Since the GameCube hit the market I've been buying my own gaming hardware and in that time I've seen several generations come and go and absorbed (and been facinated by) the trends in each. I distinctly remember when the Wii came along the lines weren't as clean as "Do you buy a Super Nintendo or a Sega Genesis" and it was more of a "Do you play PC, Wii, and Xbox" or "Do you play PC, Wii, and PS3"
Obviously everyone's tastes and situations are different but my opinion is that right now, because of Microsoft's strategy the choice outlined above is largely the same, minus the Xbox. And if God of War and Ratchet & Clank aren't enough of a pull (and also assuming they don't push harder into putting PS games onto PC) then PC + Switch seems like the defacto combination for the immediate future.
I, personally, have an okay gaming PC but I just don't like playing games on PC all that much. I don't really have a solid justification for why this is, but I just enjoy the focused nature of a gaming console. I'm also the kind of guy that really enjoys seeing The New Stuff with a new video game console. I get nerdy about the unique UX of each console generation in particular. And also, again my own weird brain, buying PC upgrades never has the same appeal of a new game console. Buying a new GPU to me feels like "I get to play the games I've already played but they'll run faster and at a higher resolution" where buying a new console more often is "These games are brand new and also run faster and at a higher resolution than the last console"
But yeah. If it weren't for the sunk cost guilt and the fact that there are a few strategy type games only available on PC, I'd probably be using my iPad as my primary computer these days.
In short I guess for you if *all* you need is a new video card and we're also not talking about replacing the motherboard, the ram, and upgrading the power supply to match then the video card seems like a better overall value. But if you're invested/interested in Sony's exclusives and ecosystem then $400 or $500 on a PS5 seems like a more "fun" and interesting purchase.
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