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Originally Posted by Krauter
I'm definitely not saying PCs aren't worth their weight and then some, I'd much rather shell out money for a new PC then for a new Console, but from a purely gaming point of view, aren't consoles cheaper as a new game system (PlayStation, PS2, PS3 for example) comes out every what, 10 years or so?
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Never said they weren't. It's just that an argument leveled against PC gaming for a long time is the prohibitive cost. That is holding less and less true as technology progresses. Not saying it's cheaper, just that that gap is getting smaller, to the point where you can make up the difference by getting games cheaper. PC games tend to go for 40-50, while console games go for 60,-. Over the course of 5 years, depending on how many games you buy, it can even out.
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Compared to PC upgrades being required as games get more and more graphically and power intensive to use? SH5 being one example?
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I still don't understand where this notion of SH5 being that demanding came from. I had my 8800 at the time and that ran it just fine. Yes, older cards had trouble with it, but something like the 7600, from the previous generation, was ancient even then, being released in 2006.
The upgrading is a bit of a mixed bag. If you buy a good system it will last you 4-5 years. If all you do is play console ports, you shouldn't have too much trouble getting it to last as long as the consoles it was competing with at the time. Upgrading is really only "required" to keep up with the latest in PC gaming, and with almost all games being released on all platforms nowadays, those PC exclusives that might prompt an upgrade are few and far between.
I went to my current card and CPU not to play console ports: I'm pretty sure my old 8800 and dual-core could still run Battlefield 3 on the same level as a 360 or PS3. I upgraded for things like Shogun 2 and Arma 2.
All things considered, if you buy a good rig you only "need" to swap out a graphics card after 4-5 years and you're good to go for another 4-5. After that a new PC would be a good idea though.