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The target group for consoles is people who for one thing want the thing to just work, and not have to fiddle with Windows update, drivers for their hardware, m
by cyxxon 5y ago
The target group for consoles is people who for one thing want the thing to just work, and not have to fiddle with Windows update, drivers for their hardware, maintain Steam/EGS/UPlay/Origin/Gog/itch.io/Humble, and also not pay ridonculous prices for the latest RTX3080 or whatever is the graphics card these days. And this piece of hardware IS also cheaper than the equivalent PC (except right now with the chip shortage where the PS5 is pretty overpriced)... add some exclusives to the mix, and customers buy this.
The fact that a game might be 69.- instead of 59.- on release and for a much longer time without sales on this platform is then suddenly not so important anymore.
- GhettoComputers 5y agoWhat was the last console you used? A PS2? These talking points would have been relevant 20 years ago, but they sadly aren’t the same ease of putting in your game and playing. Consoles are constantly updating their firmware, have annoyingly large mandatory game updates for online play, require you to pay for online (PS3 was a treasure, PC is usually free it isn’t monthly/yearly subscription unless you’re doing an MMO usually), and they’re basically just slower crappier PCs. Whats the point of bringing up the most expensive GPU, is that what most gamers have? Most gamers on Steam have a varient of a 1050 or 1060, originally a $140, and a $250-$300 card from 2016. https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/videocard/ https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/videocard/ You ignored PC exclusives too.