PlayStation Plus prices increasing
PlayStation Plus prices increasing
blog.playstation.com
PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for September: Saints Row, Black Desert – Traveler Edition, Generation Zero
USD "per year" prices:
The Essential plan is increasing from $60 to $80.
Extra increasing from $100 to $135.
Premium increasing from $120 to $160.
That's a big fucking increase, I was only paying 99 for Extra. I won't continue to do so, it's just not worth it anymore. Xbox and PSN increases are pushing me back out of gaming, and no, a PC is not the answer because if I had the 2k for a gaming PC, that would almost last a console generation, I wouldn't be complaining about PSN/XBL increases.
There are plenty of low-spec games to be played on PC as well. If you're talking about multiplayer games, most of them target a lower spec.
I spent the last week playing through Firewatch by Campo Santo, it was fucking brilliant. I could live with just those games if I needed to because it was great.
I paid ~$850 total for my rig, in 2018, and it's still going strong. Might not have RTX, but from what I've seen on my PS5, not only do games barely use RTX, very few of those that do use it in a way that makes a visual difference.
PC bros jerking off to 120 FPS, etc drive me nuts. If you play games just to compete over frames per second and not to enjoy games what are you doing? I've had multiple convos with PC nuts who said nothing about the game they were playing, just talked about how their rig was handling it.
Dude/dudette, I'm playing on a Switch. I don't care lol
What would you say is the minimum GPU to get if you wanted it to last say 4-5 years, obviously knowing over time you'll need to use a lower setting?
I built my pc about 3 months ago and paid the same. Amd 6700xt graphics card and ryzen 5 5600 X cpu, so it's not a slouch by any means. Hell I just compiled gentoo and installed baldurs gate 3 in an evening, that's pretty fuckin good. Sure, you pay around 1k for the PC. But you also get a computer that can be used for more than just gaming. I work on my computer and play games, plus the cost for upgrades will be much smaller compared to getting a whole new console. I'd say no matter what it's worth it to get into pc gaming or just using a PC in general.
I think I paid about 850$ for my pc with no discounts and it's pretty high end. The people spending 2k on their computer are usually buying ridiculous things that are just fluff on fluff with no real use. I think I'll spend maybe 150 bucks when I upgrade what's needed in the next maybe 5 years.
In what world do you need 2k for a gaming PC?
If you want to completely crush stuff like Cyberpunk and Starfield you could bother. The only reason I run what I do is that I need a workhorse and make money with my PC too.
I general I recommend the “Fast Motorcycle” principle for PC building. You can spend extra money for the “Fast Car” or Luxury Car” or even ball out for the “Fast Luxury Car”.
Depending on the task, a fast motorcycle will get you there quicker than other builds. When building for a gaming PC, just get basic cores with high clocks and spend a bit of extra money on a step up graphics cards.
I could build a pretty shredding PC for about $800 right now.
Back to your point, a $2k PC is basically a fast luxury car. I could have multiple adobe products open simultaneously, or do YouTube at the same time as Satisfactory or Cities Skylines. It’s a nice to have but if you aren’t doing heavy simultaneous tasks it’s not worth the money.
I skipped the PS4 gen to take a break and focus on other aspects of my life that needed attention, but was surprised at prices when I jumped back in. With how expensive gaming has gotten ($70 games, even more expensive consoles, required online payments to fully utilize systems/games, time investment to actually find a console before scalpers) I don't know what my future in gaming looks like.
There are plenty of high quality indie games that don't require the latest hardware and have no mtx. If you want to move away from consoles, you could even look at something like a Steam Deck or similar for a pre-configured ready to go system.