This would make sense if they hadn’t increased the price of their hardware twice in one year. To me it just looks like they started behaving like a monopoly (because they can, as xbox is in the shitter)
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scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 2 weeks ago
So, not defending them because it’s still a stupid choice, but their reasons were not because PC bad, but because Xbox announced their “Play PC games on the next Xbox”. Meaning Microsoft’s next console could play PS games now (if they bought the PC version). Sony doesn’t want their rival console to play their games, so they revoked it.
I still think it’s stupid, exclusives are stupid, but that’s the actual reason before many more people claim that sony hates PC players. (I mean they do, but not for the reason you think)
absquatulate@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
garretble@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Had the dumbshit U.S. president not shit out a bunch of tariffs along with every AI company buying up future stock of computer parts, I really don’t think Sony would have increased the price of these consoles.
They know it’s a bad look to do so. Microsoft also had to raise prices on their consoles last year.
TallonMetroid@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Haven’t the slop companies not even actually bought anything yet? My understanding is that no money’s actually changed hands, and that all of this is happening because they pinky promised to buy components in the future with money they don’t even have right now. Which, yes, is basically how buying on credit works, but for everyone else that usually first requires having a reputation for being able to actually pay eventually, rather than the bubble imploding and all these companies going under before the order is even fulfilled.
paraphrand@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Neither the price increases or the fact that Microsoft is giving up on a pure console are Sony’s fault.
It’s still unfortunate that this is happening. PC is no longer neutral ground.
illi@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
I think there were rumors even before the Xbox announcement. People speculated it might be because of the Steam Machine, which could be considered a console.
But yeah, I feel that Xbox cemented the decision.
utjebe@reddthat.com 2 weeks ago
If that would be the case then they could have tried something funny like having their games running only on Linux.
Of course power users would be able to get it running on Windows, but that would likely discourage Xbox folks.
nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
I think there must be other reasons. Death Stranding was released as PS exclusive but got an actual Xbox release some time after PC release. Also, Microsoft has also released many first party titles on PS5. Even the new Halo will be on PS5.
paraphrand@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I don’t think DS is first party? I might be wrong. It came to Macs and iPhones too.
mushroommunk@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
Except do we actually know how the Xbox/PC thing will work? Are we sure it will be able to run all games and isn’t just their plan to push game streaming?
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 2 weeks ago
Nothing concrete, but their stated goal is to play any pc game on it, similar to what steam did with the deck. That was enough to scare off sony
paraphrand@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yeah, if anything, this is Valve’s fault. They upturned the playing field and proved a new path.
athatet@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Well if they hadn’t paved the roads then the bank robbers couldn’t have driven away so really it’s the road pavers fault.
Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
does it matter? shouldn’t be giving money to these companies anyways. they don’t deserve it and will just screw you over again and again