No, PC doesn't provide the convenience of the console experience so it doesn't provide for what I would ideally like. I desire a higher end/premium console with better performance but with many of the current benefits of the console experience.
I didn't say that there needed to be upgrades to consoles every year but rather a premium tier for people who want more performance in a console package. Offering Pro consoles and/or a premium tier doesn't mean we need to go to the opposite extreme of yearly console upgrades.
I don't see why your desires to not feel the pressure to upgrade and to know that everyone is getting the same experience should outweigh other people's desire to have hardware that gives them a better experience. Do you apply this thinking to other areas of your life? If you bought a pair of headphones for $500, would you not feel happy with your music if you knew that other people are listening to music on headphones that cost them $1000?
Also, wrt gaming, many games are coming out on PC and console at the same time so you aren't getting the same experience across the board as it currently stands. If you played Forspoken on your PS5, would you feel uncomfortable while playing it knowing that someone else is playing it at a higher resolution, settings and framerate on their RTX 4090? Would you feel the pressure to upgrade to get this experience? Even if that does bother you and you would feel the pressure, why should that prevent the rest of us from having the option to get a better experience. Why should your desire for gaming experience equality prohibit better hardware for the rest of us, especially when gaming experience equality already doesn't exist?
I understand but I am afraid it would quickly fall into gpu or smartphone market hole of incremental upgrades.
We will get ps5 pro this year so you have at least that.
Your forspoken ps5 and headphones comment is more interesting.
Of course someone with 4090 will have a better experience and of course that could be me. Nothing is stopping me .
Forspoken being even better example than you think because it ran like crap on ps5 on release.
Yet I didn't mind. I've tried the demo on pc, it ran like crap so I at least felt that if I am to play it like crap on ps5 or my pc, I can at least do it with a straight face on ps5 and avoid all other issues that are out of my control on a console.
In a way, it's about finding a place you are content and comfortable in. I drive a Kia hybrid. And no, it's not a ferrari or tesla but I am content and happy with it.
Same with ps5, I could run forspoken at 4k120fps ultra settings but in reality... it would still look about the same and play about the same. And the price would be huge.
This version I play, is specifically crafted for this hardware. And that's the version developers intended.
Otherwise what is the alternative?
Don't play anything because on x platform or in x amount of years it will be 8k240fps?
Maybe stop playing games altogether for 20 years and come back with 2044 hardware to destroy these games.
I understand your argument and there is no way I can disagree.
But I found ability to be content and just take stuff as it is. I was there, chasing hardware, chasing best headphones, buying and returning... This is how you learn about yourself and your preferences.
I just wouldn't want for consoles to become the next rat race. I will get the pro. thats for sure. but pro deluxe would be overbearing