Just wait for PC2. Gonna be sweet.

only way I go back to console is if they stop making PCs

Let me save you 20 minutes. It’s not time to ditch the pc.

Why pick sides, just pick what works best for you and is what you want.

I will say this. With the amount of games I bought on steam on sale, I probably made up for the cost of my PC tenfold vs a console.

One big reason I love pc gaming is the fact a lot of games have greater longevity via modding.

Console: 1. Ability to resell games and buy used games 2. Lower price and easier initial setup. 3. No compatibility or system requirement guesswork 4. Clear separation between work and play. 5. Collection display PC: 1: Game Bundles 2. Control over parts and programs 3: Mods 4. Better but not perfect ability to carry games forward across systems 5. Easier to use for other tasks.

I play all consoles on my PC.

You hit the nail on the head there. Having a "gaming PC" is so much more than gaming for me. I get endless amounts of joy tinkering and planning my next upgrades.

It's a mental hygiene thing for me. After 6 hours of office work on a computer, a pc is the last thing I want to look at.

I can't imagine going back to console. No yearly subscription and no more 30fps with my PC 😊

Built my first PC when I was 15. Glad I started this hobby, it gave me money making skills that changed my life. I got into IT and now I'm a Network Engineer. All because I wanted to get into PC gaming.

For me, the killer PC app is adblocker. I haven't willingly watched an ad (outside of the cinema) for around 20 years. I live an ad-free life.

I’ve built many computers for myself and for others and I love it each time! I don’t go as custom as you with the water cooling etc but I really enjoy it!

Guys guys….. it’s not PC vs Console anymore its PC and Console VS EA Games

My current set up is a PC, PS5 and Switch. They all serve their own purpose in the end.

I game on both PC and PS5, thats my preference. I’ll always have my PC build in one of the bedrooms, and one of the Consoles in the living room.

I have a good gaming PC and a PS5 and i found that, if you turn off all the "optimizations" ( vrr, 120hz, hdr, etc ) it feels just like a pc regarding latency ( on controller ) and it's quite a good gaming experience with excellent graphics. Having said that......a PC is a PC....much higher frame rates, tweaks, mods, etc and you're not confined to that particular platform. So, in the end....PC is the way to go.

@12:00 It does become addictive. I built my first PC last year and had an instant itch to do another one right away; Luckily my wife wanted her own PC as well after seeing mine which I built for her about a week later and much more efficiently lol.

I'm old enough to get tired of this console vs PC thing. I have both of them and I appreciate them.

Honestly, to provide a bit of contrast to this comment section, let me speak as someone who built a $3,500 PC back in 2021 and just bought an Xbox series X for $330 during their winter sale last year. PC setup was over $5,000 if you include the two monitors, desk, and chair. I put a 3080ti and ryzen 7 5900x in my rig. For me personally, I love my gaming PC. But when you can get a console that plays games at 120 fps for $350-$550 it truly does make a PC a very hard sell. The current generation of consoles competes so well with a nice PC for such a fraction of the cost that it’s honestly astounding. Pair it with a a 120-144 refresh rate monitor and you can rarely and barely tell the difference between my pc and the series x. Also, while tinkering is a plus when it’s fun. Having to diagnose and tweak settings to figure out why a game is running like crap on my $3,500 PC is not fun at all. It’s annoying and irritating as hell when I just wanna play the damn game. Not sift through settings menus and check temps etc. I turn on the Xbox, I boot up a game, the game plays perfectly. Every. Single. Time. The consistency of that is truly valuable and I would argue a big con to PC gaming. I love both. But honestly speaking, I’d rather just buy a series x or PS5, pair it with a gaming monitor then get a $300-$400 laptop for work if I were buying again today.

Consoles don't have word and excel. I'd rather the one box do all the things.

A deep insight of the current PC Gaming scene for a Monday April 1st.

most of us voting for PC is because we all have multiple purposes of pc not just gaming .yt, work, twitch, editing movies,. multiple screens. and so on..

My hp omen 15 was 1300 on sale but 1500 originally. So glad he said you'd wanna spend at least 1500 for a good PC. I was plan on starting around there. My omen kinda like a desktop as far as performance goes

I think I built a PC in the gold days: in 2017 It still holds up to this day. It does not run games in max, but it runs most of recent games with no issues. I spent 1000$ or so back then

jay letting his daughter just come build a pc at work for fun is such a cool dad move!

