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Thread: When is it time to sell the PC and just buy a console?

post 1699214703 03-14-2024, 09:43 PM
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When is it time to sell the PC and just buy a console?

Mid 30's now. Full time office job, Mrs, gym.....I'm really starting to CBF playing games on PC with whatever spare time I have. I have a top tier rig and I still cbf with it.

Is it time to sell and just buy a PS5?
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post 1699214833 03-14-2024, 09:49 PM
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I have a high end PC too and barely play anything. Too many issues and not many games coming out. I pretty much just play Halo and Forza over and over.

I kind of miss how everything just works on console and how quick it is.
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post 1699214943 03-14-2024, 09:54 PM
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What does a console do that PC can't, or what's easier on a console than a PC?
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post 1699214953 03-14-2024, 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted By eod8989⏩
I have a high end PC too and barely play anything. Too many issues and not many games coming out. I pretty much just play Halo and Forza over and over.

I kind of miss how everything just works on console and how quick it is.
I think I'm just at an age where I'm over it.
Getting home from gym and work you kind of just want the couch and TV.

Getting HDR to work is a hassle.
Performance Issues.
Console just works hey.

Only thing that keeps me attached to my PC is my Audiophile setup....but I can easily move that and play music from my phone these days.
We living in a clown world.
post 1699215013 03-14-2024, 09:57 PM
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I did that and now console just sits and does nothing just sell pc and that’s it
post 1699215023 03-14-2024, 09:58 PM
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from 30 to 40 i didn't even own a personal PC or laptop after having a gaming rig in 20's. Got a xbox just to play blue HD and 4k bluerays and occasionally play some games.
post 1699215143 03-14-2024, 10:01 PM
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PS5 to OLED TV crew.

Grab controller, jump on couch, press 1 button and you're playing a game in seconds. No updates, no crashes, no troubleshooting for an hour, no fiddling with a ton of settings to get maximum nerds per second. I was on PC for 10 years and just couldn't be fukked with all the hassle anymore.
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post 1699215203 03-14-2024, 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted By Coal
PS5 to OLED TV crew.

Grab controller, jump on couch, press 1 button and you're playing a game in seconds. No updates, no crashes, no troubleshooting for an hour, no fiddling with a ton of settings to get maximum nerds per second. I was on PC for 10 years and just couldn't be fukked with all the hassle anymore.
This is me

What are could I get for:

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post 1699215283 03-14-2024, 10:07 PM
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I'll take your PC off of you, OP, or anyone else who doesn't want theirs.
post 1699215323 03-14-2024, 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted By 2004Miscer⏩
I think I'm just at an age where I'm over it.
Getting home from gym and work you kind of just want the couch and TV.

Getting HDR to work is a hassle.
Performance Issues.
Console just works hey.

Only thing that keeps me attached to my PC is my Audiophile setup....but I can easily move that and play music from my phone these days.
Yeah i have never had an issue on a console. On PC i've had thousands. The games just aren't optimized and HDR is broken in Windows. Shaders and updates can take 10 minutes on PC too. On console you don't have to wait.
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post 1699215413 03-14-2024, 10:12 PM
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Maybe gaming just isn't for you. If you have some game installed on your PC and don't want to play it then I doubt buying a console will change much.
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Originally Posted By Coal
PS5 to OLED TV crew.

Grab controller, jump on couch, press 1 button and you're playing a game in seconds. No updates, no crashes, no troubleshooting for an hour, no fiddling with a ton of settings to get maximum nerds per second. I was on PC for 10 years and just couldn't be fukked with all the hassle anymore.
Here we go again with your potatostation shilling telling old lies about PCs. It's time you shut the f*ck up. Games nowadays have hardware detection and will automatically set everything to max if your pc is powerful enough. Consoles need to update too, and you can actually use your pc while it updates.

Moron.


OP, If you don't like playing games anymore on pc, a console won't change that.
Wort ew in th wold.
post 1699215493 03-14-2024, 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted By 2004Miscer⏩
This is me

What are could I get for:

5800x3D
32GB Ram
6900xt
2x SSD 4GB
2x HDD 4TB
OLED 34 inch Alienware
etc
I'm sure someone here can help better than me, I'm not in the USA so not the best to ask on selling prices. Trust me though you'll be grateful for the switch over. I'm on my computer fairly often at work too, shifting over to a console when at home doesn't feel like work anymore.
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post 1699215563 03-14-2024, 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted By WHChampion⏩
Maybe gaming just isn't for you. If you have some game installed on your PC and don't want to play it then I doubt buying a console will change much.
I been gaming my entire life bro.
Just over sitting a desk all day, sitting at a desk to play games, trouble shooting etc. Just wanna pick up and play.
We living in a clown world.
post 1699215763 03-14-2024, 10:29 PM
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Being an adult is why console gaming sucks, I have the money for big boy pc parts. Even if I barely play I'd rather it be on pc.

