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I've been a PlayStation fan since the ps1 and now I'm leaving them behind (lemmy.ml)

submitted 14 hours ago by OppressedBread@lemmy.ml to c/gaming@beehaw.org

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I really dislike their new DRM update even if its "testing the waters" , after being a fan for so long I'm set to completely drop them by the end of this year (yes I'm waiting for gta6).

I managed to convince my normie friends to switch with me to PC gaming by being their IT support 😂

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[–] slauraure@beehaw.org 8 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Looks like I'll have to jailbreak my PS4 and keep it offline to keep access to the stuff I bought and paid for.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 points 36 minutes ago

Why would you lose access? What’s happening?

[–] unitedwithme@lemmy.today 8 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Rough. I'm all for PC, but you're about to find out how expensive PC gaming is with the "memory crisis". I've been with Xbox myself for 20 years and my game library is so big I couldn't imagine switching. My gaming PC was over 2500 a few years ago and it sits there collecting dust bc consoles are easier to fire up and play here and there. It was also easier to share licenses with games to play co-op with my kids. I'll be ditching soon I feel cuz that falls to the wayside more and more, and GP keeps going up and up. No longer can i just pay $5/mo gold for online, its at least $10 for no good reason.

I guess I can't blame you, of they do age / ID verification or whatever you wanna call it, I'll probably ditch consoles too.

[–] Kissaki@beehaw.org 9 points 12 hours ago

Surely memory prices hit consoles the same. Unless you specifically meant making the switch now is expensive.

I've been on PC for decades, I don't think I've ever paid 2500, and never bought "bad" hardware.

The Steam Box releasing this year may very well be a great alternative for "easy setup" and "easy fire-up". A PC with its open ecosystem, but a default OS that is much like consoles, a gaming platform frontend.

[–] OppressedBread@lemmy.ml 8 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

I'm willing to take a fat loss on memory if it means I'm leaving a predatory ecosystem.

also true on the gold subscription, ps plus is also going up and I'm not willing to tolerate it more

[–] DishaweslemOride@lemmy.org 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Your gonna find out it’s just as predatory.

[–] luciole@beehaw.org 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Tell me about how you upgrade your console's hardware to make it last another five years. Tell me about how you installed an open source operating system to do whatever you want with your console.

[–] DishaweslemOride@lemmy.org 1 points 3 hours ago

I’ll spend half the money buying a new PlayStation 6 ;)