Japanese players have recently been debating the cost-effectiveness of gaming PCs versus the PS5. Participants offered vastly different judgments: some claimed that a PC surpassing the PS5's performance could be built for 60,000 yen, while another user stated that despite spending 1 million yen upgrading PC components, the PS5 remains their primary gaming platform.
User Weed posted on X, stating that you can build a PC with performance exceeding the PS5 for just 60,000 yen (approximately 2,542 RMB), without needing to spend 300,000 yen (approximately 12,700 RMB). He also listed several major drawbacks of the PS5:
The PS5 is prone to overheating, even leading to fire incidents.
If the PS6 lacks backward compatibility, online services for the PS5 will be terminated, just like they were for the PS3.
Another user shared a contrasting personal experience: despite investing around 1 million yen in their gaming PC, they still primarily use the PS5 as their main gaming platform. This user believes that improvements in PC graphics require careful observation to notice; for them, upgrading their TV and audio system provides a much more noticeable enhancement in experience than continuing to invest in their PC.
Comments from onlookers:
On X, users overwhelmingly supported the PS5, arguing that PC components are currently outrageously expensive, making the case for PCs untenable.
