Games

I don't know, I only got into PC gaming about 3 years ago but my library is easily twice as large as it was when I only had consoles for about 20 years. The initial cost of getting a PC with all the peripherals is quite a bit higher than console but the games are almost always significantly cheaper. The most recent AAA games and some studios like FromSoft are usually the only games selling at $70. On console, the price of a game barely gets lowered. I have a switch and wanted to buy overcooked to play on the go and it's still $20 dollars and has very few sales. On PC it's hard not to find it for less than $5 and that's not even counting key shops.

We've been able to measure it in games like Elden Ring and Guilty Gear Strive. Games that traditionally didn't have PC ports until long after the console versions, because they were seen as genres that only did well on consoles.

I’m not really surprised, you do not need the latest computer to play the latest games.

I can play almost any game released on low settings with an rx 470. I admit the games will not run at high fps, but they are still playable.

So think of all the people who live in poorer countries that still have access to older hardware but can’t afford a ps5. Especially with regional pricing for games.

There’s no way to trade loot boxes between players but there’s gambling on consoles in the same way as on PC. Even if you count Steam Marketplace transactions fee there’s definitely plenty of EA Football Club players on consoles offsetting this.