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PC Games Are Outselling Console Games, According to New Industry Report (www.cnet.com)
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[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So? How many people bought a Switch to play Breath of the Wild and basically nothing else?

[–] taladar@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Probably very few among the people who carefully weighed which system gives them the better bang for their buck.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Nah, a lot of people just buy whatever their friends have, and only own a handful of games (Madden, FIFA, etc) and just don't think about it.

Look at how many people can't afford the cars they own and roll negative equity into the next one, or look at how much credit card debt people have on average. People just buy without thinking too much.

[–] taladar@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah, to rephrase my post the other way around, buying a console and just a few games is only really possible because it is carried by people who don't carefully weigh if that is a financially sound decision.