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Demystifying the rumors that most console players only care about graphics.

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[โ€“] Artyom@lemm.ee 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

We're on the verge of getting comprehensive PC-style graphics settings in consoles. They made a $700 console because they're realizing there's a wealthier demographic out there that buys more games anyways. The whole point of buying a console over a PC is that you get a solid guarantee games will run well.

[โ€“] callouscomic@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Hahaha laughable. Space Marine 2 had Playstation issues at launch. Not sure if fixed yet. I remember just how literally unplayable Skyrim was on PS3. And so many in-between.

You also get a guarantee that games will never be as cheap on console as on PC. I have been transitioning for years and it's astonishing how often I see a game for sale on PC for like $2 and on sale on PSN for like $20, or not available on PSN at all. Not to mention less options for modding idiotic design flaws to increase playability. No ability usually to customize controls.

You also likely guarantee you can't replay that old game from 2002 or whatever yoh might wanna do cause theres very little, if any, backwards compatibility, and if there is, it probably involves re-buying.

Consoles are limited and give a false sense of simplicity and a false sense of being cheaper.