• @CmdrShepard
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    38 months ago

    “Get with the times” he says without realizing that console players far exceed PC gamers, nor acknowledging all the scalping that has gone on with GPUs for a half a decade or more. If your PC costs 3x the price of a console to build, you’re not saving any money just because Steam has some games on sale.

    • @Amends1782@lemmy.ca
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      18 months ago

      Steam sales plus not paying to use online, yes, I would say it makes up for the overpriced GPU. I overpaid instead of being patient, and the price was equivalent within a few years, and I absolutely can do more with the PC. Consoles are for people who want to apply zero effort to this stuff, and that’s OK. You pay the convenience fee