PC Gaming vs Console Gaming

In this round I will present my arguments as to why I believe PC Gaming is better than Console Gaming. Argument 1: The biggest myth surrounding the aspects of PC Gaming would be its price. Most people believe that they need to shell out thousands of dollars to get a reasonable PC, and that a Console is just much cheaper and easier to go with. However, PC Gaming is actually just about as expensive as Console Gaming in the long run, and includes many more benefits than Consoles. In this first argument, I’m going to show that the Price of PC Gaming is very close to that of Console Gaming, and from there, I will illustrate the superior performance that one will get for the same price. Here we go: The first thing to make note of is that just because you can spend a lot of money on a PC doesn’t mean you have to spend a lot of money on a PC. You can shell out $5,000 for a PC, but is that necessary? No. Of course at the same time, spending $300 would be too less, and you wouldn’t get much performance. Alright, so now I will pose a hypothetical scenario to show that PC Gaming is cheaper, while keeping the performance level: PC: $1,000 (For this price, you can get a PC that will max out most games with 60 fps) Xbox One: $350 PS4: $350 Yes, at first glance it seems like going with the PC is idiotic. But in order to play games online with a Console, a subscription fee is required. For PS4, its $50 a year; Xbox One: $60. I think it’s safe to assume that it will take around 6 years for the new Consoles to come out. So after 6 years: PC: $1,000 (Playing online with PC is free) Xbox One: $710 PS4: $710 Ok. Doesn’t seem like that big of a margin now, though there is definitely some gap. Let’s say that you’re going to buy 5 games a year, until the next generation of Consoles. Each Console game is $60. I’m going to assume that the average PC game is $40. The price of PC games vary a lot, and there’s many sales and stuff, so I think that $40 per game is a fair assumption. So after 6 years: PC: $2,200 Xbox One: $2,510 PS4: $2,510 So at the end of 6 years, you’ll see that you are actually saving money with the PC, even though it did cost more in the beginning. The 1,000 dollar initial cost was for the PC only. But, since you’re going to save $300 anyway, you could buy a $200 monitor, and a keyboard and mouse for $60, and some speakers for $40. Of course, if you include the cost of a T. V. for the Consoles, then that would raise their price up like crazy, but I won’t do that. At the end, a PC is going to be around the same expense of a Console, if not cheaper. Argument 2: Performance The performance of a 1,000 Dollar PC is going to be better than a Console, and I really don’t think I need to expand this. I think it’s obvious. This alone should be enough to be a PC gamer. If the price is the same and you get much better performance, it’s a no-brainer really. If my opponent would like to challenge me, feel free. Argument 3: Backwards Compatibility New Console comes out? Well, looks like the games you have can’t be played on the new machine. On a PC you can play any games that you’ve bought on any machine. Even some game released 10 years ago. Argument 4: E-Sports Competetive Gaming? PC is the way to go. With games like League of Legends and DOTA 2, the best teams around the world earn millions of dollars every year. Competitive gaming is just a much better experience on PC. Argument 5: Exclusives Console players like to brag about their exclusive games, but PC has more exclusives. Pretty much every MMORPG, MOBA, and 4k Strategy game is on PC. And even with the games that came onto console from PC ports, the PC versions are just better (i. e. Minecraft) Argument 6: Mods Mods add tons of hours of content to your games, and make one’s experience much more enjoyable. Consoles don’t even have mods, so this is a clear win for PC. Conclusion: You get so much more on a PC for the same price. Why would you want to spend more for a machine that gives you less? With all of the pluses of PC, there’s no need to get a Console.