The death of affordable computing in America.
The death of affordable computing in the US of A.
My takeaway is start planning trips to Taiwan so you can go buy comp hardware bit by bit at a reasonable price
You still have to declare things in customs. If you don’t and get caught, you could end up far worse than high prices.
You can take a phone and laptop through customs without paying import tax.
50 high end RTX cards might not be so easy.
“No officer, this fully assembled PC with no boxes or receipts was definitely brought from America, the country I am now returning to.”
I hope Canada can get some better prices out of this.
PlayStation punished the world by increasing their console prices to match the adjusted tariff price in the US. I forsee all manufacturers doing the same thing, just like COVID.
The entire world can soon blame every American for their crazy price increases.
If only someone made an example out of them corpos
Narrator:
We won’t…
Not sure if this fits here as while the tariffs situation are primarily causing chaos and price inflations in the US, the redirection of goods might also cause companies to increase costs globally in order to cover the cash flow burdens and payments caused by real time tariff fluctations.
There are going to be myriad ways companies will try to avoid it even if all that means relabeling items or classifying them as something not on the list.
It’s going to be a shit show.
And I’m still coming off the pandemic ffs, can we just chill for like 5 mins.
I don’t know if kid saving lunch money to build a computer is a viable route anymore
Console while cheaper entry, they fuck you on the game price. Plus fucking annual sub cost.
They are acting like this because median gamer is now a middle aged cuck with a higher income, why shoildnt they be fleecing us as that is what the market can bare. Nowever, they priced out kids and young folks. Nvidia lost its fucking mind with that pricing
Tariffs are just an icing on the cake, they will try to justify even more price gouging
Pre-Nintendo-price-jump, console games were as cheap as they’ve ever been… if you ignore all the DLC/micro-transaction stuff. But its still a lot more expensive than PC gaming. If you need a computer for other purposes anyways, upgrading from a decent office computer to a cheap gaming computer is still gonna be cheaper upfront than buying the office computer and new console, plus cheaper long-term.
I see your point, however I bought a $150 GPU in spring 2020 that is still serving me fine today to play games at 1080P. At least until the tariffs it was still pretty doable if you didn’t go for top of the line brand new equipment.
Like I said in a different comment.
My last build ran me just over $500 Canadian, the gfx card was the most expensive piece, and I reused my case, cooling system, storage and power supply…but last gen gfx, mobo and a gratuitous amount of RAM was to be had for cheap enough to not have to save at all to buy it.Yep, I’m still reusing a lot of components from my last build. Some people automatically assume building a PC means you need to buy brand new everything, but if you were smart about it you could get it down to the same price as a brand new console.
Some people automatically assume building a PC means you need to buy brand new everything, but if you were smart about it you
couldused to be able to get it down to the same price as a brand new console.I’ve not upgraded my desktop since spring 2020, my mobo, gratuitous amount of RAM, everything is still ticking away taking everything I tell it to. Only thing I even want to upgrade is my gfx card. And that’s already more than an entry level console. Even the used market is completely tits up. Just a quick look at eBay, 4060/70/80/90, starting average £650ish for a 60 and a used 90 FE is £1700…free shipping though! I’ve decided to let Intel cook on their gfx cards a bit longer, and I’ll probably getting one off them when I eventually upgrade…I can grab a used a770 or b570 for under £250 today.
Ohh I deff agree, I am riding my shit until it no longer works.
Fuck these parasites, I can do this long time if it keeps working.
That’s easiest way people can fight back right now… Use what you have!
I don’t know if kid saving lunch money to build a computer is a viable route anymore
for sure. It’s gonna suck ass for a lot of Americans.
For the rest of your comment I’m gonna add that the tariff situation benefits retailers the most while manufactures and OEMs are taking the brunt of the tariff financial damage and ultimately the tariffs are then passed onto the customers unfortunately.
Some companies might implode or move out of the US it looks like.
oh wait I think I misunderstood when I made my other comment.
Sorry about that! Although I’m having some difficulty in interpreting your points.🤔
Let’s be honest. There never has been affordable computing. That’s why I was a console exclusive gamer for so long. because I never had the money to get into console gaming. Even a baseline computer capable of running good games was 3 times the price of a console.
Let’s be honest. You can build a comparable PC for an extra ~$200. Which will very quickly pay for itself when you go to sign up for your annual PlayStation subscription on day 1, not to mention the years following with the massively larger library, lower price of games, and not to mention having a device that can do more than just play games.
Consoles are just DRM e-waste machines.
Nah, maybe in large cities. My pc was 2500, and it was good enough. I could have brought it down to 1500 if I wanted to start replacing parts within a year and play on the lowest graphics setting. Even at 2500 4 years ago, I’ve replaced and upgraded my graphics since then. And need to start upgrading other parts probably next year. I can do that now, but I was quite broke before and console was the cheapest way for me to game. Still console game quite a bit because I just like it better for some games.
Nah, maybe in large cities.
Doesn’t matter the size of your city. Pretty much everywhere has some sort of delivery service…
My pc was 2500
Wait so you paid $2500 for a PC and then still went out and bought a console, and you have the audacity to complain about pricing?
I could have brought it down to 1500 if I wanted to start replacing parts within a year
Nonsense. Unless you just spend your money really poorly, a $1500 PC will outperform any console for years to come.
Even at 2500 4 years ago, I’ve replaced and upgraded my graphics since then.
You say that like it was necessary.
This is the bullshit we always have to deal with. Like all pricing is the same everywhere in the fucking world. News fucking flash, it is not. Computers and parts where I am are fucking expensive.
And now I can afford it so I’m not too worried. Before I could not and pc gaming was just out of my price range.
Don’t know why you think it’s bullshit when you started this conversation without ever mentioning anything about where you live or your local pricing.
Here’s the thing. Consoles are like gym memberships. Once you get signed up by buying a highly subsidized console, then the charges start racking up. Premium prices. Locked into a singular store, slave to their sales and predatory practices. Every game inflated to cover the console. They squeeze and squeeze. Because the spice must flow.
PCs give you the luxury of better directing your cash in the long run. Not to mention serve a larger purpose and provide a broader depth of gaming.
Pre-pandemic I was able to build a pc with part 1 generation behind current, including the case and a reasonable cooling system (air) for $500 Canadian. Now you can’t even get a modern graphics card for that much. So no, this is definitely a recent thing.
I built my current desktop at the start of the pandemic, the 20xx series was being bought by more people, the most expensive part was the 1060 I bought second hand for $200. It still came to just over $500 with all the parts. Yes I reused my case, cooling system, storage and power supply.I mainly blame all the morons who kept buying VGAs even though ridiculously overpriced, letting manufacturers know that they could go on like that.
For me the only good thing of consoles are the discs and the ability to buy/sell them. Apart of that, they just offer you some convenience, but nothing more.
Usually games for one console are not playable in 1-2 generations, you can’t install mods, you can’t upgrade the GPU or the CPU.
PC offers a lot more flexibility, unfortunately after COVID and now the AI craze, the prices of the GPUs went bananas. Not to mention that you can usually play a lot more games on a PC and the STEAM discounts and prices are much better compared to consoles.
Plus you can always go the pirate way as well. I do for the most expensive games / from companies I dislike / as a trial mode for games I’m interested in buying.
