games are physical and second hand / used.
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accideath@lemmy.world 4 days agoIf you don’t play online and have the patience to wait until you can get games used or deals, consoles can still be worth it.
I’m a PC gamer but the only games that I play online are in the realm of Minecraft, FallGuys, Raft or Stardew Valley which would run on almost any machine. I also don’t really play shooters or strategy games so there’s basically nothing I‘d need a mouse n keyboard for either.
I have even thought about just getting a PS or XBOX but I ended up upgrading my PC a little to near PS5 performance with a used cheap 5700xt for a little more than half the price of a new PS5. But if you can’t do that and would have to build sth from scratch, keeping your old PC and getting a console might be worth it. Even more so, now that you can get good deals on used current gen consoles.
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potustheplant@feddit.nl 4 days ago
My way of thinking it is that I’ll always have a pc (gaming or otherwise) so I much prefer to add the extra cash to upgrade that rather than buy a console. My point being that I never pay the “full price” of the pc because I would spend at least half as much buying a “basic” computer.
Regarding used current gen consoles, that depends on where you live. In my country, for example, a used ps5 costs about 700 vs 800 new. It really doesn’t make any sense.
accideath@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Yea, a used PS5 disc edition here is like 400€ vs 500€ new. It’s not a huge difference but it’s noticeable. For 400€ you probably won’t get a decent gaming PC, let alone one that can match a PS5.
And what you’re saying is fair, if you start from scratch. 500€ PC + 500€ Console might as well be a 1000€ PC. However, if you already have a 10 year old PC (like GTX 970 class or similar), upgrading that to current gen spec isn’t gonna work but it’s still fine for a lot of older and less demanding games and for day to day stuff anyways. Makes replacing it a much harder sell, since you’ll be lucky to get 200€ back if you sold the old machine.
Not saying that this makes sense for everyone. I myself would rather scavenge used part deals on the web but that’s not viable for people without the technical knowledge.
potustheplant@feddit.nl 4 days ago
Which is partly why I upgrade at least 1 component every 1.5/2 years. You can still sell the old part for a decent price. But, like you said, it’s not for everyone. Some people might prefer to buy a console and use it until it’s completely obsolete.