I’m still undecided, and I’d say reading some opinions would help me.
Get PC if you want more than gaming, need to do job or homework, connect with people, use internet, if you like indie games, if you like game mods, if you like play with electronics, if you like free online play, if you like friend slop games, if want to know how PC works, if you want to explore different operating systems other than windows, if you can’t afford 10-30% more expensive games.
Buy PS5 if you / your parents are at least middle class, can afford yearly subscription for online play, if you can afford games that are 10-30% more expensive then on PC, you are not into electronics and just want to play games, you have no money problems, you don’t need anything more than play games in next couple of years.
It’s your decision.
Yes.
Get a PC. You’ll realize that using the Internet on your phone is like going swimming in a bathtub. And that’s just one of the countless things you can do better on computer. Games are just a fraction of what’s possible with a computer.
I’m going to give you an alternate take from the PC consensus here, based on your physical and technical setup:
- do you have a nice (oled?) TV with a large footprint relative to couch distance?
- Is your couch comfy and big enough for two?
- do you have a surround sound setup?
- do you have a dedicated office room for the PC?
Lack of dedicated space is a killer for creating the atmosphere I personally want when gaming on a PC. If you answered yes to the first three questions that is a preferable environment for gaming in my books. You could get a PC to hook up to your home theater but in my opinion that’s less than ideal since you’ll be limited by form factor for space or just straight up uglifying the home theater space with a PC, but also it will be noisier than a PS5 which is also distracting. And of course, an HTPC is awkward to use for non-media stuff.
A PC can be cheaper in the long run and upgradeable. $80+ per year for Sony is a $400 difference in 5 years. Plus games tend to be more expensive imo.
Technically you could build a PC that is close to the PS5 in terms of components and efficiency. A comparable PC would be roughly $300 to $400 more, or 5 years of PSN.
PC has a few 100k more titles to choose from than PS5. More indie games, more F2P, more sales, more demos, and more free games.
With a PC you can emulate several older consoles and play browser and older game titles. You can purchase non DRM games, or games on physical media.
With a PC you can use just about any controller you want. Including racing set ups, flight joysticks etc.
A PC is a workstation that you can use to watch video, edit video, stream video, store images/movies, create audio, create music, design 3d models, write code, create graphics etc. on a professional level.
A PS5 is cheaper up front. And is more convenient. However you are buying into a closed system with less options and DRM that will ultimately cost you more.
10 years later, you can drop in a new GPU and still be viable.
I think this post would have been accurate a few years ago but like ram alone costs $300 now days. You really need 16GB minimum.
This all being said I still would vote for PC over PlayStation. You can do so much more.
I built a PC last November. Got two 8GB sticks of second hand DDR5 SODIMM for 50 bucks. The SODIMM to DIMM adapters were like 30€ for 4 iirc. It runs perfectly fine (Minecraft VR, Cyberpunk, RDR2) and I’m sure I can wait out the current memory prices before I need to upgrade.
What do you want out of the device? Gaming only? A Gaming PC doubles as a great workstation if needed. Is that important to you?
What’s your budget? Are you willing/able to pay for a PSN subscription?
Is the OS versatility important to you? If PC, Win or Linux?
Make a list where you jot down the pros for the PC and PS5 respectively. Assign the importance of each point and see which device has overall the most upsides for your usecase.
PC, it is by far the most flexible computing device out of the two.
A PC. Way more exclusives.
Probably the wrong place to ask, mate. Take the advice here and you’ll likely be stuck tinkering with a Linux distro while your friends are online having fun. I’m kidding, but even as a non-gamer, it seems a £400–£500 PS5 is a better gaming machine than a new PC at the same price. You just plug it in and play, without worrying about Windows, drivers, graphics settings, or fixing things when they go wrong.
A PC is brilliant if you want to learn coding, make games, or play heavily modded Minecraft, but if the main goal is just to have fun playing games, the PS5 is the better value.
There’s nothing wrong with choosing a PC if that’s what you want, but people on the internet often recommend what they enjoy rather than what’s the best fit for the person asking.
If you go console be prepared to shell out $20 a month for internet access.
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PC if you don’t already have one. If you’re choosing between them, and aren’t already invested in the ecosystem of one, PC is by far the better choice. Get yourself a steam account, get onto GoG. If you need game recommendations I’m happy to provide a few if you tell me what you’re looking for.
PC
PC. A console is just a super locked down computer anyway, you might as well get the real thing.
