Why do these threads devolve into arguing over really old hardware from 2005?
Because it's one of the first things that is pointed out when comparing console and PC hardware. People forget that the 360 was sold at a decent loss for the first couple years at least. It's also important to note that older pre-unified shader GPU hardware is not well to the games of the past few years. What is interesting this round is that the PC hardware to match consoles is comparatively much cheaper than in 2005. A $200 graphics card will get you along way. $300 worth of graphics (R9 280) card will easily last you through this generation.
The rise of F2P games, better multiplatforming, and a very long console generation really helped the PC to become a new haven for high end development. In concert, the popularity of Youtube stars like PewDiePie have gone a long way to promote the PC as the indie platform of choice as well and even game mods like DayZ and those for Skyrim really show off the freedom of the PC.
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