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Considering the diff between a pc and ps5 is fairly minimal other than the storage i/o. PCs are already 1-2 gens ahead in CPU and GPU. Any sort of optimizations/tweaks they make for the PS5 are going to be on the PC very quickly as the archs are basically the same. Now I own a lot of different consoles and have in the past built my own PC. However, these days the difference between gaming on a console and PC is so 'same' I have not bothered to buy this generation of consoles (I usually get 30-50 games for each console and generation). The switch is probably the most innovative for this generation. With the xbox and ps5 being hardware locked PC's and some interesting exclusives. But it looks like I am going to be buying uncharted 4 again :)

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I'm pretty sure the value proposition is that for $500 you can play state of the art games, compared to $1500 for a pc to do the same. Also not sure what unique benefits the PS5 ssd i/o will have. This is currently not something you can do with consumer pc components

A PS5 and a PC of the same specs is comparable in price. Also a PS5 is currently 1000-1200 depending on bundle. The I/O bit with ps5 is interesting for loadtimes and open world games, though it is getting tougher to buy a PC without nvme. The current xbox looks interesting, but MS is basically pushing 'also release on PC'. Like I said I have owned many generations of consoles. However, this gen I am finding it tough to justify also getting one in addition to my PC. Even the PS4 before it I bought only because of one silly unique game that was not on PC but on every console. Something like the n64 when it came out vs the PC it was a no brainer and 'here take my money'. I am not getting that with this gen of consoles. If you want a console over a PC go for it, seriously. I personally am finding the distinction hard to justify with the current gen of consoles.

"A PS5 and a PC of the same specs is comparable in price." What?. No. A PlayStation 5 digital edition retails for $399.99. What Celeron powered hunk of junk are you able to put together for $399.99?

On which planet this pricing applies ? In Estonia (north-east of Europe) it's 1000 to 1200 USD in the shops.

https://www.hinnavaatlus.ee/1891263/sony-playstation-5-digit...

I would assume he is talking about the US. I would think computer parts are also more expensive in Estonia, not just PS5

Obviously use the pc if you have it. My point is entirely for the case of having neither. It is patently untrue you can get a full pc capable of running ps5 quality games in the price range of a ps5

Pci-e 4 + directsorage hardware decompression can do similar rates. What you can't get is integrated CPU/GPU memory on GPUs this fast, but you can get way faster GPUs and CPUs.

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