I'd still rather just build a PC for the living room and play using a controller.

I do have both consoles tho. They are beat af
post 1699215833 03-14-2024, 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted By eod8989⏩
Yeah i have never had an issue on a console. On PC i've had thousands. The games just aren't optimized and HDR is broken in Windows. Shaders and updates can take 10 minutes on PC too. On console you don't have to wait.
thats fuking retarded that HDR works on consoles released in 2013 but after 10 years time and 3 new windows OSes Microsoft cant get the **** to work on windows.
post 1699215863 03-14-2024, 10:32 PM
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No offense but I don't think you like gaming anymore
post 1699215873 03-14-2024, 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted By freeburn⏩
Being an adult is why console gaming sucks, I have the money for big boy pc parts. Even if I barely play I'd rather it be on pc.

I'd still rather just build a PC for the living room and play using a controller.

I do have both consoles tho. They are beat af
PC gaming sucks now though. The games aren't optimized and HDR barely works. It literally makes no sense to be gaming on PC unless all you care about is high FPS or the absolute best graphics which isn't even that obtainable now because you need to keep paying 1k for gpus lol
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post 1699215893 03-14-2024, 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted By ClivesTriceps⏩
Here we go again with your potatostation shilling telling old lies about PCs. It's time you shut the f*ck up. Games nowadays have hardware detection and will automatically set everything to max if your pc is powerful enough. Consoles need to update too, and you can actually use your pc while it updates.

Moron.


OP, If you don't like playing games anymore on pc, a console won't change that.
look at how butthurt this nerd is that someone dissed his PC
post 1699215933 03-14-2024, 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted By eod8989⏩
PC gaming sucks now though. The games aren't optimized and HDR barely works. It literally makes no sense to be gaming on PC unless all you care about is high FPS or the absolute best graphics which isn't even that obtainable now because you need to keep paying 1k for gpus lol
Windows 11 and the newest nvidia app with the hdr ai is literally miles better for hdr. Get off windows 10 ASAP.

I use 3 hdr monitors and never have an issue on any of them since Windows 11. Nvidia ai chit turns non hdr games into hdr.


Consoles are finenif you're lazy but there's no real gaming to be done there. If you want a casual couch pleb experience and don't play much a console is fine. If you want to play games at their peak the get a PC.

Theres no wrong answer, just get what suits you.

If you are an adult there's no reason you shouldn't be able to afford a console to sit in your media center regardless of you pc game or not. I have both ps5 and Xbox even tho I don't care for them and prefer pc. But I'm not a broke bitch so buying a console isn't a big deal. I don't expect everyone to spend thousands on a PC, but 500 bucks for a console really shouldn't be chit to a grown man
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Originally Posted By elterrible987⏩
thats fuking retarded that HDR works on consoles released in 2013 but after 10 years time and 3 new windows OSes Microsoft cant get the **** to work on windows.
Windows 11 doesn't even have ALLM either so you have to toggle HDR on. There are just so many issues with it. They don't optimize gaming for PC at all anymore lmao.
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Originally Posted By eod8989⏩
Windows 11 doesn't even have ALLM either so you have to toggle HDR on. There are just so many issues with it. They don't optimize gaming for PC at all anymore lmao.
Wut. Windows 11 has auto hdr. I literally never touch it, its always on
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you're not meant to leave it on 24/7 lol
We living in a clown world.
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Originally Posted By 2004Miscer⏩
you're not meant to leave it on 24/7 lol
Wat
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Buy the new Samsung Galaxy G9 57" and I guarantee you'll be playing again
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The better question is why are you in your mid 30s and still playing video games like a child?
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Never??? Fking *******.


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You can still lay back in your chair with a joypad in your hands if you hook up your PC to a TV.

Consoles are locking FPS at 30, or the games can get updated to a point that console can't run the game smoothly. There are PS4 players who get lower frames on NMS. Elite Dangerous went from updating on all platforms to only releasing PC content.

Console gaming is for getting that old PS2 or 3 out and playing old versions of exclusive titles because you can't play the game on the store or the remaster sucks/is broken.
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IDK, if you really have a high end rig (RTX 3080 or better, modern i7/i9, or AMD equivalent on these) then the consoles are just too low power to consider. I saw that Dragon's Dogma 2 appears to only have 24-35 FPS on PS5 from play testers.

Besides, you can still get a Xbox Elite Controller, Windows controller adapter, and then just plug the PC into a TV. At that point you can just access the Game Bar on your Windows OS and it connects you with all your friends on PC and Xbox that way.
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Platform probably doesn't matter tbh. I cba to play any games anymore, takes too much effort and time just learning the basics. And even simple, fun games like Tekken or sports games is only fun when you're investing enough time to develop some skills in them. If I can't play a minimum amount then I'd rather just not bother. Between work/studies, SO and training there is only so much time, and I should probably spend it on things that needs doing around the house or at least being social instead of playing games.
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