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[-] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago

Long term, you're correct. The upfront cost of a PC was always more expensive, but when you factor in games, game sales and lack of subscription requirement to play online and such, it doesn't take long for the cost to balance out before shifting the other way.

All of these price hikes and attacks on consumer rights are just going to make it significantly quicker for the cost shift to happen.

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