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Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles
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Is there any reason not to be on PC? Larger libraries, open source, better graphics, larger communities, no extra sub on top of your internet to play with friends.
If we can't have discs, in my opinion, why have consoles? If you want a console-like experience you can even use distros like SteamOS or Bazzite.
But absolutely fuck Sony and Rockstar and everyone trying to remove our physical media and games. If it weren't against IP laws and such, I'd love to work for a physical production company who re-makes discs, cartridges, etc to preserve games. I know there are some who do limited runs for indie titles, giving them physical releases they otherwise wouldn't have.
We need a more chill, less capitalist world.
PCs are (or at least, were) a bit more expensive, they seem more single player focused (in terms of local players) and, let's face it, owning a gaming PC is a much bigger commitment of time and effort than a console.
Consoles really shined when you could go over to a friend's house, plug in one box, a few controllers, and have a 4 person couch gaming experience going in less than 5 minutes.
Those were the days...
Now, multiple controllers can be recognized on pc, making local play rather easy.
Streaming options exist through Moonlight, etc, if you don't want to move your PC to your TV (or fiber optic display cables for lengthy runs)
And with Steam Big Picture or now Bazzite and other distros, you can have a plug and play console-like experience. You can even set up emulators to play classic and arcade games that are no longer available or just aren't released on console digital storefronts.
If you really get into it, you can even connect fight sticks, arcade controls, even light guns and instrument controllers (r/CloneHero has guides/suggestions) with some recent modern revisions.
Basically, while the closed source platforms kill off usability and titles, the open platform of PC is keeping things alive in some ways.
Previously, the reason to not be on PC was a lower upfront cost, being able to sell and trade games, and not having to mess around to get games working. The first one still applies, but much less than in the past, and the second one is being killed outright. Consoles really don't make much sense over PC any more. If price and not being tech-savvy are big enough issues, just game on a phone.
There's also a number of outlets reporting that the PlayStation 6 will likely be over $1000
How much you bet that it will be some cloud computing genAI slop?
Guess it'll make the steam machine pricing more attractive 🙃
The current PS5 is more powerful and half the price of a Steam machine.
Totally worth not owning my library and having it taken away at will and remaining on a closed ecosystem.
I'm assuming you'll go buy some more fifa slot rolls eh?
You think you own your steam games? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I’m assuming you’ll go buy some more TF2 hats or loot crates in CS eh?
There are a surprising amount of DRM free games on steam, is valve perfect? Fuck no, at the end of the day they are a company that only want money, and as much as they made my favorite games from my childhood, they did have a gigantic hand in normalizing loot crates. But with that list in combination with my GOG library, if I back up the install files I'm golden.
I never said I did Sony fanboy.
However, there are DRM free games on steam, which you will own forever so long as you have the installer.
Same for GOG games.
And steam keeps the download files available even when a game is pulled from the storefront. I can still download games in my library that can't be purchased anymore.
Stop trying to push a narrative you cuck, I'm talking about more than just Steam, but Steam alone is still a better value than Sony. And Sony raising their prices and removing content from users libraries just makes it all the more worth it.
Cope more.
Sony fanboy? 🤣 I think Sony are a terrible company, and PlayStation is anti-consumer with terrible hardware and games. I’m a pc and Xbox player. Haven’t owned a PS since the PS3, and stopped using it a few years after release.
Both PlayStation and Xbox allow you to download games that have been delisted if you own them. Have since forever. You should do a bit more research before you speak.
Also on pc we have DRM Free games on gog that include goodies like soundtracks, manuals , wallpapers and more. Gog is now my favorite store...
Gog is great and all, but it has virtually zero recent major games.
Yeah i hope they improve that, i still buy games on steam if they are newer.
They can’t really improve it though, because publishers and devs don’t want to make their game available for free, which is essentially what putting it on gog does.
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