Gaming as a culture is dominated by consoles. The computer gamers who are out there will have their own rigs and supplies of cheetos.
What year is it?
All of this is true but the average person does not have enough money to game at 4k. Imagine games like skyrim, cod, battlefield, bioshock, titanfall, etc at 4k.
On a side note I am starting to suspect that many posters here are console master race types lol.
All of this is true but the average person does not have enough money to game at 4k. Imagine games like skyrim, cod, battlefield, bioshock, titanfall, etc at 4k. It totally eclipses whatever consoles have to offer in the way of graphics, and mods add gameplay value. With the current price of 4k monitors and pcs to power them I highly doubt if the average consumer can afford it. This is what makes this idea something that people cannot just do at home. I would also do the community part as well. On a side note I am starting to suspect that many posters here are console master race types lol.
It is a PART of the audience I am targeting, and not its entirety. I do not have to do much to convince people that pc is better all you have to do is sit down and see it yourself. No gimmicks involved.They'd all look like shit because those games are designed with 1GB video memory in mind. Half of those aren't even DX11.
There is no a shred of factual truth in this. I have ps4, xb1, and pc. PC @ 4k always and I mean ALWAYS wins against consoles @ 720p-1080p. Furthermore pc games have higher resolution textures, and next gen consoles have 8gb ram. What you are saying is wrong and it tell me exactly how console ppl think.
Isn't that the audience you're targeting?
All of this is true but the average person does not have enough money to game at 4k. Imagine games like skyrim, cod, battlefield, bioshock, titanfall, etc at 4k. It totally eclipses whatever consoles have to offer in the way of graphics, and mods add gameplay value.
With the current price of 4k monitors and pcs to power them I highly doubt if the average consumer can afford it.
On a side note I am starting to suspect that many posters here are console master race types lol.
Common sense dictates that people will pay for what they cannot acquire, granted the demand is present. People obviously demand better graphics or else the xbox one and ps4 would not be selling so well.That or common sense types.
Meh. Its not enough value.
Heck there are still many people who SWEAR the non retina iPad looks "just as good." Just upping the resolution isn't a killer feature.
And therein lies the problem- there is little buzz accompanying 4K gaming that you would ride on. One single place doesn't have the marketing momentum to create that buzz.
That is most of the gaming community lol. People want to play each other. I know more than one person who has bought a game on a last gen console (despite having a newer console or PC with a port said game) because "I want to play with my friends, and they all have 360's."
Sounds like a great place to pick up chicks
Your targeting a very small customer base, and those nerds who have money to spend will already have their own systems.
There is almost zero demand for gaming cafes except for places where people don't otherwise have access to computers. Even then, more people just want Internet access rather than wanting to actually game.
Arcades are dead because too many people game at home. Consoles are the preferred platform for anyone not a PC nerd too.
The first rule of business is to take care of your customers. A huge part of that is to give them what they want. There is almost zero demand for gaming cafes today. It's a very attractive business to want to get into if you are a gaming nerd yourself. I've thought about it, but if you draw up a realistic business plan and do your research you will quickly figure out there is not enough demand for it to work.
Maybe you could try and add gaming to a really nice NYC club of some kind. Nah, that wouldn't work either because dancing, music, sex, drugs, alcohol > gaming. There is a reason for the nerd in the basement PC gamer stereotype. I doubt you can monetize that.