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Should I get a PS5? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 years ago* by to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
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I already have a steam deck. But, I am thinking of getting a PS5 for the games that can’t run on the deck or would be better played on a console. Is this a silly idea? Redundant? I would have a steam deck and a pS5.

I would need to get a tv/monitor to go with the console.

I’m not in a position to get a PC or build one, hence, the steam deck.

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[–] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

OP stated they would have to buy a Tv if they bought a console.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    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.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    You seriously think people only buy consoles the year they're released?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    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.

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