Why aren't consoles popular anymore?

>>713328597 (OP)
They are, you live in a bubble.

>subtle India hate thread again
im getting tired of this shit

>>713328597 (OP)

>PS5 has sold 77 million units
>Xbox Series S/X over 30 million units
>Switch 2 has already sold 3.5 million units in less than a month
>Switch 1 has sold 152 million units

Look, my only system right now is a brand new gaming laptop with an rtx 4070 I bought for $500 off a college dropout last month, and I've only played on PC since 2014 - consoles are not dead. Far from it. They are declining overall, but they are not dead.

This will probably be the final console generation, however. PS6 will be the end. But we're not done yet.

>>713329019
>This will probably be the final console generation
We've been saying that for two generations now. Modern games are getting so bloated/poor performing that it's making them push more hardware down our throat in the form of another console gen soon to come.

>>713328597 (OP)
I realized the worthlessness of consoles towards the end of 7th gen. Everything cool in regards to multiplayer was happening on PC. Or just weird obscure games in general.

>>713328597 (OP)
7th generation killed them because it was so shit. Thankfully, Nintendo and Valve are here to save it, Switch 2 and Steam Deck 2 will be king.

>consoles have now become more powerful than the average /v/ gaming PC
>PC fags melty
lol

>console 25 years ago
>buy console and gaem
>turn on console
>play game
>console in the current year
>buy console and gaem
>turn on console
>make user account
>agree to terms of service
>download software update
>agree to terms of service again
>download day one patch
>play game that runs like shit

>>713328597 (OP)
They are. Normal people buy and play them and they dont show up where you are.
Also when comparing numbers they always forget Nintendo, which destroys the "no console" narative.

>>713330393
>all this clicking . nooooo

>>713328597 (OP)
You mean on /v/?
This board is full of nintendomania niggers, what are you talking about?

>>713330393
But enough about PCs

because you think 4chan and reddit are the real world, by large and beyond

You think consoles aren't popular anymore because the Xbox is dead and because the PlayStation is dying but the Switch 2 exist and will keep it alive and kicking. PC has the Steam Deck 2 when that comes.

>>713328597 (OP)
Xbox and PS5 are just PCs with custom operating systems. The only true console left is switch

>>713328597 (OP)
they are ridiculously popular because people do not want to go to the far greater expense and moderately greater difficulty of buying and/or putting together a PC

they are also shortsighted dimwits who don't understand the importance of being able to do basically whatever you want any time no questions asked

a console is locked down. it is what it is and nothing else. it will run a game, and just a game, at one time. nowadays, you might get discord too. on PC, i can run
>dedicated server
>music
>game
>youtube
>browser
>fucking freecad if i wanted to for some reason
and no one can tell me i can't. we're making steps in the right direction allowing gaben a slice of the console pie, but it's not enough, and hopefully xbox takes the lead in making consoles into low end prebuilts. it's all basically a PC internally anyway, we're past the days of cartridges and purpose built roms, consoles have basically been gimped PCs internally since ps4/xb1.

>>713328597 (OP)
They literally are

>>713332816
no, switch is an arm tablet internally. even that is just generic ass hardware repurposed. yeah, it's locked down way harder than an xbox or playstation, but it's still basically a tablet soc with some frills and a custom not-quite-sd-card slot for game key cards.

>>713328597 (OP)
>he spent $2000 just to play the same games as $500 PS5

>>713328597 (OP)
But they are, most people I know have one and often as a sidepiece. Truth is that most people who own expensive pc, also own expensive peripherals, screens, sound, etc. An additional 500 bucks or opting out for a bundled deal for any of those peripherals doesn't make a lot of difference. A console is cheaper than any of my speaker setups (surround / stereo) cheaper than my tvs, cheaper than my amps, cheaper than my gfx card and cheaper than my cpu+mobo. And if you look at it from the other end of the spectrum you get what amounts to be a mininpc in a branded shell that for the asking price performs well enough. I don't see them going away as long as they can provide almost the same experience for 1/4 of the entry price. Especially since they recently hit 60fps with decent gfx again.

>>713332898
Xbox is dead, PlayStation is dying, consoles aren't PCs but Microsoft and Sony sure as hell want to treat them like they are so they better prepare for a hurting starting with 10th generation. Microsoft's Xbox "console-on-a-chip" strategy is dead on arrival.

It's really funny watching the denial in threads like these.
It's when you realise that all the PCpoors are now priced out of upgrading their computers and with consoles becoming more powerful with games having ray tracing and PSSR they're in a full on panic.
What are you going to do PCfags? Are you going to pony up for $1k GPUs and $400 CPUs just to play at the same level as a Pro or PS6 console which you can pick up for $700?

