Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoPlayStation keeps reminding us why digital ownership suckswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square179fedilinkarrow-up1776arrow-down112cross-posted to: gaming@beehaw.orgtechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1764arrow-down1external-linkPlayStation keeps reminding us why digital ownership suckswww.theverge.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square179fedilinkcross-posted to: gaming@beehaw.orgtechnology@lemmy.world
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down2·1 year agoBecause it costs like a quarter of an equivalent gaming PC, and there’s actually an option for physical disc ownership unlike PC.
minus-squarestarman2112@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year ago“But consoles suck compared to PCs of the same price!” ~People who built their PCs before bitcoin was popular
minus-squareRadical Dog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·1 year agoHonestly, buying a disc for a new game and selling it a month later is still the cheapest way to play new things without being constrained by a subscription’s library. PC is excellent for old/indie stuff going cheap, but discs are awesome.
Because it costs like a quarter of an equivalent gaming PC, and there’s actually an option for physical disc ownership unlike PC.
“But consoles suck compared to PCs of the same price!”
~People who built their PCs before bitcoin was popular
Honestly, buying a disc for a new game and selling it a month later is still the cheapest way to play new things without being constrained by a subscription’s library. PC is excellent for old/indie stuff going cheap, but discs are awesome.