Should I buy the Nintendo Switch or a PC?

 
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I already have a PC but I don't play anything on it.


 
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I also just realised that I could be playing the Switch on my flight to California and the following drives around that state. So maybe it's worth it?

I could also just buy something for my 2DS.
Are you really gonna play a video game when you're visiting somewhere?

What is your budget for a PC? Because if you can't run most games it's not worth it dude.

id be playing games when im

a) flying
b) travelling (apparently where we're staying is about an hour from LA/Anaheim/San Diego so idk)
c) chilling outside at night before i go to bed or something

and my budget is exactly what a nintendo switch would cost, plus 100 bucks.
Get a Switch

why


 
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I also just realised that I could be playing the Switch on my flight to California and the following drives around that state. So maybe it's worth it?

I could also just buy something for my 2DS.
Are you really gonna play a video game when you're visiting somewhere?

What is your budget for a PC? Because if you can't run most games it's not worth it dude.

id be playing games when im

a) flying
b) travelling (apparently where we're staying is about an hour from LA/Anaheim/San Diego so idk)
c) chilling outside at night before i go to bed or something

and my budget is exactly what a nintendo switch would cost, plus 100 bucks.
Get a Switch

why
Because with that budget you'll only be able to play old games on PC. With the Switch at least you'll be able to play Zelda.

500 budget is more than enough to play modern games


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I also just realised that I could be playing the Switch on my flight to California and the following drives around that state. So maybe it's worth it?

I could also just buy something for my 2DS.
Are you really gonna play a video game when you're visiting somewhere?

What is your budget for a PC? Because if you can't run most games it's not worth it dude.

id be playing games when im

a) flying
b) travelling (apparently where we're staying is about an hour from LA/Anaheim/San Diego so idk)
c) chilling outside at night before i go to bed or something

and my budget is exactly what a nintendo switch would cost, plus 100 bucks.
Get a Switch

why
Because with that budget you'll only be able to play old games on PC. With the Switch at least you'll be able to play Zelda.

500 budget is more than enough to play modern games
not at max and it would be a bottom of the barrel destitute gaming build, id say 600 at least for a build that would last you at least 2 years before you want your first upgrade; that said the 500 bucks pc would still be more powerful than a console, but might also not perform better because of the hardware specific software optimization that consoles have

if you dont have a keyboard, mouse and monitor already youd only be able to afford a home pc

pc gaming only saves more money in the longer run because the games you will buy at steam sales will literally cost like several bucks as opposed to buying like say 10 new games at launch, which will be like 600 by itself

initially its going to cost a lot more than a console but vs console gaming is a lot cheaper and youd see that difference within a year
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I also just realised that I could be playing the Switch on my flight to California and the following drives around that state. So maybe it's worth it?

I could also just buy something for my 2DS.
Are you really gonna play a video game when you're visiting somewhere?

What is your budget for a PC? Because if you can't run most games it's not worth it dude.

id be playing games when im

a) flying
b) travelling (apparently where we're staying is about an hour from LA/Anaheim/San Diego so idk)
c) chilling outside at night before i go to bed or something

and my budget is exactly what a nintendo switch would cost, plus 100 bucks.
Get a Switch

why
Because with that budget you'll only be able to play old games on PC. With the Switch at least you'll be able to play Zelda.

500 budget is more than enough to play modern games
not at max and it would be a bottom of the barrel destitute gaming build, id say 600 at least for a build that would last you at least 2 years before you want your first upgrade; that said the 500 bucks pc would still be more powerful than a console, but might also not perform better because of the hardware specific software optimization that consoles have

if you dont have a keyboard, mouse and monitor already youd only be able to afford a home pc

pc gaming only saves more money in the longer run because the games you will buy at steam sales will literally cost like several bucks as opposed to buying like say 10 new games at launch, which will be like 600 by itself

initially its going to cost a lot more than a console but vs console gaming is a lot cheaper and youd see that difference within a year

PlayStation sales tho.
Also humble bundles for ps4 are a thing now.


 
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I also just realised that I could be playing the Switch on my flight to California and the following drives around that state. So maybe it's worth it?

I could also just buy something for my 2DS.
Are you really gonna play a video game when you're visiting somewhere?

What is your budget for a PC? Because if you can't run most games it's not worth it dude.

id be playing games when im

a) flying
b) travelling (apparently where we're staying is about an hour from LA/Anaheim/San Diego so idk)
c) chilling outside at night before i go to bed or something

and my budget is exactly what a nintendo switch would cost, plus 100 bucks.
Get a Switch

why
Because with that budget you'll only be able to play old games on PC. With the Switch at least you'll be able to play Zelda.

