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Failing Manufacturers Are Pushing the Narrative That Consoles Are Dying, Says Ex-Xbox Exec (www.pushsquare.com)

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[-] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

As long as there are killer 1st party titles exclusive to a console platform, there’s a reason to buy one.

Counterargument: some of us consider this kind of arbitrary BS a reason NOT to buy one.

And that's before you even consider the additional crap consoles pull, like Nintendo making the only way to back up your saves a fucking subscription service.

[-] bigmclargehuge@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Especially now that there are maybe 2 or 3 "killer apps" per the life cycle of a console at this point. Why would I pay $600 to buy a console, just for 3 exclusives?

If there was an entire panel of awesome exclusives like back in the PS3/360 era, it would make more sense. But as it stands, the amount of good games on PC just dwarfs what's on any console.