After laying off almost 2,000 people, Xbox finds itself in a position at odds with the community-first image it has cultivated for itself.

          • Aniki 🌱🌿
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            15 months ago

            Renting means playing on the timeline of capitalism. You should buy it as cheap as possible so you can enjoy it when you want, not when they want you to.

            • Rikudou_Sage
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              15 months ago

              I mean, I’d be buying new laptop pretty often anyway, because I’m using it for work, so in this specific case it’s actually cheaper to rent. Though it remains to be seen whether they’ll lend me a new one once I return this one because they’ll be the ones losing money here.

              • @sugar_in_your_tea
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                15 months ago

                I’m confused, what are you renting, for how long, and for how much? And what do you need it to do? I’m wondering because renting is almost always a worse deal.

    • @[email protected]
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      15 months ago

      Only PC can be friend.

      Not if it’s running Windows.

      Btw, they’re using “Xbox” synonymous with the Microsoft video games division because that’s how Microsoft is using the term as well. If you think using the same term for two completely different things is dumb, please remember that’s the same company that thought that naming the third Xbox console generation “Xbox One” is an amazing idea and then releasing “Xbox Series S” and “Xbox Series X” after “Xbox One S” and “Xbox One X” were already around.

      • @[email protected]
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        15 months ago

        Windows isn’t a operating system, its a virus that wants to make you believe its a OS.

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      5 months ago

      Meh, I saved literally thousands of dollars a year playing the shit that doesn’t need eye candy on Xbox/PS5. The OS is far less of a pain to maintain as well.

      Fuck valve and them destroying discs.

      • @sugar_in_your_tea
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        On the flipside, I’ve saved even more on PC. I regularly buy games for <$5, and those typically go for $20+ on any console. I also get a bunch of free, high-quality games from EGS, GOG, and some other stores. The games I want to play all work well, are incredibly cheap (especially w/ bundles on Fanatical or Humble Bundle), and still work when I upgrade my hardware. I regularly play games from the 90s, try that on your console.

        The main downside is no physical media, but I’m way too lazy to actually sell my old games, and for the cost I pay, I’m really not worried about it. My OS is incredibly easy to maintain, I literally run updates and that’s it. Oh, and I use Linux, so I don’t even need to pay for the OS either.

        Consoles absolutely have their place (I have a Switch as well), but for budget gaming, you really can’t beat PC.

            • @[email protected]
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              -45 months ago

              No. It sounds like you are having a hard time coping, upon learning how I save thousands of dollars a year playing low eye candy games on consoles.

              • Aniki 🌱🌿
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                -15 months ago

                Oh it’s this fucking clown car again! Hey clown, hows the circus?

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                    No, I hate clowns. Math is definitely hard when you have 4 fingers and need them all to count.