When the PS5 first announced as having a $499 price point, I was annoyed but I got it. I knew I'd eventually get one, but couldn't afford one when it launched. Then when I had the money the following year, you couldn't find one ANYWHERE. That was fine too, it was even a funny meme at first.
...But then I started gaming on PC. My friend gave me his "old" desktop which was powerful enough to run a ton of video games at decent settings. At first I thought it would just be a stopgap until I could get a PS5. But eventually I just got used to it, and around last year I realized two things:
1.) There weren't many games on PS5 that I couldn't get on PC. Even now, there's just four: Spider-Man 2, FF16, Rise of the Ronin, and FF7 Rebirth. I'd guarantee all four are on PC within the next 18 months.
More importantly though, was 2.) The PS5 was still $499, and everything I've seen tells me that they have zero interest in cutting the cost of their console, and that console price cuts are a thing of the past. Sure there might be a sale here or there, but I'm talking "The PS3 is now $299" price cuts, where that's the standard price going forward.
Frankly, that's a turn off for me. The major benefit of coming into a console generation later is a larger library and a cheaper cost of entry. If the second half is gone, I'd rather just stick with PC. I upgraded this desktop from its 1060 to a 3060 with the same $350 that I would've loved to spend on a PS5 at some point.
MAYBE with the coming of the PS6 my opinion might change, but I think they've lost me this generation and I've owned every other Sony console except the Vita. Is anyone else like this?
...But then I started gaming on PC. My friend gave me his "old" desktop which was powerful enough to run a ton of video games at decent settings. At first I thought it would just be a stopgap until I could get a PS5. But eventually I just got used to it, and around last year I realized two things:
1.) There weren't many games on PS5 that I couldn't get on PC. Even now, there's just four: Spider-Man 2, FF16, Rise of the Ronin, and FF7 Rebirth. I'd guarantee all four are on PC within the next 18 months.
More importantly though, was 2.) The PS5 was still $499, and everything I've seen tells me that they have zero interest in cutting the cost of their console, and that console price cuts are a thing of the past. Sure there might be a sale here or there, but I'm talking "The PS3 is now $299" price cuts, where that's the standard price going forward.
Frankly, that's a turn off for me. The major benefit of coming into a console generation later is a larger library and a cheaper cost of entry. If the second half is gone, I'd rather just stick with PC. I upgraded this desktop from its 1060 to a 3060 with the same $350 that I would've loved to spend on a PS5 at some point.
MAYBE with the coming of the PS6 my opinion might change, but I think they've lost me this generation and I've owned every other Sony console except the Vita. Is anyone else like this?
