

Barriers to entry are getting lower, with a lot of games going free-to-play and offering free trials, so if you want to dip your toe into the competitive multiplayer games your friends can’t stop raving about, now is a great time.
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That perhaps cynical financial calculus has benefited countless newbie PC gamers, curious to check out what all the fuss over Overwatch or Fortnite was about. (Although that’s not saying much.) Game companies have realized, finally, that by making their games easy for newcomers to understand, they can sell more games and in-game items. The online multiplayer gaming lifestyle is more inclusive than it ever was.

They offer access to an ecosystem of multiplayer games, in which you, friends, and strangers occupy the same digital space-in MMORPGs like World of Warcraft, competitive shooters like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, MOBAs like League of Legends, and in the infrastructure of PC gaming apps, including Discord and Steam.

Gaming PCs are a social play environment. You don’t drop all that money just to play next-gen games with 4K resolution or to get the competitive edge with mouse-and-keyboard shooter accuracy. Gaming PC retailers really bury the lede on why gaming PCs are worth anywhere from $700 to $3,000. We’re not really going anywhere right now, and unlike most houseplants, gaming PCs can last you about a decade if you invest time and money. When is it ever really the right time to get a gaming PC? They can cost as much as a used car, without the getting-to-places utility, and can prove as finicky as a large houseplant (without the air-cleansing benefits).
