PC vs console gaming in 2026: performance, cost, mods, and ecosystems compared to help you decide the best gaming platform for your setup.

The first few months of 2025 were full of graphics card reviews where we generally came away impressed with performance and completely at a loss on availability and pricing. The testing in these ...

I’m an avid PC builder. I built my first PC nearly 20 years ago as a teenager with the help of my mom, and I fell in love with the whole process almost instantly. I was already a PC gamer at the time, ...

Why this is important: If Valve prices the Steam Machine like a proper PC, it immediately sets a different expectation for buyers. Let’s be real, you’re paying PC-level money, not subsidised console ...

Aaron McKinley is a writer, blogger and video game enthusiast with over five years of experience in web content and many more in playing games until the wee hours of the morning. His work spans many ...

A year of Game Pass Ultimate is $240, so you saved about $60. It’s also worth noting that games tend to be about $20 less expensive on PC at launch and get discounted faster. Consoles clearly work out ...

What’s happened? One of the biggest questions surrounding the Steam Machine has been its price, especially since it’s meant to feel “console-like” at a time when PC component costs, including RAM, are ...