>>713334584
You consolefags about to get priced out too starting next year and 2027, lol. You best get a Switch 2 and then a Steam Deck 2 in 2027. These will be the only affordable consoles and PCs 10 generation, lmao.

>>713334741
>consoles are more popular than ever. PS5 breaking Sony sales records year after year
>PC parts becoming more and more expensive causing none stop reeeee and melty
>y-y-you consolefags are about to be priced out
The state of your cope. You're not living in reality.

>>713328597 (OP)
Pc cucks lost

>>713334971
No one is buying a $900 or more PS6, a $700 or more PS handheld, or a $900-$1000+ Xbox on a chip, m8. You might as well get a PC if you're will to spend that much on worthless set-top boxes at those prices. It's not worth it.

Zoomers want to be streamers

>>713328597 (OP)
Switch 2 already outsold gaming PCs.

>>713328597 (OP)
They became anti-gooners while PC is pro-gooners.

>>713334584
As a pc fag I think half decent consoles are great because getting a console to delay upgrading your rig that entered its toaster phase is a good alternative if you don't want to support shitty hardware gens that are also overpriced. Don't see how I'm losing by having more choice. Same for games prices, if you have pc and console you can sometimes save money by getting a console copy since physicals are often the first to drop in price and the amount of cheap 3rd world reseller keys gone down by a lot.

>>713328597 (OP)
Consoles made sense when they were specialized hardware.
There is no reason to buy a locked-down x86 NPC with bargain bin components for everything that isn't relevant to producing a good screenshoot.

>>713335095
>you might as well buy a pc
the point is you won't be buying a pc due to the price of parts.

>>713336278
>parts
part
one part
one part that you don't have to invest into if you don't feel like it

>>713336374
>parts
>cpu
>cpu cooler
>psu
>case
>motherboard
>memory
>gpu
>mouse
>keyboard

those parts. or do you think they're all free?

>>713336432
none of them bar the gpu have gone up in price you moron

>>713336509
>you don't have to pay for them if they don't go up in price
that isn't how it works

>>713336530
the complaint was that shit got more expensive
and it's objectively wrong, you get more fucking value than you ever did out of everything, even the gpus despite their pricing

>>713336564
this is my pc - minus the GPU
see how the parts all cost money?

>>713336593
see >>713334971

>>713336649
you do realise you're quoting me?

Anon, we just had a console outselling even the PS2 lifetime sales and another being the fastest selling ever so far.
What do you mean not popular anymore?

>>713336593
I don't really disagree with you, but some of the things there actually don't cost money.

>>713336759
yes, a star wars game and a tube of thermal paste.
what a bargain. I won't need to upgrade for 50 years

>>713336673
yeah, you talking about how the prices have gone up
which they didn't outside of gpus
you get more value than ever

>>71333680
>the price hasn't gone up . it's gone down
>average price of gaming pc is around 4x the price of a console

>>713336796
And a wrist pad!

>>713336803
the price clearly has remained the same.

>>713336958
you did get a free merry christmas though
merry christmas!

>>713337086
yay, merry xmas to you too

>>713336958
you think the other one you posted is midrange?

>>713336509
Maybe in the used market. The price of new CPU & motherboards are near double that of a decade ago, unless you're going for lower-tier components with less features/power.

>>713337129
£673 vs £4000
pretty closely priced anon. I can see how you think the prices haven't budged at all.

>>713337181
yeah nice comparison you have there with the 70 class card from nvidia's stagnant age

>>713328597 (OP)
They are you fucking zoomer retard, not everyone wants to deal with building a PC and updating drivers

>>713337298
>it doesn't count. you can buy upper midrange PCs today for £670

>>713337919
>muh relativism
upper midrange in 2011 and upper midrange now are vastly different worlds

>>713338650
Yes. About £2000 in price

>>713328597 (OP)
The most popular game of all time isn't on PC. You live in a PC fanboy circlejerk, you are 55 years old acting this way.

GTA6 not on PC.

>>713340708
you can buy a 1440p 240hz fast ips panel for the same price as 1080p 144hz tn panels back then
the standards have fucking changed drastically
thinking it's all over because you're obsessing over 4k is an entirely self inflicted problem

to build an equivalent PC to a PS5 Pro you are looking at about 2x the price

Despite being the smallest gaming platform, PC fanboys are the biggest platform warring segment of games.

>>713340923
Nobody is saying it has to be like for like. It's midrange to midrange.
Where the fuck did you pluck 4k from? A midrange PC today doesn't run 4k, the same as a midrange PC from 2012 wasn't running 1440p

OP is a liar but what else is new with /v/ /r/gcj 56 year old grown men steam fanboys

>>713341047
because the moment you stop obsessing over 4k ultra and actually adjust the settings you stop having this problem
graphics went severely into diminishing returns years ago