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Astro Bot was so good it almost "outdid Nintendo at its own game", says former US boss Reggie Fils-Aimé (www.eurogamer.net)
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Consoles have been pcs under the hood for a while, they could run pc games just fine, they choose not to. Sony could implement a browser for their 500$ walled garden, they choose not to. Sony could let you install another OS on the PS5, they choose not to.

[–] T156 2 points 6 days ago

The big ones have arguably been that way since the beginning. The original XBox was a stripped down and fancified computer, down to using the USB protocol for the controllers.