500 budget is more than enough to play modern games
Not really. You'd be playing at low to medium settings with frame rate issues. Do you already have a mouse, keyboard, and monitor?
he could get a 1050ti build which is more than enough for 60fps on 1080 medium if he didnt have to spend anything on a keyboard and monitor
Last Edit: June 09, 2017, 09:02:17 AM by Pepsi


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PlayStation sales tho.
unless you can get 25+ AA games for less than 10 dollars vs the steam library youre often struck by the overabundance of choice on steam than you are wondering about whether you should get 2 or 3 games you want on playstation

a lot of those games are on pc anyway, xbox play anywhere is releasing pc games for xbox exclusive titles and games like ace combat are getting pc releases too


 
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I also just realised that I could be playing the Switch on my flight to California and the following drives around that state. So maybe it's worth it?

I could also just buy something for my 2DS.
Are you really gonna play a video game when you're visiting somewhere?

What is your budget for a PC? Because if you can't run most games it's not worth it dude.

id be playing games when im

a) flying
b) travelling (apparently where we're staying is about an hour from LA/Anaheim/San Diego so idk)
c) chilling outside at night before i go to bed or something

and my budget is exactly what a nintendo switch would cost, plus 100 bucks.
Get a Switch

why
Because with that budget you'll only be able to play old games on PC. With the Switch at least you'll be able to play Zelda.

500 budget is more than enough to play modern games
Not really. You'd be playing at low to medium settings with frame rate issues. Do you already have a mouse, keyboard, and monitor?
he could get a 1050ti build which is more than enough for 60fps on 1080 medium if he didnt have to spend anything on a keyboard and monitor
I guess but my mindset is go big or go home so you can play on ultra settings with heavy mods if you want. Otherwise there's no point playing games on PC.

i don't care about graphics and i don't care about frame rate. i have a monitor, mouse and keyboard, but i'd be playing my games with a controller anyway.

500 bucks is more than enough.


 
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i wouldnt be playing new games on the pc anyways. it would mostly be mods and older games.


 
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if you have to spend more than 500 bucks to enjoy pc gaming then yeah, its a fucking garbage platform.


 
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I also just realised that I could be playing the Switch on my flight to California and the following drives around that state. So maybe it's worth it?

I could also just buy something for my 2DS.
Are you really gonna play a video game when you're visiting somewhere?

What is your budget for a PC? Because if you can't run most games it's not worth it dude.

id be playing games when im

a) flying
b) travelling (apparently where we're staying is about an hour from LA/Anaheim/San Diego so idk)
c) chilling outside at night before i go to bed or something

and my budget is exactly what a nintendo switch would cost, plus 100 bucks.
Get a Switch

why
Because with that budget you'll only be able to play old games on PC. With the Switch at least you'll be able to play Zelda.

500 budget is more than enough to play modern games
Not really. You'd be playing at low to medium settings with frame rate issues. Do you already have a mouse, keyboard, and monitor?
he could get a 1050ti build which is more than enough for 60fps on 1080 medium if he didnt have to spend anything on a keyboard and monitor
I guess but my mindset is go big or go home so you can play on ultra settings with heavy mods if you want. Otherwise there's no point playing games on PC.

i don't care about graphics and i don't care about frame rate. i have a monitor, mouse and keyboard, but i'd be playing my games with a controller anyway.

500 bucks is more than enough.
i wouldnt be playing new games on the pc anyways. it would mostly be mods and older games.
That'd be ok then. If you already have that stuff you should be able to get something pretty decent.

so switch or pc?


 
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I also just realised that I could be playing the Switch on my flight to California and the following drives around that state. So maybe it's worth it?

I could also just buy something for my 2DS.
Are you really gonna play a video game when you're visiting somewhere?

What is your budget for a PC? Because if you can't run most games it's not worth it dude.

id be playing games when im

a) flying
b) travelling (apparently where we're staying is about an hour from LA/Anaheim/San Diego so idk)
c) chilling outside at night before i go to bed or something

and my budget is exactly what a nintendo switch would cost, plus 100 bucks.
Get a Switch

why
Because with that budget you'll only be able to play old games on PC. With the Switch at least you'll be able to play Zelda.

