Can I Justify Buying An Xbox When I Already Have a Top Range Gaming PC?

[Mr Saxon]

Help me fellow EGers! Some of my bestest gaming buddies are Xbox gamers and throughout the summer we had a fantastic time sailing the Sea Of Thieves; them on their Xboxes and me on my PC (GTX 1070, I7 Quad Core). Oh, the fun times we had thanks to crossplay! You shoulda seen us!


But that was before the dark times. Before the Empire. Well, actually, it was more that you can only play several hundred hours of a game before you start looking at what else is around. It's like that meme where the guy's walking down the street with his lady but he's checking out the hot girl who just walked by. You know the one? Yeah, it's like that.

So now they're all off playing bloody Destiny on their Xboxes and, well, I WANT TO PLAY TOO, DAMMIT. But I can't justify picking up an Xbox for that alone, can I? There must be some other reason. Help me, Exclusivers! I need to justify spending £200 on an Xbox to my bank manager - who is also me.

[isturbo1984]

Yeah, its happening. I dont know if you meant it that way, but it really isnt a question. Xbox Live is coming to Android, iOS and the Nintendo Switch. Someone can still buy a Xbox console, but you no longer need one in order to play Xbox games over Xbox Live. If someone wanted to just skip the box and just double down on a gaming PC, that is a very viable option.

[aileron]

Xbox as a service is what you're getting at? That's a really interesting thought and fits in with Microsoft's everything as a service model.

[Gemini73]

Having a gaming PC myself I recently sold my X1S to a work colleague having decided said console wasn't being used enough. With Game Pass affording me Xbox exclusives for the PC there is really little point in owning an X1. The only thing I miss on any level is the BC option, but I have two 360 consoles so it's not a huge loss.

So to answer the question I would say no, you don't really need an Xbox. Certainly not for just one game. That said if it's within your budget and you're desperate to play certain games, (that don't have a cross play option), with your friends then go for it.

[Merlin]

You are confusing me by jumping from second person to first person a bunch. Do you already have an xbox? If so why are you asking us if you can justify getting one? Did you need a second one for some reason?

[Animusisters]

Yes you can!

[isturbo1984]

I'm a big Xbox fan. But I would say "no," not at this point. Microsoft is rolling out Game Pass on PC. Very soon, they will be rolling out Xbox Live as a more integral part of PC gaming. Meaning, in the future, if you get something like Destiny on Xbox Live, it won't matter much what plastic box you are playing Xbox on. Soon, you will have most the benefits of a Xbox console player. It's not quite there yet. But be patient.

[Lover-of-all-souls]

As a xbox fan boy I would say get one. but right now xbox and consoles in general are in kind of a draught for good games except Sony with its exclusives. The only game right now that i can justifies you getting a xbox for is red dead but you got that for the station. I would recommend waiting till a new content drop for the one like if a new halo or gears comes out because those are the xbox flag ships, or just waiting the the new xbox because Microsoft is most likely wait for that to come out before using all those studios they bought to make games.

[Yoshi]

Yes....yes you can, reason; Halo and Gears of War exists. Nuff said.

I already played Gears 4 on PC. You can play Halo Wars 1 and 2 on PC, and you'll be able to play Halo 6 on PC. You could play Gears 5, but I don't know why anyone would want to play that on any platform.

[MrVulture]

I'm a PC gamer mainly. I got an Xbox One S after my Xbox 360 broke. I planned to use it mostly as a fancier X360, but I've played more the MCC, Spyro and Soulcalibur 6 than any X360 game! I'd say it's worth it.

My only complaint is the UI/UX, I just don't like how clunky it is to navigate. Booting time and loading times in general are another weak point.

[MasterChief117]

4k @ 60hz is still a pipe dream for most. The vast majority of 4k users (myself included) have been playing below the 60hz ceiling. My Xbox One X can run Forza 4 at the same settings as my GTX 2080 TI rig, with just a slightly lower framerate. The visual fidelity is nearly identical though.

For a console that costs sub $500? That's incredible. My GPU alone was almost 2k after tax.

Yeah that's true, but you can't forget all the bottlenecks that come with that $500 price tag. Locked FPS, locked settings and the filter system for games is a killer.

[zyxcff]

Get every major system. Ascend to gaming godhood.

[Slevin]

I’m not sure I’d spend the money on one if all you are planning to play is Destiny (I’m assuming Destiny 2?). I had Destiny 2 on PS4 and it lasted me for about a month then I was done.

[Proxima]

That isn't exactly true, the X can compete on SOME games, but only a tiny few and they're all locked to either 30fps or low settings.

4k @ 60hz is still a pipe dream for most. The vast majority of 4k users (myself included) have been playing below the 60hz ceiling. My Xbox One X can run Forza 4 at the same settings as my GTX 2080 TI rig, with just a slightly lower framerate. The visual fidelity is nearly identical though.

For a console that costs sub $500? That's incredible. My GPU alone was almost 2k after tax.

[DEVIL JACKAL]

Do it, especially at its current price point. I got one recently at target for 150 bucks. I have every console and pretty good pc and I still find myself playing Xbox a lot. Especially since they are releasing mmos I enjoy on console.