I always preferred waiting a year for AAA games. Patches, mods, guides and sales.
Even better when GOTY editions or bundles with all the DLC on sale.
Macaroni_ninja@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Pro financial tip: Be a patient gamer. Get the games you are interested in during sales. Fuck FOMO and pre-orders.
Landless2029@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
zanyllama52@infosec.pub 16 hours ago
Word. Just give me a completed game that is mostly bug free and has all features that are alleged to be part of the game on release.
ibot@feddit.org 21 hours ago
I agree. But if you are on a console and want to play online, you already need a subscription.
I want a subscription free Console that supports online play.
ltxrtquq@lemmy.ml 19 hours ago
That’s just a computer. If you’ve heard about the steam deck, you can set up a pc to be basically the same but more powerful and permanently hooked up to a tv.
ibot@feddit.org 14 hours ago
Yeah, I know that this is just a computer. From a skill point of view I have no problem to assemble it and set it up. The thing is I work in IT and spend the whole day on the computer. I do not want to administrate any system in my free time. That’s something I love about consoles. I’m aware they limit the possibilties, but they also low maintenance. I never actively installed system updates on my Xbox Series X, it is just done in the background. I turn it on and play. In worst case I need to install a game update. I have a store interface where I can buy and install games with pressing a few buttons. Inside the game, I do not need to play around with the graphic settings to find what runs best. If at all, I need to decide between graphics and performance mode. That’s what I love about consoles and do not want to have a gaming PC.
Consoles have obvious limitations, but they make it much easier if all you want to do is play.
ltxrtquq@lemmy.ml 14 hours ago
I do not want to administrate any system in my free time.
Do you have a computer you use at home? How much time exactly do you think it takes to manage a personal computer?
I have a store interface where I can buy and install games with pressing a few buttons.
Seriously, look into a steam deck. The interface is very console-like and you can have it on a normal desktop if you want. Or don’t, you already seem pretty convinced that you only want a console.
ICastFist@programming.dev 17 hours ago
I want a subscription free Console that supports online play.
Sorry, best we can do is a PC or phone
Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yeah, I’ve got so many more games than I have time to play them that there’s never a need to play full price for anything. I wishlist em and pick them up when they’re on sale less than £10
Macaroni_ninja@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Exactly. My limit is also under 10 eur for most games on my wishlist, or 20 eur for games Im interested the most.
Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Yeah. I might break my rule for phantom liberty, it’s reduced to £17 at the mo. I’m enjoying cyberpunk so much I might make an exception here! But I’ve still got plenty in my backlog.
LucidNightmare@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 hours ago
While I wouldn’t say it is crucial by any means, it is a fun piece of DLC. I put over 400 hours into Cyberpunk before I got the DLC though, so that may have been why I was okay with purchasing it! Either way, it does make me happy to see someone enjoying the game! :-]
Guitarfun@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Lately, I’ve only been buying indie games. I can’t drop $70-$80 on one game and even when those games go on sale they’re usually $40-$50.
If you read reviews and do a little research you’ll find that there are actually a lot of really cool indie games and you can multiple games for just a fraction of the cost of double or triple A games.