Which is why PC is becoming more and more popular. There's literally no reason to own a console anymore - the only exception is the Switch, and only because Nintendo have such solid exclusives and because they keep fucking around with weird ideas for their consoles.
My switch has gotten more use the past three years than my PS4. I think I might just be old but 99% of the time I'd rather just jump around in a cartoony nintendo title than any of the more realistic looking titles I own for my playstation.
I mean, hell: You can get a GPD Win and basically have an emulation box + PC titles (though downgrading/LowSpecGamer a lot of modern titles) on the go.
How can this be true? A video game console is a stable hardware target for games developers. Even as the manufacturer “upgrades” the console the ABI remains the same, such that you can play the same games on an original or improved ps4, for example.
If games consoles were like normal desktop PCs you couldn’t certify them to work correctly on the console and everyone would have unique, “well it works on my PlayStation” issues.
Oh, for sure. It's all proprietary, locked down BS. And now that game consoles are also subscription services and ad platforms, it's an especially sorry situation. I've made my exit from AAA gaming and haven't purchased a console since my PS Vita at launch. Coincidentally, my Vita has become 100x cooler and more useful ever since you could install custom firmware. The possibilities are amazing when you're not restricted by a company's proprietary shit telling you no.
We've moved past the necessity for distinct console generations, at this point it's almost pure planned obsolescence.
Which is why PC is becoming more and more popular. There's literally no reason to own a console anymore - the only exception is the Switch, and only because Nintendo have such solid exclusives and because they keep fucking around with weird ideas for their consoles.
My switch has gotten more use the past three years than my PS4. I think I might just be old but 99% of the time I'd rather just jump around in a cartoony nintendo title than any of the more realistic looking titles I own for my playstation.
I mean, hell: You can get a GPD Win and basically have an emulation box + PC titles (though downgrading/LowSpecGamer a lot of modern titles) on the go.
How can this be true? A video game console is a stable hardware target for games developers. Even as the manufacturer “upgrades” the console the ABI remains the same, such that you can play the same games on an original or improved ps4, for example.
If games consoles were like normal desktop PCs you couldn’t certify them to work correctly on the console and everyone would have unique, “well it works on my PlayStation” issues.
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Oh, for sure. It's all proprietary, locked down BS. And now that game consoles are also subscription services and ad platforms, it's an especially sorry situation. I've made my exit from AAA gaming and haven't purchased a console since my PS Vita at launch. Coincidentally, my Vita has become 100x cooler and more useful ever since you could install custom firmware. The possibilities are amazing when you're not restricted by a company's proprietary shit telling you no.
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