Comment on Failing Manufacturers Are Pushing the Narrative That Consoles Are Dying, Says Ex-Xbox Exec
MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 3 months agoAs long as there are killer 1st party titles exclusive to a console platform, there’s a reason to buy one.
Counterargument: some of us consider this kind of BS a reason NOT to buy one.
And that’s before you even consider the additional crap consoles pull, like Nintendo making the only to back up your saves a fucking subscription service.
bigmclargehuge@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Especially now that there are maybe 2 or 3 “killer apps” per the life cycle of a console at this point. Why would I pay $600 to buy a console, just for 3 exclusives?
If there was an entire panel of awesome exclusives like back in the PS3/360 era, it would make more sense. But as it stands, the amount of good games on PC just dwarfs what’s on any console.