Was it the roommate that was a hot mess, or the PlayStation?
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MintyFresh@lemmy.world 4 days agoI 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
ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 3 days ago
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
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.