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.
if I had the 2k for a gaming PC, that would almost last a console generation
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.
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 ($70 games, even more expensive consoles, required online payments to fully utilize systems/games, time investment to actually find a console before scalpers) I don’t know what my future in gaming looks like.
There are plenty of high quality indie games that don’t require the latest hardware and have no mtx. If you want to move away from consoles, you could even look at something like a Steam Deck or similar for a pre-configured ready to go system.
I think I paid about 850$ 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?
