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[–] minorkeys@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago

Targetted exploration.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 27 points 9 hours ago
[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 21 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Remember when Sony was massively successful by delivering what gamers want?

[–] 0li0li@lemmy.world 6 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Not really, when was that?

[–] thatOneGuy@aussie.zone 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)
[–] 0li0li@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

I see, just before I got my first and only PS product, a PS3, cause money was too tight for a pc back then. Damn, I missed the golden years of PS!? :(

(EDIT: Oh no, that's not true, I have a used DS5 controller next to me lol)

[–] thatOneGuy@aussie.zone 1 points 2 hours ago

I mean, I personally view the start of the PS3 era as part of that same golden period - but it was also the time when we began to see the beginnings of enshitification also:

  • Day 1 patches
  • Day 1 “on disc DLC”
  • Microtransactions
  • $10 “online pass” for 2nd hand games

The launch PS3 was probably the peak of Somy giving the customers what they wanted; full hardware backwards compatibility with PS1/PS2 titles, affordable Blu-Ray player, built-in and upgradable HDD, heap of standardised IO options.

It’s just been all downhill from there.

[–] Sunshine@piefed.ca 24 points 10 hours ago

When they take away your options, it’s a sign of tyranny.