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Should I get a PS5?
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Counterpoint: a used PS5 will probably run $450, and including the cost of a TV isn't fair because basically everybody already has one (you'd have to factor in the cost of a monitor too if you want a fair comparison).
Building a new PC is likely to be less cost effective if you only plan to use it for games, and if you're building your first PC and can't carry over components like storage and the chassis. The initial investment will pay off in the future, but not everyone has $800 to throw into a PC all at once.
Finally, saying that a mainline console like the PS5 will be "trash" in 5 years is objectively wrong. Modern consoles are often supported for 7-8+ years, and even after that point, they will continue to play all the games they did before.
I agree that a PC is generally a better investment than a console like the PS5. But you shouldn't make that argument by being disingenuous or exaggerating the downsides of what you're arguing against.
OP stated they would have to buy a Tv if they bought a console.
I gamed on a regular 'ol potato PS4 (not the Pro) up until last year when I bought a Deck. Gave the PS4 to a friend who's still using it.
Not everybody has to have the absolute latest tech the second it comes out.
I was merely responding to the accusation that I was making a disingenuous argument by including the price of a TV in my cost estimation by pointing out that OP straight up said they would have to buy a TV to use a console.
I don't think I ever stated that everyone has to have the latest tech, and I don't think my argument relies on such a premise to be persuasive.
If you had taken the money you spent on a PS4 and bought a budget gaming PC, then took the money you spent on the deck to buy a new graphics card for that same PC, you'd have a system more powerful than the PS4 (or PS5) or the deck for the same cost.
You seriously think people only buy consoles the year they're released?
I was merely responding to the accusation that I was making a disingenuous argument by including the price of a TV in my cost estimation by pointing out that OP straight up said they would have to buy a TV to use a console.
I don't think I ever stated that people only buy consoles the year they are released, and I don't think my argument relies on such a premise to be persuasive.
Well, since you've edited your comment it doesn't matter what the other person and I responded to. You could make any argument up and no one knows the difference.