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@frostypanda@lemmy.dbzer0.com

2026-10-12 04:03 UTC

Curious to see Nintendo’s numbers in comparison. And yeah, those prices are insane. At a certain point, just pay for a PC and have access to whatever you want. Plus, you don’t have to pay an additional fee for online features. It doesn’t have to be the best gaming rig ever, especially for most people. And recoup the money spent on a gaming rig by escaping the closed eco system. Wait for good sales on PC games or turn to the high seas. And honestly, outside of Nintendo, I haven’t seen a console exclusive game on Xbox or PS5 that I’ve wanted to play in years. Last non-indie game I actually loved playing was Baldur’s Gate 3. I think AAA gaming is more or less dead for a lot of people. Those prices though. People can still game without consoles, and with the way their destroying the economy, it seems people have wisened up to that.

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  • @thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 2026-10-12 04:51

    just pay for a PC and have access to whatever you want. Yes and no. Yes in many cases, but no in exclusives. Also it depends on the operating system, because Windows 11 is terrible. It’s so much cleaner to just boot up a console and play something, than to use Windows. Linux? Yes, that’s better, but then you have less games to choose from (especially with the online multiplayer games). Whether this is enough as a replacement depends on many factors. So saying “just buy a PC” is not always the right choice. And that comes from someone who advocates PC and always says “PC is the endgame”. We are not there yet. Also god bless Valve (for now). However, some of the exclusivity issues go away with emulation, recompilation and decompilation efforts.

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