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Ulysses Knapse
Knapse and Co. Mercenary Firm
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Posted - 2014.05.10 05:33:00 -
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Mary Lilac wrote:Now here comes the lies:
Steam is cheaper (it is not, you suck at shopping)
PC is cheaper (hell it cost as much in electricity every year as it cost me to have PSPlus)
You have to pay for online (free online from electricty savings)
You don't need a lot of maintenance (yes you do, after 6 months yes you do.)
1. Steam sales are a great way to save money on games. Piracy is even more cost-effective, though illegal.
2. No one said PC is cheaper.
3. Consoles use electricity, too. If you don't want your PC to use as much electricity, turn it off. Most PCs only use around 54kWh of power per month when idle, which only amounts to around seven dollars for the average person in the United States, and significantly less than that when off or in standby mode. It's really not much. Only around two dollars more expensive per month than running an idle PS4 with a PSPlus yearly subscription. It's actually cheaper than with a PSPlus monthly subscription.
4. I've had my computer since 2009 (give or take a year) and the only maintenance I've had to perform on it was replacing the hard drive. Wasn't even upset about it, since my old hard drive was almost completely filled anyway and I needed a larger one. Never had any malware problems on it, either.
I am become Legion, the destroyer of bunnies.
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Ulysses Knapse
Knapse and Co. Mercenary Firm
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Posted - 2014.05.10 07:29:00 -
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Mary Lilac wrote:Oh using your 54KWh per month for idle power....
Thats $97.20 per year.
The national average for those in the United States is around 10-12 cents per kWh. That's around $71.28 per year.
Even so, $97.20 dollars per year isn't even that significant. The $45-75 dollars you'll pay for a PS4's electricity cost and PSPlus subscription fee is pretty damn close to that ($65-75 if you don't want to wait for a PSPlus sale).
I'm not saying the PC isn't more expensive. In a lot of ways, it is. But it's not that much more expensive.
I am become Legion, the destroyer of bunnies.
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Ulysses Knapse
Knapse and Co. Mercenary Firm
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Posted - 2014.05.10 08:06:00 -
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Mary Lilac wrote:In the end, using a console is always going to be more cost efficient. You as a gamer have to figure out whether or not that even matters, and if the genres you enjoy are worth following for yourself.
I have to agree. Consoles benefit from a lot of things that PCs don't. They can cut out what isn't necessary for gaming, they benefit greatly from economies of scale and console games don't have to cope with multiple different specs, just one for each release.
In the end, the best choice really comes down to what people want out of their system, and whether or not the extra cost of a gaming PC is worth it. I have nothing against consoles; it's just that I want more than what they offer.
I am become Legion, the destroyer of bunnies.
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