I got into PC gaming watching my father play stuff like Fallout, Baldur's Gate, and Half Life on the family computer. Just this last Christmas I upgraded his old tower, went from a 4690k and GTX 970 to a 7800X3D and a rescue 3090.

My biggest reason for never switching is my library. I have 1000 games that some may disappear (The Crew) but most are mine forever.

I've had computers since the ZX Spectrum days. I also had consoles, NES, Mega Drive, Sega Saturn. They are all computers. The console is a very specialized computer for playing games. PCs are very versatile machines where you can do everything you can do digitally. You can play video games, develop software like Operating Systems (even those for consoles), games for PC, consoles and smartphones. Basically everything that exists in digital format was produced using a computer (PC). PC is the architect of the digital world...

now when everything becomes digital you would think the price of games would go down a bit since they dont need to spend money on discs but no the greedy companies just want more money 😭

What’s nice with the PC is you can still use it for work and everything else. Just get an Xbox controller you can plug in, and a 32 inch screen monitor. Also depending on your PC build, you can upgrade parts when new ones come out.

I am 25 and started watching your channel when I was probably around 16 years old. You single handedly ignited a passion for IT that I didn’t know that I had. After high school, I went to college and graduated with a degree in Cybersecurity and now work in the IT field. Thank you, Jay.

Great video..my friend was interested in switching to p.c I'm going to send him this video..thank u

In the past year, I've built 3 of my friends pc's and mine and can say yes, it's addictive. It's satisfying to accomplish, especially when the first 2 had bumps in the road before I got em to post but those turned into learning experiences and worked well.

I own a computer and both consoles. And I have to say computers have benefits but price is out of control.

I gave XSX a try 2021-2024. Got a new PC recently to replace it. Honestly, if you're not a PC nerd, a console is a non-brainer. But I have that enthusiast bug and it won't ever leave. I just like top of the line tech when it comes to gaming, but I don't need it. Most people don't need it.

I built my own PC and will never go back to console as a result. My PC is made with a Z490 Godlike MB, Intel 12900k processor, 2 SLI bridged Nvidia 1070GTX graphics cards, 2TB ssd storage+1TB hard drive storage, 850W power supply, and 256GB ram. I plan on upgrading to the new Nvidia 4090GTX card and a 1000W power supply in August this year. Sorry to both Xbox and Sony they can't touch the power level of a PC. They are great for the price that they are but you can't do as much on them as the PC.

Just when you were talking about career changes. Since my transition to PC I have now found a new found love/perspective of gaming spurring me to undergo a shot at game development, but meanwhile (thanks to your channel) I have also took an interest in PC building and understanding their functions ! Thank you Jay !

I'm 58 and You and Paul were the ones that gave me the knowledge to build my first Gaming PC back in the vanilla WOW days. I've now built 5 with my latest being my first water-cooled system. Thanks.

I think the experience of playing on a console with a very restricted UI vs a custom PC with all the bells and whistles + modding support + ad blockers etc makes the argument a lot harder and it depends on if you're simply a "gamer" or a "PC enthusiast"

I’d choose PC over console for the wealth and breadth of games from 30 years ago to now. They’re basically all playable, even if you have to jump through some hoops. Also, they can be enhanced either with Nvidia control panel or with mods. I love to be able to customise, even down to the thumb screws I use. The faster FPS is a big one for me, playing games at 144hz is MUCH smoother than 60hz!

Thank you I appreciated your video and your time. Thanks again.

Just to add "one more little thing" to the PC side ... What about the INFINITE amount of GAMES that ARE NOT on PS nor XBOX ? ... Yep, I think that's a real PLUS on the PC side. Thanks

I'm a German car mechanic and PC building is right up my alley. I find PC building therapeutic and fun

I have an older Gaming pc I built. Also have an Xbox series x. I could max out upgrades on my pc to run warzone 2 at around 90-100fps average on high settings for about $300 buying used parts on Facebook. How much different would there be from my series x with like 110-120fps. Kinda want to do it just to see the difference. Would render distance be better? Or would the game seem smoother even though it’s a lower fps? How much smoother the series x was from my Xbox one on Caldera was a massively better experience.

Never. Console companies are taking your digital purchases away. My PC runs a PS1, PS2, PS3 emulators and various others (like PSP, Switch etc), runs all PC games and can run all of them without internet connection and stupid third party login services like Rockstar Social Club, Ubisoft Connect and all kinds of other malware. It's never time to ditch PC, PC is keeping gaming alive when Sony and Xbox want to kill everything old and keep people from owning the new releases.

One thing I always tell people when they ask me about getting a PC is that yes, the price to enter is high but games are so often on sale that you end up saving so much money in the long run.

Honestly I don't care what platform some one plays on nowadays as long they enjoy the games they play

Great post. I have been building pc's pretty much since it was possible (i turn 60 this year) and I have always owned both pc and console. I use my pc for grafix/animation creation and work related uses. My console is for gaming. They both have their place and fulfill their role for my needs. Admittedly I usually have one game installed on my pc simply because graphically/gameplay its just a better experience. I like being at my desk/studio creating on my pc and I love sitting in my recliner with a beer smashing through some levels of various games. Hey I even still have an xbox 360 hooked up in my lounge cos guitar hero still rocks in this house.

6:33 You can build a good pc for around 500$ with a ryzen 3600 and a 5700xt (or maybe even 6650xt, 6700) if you buy the cpu and gpu used

You ain't kidding about that PC building itch! Built mine 2 Christmases ago and I still look at stuff daily.

Literally recommended a customer of mine to your channel, this is honestly the perfect answer for every question he asked me. Hopefully he tunes in.

Your comment on Norton is spot-on. I think all three of the national brands, Norton, McAfee, and Kaspersky all have their flaws, but what to do?

Informative and im about to upgrade my pc,so im both but mainly console only im getting a new pc for video editing with only the i7-14700k cpu or some. But the freedom to later insert a gpu is awesome as the rest of the pc also is mostly newer components. I get that real immersive feel tho when i game on pc vs my consoles and feels sometimes more of a cockpit in lack of better word.But the easy way of just jump in from the couch on my console im glad i have. But thanks for sharing this all im saying! Informative,and yeah let’s bury the hatchet between the two camps now and get whatever you like👍

I have a pretty busy life, so ive always loved just coming home, hanging with the fam and turning on the tv and ps5 and playing for an hour then shutting it off and not having to constantly adjust or upgrade. Ive built 2 high end pcs now and cant stand upgrading it to play something. BUT i really enjoy the whole build process, its really fun.

You know, years ago, I started watching your channel because I wanted to build a PC for gaming. I'm doing things I never thought I'd be doing. It really is an experience in itself.

I think the biggest factor is budget- to have a pc that plays games at level of a series x and ps5 you’d be paying the price of both consoles if not more. Anyway, just get all three it'll solve the problem of deciding

One thing I love about PC is that the longer you have it the more money you save. No Xbox Live/PS Plus subscription, every game you buy will be in your steam library forever and almost always remains compatible with new PC hardware, and lets not forget about Steam sales.

I moved from console to PC in late 2015. Bought a Costco HP tower with a 6700 and put a 970 and PSU in it. The itch started. Realized I wanted a full custom PC so I restored the HP back to stock, returned it, and built one myself. The itch grew. Built a friend a photo editing PC that can play games. That turned into a few more friends wanting me to build them one. Nine years and at least two dozen builds later, PC building is a passion of mine. And Jay's channel is, in part, to thank for that.

17 seconds in and I've already had a good chuckle "whether or not you should just say screw it with PC, and get a console *dramatic music*" straight into the sponsored segment about a gaming PC

One missed PC advantage - big game library (GOG, Steam) and there are so many good indie games by the time you finish plying them the bigger titles will get cheaper. So if you don't care about plying games on day one, PC will save you money despite bigger initial cost.

Thanks to your videos, I decided to build a PC ten years ago. This year, I wanted to build a new one. Holy cow! Prices have gone up like crazy. Ten years ago, I spent $2k; now it is twice that amount.

