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PCs are the expensive option in gaming, right?
A gaming rig is the choice of serious players with disposable income, right?
Well, not exactly.
And that estimate doesn’t include the monitor, the mouse, or the keyboard.
My five-year-old laptop probably won’t cut it.
You Have A Gaming PC… Now What?
But after that initial upfront payment, the math quickly changes.
But since I bought it, I’ve almost never paid full price for a game on PC.
You might say, “Andrew, you’re a games journalist, you get games for free.”
The benefits quickly multiply.
They’re Practically Giving The Games Away
Let’s talk about sales first.
There’s almost always a sale going on Steam.
A bunch of games might be steeply discounted because it’s the weekend.
Or a publisher likeUbisoftorBethesdamight just put a dozen of their games on sale for no real reason.
There are multiple PC storefronts, too, which increases your chances of getting a good deal.
It wasn’t available on Steam, so I loaded upGOG.
It turned out the game, and all its DLC, was on sale for $0.99.
Yes, I got the complete edition of F.E.A.R.
Free Games And Subscription Services
Which brings us to theEpic Games Store.
And I’m pretty sure it’s two or three less than that.
Hate Epic if you want, and the storeisless full-featured than Steam.
All of these factors come together to make playing on PC an extremely low-cost experience.
Sure, a PC is expensive up front (though thanks toSteam Deck, even that has changed).
But you make that money back quickly.
The platform is practically throwing games at you.
You just need to know where to hold up your mitt.
Valve’s handheld tried and failed to get its hooks into me.
