If you are considering buying a ps5 pro, might as well get a steam machine.
If you just want something “affordable” to play games on, pa5 is the right way to go
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I personally would much rather have a PC, given a choice between having one or the other. When I have had both in the past, I have always wound up with a console that's gathering dust.
However, that depends on what you're doing with it and what you want. Consoles have their own strong points:
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Less setup/troubleshooting/maintenance.
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Because the platform is locked down, harder for other players to cheat in multiplayer competitive online games. The PC is open.
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Everyone has more-or-less the same hardware, which is typically desirable for 3D multiplayer competitive video games. No "get a more expensive and powerful video card to get a slight edge".
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There is basically one standard controller, so games in the game library are more likely to support the features of your controller (assuming, of course, that you're using a controller on the PC).
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Some platform-exclusive games (and obviously that cuts both ways, and the PC library is much larger, but if you very specially want some of the PS5 exclusives, you need a PS5 to do it).
I'm going to give you an alternate take from the PC consensus here, based on your physical and technical setup:
- do you have a nice (oled?) TV with a large footprint relative to couch distance?
- Is your couch comfy and big enough for two?
- do you have a surround sound setup?
- do you have a dedicated office room for the PC?
Lack of dedicated space is a killer for creating the atmosphere I personally want when gaming on a PC. If you answered yes to the first three questions that is a preferable environment for gaming in my books. You could get a PC to hook up to your home theater but in my opinion that's less than ideal since you'll be limited by form factor for space or just straight up uglifying the home theater space with a PC, but also it will be noisier than a PS5 which is also distracting. And of course, an HTPC is awkward to use for non-media stuff.
A PC can be quieter than a ps5? Esp. if you are willing to compromise on size...