In modern days its mostly to scam people, and thats really it. Exclusives - thats one of the gimmicks, which is essentially strategic manipulation.
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SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 4 days ago
Wow. Tell me again the purpose of a gaming console.
Virtvirt588@lemmy.world 4 days ago
MintyFresh@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I have a ps5 I inherited from a roommate that was a hot mess. It’s nice to be able to boot it up and shit just works. I’ve got steam running on my computer, and I play it.
But sometimes it’s nice to just boot up and be playing rocket League in 30 seconds. Not worrying about proton or anything else
SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 3 days ago
I believe you need to power on the television and the PS, locate the correct input, log in?, navigate to the game, and then play. You may need to locate a controller. I imagine it still has regular software updates, etc.
My process for gaming PC Linux is to awaken my PC, log in, click the game and wait for Steam to launch it. From there, it’s just regular updates. I might still need to go find a controller, depending on the game.
The biggest difference is that the console game is (should be) optimized for that platform. There have been plenty of terrible ports both ways, but you usually know that the game will just work. I on the other hand spent an hour or so getting to know Wine so that I could play og baldurs gate. I could have just bought it again, but once is enough.
MintyFresh@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Lol I use my PlayStation for rocket League. I just sink into my chair and go. My computer also has Linux, a steam account with a ton of games I never play. The computer is for factorio.
SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 3 days ago
Like, I get the sinking in the chair and just going feeling, but I don’t feel like I get there that much faster with a console.
vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 3 days ago
hdmi cec can automatically turn on your tv and switch to the right source. It also works the other way round, you can turn off your tv and the ps5 goes to sleep
SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 3 days ago
It works that way for my TV and sound bar, but it’s not consistent. Sometimes I have to power cycle the sound bar before it works. It’s probably the decade-old sound bar though.
ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 3 days ago
Was it the roommate that was a hot mess, or the PlayStation?
MintyFresh@lemmy.world 3 days ago
[deleted]SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 3 days ago
Wow, sorry about the roommate.
ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
Wow, sorry about the Playstation
Gladaed@feddit.org 4 days ago
A decent gui, not fiddling with settings, widespread hardware specs. Games that expect a gamepad and will work with it. Novel input techniques.
SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 3 days ago
A decent gui, not fiddling with settings, widespread hardware specs. Games that expect a gamepad and will work with it. Novel input techniques.
I know I came out swinging on consoles, and I absolutely am biased. Instead of trying to one-up you, the best I can do is explain my position.
My biggest gripe on consoles is that it’s a form of vendor lock in. Unless you follow in the footsteps of someone like Gary Bowser (Canada), you aren’t playing newer Mario, Metroid, or Zelda games on a PC. That’s pretty much the same with all exclusives.
Emulation is just now catching up to the PS5, and I suspect that’s part of why they are moving from physical media. Xbox series x has no emulator, likewise Switch 2. This means that one needs to purchase several consoles to play these exclusives. I’m not going to lie, I have probably spent $2000 on mid-grade hardware over the past decade, but I just finished my major upgrades last year-unless I was need RAM.
As far as the GUI goes, I think it’s fit for purpose. My desktop is configured differently because I use it for many things. If I wanted a gaming system that has a UI built for navigating games I could build one, but that is not a skill or expectation I would have for many. Supposedly, SteamOS can handle this, but we are getting pretty deep here. I think this gets deep into fiddling with settings.
So, as far as fiddling with settings goes, that is one of the biggest strengths a console has. If you have no technical skills, and like most can’t navigate from your documents to your program files, I can’t blame you for buying a console. Or, like some technical people I know, they spend all day fucking with settings and don’t want to touch a computer when they get home.
I’m not sure what you mean about widespread hardware specs. The game is optimized for that particular hardware. Assuming the devs did their job right—and that’s not always true—the game should run flawlessly on the console. Same goes for PC though. I bought a beefy video card last year because my 10-year old system was struggling with Clair Obscure. The same week they released a patch that fixed the issue.
Can you explain about games that won’t work with a game pad? Steam I believe allows you to force a gamepad to work, but I’m far as away from my system at the moment.
For novel input techniques, motion controls are just not making it to PC. I played Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom (both of which I purchased and have hardware to pay it on, TYVM) holding my phone under my game pad to add motion controls. It sucked. I have searched for an alternative, I don’t have one.
Gladaed@feddit.org 3 days ago
Almost all games released for a console do work decently enough with a game pad. Some PC games are less suited for that. But this allows the casual consumer to just buy a console game without having to make sure that the input scheme is to their liking.
The game just being unavailable is a weakness, of course, but comes with upside too.
SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 3 days ago
I’ll say Hollow Knight was much better played with a controller. My kid used his laptop keyboard and beat the game. More power to him, but that didn’t sound like fun.
PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Also games are expected to just work without having to do anything technical beyond signing into an account or basic video settings.
Malyca@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
It’s purpose is what it’s always been, to extract as much money from you as possible.
slaacaa@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Higher profits for shareholders