this is actually a reasonable consequence of having super-fast storage be one of the main advancements of this generation, but it does mean that a lot of the peak-cheap-open-consumer-tech expectations of +/-2010 are going to keep falling away
2 Likes
The current (PS4/Switch/whatever the xbox is called) generation is the first generation where I did not own at least one mainstream home console since the original NES.
The PS3 / 360 era really pushed a lot of things I wasnāt okay with, and made the overall experience a bad one. Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo seem to be continuing to move further in that direction making the end-user experience one I would dislike even more. Combine that with not really feeling much desire to own a tv anymore, and yeah, I might still impulse buy their silly side-hustle mini consoles and whathaveyou, but as far as the big home consoles go, I think Iām done.
This isnāt me āgiving up gamingā, I think Iām more hyped then Iāve been about the hobby in quite a while, actually. I have an Arduboy and I love it, Iāve been playing a lot of older stuff, and Iām also really excited for the Playdate next year.
1 Like
Iām uncomfortable with the boutique detaching from the mainstream for a whole number of reasons, but windows having reasserted itself is actually very good for splitting the difference in the meantime
1 Like
Iām not sure the boutique detaching from the mainstream is a good thing in theory, but I also think in practice itās fantastic for me personally, and maybe thatās a microcosm of why itās happening.
My dislike of the modern end-user experience for the modern mainstream efforts probably would have had me retreat exclusively into retro-gaming had it not been for the boutique drift which is probably happening in part because there are people like me who like games and are willing to pay money to have a nice time playing them, who arenāt being catered to by the mainstream.
2 Likes
Hopefully I can stash this in a subfolder with all the other unremovable icons/apps like Gameroom and Share Factory
4 Likes
Fuck, I have this exact subfolder. I hate this shit that just shows up on my bar.
6 Likes
I wish I could be this strong, but the truth is: I hate dealing with computers but love video games and can see myself gravitating to a PS5 eventually
6 Likes
this sentiment is what has caused me to develop an almost messianic sense of anticipation for an imagined all new nintendo console with great games and true hd graphics, full backwards compatibility and new adventures for mario, zelda, and all of my friends
10 Likes
it feels likely that i may one day get to a point where i go PC only, except for Nintendo stuff, since it seems like most games are not console exclusive (for long, anyway).
but, on the contrary, i am kind of an idiot, so i actually do really want a PS5
2 Likes
No one should ever be early adopting anyway.
1 Like
Iād really buy a Switch if I didnāt have just enough entitled gamer rage to be utterly outraged about the Joycon drift thing, like Iām about ready to completely write off Nintendo forever.
1 Like
owning a console has been dead for me since they closed the blockbuster down the street and having to pay a fee for online. I donāt even know what me and my dirt poor friends would of done in highschool if we had to pay full or near full price for every game we even thought about wanting to play and instead of splitscreen everything was online we couldnāt afford
15 Likes
i want a switch for the sega ages games as well as this series of ports of early 00s jp phone games i just learned about today, but i guess iām just gonna wait until theyāre less than Ā£100 preowned
as for the future, itās doujin games. comiket is the new e3
5 Likes
I will get the ps5 when ff16 comes out and i will also get gran turismo and presumably like 3 other things. Consoles fucken suck but theyre better than computers at least
5 Likes
If FF16 eventually releases on Xbox, I might get a Series S to play it. And if thereās still room on the SSD, I might install whatever the current Formula 1 game will be by then.
1 Like
10 Likes
Zardoz face for life.
6 Likes
we wanted the manticore to look unemployed
12 Likes
Having not played dark souls I donāt know which is supposed to be the bad one
10 Likes
living life on the correct path
4 Likes