Instant Vintage Unshakable Resolve Member Oct 25, 2017 3,345 So, with the announcement of the price increase for PS Plus in multiple territories, the "perceived cost" issue (and charging for the C button) for Nintendo's Switch 2, and Microsoft being Microsoft, is this the last generation that you are investing into the console space? I have had conversations with my wife about this; right after the purchase of the PS5 Pro, I wondered out loud if this would be it for me and I would stop here. It's going on 30 months since the last time I purposely turned on my Series X, and almost 18 months since I turned on my Switch for Super Mario Wonder. With life being... life and everything trying to snag my attention (and wallet), I sincerely don't know if console gaming is in my future. I have no evidence to back this up, but I do feel like normal people are getting priced out of the hobby. We are watching the price of EVERYTHING go up, with no brakes on the train we're on. I am lucky in the sense that I have a backlog and could just stop today with no more new releases and go through it, but other people are not. Tightening of the budget, other real world responsibilities, and obligations that aren't easily ignored are making my hobby more expensive than it's worth, and if I'm feeling that way, I'm certain others are as well. This is just a topic I'm curious about; ultimately it's really not that serious (TO ME) but I wanted to do a heat check. Raise the cost of admission high enough to close the doors on this if it's old.  Gaspode Member Jan 17, 2025 97 No, I'll be playing games until I die (and I don't really like playing on pc).   Last edited: Yesterday at 4:07 PM nolifebr Member Sep 1, 2018 12,419 Curitiba/BR If Sony start to releasing everything on PC on Day 1, yes.   KKStrider Member Oct 10, 2024 1,588 Between the cost of the Switch 2 (particularly for Canadians) and receiving that email from Playstation just now about my PS Plus going up by $30 this year, I'm definitely pondering this question right now. I never really saw a future where I didn't buy whatever Nintendo's new console is, but right now I can't even fuckin pre-order it anyway lol. It feels like this shit (i.e. everything) is unraveling, fast.  Besiktas Member Sep 2, 2024 841 No I will buy consoles but I don't play them as much I would as X360/PS3 days. But here and there are some rare games that will be released that might take my time  DNAbro Member Oct 25, 2017 29,639 Idk man PS6 and NextBox aren't even announced. Switch 2 day one for me though  NotLiquid One Winged Slayer Member Oct 25, 2017 37,632 That's ultimately going to depend on Nintendo for me. Price or not, they're still the only console maker to make a lot of exclusives that I want to play. For my other needs, I'm set with PC.   Juraash Member Oct 25, 2017 6,713 Really depends on how bad console gaming gets, but probably not. The amount I'd have to spend to get a PC I want is way too high and way too much at once for me to want to bother with it. Consoles have to get a lot more fucky for me to tap out.   TheWooniestWoona Member Oct 27, 2017 7,219 It depends if the next gen has physical media. Actual physical media with the game on it, and not just discs that download the game. If they go all digital, then I'm out. At that point I'll play on PC where I can at least get DRM-free installers and back them up on my own.  OP OP Instant Vintage Unshakable Resolve Member Oct 25, 2017 3,345 Gaspode said: No, I'll be playing games until I die. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Oh, I'll never stop gaming, I'd just sell everything and get a PC. LOL nolifebr said: If Sony start to releasing everything on PC on Day 1, yes. Click to expand... Click to shrink... That's my thought process as well, I'd get to Nintendo games when I get to them.  LewieP Member Oct 26, 2017 19,661 Maybe. I got a high end PC recently and the only console games I am planning to buy in the immediate future are the likes of Astrobot and Nintendo games.   Lotus One Winged Slayer Member Oct 25, 2017 122,660 Just by the nature of Nintendo existing, no I would never realistically give up console gaming   Jahranimo Community Resettler Member Oct 25, 2017 10,162 Nah, I still have my PS5 for the few and far inbetween Playstation exclusives. but in regards to 10th generation? Nintendo is still the move. If it doesn't make sense financially for me given some extreme hardship then that's different.  