[xvello]

> I don't understand the market for a device like this at this cost.

I am a software engineer and OSS enthusiast, I operate servers and my home automation system, but I gave up on PC gaming years ago. After a long day of fighting distributed systems, I want my gaming rig to just work. That's why I bought the first PSVR: because Sony offers me a system where I don't have to fiddle with drivers and windows updates.

Price is too steep indeed, but it will go down as the production ramps up. PSVR launched at 400€ in 2016, and I bought it at 200€ two years after that.

[sylens]

I would love to go with a console as my main platform, I just always have the feeling that Sony is ripping me off with the cost of games and PS Plus. Do you find it evens out in the long run with the larger upfront cost of a gaming PC?

[wara23arish]

I have both PS5 and a “gaming pc”. I find myself using PS5 for most of my games except for stuff like Civ and CK3.

Also find PS plus to be fantastic, i barely buy games anymore individually.

[ectospheno]

The hidden cost of a gaming pc is the time you inevitably spend keeping it working. The older I get the more I get annoyed by things that waste what time I have left. I game exclusively on my PS5 and XBox Series X and have no regrets about doing so. Every time I spend a few bucks more than I would on pc I just think about how much time I'm not wasting getting it to work at all. YMMV.

[xvello]

I only play single-player and couch co-op games, so I don't pay for PS Plus. As for the game prices, sales are less massive than on Steam but still frequent. Just create your watchlist on psprices.com.

The only thing I really miss is modding, especially quality-of-life improvement mods.

[iLoveOncall]

Then get a Quest 2.

I could get behind your argument if there was no offering that doesn't require a gaming computer, but it's not the case.