warm@kbin.earth 1 day ago
If you want to sell without discs, then you need to open your hardware up and allow storefront competition and DRM-free games.
That's why people are angry, not just because of the physical media aspect.
No kidding. I have literally thousands of games on PC, that are digital. But I also can run a script and have it download all my GOG games to a drive as a backup.
I also have tons of digital music I bought, because I can download it.
I don’t have any consoles newer than PS3 and 360, and I don’t buy digital movies. Because there is no guarantee the digital on those works forever.
All the reasons I have a 40TB Plex server, vpn and a NZB subscription
I mean I’m angry about both but yes it’s largely because the last bastion of guaranteed access to something you purchased is being removed.
Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world 1 day ago
And while you’re at it, open up the OS so it’s more than just a game console. And it would be nice if it had interchangeable parts so we could customize the hardware.
Wait a minute…
cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
They do that. They still sell PCs, as far as I know. Consoles are subsidized because you have to buy from them.
Those PCs just don’t run PlayStation games (unless they have a PC version).
I always felt like if you bought a PC, you should be able to buy a license to play Xbox and/or PlayStation games on it. Just have to pay the piper. Sadly it didn’t work like that. They all make money if you buy multiple machines, so they will push you in that direction if you want more diversity in your gaming.
missingno@fedia.io 1 day ago
That would require every console game to be compatible with PC. In theory it's at least possible for any game that has a PC port to just give you the port, but not every game does. And for those that do, well, why pay for this service over just buying the ports?
neatchee@piefed.social 1 day ago
There are so many other factors and motivations that a) keep console games from being PC compatible and b) incentivize closed console ecosystems
It’s one of my pet peeves around the the online discourse regarding discs. So many people are looking at the issue one-dimensionally, and don’t have a full picture of motivations and implications.
I’m not gonna pretend it’s not about profit. Of course it’s all about money. But it is decisively not “we’re gonna make more money by taking people’s stuff away when we feel like it”
warm@kbin.earth 1 day ago
I think the next Xbox is supposed to be more open, but still, yeah, just a buy a PC... when it's affordable... gulp
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Magic 8-ball, when will PC prices be affordable?
Dammit, I think my magic 8-ball is busted. Whenever I ask about PC prices, it just keeps saying THAT!!!
…except later never comes.
warm@kbin.earth 1 day ago
Unless there's a massive bubble pop, not for 5+ years. Thanks to all the long term agreements!