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You're right about the upgrade cycle being shorter than I thought.
> That's still probably faster than PC as a 1000$ gaming PC from 2012 would have 4 or 8 GB ram, 1TB HDD or a small SSD, ~570 GTX 2500k CPU. Which can still play new games but your going to want an upgrade soon ish.
I don't think this is true. In 2013 [0], for $1000, you'd be looking at a GTX 660 and an i5 4430. Witcher 3, one of the largest PC gaming releases of 2015, required [1] a GTX 660 as a __minimum__, just 2 years after you'd have bought that PC. And this is a card that could handle Skyrim on Ultra settings [2] when you bought it.
To keep a PC up to date (playing new games at the quality settings you used when you bought it) you're looking at $1000 initial cost, ~$150/yr for the GPU and $50-100/year for a CPU/RAM upgrade every few years.
So for 10 years of ownership, you're looking at $1000 for the initial purchase, 3-5 $250 GPU upgrades ($750-$1250) and say two major overhauls of CPU/RAM/Motherboard/PSU ($500-$1000). Total cost of ownership is ~$2250-3250, depending how long you stretch it.
For a console you're looking at say 3 console purchases (since you keep them longer, at least one is likely to need replacing at some stage) each at ~$400. Total cost of ownership is ~$1200.
> Cheaper games
Tom Clancy's The Division, the most recent major new release I'm aware of is currently $60 on every platform [3]. This has been my experience with most major games. If you're commenting on indie games, those are available on consoles too.
> no subscription fees (X box live)
A concern exclusively for Xbox owners. This thread is regarding a Playstation announcement.
> and your going to want a PC anyway
Most people can (and do) get along perfectly fine with a cheap $300 laptop which lasts them 2-5 years depending on the people.
I get where you're coming from but I think you're biased by your personal preferences/situation/experiences. Gaming PCs just aren't more cost effective than consoles unless you happen to need a beast of a PC for other purposes (like software development). They just don't make sense for most of the market.
[0]: https://web.archive.org/web/20130501090947/http://www.logica...
[1]: http://www.pcgamer.com/the-witcher-3-system-requirements-ann...
[2]: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-660-geforce-...
[3]: http://www.amazon.com/Tom-Clancys-Division-Xbox-One/dp/B00DD...