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Post by m-p-3 »

tpxl wrote: post #187
SirHound wrote: post #174

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I believe consoles are indeed cheaper because 1. they can be sold at a loss (whether or not they actually are now, they have been historically) as the manufacturers make that back on games 2. they bulk order components and package/market them as a single piece. I much prefer gaming on consoles because I can't be bothered with all the mental overhead that comes with PC gaming. Like most of us I don't have much time. I…

Looks like what you're describing is at least partially implemented in Steam Big Picture mode. > Big Picture is a mode of Steam designed for use with your TV and game controller, so you can enjoy your Steam games from the comfort of your couch. With the press of a button, Steam displays a full-screen user interface which has been completely redesigned for readability and interaction on TV. It can also be used on your…

I've encountered some games where the default controller was downright broken and horrible.

I'd expect the game developer to provide an good default controller layout of the box, as that's what I'd expect from a console game.

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Post by mekster »

hnarn wrote: post #255
mekster wrote: post #221

Is Sony prepared for such an event or some sort of irreversible damage is done as a console?

What do you mean “prepared”? If you break your hardware by installing custom software on it, that has never been covered by your warranty (although companies may still replace the hardware out of good will or being incapable of detecting the modification).

Meaning, can they fix the issue by just updating the console remotely and not fixable by believing it should never leak?

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Post by deadbolt »

zaarn wrote: post #193
fabian2k wrote: post #188

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I got a PS5 months ago for the regular price (400 EUR for the digital-only version), and I didn't put that much effort into getting it. A 3060 would be at least 700 EUR right now. And the GPU prices have been rather expensive, if not as outright insane as right now for years. So PC gaming in general has become less attractive from a financial point while console prices are pretty much the same (though with some diffi…

You don't need a 3060, you can simply get a GPU from a few generations back. You can get a Vega 56 for about 300€ which will play most games in high quality settings without any issues. Same for all other components, it's no longer true that you need current-gen technology to be able to play with Graphics put on High.

> You can get a Vega 56 for about 300€

No, not really.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=vega+56&_saca...

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Post by rrrrrrrrrrrryan »

formerly_proven wrote: post #242
SirHound wrote: post #174

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I believe consoles are indeed cheaper because 1. they can be sold at a loss (whether or not they actually are now, they have been historically) as the manufacturers make that back on games 2. they bulk order components and package/market them as a single piece. I much prefer gaming on consoles because I can't be bothered with all the mental overhead that comes with PC gaming. Like most of us I don't have much time. I…

Another pretty big advantage of a console platform which isn't jailbroken (yet?) is far less cheating. Sure, you still got all your in-game exploits (some games don't have many, other games are riddled with game-breaking exploits), but you have to invest in a hardware cheat to get an aimbot or whatever on a console (one might argue that, depending on the game, you already get an aimbot out of the box anyway). Cheatin…

Not just cheating, but it prevents players from having an advantage from having a better/more expensive setup - I personally love having standardized hardware in competitive online gaming.

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Post by m-p-3 »

rich_sasha wrote: post #85

Given all the issues described in this thread, what is the upside of a game console (non-gamer)? Why not get a PC that you can automatically use for other things, can play games from any vendor etc (some of the issues mentioned in the thread). Are consoles cheaper “per transistor” or sth? If so, why? Is it about the vendor locking you in and charging more per game? That would seem even more skewed against the buyer:…

I prefer PC gaming, but I can see the value of a system that works out of the box with fixed specs that the game developer has to take under account to ensure a playable experience.

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Post by obedm »

SirHound wrote: post #285
raxxorrax wrote: post #225

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> with all the mental overhead that comes with PC gaming On a modern system you buy in the next electronic store that is ready to use the mental load is the same as using any Sony OS. The advantage I see in consoles is that they are more multiplayer friendly. It is mostly more comfortable to share a large couch, but PC maintenance is as easy as it is on console. You cannot play instantly. I use a console 3 times a mo…

Between background updates and instant resumes this just isn't true. Unless you're saying I can press a power button on the PC and I'm instantly exactly where I left off on the last game I played?

