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[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de -1 points 1 week ago (13 children)

I don't get why anyone would want a console when you can play games on a PC with mods and much better graphics. If I can't mod a game, I will lose interest in it pretty quickly. The last console I bought was a PS3 and I really only got it to watch blurays on.

[–] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 4 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Many don’t care much about modding. I’m primarily gaming on PC, and it’s rare I use mods.

Consoles are also better on the big screen, which is what many people use when gaming.

[–] dgbbad@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

My computer is hooked up to my 65 inch Samsung TV and it plays perfectly. Yeah. It's only 120hz, but I'm not so much of a graphics snob that I need 200+ FPS. Plus, at 4k I barely break 100 FPS most of the time anyway. Pretty sure it would outperform any console throw at it regardless.

[–] Mihies@programming.dev 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But at what cost, though? Probably just the graphics card is worth like 2 consoles, not to mention the power draw.

[–] dgbbad@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

Price of entry is much higher, but I feel like the amount I've saved on games via steam sales/humble bundles/etc along with no monthly fees for online play more than make up for it in the long run.

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