How can a video game console run a high end game but cost way less than a good computer which does the same?

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Most video game consoles sell for around 500-600 dollars and can run very high performance games like God of War and Red Dead Redemption 2 while also being able to access the internet.

But if you want a computer that can do the same, it tends to cost way more, like above 2000 dollars. The processor or graphics card components alone can cost more than an entire console.

Why? If it seems like they have the same things in terms of hardware, why are the prices so different?

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On a 2k pc you can run rdr2 at 4k with everything maxed out. It blows the console version out of the water.

The hardware is no where near the same. Yes consoles do have the advantage you are only producing for a very specific spec but a Ryzen 5090 with a Nvidia 4090 is god 3 or 4 more times powerful. 4k at 120hz sure. Consoles still struggle to do 60fps (4k or hell new Jedi can barely do 30fps on a PS5)

Just not apples to apples comparison. Two very different things

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