55. Futureproofing your PC in 2020, Rising Game Costs | Tech Deals

Tech & Rogue of the Tech Deals channel join Tom & Dan to discuss PC Hardware releases, next gen consoles, & the rising cost of gaming.
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0:00 Intro Banter
2:09 Looking back at builds from 2017, and the recent wave of new PC Gamers
7:51 Consoles vs PC Performance
19:16 Should people buy $500 Ampere or a Next Gen Console?
26:58 Futureproofing your PC in 2020
30:45 Ray Tracing Marketshare
44:11 Game & Console Prices
50:36 XBOX Game Pass, and the idea of Subscription Services
1:00:35 The Pitfalls of “Consoles as a Service”
1:06:40 Should game prices go up?
1:16:50 How long should most games be?
1:28:50 Keeping your edge in MP games as you get older…
1:37:35 The Future of Graphics
1:54:50 Upcoming GPU & CPU Releases

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