Yeh the downvotes are weird to say the least. So the downvoters think that poor people can afford the PS6 at the >$1000 it’s going to be? Or a PS5 at a price higher than it launched at? Isn’t the PS5 like USD$650 now? What poor person can afford that and $80 games?
Consoles used to be the cheaper option. PS2 at launch in 2000 was $300. A pc in the year 2000 cost about $600 or more if you were putting together a gaming rig.
The PS5 is $650, and that’s still less expensive than a gaming pc. Minimum spend for a gaming rig would be $800 or more.
The reality is that consoles were the most in reach option for poor people, and maybe they still are.
I suspect that people who really really can’t afford the hobby on console will turn to roms on much older PCs.
Yeh the downvotes are weird to say the least. So the downvoters think that poor people can afford the PS6 at the >$1000 it’s going to be? Or a PS5 at a price higher than it launched at? Isn’t the PS5 like USD$650 now? What poor person can afford that and $80 games?
Consoles used to be the cheaper option. PS2 at launch in 2000 was $300. A pc in the year 2000 cost about $600 or more if you were putting together a gaming rig.
The PS5 is $650, and that’s still less expensive than a gaming pc. Minimum spend for a gaming rig would be $800 or more.
The reality is that consoles were the most in reach option for poor people, and maybe they still are.
I suspect that people who really really can’t afford the hobby on console will turn to roms on much older PCs.