Stumbled upon this video, which kind of summarizes the issue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJxaIP8F3K8

In summary

  • lack of risk taking by the industry
  • lack of creativity
  • industry prioritizes profit by making games compatible with the previous consoles generation
  • removal of split screen
  • outdated voice communication compared to PC Discord
  • disabled voice communication by default

For people here who have a current console, what do you think about this?

Another video on the topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61lX2mixdKQ

  • Barbarian
    607·
    4 months ago

    Abandon consoles. Embrace the inevitability of the PC master race.

    • pezhore@lemmy.ml
      35·
      4 months ago

      I wasn’t sure about the Steam Deck, but my god man - it truly is the best of all worlds.

      • [x] Playing games in bed with instant suspend/resume
      • [x] Easy emulation of old (and new) consoles
      • [x] Supports and excels at playing the vast majority of my old Steam games
      • [ ] Makes me snacks when I’m hungry.

      I’ve played Chronotrigger on here, Skies of Arcadia, and Civ3. Lately I’ve been going through the Yakuza series for the first time.

      I will say that I’m always a little tempted to get a console for the exclusive new titles, but I can never justify the price when I have such a big backlog of games already.

      • ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.netEnglish
        14·
        4 months ago

        I will say that I’m always a little tempted to get a console for the exclusive new titles, but I can never justify the price when I have such a big backlog of games already

        A while back, as a patient gamer, I waited until Wii & Wii games were cheap so I could buy it. I really want to catch up on all the Wii Zelda games. But by then, someone recommended how to get it work on PC, with higher res and on better screens.

        And also by that time, I had too many games. So I look forward to playing Twilight Princess in 2030.

    • minibyte
      9·
      4 months ago

      2026 will be the year for me. Let DDR6 and next gen APUs hit mini PCs and I’m there.

    • jonne@infosec.pub
      9·
      4 months ago

      Yeah, never had a console. I recently did get the steam deck and that has definitely allowed me to play a few games I never had the time to play before. Still have a huge backlog though.

    • nugget359@lemmy.world
      6·
      4 months ago

      Pretty glad I skipped the current gen consoles - my last one was an Xbox one S. Still have it around to play DVDs and blu ray lol. Steam deck has been the best gaming purchase and I don’t see myself going back.