But you aren’t required to upgrade, it will just not be as fast/HD as it would be on newer hardware. On console it is very likely the old hardware will not be developed for at a certain point, so you will not be able to play it even if technically it would run decent on the hardware
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FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org 2 months agoThat’s not really a good comparison. After 5-10 years you’re likely going to need a PC upgrade as well if you want to keep up with current game tech and run games at high settings. That can easily cost $700. Remember, consoles are usually mid-range computers.
burgersc12@mander.xyz 2 months ago
FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org 2 months ago
I’m a bit confused by your point. I’ll try to respond below. Lemme know what you think:
Consoles:
Need to upgrade every 5-7 years if you want to play new games on next gen consoles. Can play your old games indefinitely.
PC:
Need to upgrade every 5-7 years if you want to play new games that are more demanding and require next gen parts. Can play your old games indefinitely.
In terms of playing new games on an old PC, try playing cyberpunk on a PC from 2013 (7 years peior to CP77 release in 2020). You’ll get like 2 fps. Not even playable.
Sas@beehaw.org 2 months ago
But on your new pc you can still play your old games which is not a given on consoles
FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org 2 months ago
True, but that’s just more of an addrd benefit. I have to assume the vast majority of people who build PCs for games have the desire to play new games that come out. There kay be a few people who build PCs with only the desire to play old games. But i don’t think that is the majority.
Sas@beehaw.org 2 months ago
Considering Nintendo selling very old games just emulated on their switch for almost full price I’d say people want both new games and their classics. The point is you don’t have to decide which games to get. I play Baldurs Gate 3 but also Age of Wonders 1 or the early Devil May Cry games. I can actually play the whole DMC series on one device while my PS5 is collecting dust as every game costs more there than on PC and I don’t have a big library of games.
Also I’d have to pay way too much money just to be allowed to play online on servers that Sony doesn’t even run. Over the span of 5-10 years I’d have to pay probably around 400-800€ just to play online.
I’m not 100% sure anymore but my pc with an AMD GPU and CPU cost me maybe 1300€ and runs everything i want on highest settings so far. I think the biggest price point on PC is people getting duped by sites like userbenchmark to think they need an Nvidia card that’s ridiculously expensive.