▲ 61 ▼ Sony’s ‘ironic’ PlayStation disc decision upends gamer conventions and threatens a $7 billion resale market (www.cnbc.com) submitted 3 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/gaming@lemmy.ml 18 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent