🚨F#CK SONY!
I keep hearing the same thing:
“PC gaming is too expensive.”
“You need $1,500 or $2,000 to build something decent.”
“Regular gamers can’t afford to move to PC.”
So I decided to bring receipts. Literally.
The photo attached to this post is my actual receipt, with my personal information removed. From yesterday.
Ryzen 5 5600X3D
Gigabyte B550 motherboard
16GB DDR4-3200 RAM
be quiet! CPU cooler
Cooler Master case
Plus the little stuff needed for the build.
Total receipt: $583.37. (when bundled.)
And look closely at that receipt. Some of that $583.37 isn’t even part of the computer. There’s printer ink, microfiber cloths, anti-static straps and other odds and ends mixed into the purchase.
That means there is still plenty of room under a $1,000 budget to add a decent GPU, power supply and storage and end up with a machine that can actually play the games people want to play. It can even be upgraded to hold bigger and badder GPU's later on.
I’m not showing you somebody else’s fantasy parts list.
This is the actual receipt.
My son and I bought the parts.
We built the machine.
We are actually gaming on it.
No, it isn’t a $3,000 4K Ultra monster. It doesn’t need to be.
The point is that PC gaming does not automatically require some ridiculous amount of money.
You can build something good, upgrade it later, repair it yourself,
use Windows or Linux, add storage, change the GPU and make the machine yours.
For gamers who keep hearing that moving to PC is financially impossible, take a good look at the receipt.
It can be done.
And this time, I brought the receipt..
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As Destiny 2 slows down, Warframe is seeing a huge boost in players.
Digital Extremes president Sheldon Carter said the studio once thought Warframe had already peaked, but instead it’s had “a few years of straight massive growth.”
Carter also said the team isn’t celebrating Destiny 2’s struggles.
Many at Digital Extremes have friends at Bungie or have worked there before, so he described the situation as “a bit of mourning.”
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If you are not caught up on One Piece, this is your sign.
It's rapidly approaching true endgame territory, and any spoiler that hits the TL from this point forward could fundamentally effect experiencing it fresh.
People refunding Crimson Desert at 78 review score has to be the new low in gaming. Wow!
Either you were never interested in the game or you just wanted to be part of the hype & conversation.
Anyway, those who have taken a leap of faith in this game like me, I wish you happy adventures 🍻
#ONEPIECE1175
Ratatoskr died and its soul combined with Ragnir…
Doesn’t this semi-confirm some of the DF Process for us? The people died and their souls infused with a tree and that tree bore fruit with their “dreams” 😳
I lowkey envy folks just starting One Piece sha. I wish I could experience the Bellamy one-shot, the Sabaody punch, gear second, “Sogeking shoot down that flag” etc, for the first time again
I’m genuinely glad I was born in the ’90s. The games we played actually made you think. They forced you to figure things out on your own.
I used to play Pokémon on the Game Boy Color all the time. In some of those games, there were caves so dark you couldn’t see unless you taught a Pokémon the HM move Flash. I always thought it was a waste to carry a Pokémon just for that move, and I could never remember to pick it up anyway. So I finally said, “Forget it—it’s a long drive anyway.” (We were traveling a lot back then)
Instead of going back for Flash, I came up with a plan to get through the cave without it. I stayed close to the walls and moved slowly. If I noticed a strange pattern or a break in the wall, I’d stop and feel my way around. It was frustrating, and maybe a little stubborn, but I made it through the entire dark cave without ever using Flash.
I was nine years old, and that was the first time I remember telling myself, “I’ll figure it out.” That persistence—the keep-trying mentality—felt real back then.
My friend texted asking if I can build him a PC.
I said no.
He said why not, you know how to do it.
I said because when I build you a PC, I become your permanent tech support.
He said he wouldn't do that.
He absolutely would do that.
I've built PCs for three friends. All three of them still text me when anything goes wrong.
"Hey man my PC is running slow" - That's not my problem
"Can you help me upgrade the RAM?" - Google it
"I think I have a virus" - You probably don't, you just have 47 Chrome tabs open
I learned my lesson. I'm not doing free tech work for friends anymore.
I sent him a link to a pre-built gaming PC and said this is a better deal, so he bought it.
It was not a better deal. Building is always cheaper.
But when it breaks, he'll call Amazon support, not me.