I'm a mechanical engineer, so I switch between AutoCAD, Steam, Gamepass, Netflix, and VR...can't do that on a console...

If all I was doing was gaming, sure Id go with a console. PC just has way more things to do and easier.

Still rocking a 2060Super and only playing RPGs, Strategy, and classic games on PC these days. All AAA games on PS5.

Your opinion is valued and appreciated! Thank you! Not to mention such an awesome dad! haha thanks for bein you!

"Don't hook it up to a TV"... Here I am sitting on a OLED 4k LG C2. Unless I want more than 120Hz or I'm just plan stupid and screen burn it I'M NEVER GOING BACK

The PS5's audio tech is incredible. The controller and it's haptic feedback and adaptive triggers is amazing and brings more immersion to games (I'm aware that it's also available on PC for PS games that later came to PC). Also, PS5's HDR settings is really well done, unlike windows hdr which is complete crap. I'm a PC gamer and I also enjoy my PS5 for its exclusives.

Forgot to mention that for every 1 or 2 games that come out on console, there is about 15 that come out on PC. And a large amount of games on PC can be modded and tweeked into anything you want.

What no one talks about in PC is actual loading games. On Pc a lot of games crash. Uninstall reinstall etc

Get You a PC..... I recently made the switch to PC, and lord, its stars system and universe difference. Now, I'm not tech Savvy at all but with help of this channel I was able to build a decent rig and now I'm gaming at 165hz with little load time. Now keep in mind the comp is on a whole greater level, be prepared for those L's...

I work in IT, so I'm sick of tinkering and troubleshooting, so I have been playing console. I have a PS5 and Switch, plus some retro og consoles. You plug it in, and just play. I have young kids and its nice to play some couch co-op games without button mapping/configuring. I am interested in a gaming PC, but when I really think about it, the PS5 does everything I need it to at the moment.

"Dont hook it up to a tv!" But my C3 is 65". Even the Samsung Odyssey Ark is only 55.

I have my PC, PS5 ( both hooked up on the same monitor) and Nintendo Switch Lite but for completely different reasons. I like having the different feel, portability, and purpose for all of my electronics. In today's tec so many things are blurring the lines that why not just pick what you like and enjoy what you have.

I'm creating my pc I played for about 10 years on pley my pc will be about 5,000 dollars in parts what do you think

As much as I hate to admit it, PC ports of modern games have been so terrible lately that the appeal of something that mostly "just works" is much more grounded now.

I remember building my first PC with my dad when it was i386 processors… I knew from that point on what I wanted to do in life. Fast forward what 30+ years and I’m a Director of IT that always said I don’t want to touch computers when I get home from work (was consoles only from Xbox 360-PS5). I started getting into your channel last year as well as GN and Der8auer… Got right back into building computers! It felt so nice working on desktops and not just enterprise level crap… I really appreciate everything you do for this community and 100% it can help guide people into a lifelong career!

The only game I care for on console is NHL and they just don't seem to want to release it for PC. And I refuse to buy a console after PS4. The wait continues.

I built my first PC in 2022 after buying both a Series X and PS5 and yeah, needless to say I'm done with console gaming and have gone all in on PC. It's just been such a blast expanding on the hobby with a newfound interest in components, peripherals, etc.

"Don't hook up your PC to a TV" - and here's me with a 42" LG C3 that is a superior display to any monitor I've previously owned and costs less. Unless you play competitive esports and/or FPS games you don't need a 240Hz + monitor.

The one thing you did not mention when considering price is over the life of a console, if you want to play online, you will spend another $500+ just for the "privilege" of online gaming. That is a major cost that many people seem to gloss over. PC gaming has been 100% free to play online for decades, and most likely will remain for decades to come. Two generations for consoles will have bled you around $1k JUST to play online, plus that much more for the last 2 generations of console. (ps4, ps5, xbox one, series x/s)

I honestly play both. The console starts up faster. I don't have to twiddling with endless settings. I know that no one I'm playing is going to have an advantage due to hardware. But there are a lot of times I want to twiddling, and when I have a big upgrade to my PC, I want to dunk on people with weaker builds haha. We can enjoy both.

