Well IMO both the console and games are both a rip off and always have been, I play online multi player games, but via a PC The big corporates like Sony ect don't get the same level of control then , As they do with their region locked products ect, steam have tried the same ,but i doubt have succeeded as the vpn bypasses their attempt to rip us Brits off, amazon.com and co.UK are similar, same product but a very different priced, based on gullibility of their target /country based on it's wealth and nothing more

Edited by tommy45 (Thu 27-Jun-13 22:02:48)

How much did you spend on your gaming PC ? I bet it was more than £349.

On PS3, the majority of the games I play are on PS+ these days which is £39.99 a year, I got it on offer for £29.99 last time. If I buy games I usually wait until they are under £20 unless it is something really special. Like I said I really do not feel ripped off when it comes to gaming. Movies on the other hand....

It was ,but it is now 7 yrs old and i still use it for online gaming , and one game that i play regularly is under 12ths old, But i can use that same pc for a multitude of other things which you can't with a console, although they have evolved a lot since i built this pc

EBuyer do some rather good PC's for £269. Factoring in Windows 8 and a graphics card gives a total of around £411 (and possibly more if you need a keyboard and mouse).

However, for that money you can do a lot more, change things and, more importantly, get cheaper games.

Won't touch the next gen console visually though Toady. You'd have to spend a grand to get you there or there abouts.

Sony is region free and this time around, so is the new Xbox. Sony have said their game price structure will remain the same, so no hikes up to 50 pounds a throw for first and second party games at least.

It's fine to wait for cheap games, but don't knock release prices. If it weren't for the day one purchasers, game quality would never evolve to it's full potential. The Last of Us for example.
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How much would you pay for a Blu Ray movie for an hour and a halves entertainment?

I'm sure that the graphical boasts are just that - and if they are, a suitably priced graphics card will soon sort that out.

In reply to a post by MrTAToad2:

I'm sure that the graphical boasts are just that - and if they are, a suitably priced graphics card will soon sort that out.

Not for £411 it won't.

Optimising your game does not mean pulling the curtains and surrounding yourself with Barbecue Pringles.

I wish I hadn't said that. I'm going to have to go out and buy Barbecue Pringles now!

Mmmm, Pringles....