500 budget is more than enough to play modern games
Not really. You'd be playing at low to medium settings with frame rate issues. Do you already have a mouse, keyboard, and monitor?
he could get a 1050ti build which is more than enough for 60fps on 1080 medium if he didnt have to spend anything on a keyboard and monitor
I guess but my mindset is go big or go home so you can play on ultra settings with heavy mods if you want. Otherwise there's no point playing games on PC.

medium looks better than most console games do and you can still get a smoother experience, plus games are also cheaper so theres more than just graphics as an advantage to playing games on pc

not to mention more controller options and being able to change the way you play instead of being locked into the console ecosystem
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initially its going to cost a lot more than a console but vs console gaming is a lot cheaper and youd see that difference within a year
i mean, not if you know how to buy games for your console

e.g. not buying them new


 
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nobody has listed an actual advantage the PC has over the switch, barring long-term cost—which isn't even true, because if you don't mind buying games on a 2-3 year lag, you can get triple AAA games for less than $5 at a flea market

and yeah, the switch may only have one game at the moment (one of the few games in existence that's actually worth paying full price for), but that's already more games than the PC has, so
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PlayStation sales tho.
unless you can get 25+ AA games for less than 10 dollars vs the steam library youre often struck by the overabundance of choice on steam than you are wondering about whether you should get 2 or 3 games you want on playstation

a lot of those games are on pc anyway, xbox play anywhere is releasing pc games for xbox exclusive titles and games like ace combat are getting pc releases too

Steam is always going to be cheaper but they have more competition now than ever before.

I have like 30+ games the I haven't touched because I bought them on sale and haven't had time. Most of those were 1-2 dollars, the humble bundle games I got were much cheaper.

Plus with the "free" games we get each month, many of which are cross buy, there's even more.

Consoles are moving more toward pc in terms of pricing/digital games. Only a matter of time until you see steam like sales.


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nobody has listed an actual advantage the PC has over the switch, barring long-term cost—which isn't even true, because if you don't mind buying games on a 2-3 year lag, you can get triple AAA games for less than $5 at a flea market

and yeah, the switch may only have one game at the moment (one of the few games in existence that's actually worth paying full price for), but that's already more games than the PC has, so

You can Photoshop arms on birds with a pc.


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nobody has listed an actual advantage the PC has over the switch,

The newest Cemu build can run BOTW at 4k 30fps while the switch usually runs at 1080p with 25fps. :^)


 
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nobody has listed an actual advantage the PC has over the switch,
The newest Cemu build can run BOTW at 4k 30fps while the switch usually runs at 1080p with 25fps. :^)
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even if it weren't immoral, 4K is not necessarily better than 1080 and higher frame rates not necessarily better than lower ones

also, botw's maximum resolution is 900p iirc

that's almost better than 4K just by virtue of it being a unique resolution
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even if it weren't immoral, 4K is not necessarily better than 1080

That logic is the equivalent to saying that water isn't necessarily wet. 4k is objectively better than 1080p. If you're capable of running it, which is the only issue. The newest versions of Cemu are becoming more optimized.
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higher frame rates not necessarily better than lower ones
Except it is better. The game caps off at 30fps, but at a good amount of the time it fails to reach that.  We're not comparing the smoothness of 60fps to 120. Sub 30 is pretty choppy.

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that's almost better than 4K just by virtue of it being a unique resolution
4k is objectively better if you are capable of running it. Though it seems the OP's budget would not be able to run the game at all. That would require a couple of months for more optimization fixes.




 
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4k is objectively better than 1080p.
false

4K is an objectively larger number than 1080, but that doesn't make it objectively superior.

If you like 4K more, that's just an opinion. If it were a fact, then it would be impossible to enjoy any other resolutions as much.

Even 1p—one fucking pixel—could theoretically be superior to 4K.

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Except it is better. The game caps off at 30fps, but at a good amount of the time it fails to reach that.  We're not comparing the smoothness of 60fps to 120. Sub 30 is pretty choppy.
Same logic here.

Maybe I like choppy.

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4k is objectively better if you are capable of running it.
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then it would be impossible to enjoy any other resolutions as much.
Can you elaborate upon how this? I did state the only current issue is that many devices cannot perform it as of now.

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Same logic here.

Maybe I like choppy.


Are you playing for the "cinematic experience", then?


 
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Can you elaborate upon how this? I did state the only current issue is that many devices cannot perform it as of now.
There are movies that are shot in a low resolution on purpose, because the director is going for a particular aesthetic.

In this case, having a higher resolution would look worse.

For something to be OBJECTIVELY better than something, it must be better in all conceivable scenarios. If you can think of one scenario where having a lower res would be better, than high-res cannot be objectively better.

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Are you playing for the "cinematic experience", then?
No, I'm simply conceding that some people might like a choppy aesthetic when playing video games.
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