I was a kid at secondary school when it bugged me.. I started hanging out with a local tech store that still exists today. I started to like tinkering with my computer, building my one. Upgrading, selling the old parts to save money and I still do it.. I build pcs for me, for clients, I started for just gaming which I still do. And the feeling of creating a list of components, building in the living room, parts everywhere and boxes turning into a machine based on someone's needs and budget, transfering an Idea into a gaming machine or a work pc. Forgetting even to eat or called loved ones until you create it or fix it. Studying airflow patterns, best ways to cool it everything. It's not just something that you plug it and that's it, it's hours on and on in order to make it perfect! That's how I see and feel it.

They did not say they are getting away from hardware. Sara Bond made a public announcement about this not too long ago.

as a builder myself, im very grateful for your videos. i know what im doing but im by no means a professional and i learn something new from your videos all the time. keep up the good work guys

I love how this topic is about ditching PCs but you show a sponsor “NZXT” PCs. Hilarious 😂

I’m addicted to pc building because of you J and my kids are very thankful

Since building my first PC about 2 years ago, I have convinced three of my friends to make the switch from console and helped them build their PC’s. Addicting hobby for sure!

i got bit by the bug back in 2016 with pc gaming while in the military. after i got out i got more into computer and how they work. started watching you and linus and now i have a whole new career in IT and plan to be a project manager one day.

...got halfway ad installed many emulators. But got a problem, and I think a lot of people does: missing xxxxx.dll errors (I have Win 8.1 Pro and don't dare to move forward, at least with microsoft) is there an easy to use software that solves the issue once and for all? Thank You

Started with my old gtx 970 & i5 4460 and upgraded to a i7 4790 and a 1070 a little later on and it STILL baffles me on how well my system still holds up. I also play assetto corsa on 3x 21:9 monitors, soo consoles just don’t work me.

The only reason I'm considering ps5 for fps is to avoid cheaters on pc. This years cod release on pc has been absolute helllll. You can barely play ranked (in any rank) without coming against cheaters if your hidden mmr is higher than norm. I get a 1.2kd in ranked yet still see a .60wl thanks to me and my team losing pivotal moments to wall hacks. Far less cheaters on console with crossplay off.

It's wild that now at the age of 30 I can remember a time when literally NOBODY gave 2 shits about PC stuff. When I was in highschool not that long ago, we had MAYBE 6 of us that were into PC hardware and what not. Now a days everyone is into this, which is pretty damn cool. From taking apart my moms Dell apart in 2001 to where things are now, what a fun journey. Also, if you are into PC stuff and you are broke, just find shitty old PCs people/schools/businesses are throwing away and just tear them apart, swap parts from other machines play around with stuff. So much fun. PC building is just the best

Depends on what you can afford. A decent gaming rig costs atleast twice as much as a games console at the moment. Even a gpu upgrade is more expensive. My old 2070 rig is still going strong, but most new releases I get on playstation now. Almost everything else I play on my steamdeck.

Consoles fit the roll they always have for the casual person who wants to sit on the couch and play games nothing more nothing less it’s just plug and play.

I jumped ship a couple months ago and bought a series x, my first console in over 15 years and I have to say it's been a fantastic experience. Quick resume is definitely the most underrated feature because I can sit down on the couch and within seconds be back into the game where I left off last weekend. I still love my PC for indie games but for the big game titles probably only going to be playing them on Xbox.

Some things that weren't mentioned: - modding on PC is quite big - on consoles, you have to pay extra for basic stuff like playing online or backing up your saves

I've acquired some knowledge and i am not claiming to be an expert at tinkering with PCs on the software or hardware side at all. However i do agree with the other IT people in the comments about the convenience of a console vs fixing PC issues just to get it to work. My relative built my personal gaming PC last year but didn't choose compatible parts which i just discovered recently. Been dealing with crashing issues, boot loops, random reboots, freezing, performance issues and ive been researching/tinkering for a whole damn year. It got so bad to where i switch to my PlayStation or Xbox occasionally because of the issues I've been dealing with.

Before watching this video, I can emphatically say "NO" to the idea of giving up the PC for a console. I own them all: PS5, Xbox Series S, and an awesome PC. There's no going back for me. The PC experience is akin to heaven. Console = Chevette. Proper PC = Corvette!