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I’d much prefer Microsoft buying a studio right now than Sony. When Sony buys a studio, I’m required to buy a $500 box and pay $70 to play future games from the

by sylens 4y ago

I’d much prefer Microsoft buying a studio right now than Sony. When Sony buys a studio, I’m required to buy a $500 box and pay $70 to play future games from them. Microsoft lets me play it on PC or stream it for $10 or $15 a month. The lower barrier to entry has let me try out and discover a bunch of new titles I actually enjoy.

debug-desperado 4y ago
I wouldn't. Sony has a track record of fostering creative excellence with their studio purchases. Microsoft can barely get their studios to release anything within a reasonable timeframe, and most releases tend to be good-but-not-great. Something about the Redmond management just doesn't deliver here despite the exorbitant budgets. Of course, my perspective is a bit different because I own both consoles.
cma 4y ago
Sony has been doing PC releases recently of many former exclusives from studios they own, like with Horizon: Zero Dawn and God of War.
- Salgat 4y ago
  That comes with 3+ year delay, which is definitely a bummer.
  - vhgyu75e6u 4y ago
    Plus a full price tag
impulser_ 4y ago
Yeah, but this is the reason why PlayStation is the most popular console. Console gaming is more popular than PC gaming. Since Sony is known for having high quality exclusives more people are going to buy a PlayStation than an Xbox because they don't want to miss out on possible exclusive. This is literally the reason why you are seeing Microsoft buying up some of the most loved game franchises like Skyrim and making them Xbox/Windows exclusives. It's costing them massive amounts of money compared to what Sony has spent on buying some of the best game studios in the world.
rascul 4y ago
Someone with a PlayStation but not a PC would probably prefer Sony to buy the studio.
- redox99 4y ago
  Only because the PlayStation is artificially locked down. There is no technical reason why the PlayStation (or XBOX) can't "dual boot" as a full blown PC into Windows, or Linux (it could run SteamOS like the Steam Deck)
999900000999 4y ago
Different strokes for different folks. The console experience is still much easier. My Xbox Series S controller won't even sync to my PC right now. I even brought the USB controller adapter since Bluetooth wasn't working. I have to find my old Xbox One controller. On my PS4 I turn the controller on. Select the game, I'm done It just works. I prefer PC gaming , but lately I just want to chill on my coach, playing Crash 4. I guess it's possible via unholy levels of customization to get a PC to wake on input via gamepad. And then open a GUI with full gamepad support. * BUT STEAM DECK* Great, PC gaming without Gamepass or official support for anything not on Steam.
- sidewndr46 4y ago
  A quick search indicates this not to be true. Playstations are just hardware you can't fix yourself when they break. For example: https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/how-to-fix-bricking-on-ps5-1767343/ https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/how-to-fix-bricking-on-ps5-17...
  - 999900000999 4y ago
    That's not what we're talking about . I'm taking about UX.
    - sidewndr46 4y ago
      You said "the console experience". Surely that covers all aspects of using a console, not just the ones you find satisfying?
      - 999900000999 4y ago
        What are we even talking about here? How about Macs , you can't really do anything to fix a MacBook Air if it just doesn't want to turn on the next day. Same thing with gaming laptops. Do we really need to have a true Scotsman argument, is real PC gaming only done on a tower desktop PC that you built yourself. And for the HN crowd of course this needs to be running a customized installation of Arch Linux.

by sylens 4y ago

debug-desperado 4y ago

I wouldn't. Sony has a track record of fostering creative excellence with their studio purchases. Microsoft can barely get their studios to release anything within a reasonable timeframe, and most releases tend to be good-but-not-great. Something about the Redmond management just doesn't deliver here despite the exorbitant budgets. Of course, my perspective is a bit different because I own both consoles.

cma 4y ago

Sony has been doing PC releases recently of many former exclusives from studios they own, like with Horizon: Zero Dawn and God of War.

Salgat 4y ago
That comes with 3+ year delay, which is definitely a bummer.
- vhgyu75e6u 4y ago
  Plus a full price tag

impulser_ 4y ago

Yeah, but this is the reason why PlayStation is the most popular console. Console gaming is more popular than PC gaming. Since Sony is known for having high quality exclusives more people are going to buy a PlayStation than an Xbox because they don't want to miss out on possible exclusive. This is literally the reason why you are seeing Microsoft buying up some of the most loved game franchises like Skyrim and making them Xbox/Windows exclusives. It's costing them massive amounts of money compared to what Sony has spent on buying some of the best game studios in the world.

rascul 4y ago

Someone with a PlayStation but not a PC would probably prefer Sony to buy the studio.

redox99 4y ago
Only because the PlayStation is artificially locked down. There is no technical reason why the PlayStation (or XBOX) can't "dual boot" as a full blown PC into Windows, or Linux (it could run SteamOS like the Steam Deck)

999900000999 4y ago

Different strokes for different folks. The console experience is still much easier. My Xbox Series S controller won't even sync to my PC right now. I even brought the USB controller adapter since Bluetooth wasn't working. I have to find my old Xbox One controller. On my PS4 I turn the controller on. Select the game, I'm done It just works. I prefer PC gaming , but lately I just want to chill on my coach, playing Crash 4. I guess it's possible via unholy levels of customization to get a PC to wake on input via gamepad. And then open a GUI with full gamepad support. * BUT STEAM DECK* Great, PC gaming without Gamepass or official support for anything not on Steam.

sidewndr46 4y ago
A quick search indicates this not to be true. Playstations are just hardware you can't fix yourself when they break. For example: https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/how-to-fix-bricking-on-ps5-1767343/ https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/how-to-fix-bricking-on-ps5-17...
- 999900000999 4y ago
  That's not what we're talking about . I'm taking about UX.
  - sidewndr46 4y ago
    You said "the console experience". Surely that covers all aspects of using a console, not just the ones you find satisfying?
    - 999900000999 4y ago
      What are we even talking about here? How about Macs , you can't really do anything to fix a MacBook Air if it just doesn't want to turn on the next day. Same thing with gaming laptops. Do we really need to have a true Scotsman argument, is real PC gaming only done on a tower desktop PC that you built yourself. And for the HN crowd of course this needs to be running a customized installation of Arch Linux.