This is one of the best selling points to me.

Most console games are designed to be played like this. I can just leave the game and come back tomorrow.

For PC games I have to open it, make sure it's saved, close it. And so on.

Sitting in the couch and being in the game in 15 secs Max is amazing

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Post by chronofar »

viraptor wrote: post #115
haunter wrote: post #93

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- Cheaper than a gaming PC. Of course it depends on your setup but for the same price ($500 MSRP) it would be hard to build a decent rig that plays the current gen new games perfectly - It just works. Games can have bugs but no hassle with installation, drivers etc. Games are more or less better optimzed because all the devs are working on the same hardware. No 100s different CPU and GPU. And one operating system - E…

> Cheaper than a gaming PC They're subsidised by the game prices. You still pay for it in the end. > Home entertainment system. Youtube, Netflix, blurays etc. You can use a PC in the same way. If you position it well, you can even have a dual purpose work/entertainment PC.

> You can use a PC in the same way. If you position it well, you can even have a dual purpose work/entertainment PC.

Not without significantly more work. A console you just plugin to your TV and you're good to go, with a PC you want to use for both work and entertainment you'll need to finagle all sorts of things. One major hurdle I've yet to overcome seamlessly is playing on my TV/Home Theater from a computer in my office. When I game I prefer to get full immersion, but there really aren't any great, easy to use solutions that allow such a setup. I could get a separate computer for the Home Theater purpose, but now again it's easier/cheaper to just get a console.

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Post by rStar »

ziml77 wrote: post #289
rStar wrote: post #186

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as in, i haven’t been able to buy one. its a joke mfrs, chill

You're being downvoted because you're not contributing anything at all to the discussion. It's a lowest of the low effort sort of comment. If we tolerated that then, by the very nature of requiring little effort, they would quickly drown out substantive comments.

I appreciate the effort on that response, and it’s tone, but you describe a joyless situation filled with people without a sense of humor, so even if you’re right that’s quite depressing.

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Post by lordlimecat »

zeusk wrote: post #284
maccard wrote: post #246

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> PC games don’t need “cross play” FYI, you create a server and it is visible for anyone who purchased the game regardless of platform. That is very much game specific. As an example, Deep Rock Galactic doesn't support playing between Steam and the MS store [0] > I haven’t used in game voice for more than a decade now. discord, teamspeak, steam chat, Xbox live all work well and are used by quite a lot of people. All…

> So it's not just file a bug report, it's file a bug report and provide follow up information. As a programmer, that's fine, but what if my kids want to play minecraft with their friends? I’d say your kids pc doesn’t need docker on it. You can’t eat the cake and have it too. If you’re technically skilled to be using containers and virtualization, least you could do is file a helpful bug report.

>I’d say your kids pc doesn’t need docker on it.

I have nephews who are tinkering with Java and python, and I assume will be hitting docker at some point.

You're being incredibly nitpicky over a reasonable example of why PC is not as plug-and-play as a console. On a console, the game will work. On a PC, there are a lot of factors that may prevent it from working.

The entire "use a PC" premise is that the PC can be useful for gaming as well as for non-gaming uses, and the counter-argument is that those non-gaming uses can easily cause problems for the gaming uses. Docker is not the only example, tools like fiddler or wireshark or ghidra could cause problems. But heaven forbid that a gamer on hackernews be a tech enthusiast, right?

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Post by lordlimecat »

zeusk wrote: post #299
maccard wrote: post #292

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So now my kids need a separate PC? I thought the point of this was that my PC could do everything?

"my" "personal" computer, Yes I'd expect your kids to have their own. And docker misconfiguration causing issues in unrelated services is one another reason why I'd suggest they have their own.

So now the kids need a PC to game, and the parent needs a second PC to game, and I'm wondering how this is more reasonable than a single dedicated appliance that costs less than half of the two PC setup.
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