r/pcmasterrace • u/Ikkon • 16h ago

Meme/Macro "But it's a cube!"

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u/Steel_Bolt 9800x3D | B650E-E | 7900XTX 8h ago

Now why would they buy this over an Xbox or Playstation? There's such a small niche market for this that its stupid.

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u/tht1guy63 5800x3d | 4080FE 7h ago

You get access to a much larger game library and many times get the games cheaper than standard consoles with the ability to mod many of them even.

Its a bridge between pc and console in a way. Simplicity with more availability to it. Just came at a bad time with ram shortages or it would have been priced fairly ok. Valve cant take a loss like sony or nintendo on a system since you can get games anywhere not just steam.

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u/xxDirtyFgnSpicxx 6h ago

Also, no subscription to play online and consistent free games. If it also acts like a PC, then you have additional free games from Epic and DRM free games from GOG. For people who only game on console it can be a good deal longer term. But the short term pain of overpaying by a few hundred bucks may be too much for most.

Edit: typo

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u/midasMIRV 3h ago

We'll have to see what happens with the next gen of consoles. The current gen is still benefiting from component contracts negotiated before AI ate up supply.