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[–] [email protected] 111 points 9 months ago (62 children)

1: you get to own your games

2: the graphics are way better

3: you can do other shit with a PC like work or school

4: All games from forever to now are compatible.

5: You can emulate any games from older non-pc systems.

Did I miss anything?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (4 children)

And it’s only marginally more expensive.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (3 children)

The hardware, yes. You can build a console-equivalent system for only a little bit more. It is far cheaper in the long run though. Games cost less, after all.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

A mid-low end GPU is the same price as a console right now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Mixing used and new hardware is the cheat code. A used RTX 2080 beats Xbox Series X and PS5, yet it can be found for only about 200 bucks. The rest of the hardware can be new. That's how I did it.

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