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But friendly reminder: games are almost always cheaper on PC. Maybe not at first, but very quickly.
And you don't pay a monthly fee. Which i only found out a few month ago. Like what the actual fuck
Yes no monthly fee just to play multiplayer, that one really saves a lot of money.
My kids got a hand-me-down PS4, and I found out that we had to pay a connection fee to play online on top of my existing ISP internet fee. I had a what-the-actual-fuck moment. You're forced into the walled garden of the console maker's store and forced to pay more to play with friends? I built them both PCs and they've never really looked back.
I've never been a console fan simply for the proprietary nature of the devices along with the walled garden concept (and fuck controllers lol, I'm too used to mouse and keyboard) , but it really cemented my further rejection of the systems when it became apparent that online play was extra $.
What's pathetic is they often don't even provide dedicated servers for the price.
Yes, it's very clearly done only because Microsoft got away with it with the 360, so everyone else followed suit to fleece their customers.
Certain games feel better with controllers. So I got myself a cheap 3rd party controller, that has been working solid for 5+ years. Don't need to support the big console companies.
Hardware isn't a big profit driver for basically anyone usually so you dont have to feel bad if you pick up a ps5 or Xbox controller for PC.
No hate for third party but just so people know. 🤷♂️
My first xbox controller fell apart after 2 years, and was more expensive. I just don't see a point in paying huge mark ups for a controller.
If you use the subscription for like a single console generation, you find out most of the cost of the console was hidden in the find print via those installment payments. At least with the PS5Pro, thanks to the really high console price and relatively short time til the PS6, the cost of the subscription isn't that much if you intend to upgrade to the PS6 immediately. But if you got the original 5 and planned to keep it until the 6, then you might be spending more on your PS5 basic-tier subscription than the MSRP of the PS5Pro (and double if you used premium the whole time).
So, did you find out that PC gaming doesn't require a fee, or did you find out that console gaming requires a fee? I'm guessing the latter.
It doesn't really matter as a PC does so much more than play games. It's like arguing that a Nintendo Switch is cheaper than an a flagship smartphone. Ok, have fun trying to file your taxes, run blender, write code, browse the web, or backup media on your playstation.
Unrelated but this is totally possible on a PS4....
...after jailbreaking it and booting into Linux.
Which makes me even more mad at Sony removing OtherOS, but oh well.
humble bundle game bundles, free promotional games on steam, abandonware, itchio
Also, uh... 🏴☠️
I guess if you don't want to support the company/devs. I did pirate call of duty cold war, cause they don't sell single player separate, and i didn't didn't want to spend $90 CAD.
Some sites like Fanatical even have sales and discounts on pre-orders or recent releases. It's nuts.
More importantly, PC has significantly more and better exclusives. Factorio, Dwarf Fortress, Ostranauts, and Squad off the top of my head that I've been playing lately. There are so many incredible games, frequently that are $20-40, that will never be on a console. They're never advertised as "PC exclusives" because there's no marketing budget to push that stupid concept, but they are. People always talk about which console to buy because they have better exclusives, but any reasonable person would choose a PC if they cared about that.
Yes -- and just to add, many of the console AAA exclusives aren't "exclusive" at all, because a significant number end up on PC anyway. They're only exclusives if you're in the PS/XB bubble. (Switch is a standout because Nintendo)
Switch is only exclusive from PC if you care about legality. The Switch emulators are quite good.
Emulation is legal, but the ways most people obtain ROMs of games usually aren't.
Nintendo confirmed that with me via an email!
It's also generally legal if you own the games on the console or physically and can dump them yourself (with the MIG dumper hardware). Of course though you don't actually have to do that, you can but you don't have to.
They can be at first too, all you need are some bandanas and a fake parrot (some people may tell you this is not necessary, those are just typical Internet lies).
I really like my PC, but it is the absolute worst, that you cannot buy disc versions for PC anymore, like for consoles.
If you are willing to, you can sell some discs for the same amount you spent before. Especially price stable games like Fromsoft titles.
This is a good point, but I think in 5 years, it won't be a thing on consoles either. The ability to resell implies ownership.