Dark Knight One Winged Slayer Member Oct 25, 2017 21,179 High-end GPUs are multiple times the cost of a console, so.... Like I could really stand to build a new gaming PC but a Switch 2 is far more affordable for me rn.  Stibbs Member Feb 8, 2023 4,154 The 518 I already made the transition. Beyond Nintendo there's no reason for me not to just hang on PC especially with Sony spooling up efforts, Microsoft being firmly entrenched as day one releasers (including Game Pass) and all the other benefits of PC (modding, free online, the largest library on Earth etc)   steviestar3 One Winged Slayer Member Jul 3, 2018 5,286 I'll buy Nintendo consoles as long as they are required to play new Nintendo games. Sony and Microsoft though........ hahaha yeah I'm done.  CielYoshi Member May 10, 2018 2,294 Santiago, Chile As much as it pains me, this is probably it for my stay in the PlayStation enviroment, and if Nintendo ever pivots to full digital that'll probably be the end for my stay at Nintendo's too.   Rosebud Two Pieces Member Apr 16, 2018 50,497 Already switched at the end of last gen. Bought a PS5 for the backlog but probably the last one   Zeal543 Next Level Seer Member May 15, 2020 7,058 I think you can get every base console this generation for the price of a good GPU alone and mobile games aren't replacing console/pc games anytime soon so no Edit: thread title changed. No, if anything I'm personally weeing off PC in favor of console more compared to last gen  Ouroboros Member Oct 27, 2017 15,773 until the day i die ill spill my heart for you (nintendo)  Helix Mayor of Clown Town Member Jun 8, 2019 26,687 aside from Nintendo and the very occasional exclusives on PS, I am mostly on PC at this point and have already moved most of my library there but that is not to say I won't buy consoles, they really have to be appealing for me to get them now  Jetsun Mila Member Apr 7, 2021 3,923 I will get a Switch 2 someday, but not now.   Tamaa Member May 16, 2021 1,215 As a PS5 and PC owner, if Sony stops gatekeeping their exclusives for a year or more, I'll just stick with PC.   Staf Member Nov 7, 2017 4,114 Gothenburg, Sweden They could double the price of the console and I would still probably buy it 🤷‍♂️. Married with no kids with stable income.   HouseDragon Member Dec 4, 2017 612 That was the last gen, i haven't bought any consoles since the PS4. I've gone Full PC since then and I'm so glad I did.   Eros Member Oct 27, 2017 10,446 i'll say it's lowest excitement i have ever felt for new consoles/graphics cards. the way the market is. ai integration. does not inspire excitement in me. i won't quit gaming any time soon, but i'm not looking forward to any hardware announcements and reveals.   PlatypusDude Member Oct 25, 2017 2,309 I'll be around as long as Nintendo still exists and doesn't jump their catalogue to PC. Probably last gen I buy one of a PS or Xbox though (PS5 gathers dust most of the time for me).   Grakchawwaa Member Mar 10, 2022 620 I find there is still value in the console box price compared to pc gaming. I will probably just play less online games or generally stop gaming as much. I don't like sitting at a desk anymore as I work at a desk all day, but gaming prices are getting a bit wild for me. Unfortunately no one else makes the games I really love like Last of Us or God of War, so Sony it is.  Greywaren Member Jul 16, 2019 12,732 Spain If Sony releases everything on PC, I won't buy another PlayStation. Same with Nintendo, but that seems very unlikely.  Sotha_Sil Member Nov 4, 2017 5,764 Consoles are still the simplest way to play a whole bunch of games for relatively cheap. I did enjoy PC gaming when I built a mid-tier rig in 2016, but after a few years I eventually opted to go back to simplicity. Consoles getting 60fps much more often is a big help. I'll get whatever the next Xbox is.  GK86 Member Oct 25, 2017 20,288 Yes. I made the jump to PC last year and I doubt I will look back.   Viewt Member Oct 25, 2017 3,148 Chicago, IL Probably done with Xbox/PlayStation, but I'll likely keep up with Nintendo until those games are available elsewhere. But PC gaming just seems like it's where everyone is heading, so yeah, I plan on picking up a Steam Deck 2 whenever that comes out. My PS5/Series X are probably the last dedicated home consoles I'm gonna purchase.   R3ndezvous Member Dec 17, 2024 1,071 I like the convenience, still a strong reason to me.   Mobius and Pet Octopus Member Oct 25, 2017 16,351 I can hardly believe people care that there is a non-gameplay button being "charged for". Ugh, there is a slot on my controller that I don't use, quick call the police! I have to pay for an attachment to use it! But no, this isn't my last console generation. I stopped like 3 generations ago.  