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Xbox's new policy — say goodbye to unofficial accessories from November thanks to error '0x82d60002' (www.windowscentral.com)
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Xbox's new policy — say goodbye to unofficial accessories from November thanks to error '0x82d60002'::Got error 0x82d60002 on your Xbox accessory? There's no fix, Xbox is going to block the use of detected unauthorized accessories with its consoles from November 12, 2023.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Simple: because they're cheaper.

Like, say you build a gaming PC that's comparable to a PS5. I think it would be extremely hard to come up with a combination of PSU, ram, mobo, GPU, CPU, wifi, storage, case, keyboard, mouse, and game controller that costs less than a PS5 and has comparable performance. Even if you picked entry-level components. And you still have to pay the Windows tax probably. And all of that was much more difficult than just buying a PS5 -- not everybody has the time.

[–] HC4L 5 points 10 months ago

Then again, rebuying all your games and paying way too much for them is something to take into account. But admittedly, the PS5's thing where you can play some PS4 games is pretty neat.