There’s also a number of outlets reporting that the PlayStation 6 will likely be over $1000
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godsammitdam@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
Is there any reason not to be on PC? Larger libraries, open source, better graphics, larger communities, no extra sub on top of your internet to play with friends.
If we can’t have discs, in my opinion, why have consoles? If you want a console-like experience you can even use distros like SteamOS or Bazzite.
But absolutely fuck Sony and Rockstar and everyone trying to remove our physical media and games. If it weren’t against IP laws and such, I’d love to work for a physical production company who re-makes discs, cartridges, etc to preserve games. I know there are some who do limited runs for indie titles, giving them physical releases they otherwise wouldn’t have.
We need a more chill, less capitalist world.
mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Considering the current price of the Pro and RAM and storage prices predicted to continue rising for years to come, that’s a given. Even $1000 is pretty optimistic.
ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 2 days ago
How much you bet that it will be some cloud computing genAI slop?
godsammitdam@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
Guess it’ll make the steam machine pricing more attractive 🙃
GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world 2 days ago
The current PS5 is more powerful and half the price of a Steam machine.
godsammitdam@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
Totally worth not owning my library and having it taken away at will and remaining on a closed ecosystem.
I’m assuming you’ll go buy some more fifa slot rolls eh?
Bytemeister@lemmy.world 1 day ago
PCs are (or at least, were) a bit more expensive, they seem more single player focused (in terms of local players) and, let’s face it, owning a gaming PC is a much bigger commitment of time and effort than a console.
Consoles really shined when you could go over to a friend’s house, plug in one box, a few controllers, and have a 4 person couch gaming experience going in less than 5 minutes.
godsammitdam@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Those were the days…
Now, multiple controllers can be recognized on pc, making local play rather easy.
Streaming options exist through Moonlight, etc, if you don’t want to move your PC to your TV (or fiber optic display cables for lengthy runs)
And with Steam Big Picture or now Bazzite and other distros, you can have a plug and play console-like experience. You can even set up emulators to play classic and arcade games that are no longer available or just aren’t released on console digital storefronts.
If you really get into it, you can even connect fight sticks, arcade controls, even light guns and instrument controllers (r/CloneHero has guides/suggestions) with some recent modern revisions.
Basically, while the closed source platforms kill off usability and titles, the open platform of PC is keeping things alive in some ways.
Runecrush376@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Also on pc we have DRM Free games on gog that include goodies like soundtracks, manuals , wallpapers and more. Gog is now my favorite store…
GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Gog is great and all, but it has virtually zero recent major games.
Runecrush376@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yeah i hope they improve that, i still buy games on steam if they are newer.
GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world 1 day ago
They can’t really improve it though, because publishers and devs don’t want to make their game available for free, which is essentially what putting it on gog does.
godsammitdam@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
💯
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Previously, the reason to not be on PC was a lower upfront cost, being able to sell and trade games, and not having to mess around to get games working. The first one still applies, but much less than in the past, and the second one is being killed outright. Consoles really don’t make much sense over PC any more. If price and not being tech-savvy are big enough issues, just game on a phone.