The company is focusing on profitability in its third year.
  • M500@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    9 months ago

    It’s so weird that these consoles are in the latter stages of their life. Was it just this generation that was weird or am I just getting old?

    It seems that they are not as popular as the Xbox one and ps4 were. Maybe I just checked out of modern gaming.

  • KyoStarr@kbin.social
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    9 months ago

    I’d honestly be pretty upset if Sony decides to ditch PS5 right when the system is starting to hit it’s stride now. I’ve already been playing more PC/Steam Deck compared to my PS5 and Switch.

    • Son_of_dad@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 months ago

      I’ve literally gotten to the point where I’m low on ps4 games and finally decided it’s time for ps5. They better price drop it or I’m gonna skip it altogether if this is the latter half

      • Patches@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        9 months ago

        Just buy a PC? The games are hella cheaper.

        You can even use your PS4 controller just like you’re used to.

        • Son_of_dad@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          9 months ago

          To get a gaming PC comparable to a ps5 would set me back roughly $2-3k, and it’s outdated the moment I get it. I’d still prefer a console that will always run the games I pop in. I have no idea where PC gamers get their computers but a current gen gaming PC where I am costs as much as a car. Building one is not an option, I’m just not the kind of person who can do that.

          • Brokenbutstrong@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            9 months ago

            That investment can last you longer than a consoles life span, especially if you can tweak windows and run lower settings or use Linux.

            There’s people still gaming on 1080s

            • Son_of_dad@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              9 months ago

              So more money for a worse experience? Again that’s why I and so many other will always choose consoles, cause you pop in the game you bought and it works. No need to downgrade it or sitting there troubleshooting for an hour just so you can get it to run. PC gaming is such a huge headache, I always end up returning half the games I buy on steam

              • AmosBurton_ThatGuy@lemmy.caEnglish
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                9 months ago

                I have a steam library of over 100 games and I’ve been exclusively gaming on PC since 2014. I can count the amount of times I’ve had trouble playing a game on one hand since then. If you’re refunding half the games you get then your PC is fucked and you’re doing something wrong.

                I’ve also never had to troubleshoot anything but modded games which is to be expected. PC gaming is easier than ever these days.

                That said I fully get why so many people prefer consoles but don’t spread bullshit cause you suck at using a PC buddy.

                • haui@lemmy.giftedmc.comEnglish
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                  9 months ago

                  This. Also, steamlink works great imo so playing on my couch is very much possible now, even on linux.

  • the16bitgamer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    When looking at the generational shifts between console gens. The PlayStation 5 didn’t fix any problems the industry was having. Especially when you compare the jump in quality between PS2/Xbox and PS3/360, where rendering individual fingers didn’t bring the games performance to a halt. Or the PS3/360 to the PS4/Xbone, where the consoles were given a usable amount of RAM that the devs needed from 256/512 respectively to 8GB on both.

    But other than a slight performance boost and the new GPU buzzword “Ray Tracing” slapped on these systems. They cost more than the older systems did, and don’t offer any new experience which the previous gen systems do.