For Europe it’s 800 EUR + disc drive + vertical stand, almost 1k in total. No thanks, Sony 🤡
Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
Yeah why would anyone pay 700 bucks for a highly restricted device, that can’t even play games online without an additional subscription. Just get a Steam Deck, which costs less, is portable, doesn’t require subscriptions, and basically works like a full PC.
slaacaa@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 days ago
The specs on the Steamdeck are pretty underwhelming, and the cost of storage upgrades is outrageous. I was thinking about buying one yesterday, so I just looked at all the specs. It’s due for a second version, but that’s not coming for at least another year. So, I decided to build a mATX computer instead. But I don’t care at all about the portable aspect, so I’m probably not their target demographic.
Zoot@reddthat.com 2 days ago
30$ for 500gb, what the fuck are you on about storage being expensive?!
InternetPerson@lemmings.world 2 days ago
Compared to what I’m used to regarding storage upgrades on other highly integrated devices like smartphones for example, the storage upgrade costs of the steamdeck seem much better and almost fair.
Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Compared to just buying a hard drive for a PC.
zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 2 days ago
I’m a huge fan of the deck and use mine daily, but that is just stupid. These are entirely different platforms with different purposes, and deck just fails at new games. I see so many cases of people saying it runs new games perfectly and realistically you get 20 fps on low
frezik@midwest.social 1 day ago
deck just fails at new games.
That assumes the PS5 has games worth playing in the first place.
zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 1 day ago
Multiplatforms count, which is most major games now
frezik@midwest.social 1 day ago
I’ve seen very little worth playing on any consoles. Conversely, my problem with the Steam Deck is finding time for all the games I want to play.
nxn@biglemmowski.win 2 days ago
I have a Steam Deck and a PS5 that I will be replacing with the Pro when it ships. So to give you an answer: I’m not going to be plugging a Steam Deck into a 4k 65" OLED TV with VRR. Don’t get me wrong, I love the Steam Deck, and I also enjoy PC gaming when mouse and keyboard makes sense, but sitting on the couch in font of a giant responsive display with amazing colors is by far how I enjoy gaming the most.
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 days ago
Ok but why are you replacing the regular PS5 with the PS5 Pro?
nxn@biglemmowski.win 2 days ago
Because to me it is a worthwhile upgrade. If you compare the image quality in FF7 Rebirth specifically in the 60 FPS modes the differences are pretty significant. The ray new ray tracing features in F1 2024 for the pro also made a big impact on how that game looks.
In general, I don’t like gaming at 30 FPS and I’ve been noticing that developers don’t always do a good job with their choices when dialing it back to get a 60 FPS mode. For example, I’m holding off on buying Black Myth Wukong because their performance mode looks flawed right now, and I don’t want to play it at 30 either.
moonburster@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Quick question though, why not buy a PC and link it to the tv? The features you’re talking about are also on the PC and you’re not limited to their proprietary services and file formats.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I can’t even imagine telling my child self playing Joust in the arcade about people like you…
noxy@yiffit.net 1 day ago
60 fps is good enough to justify the upgrade? Could build a PC capable of well beyond that for not much more…
Galapagon@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 days ago
Yeah … And I asked why. 🤦♂️
untorquer@lemmy.world 2 days ago
You can use a controller on PC and also connect to this display with the same responsiveness and colors. I always thought consoles were for the exclusive games and to play with friends, not performance or graphics.
nxn@biglemmowski.win 1 day ago
I’ve done this in the past when I had a desktop near my living room TV. I don’t these days and the experience wasn’t good enough to justify rearranging my house rather than simply buying a console.
Also, to get ahead of the people that are already twitching at the opportunity to inform me that I could build a dedicated PC just to keep next to my TV for gaming: Sure, but the cost of building one with similar performance to the pro, while using new components and avoiding Ali Express brands that may start a house fire one random evening, is over 1 grand at a minimum.
Please, by all means, go email Sony and tell them to not bother with PS6. Tell Nintendo to drop what they’re doing with the Switch 2. Us console gamers simply don’t care about performance or graphic upgrades. Surely they should have learned this by now.
untorquer@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Makes sense, didn’t mean to yuck your yum. Just seemed like your reasons were surmountable with cheaper alternatives and an additional system seemed to me like a large cost. But you want the console, and it seems a solution that better fits your wants/needs.