Mass_Pincup The Fallen Oct 25, 2017 7,738 The only thing holding me back is PS Studio games so hopefully everything stays crossgen until Sony goes day 1 on PC too. I already have a gaming PC and already sold my Series X, and with the price and the lackluster lineup of the Switch 2 I;m not getting one anytime soon.  RockyROB Member Oct 25, 2017 220 UK Currently own everything but a pc but can see me being Nintendo only or perhaps Nintendo plus pc game pass in the near future   mute ▲ Legend ▲ Member Oct 25, 2017 28,970 There is enough unique to a Nintendo console to keep me buying them. The rest I'm already checked out on.   Man Called Aerodynamics Member Oct 29, 2017 8,208 It depends on what the next Xbox console looks like. I don't want to put too much stock in rumors, but I'm a little concerned about it changing to a PC hybrid architecture and what that means for compatibility with the current Xbox BC library. If the functionality is reduced or the full current library isn't still compatible, that's a serious problem for me.   Bardeh Member Jun 15, 2018 3,706 Dark Knight said: High-end GPUs are multiple times the cost of a console, so.... Like I could really stand to build a new gaming PC but a Switch 2 is far more affordable for me rn. Click to expand... Click to shrink... You don't need a 1500 dollar GPU to play PC games  ShineALight Member Oct 27, 2017 579 I'll definitely be getting the Switch 2, hopefully at launch. Now that I have a gaming PC, I intend to stick to that and Nintendo platforms, whereas until now PS systems were as essential to me as Nintendo's. In 8 or 10 years, when a "Switch 3" is released, I'd anticipate being as excited for it as I am the Switch 2, but so much will happen for me personally and to the industry by then, who knows.   Captain_Vyse Member Jun 24, 2020 7,087 No because I love Nintendo games. This is my last generation with a Sony or Microsoft console though. Don't need them since I built my gaming PC.  PLASTICA-MAN Member Oct 26, 2017 28,673 If next-gen can't do what current PCs can do in path tracing then there is no need for me to even think about getting games on consoles anymore especially that all games (except Nintendo ones) are reelasing on PC and with much better graphics.   Doc Laserstein Member Oct 25, 2017 5,542 I will always own whatever hardware Nintendo releases. PS5 will almost certainly be my last Sony hardware for the foreseeable future, such a disappointing console. XBox 360 was my last MS console.   Rosebud Two Pieces Member Apr 16, 2018 50,497 Dark Knight said: High-end GPUs are multiple times the cost of a console, so.... Like I could really stand to build a new gaming PC but a Switch 2 is far more affordable for me rn. Click to expand... Click to shrink... You could build a PC that has the power of Switch 2   Cameron122 Rescued from SR388 Member Oct 27, 2017 2,567 Texas I think eventually Sony will do Day 1 PC releases but I don't ever seen Nintendo doing that so no.   Rolodzeo Member Nov 10, 2017 4,247 Spain, EU Yeah, I think so, because I'm not willing to pay the prices they are asking any longer. I'm heading towards PC only, it's waaaaaay cheaper in the long run and it gives me emulation, free online if I ever want it and mods, among other things. I might buy a nextbox if it is indeed a PC hybrid though.  Strike Member Oct 25, 2017 30,240 Probably not. At least until physical dies out.   J_ToSaveTheDay "This guy are sick" and Corrupted by Vengeance Avenger Oct 25, 2017 22,163 USA Nintendo is my only guaranteed lock after this console generation ends, and that's still a console, so nah. I'm either going Nintendo ONLY or Nintendo+PC. The latter at this point is basically just depends on how pricing looks at the end of this generation, I think. I already ditched Xbox last year, and PlayStation feels like 99% like I'm leaving it behind -- Sony could keep me pretty easily by allowing online play without a sub but they would never. ;)  Ravelle Member Oct 31, 2017 19,991 nolifebr said: If Sony start to releasing everything on PC on Day 1, yes. Click to expand... Click to shrink... If only their games would have zero issues day 1 as well.  mookie1515 "This guy are sick" Member Oct 25, 2017 1,657 I think I'm done with everything but Nintendo and PC. Been looking sideways at my PS5 wondering why I even have it now. Death Stranding 2 might be the only new game I play on it this year.