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[–] Rojo27@hexbear.net 11 points 2 months ago (8 children)

I was hoping to build a new gaming computer now that I have my own place, since I didn't really feel like moving my current PC and it has a lot of photos my mom has taken over the years. But all this nonsense started happening. Nabbed a console now before they start going up in price or out of stock. Shits crazy.

[–] QuietCupcake@hexbear.net 11 points 2 months ago (7 children)

I feel your pain. I've been saving up for over a year to try to build a gaming PC, my ancient potato laptop already having been on its last legs for a long time. But I guess it would be foolish to try to do that now, which really guts me. For anyone reading this who has a better understanding of these things, should I:

  • Try to build what I can now, as quickly as possible before it gets even worse?
  • Wait for the bubble to pop when prices on all these things will inevitably drop again?
  • Totally scrap my dream of being able to post in c/Games about anything that can't be played on a PS4?
[–] WokePalpatine@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

They-dude, we're getting RE Requiem on PS4. We're getting Mario Kart World tracks ported to Mario Kart Wii. I will NEVER upgrade.

Edit: I have been informed by my research team Requiem is not getting a PS4 release. We will play a Game Boy Color Demake of it in 2032 then.

[–] QuietCupcake@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago

TBH a major part of why I wanted a gaming PC was so that I could pirate games. I can't do that on a PS4. Even though I only ever buy games on sale, I still wince at how much I've spent over time especially on some games that I just ended up not liking and never playing, games that would have been free if I had pirated them.

There are also a lot of games that make sense on PC that just don't work with consoles/controllers, like most RTS games. There are a lot of games I would love to play that are on console, but I don't get them because it's the mods that make them worth playing, but I can't install mods on a console. I don't play any multiplayer games because I'd have to pay a monthly fee for PS+ that I'm just not willing to pay, but playing those games multiplayer on PC is free.

I don't really care much about having the greatest bestest graphics ever (although higher frame rate on anything is easier on my headaches which does make a huge difference), and if I can't run the latest AAAA slop, then whatever, that's fine, nbd. But I do care a lot about having some control over the hardware my games run on and thus the games themselves, and there is just none on console.

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