The Vita had a shared library system where if you get the handheld version for free if you owned the PS4 version of games. I imagine they could do something similar to keep playstation users interested
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ampersandrew@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I don’t see how this thing possibly competes with a handheld PC. It’ll play the same games approximately just as well but with a tiny fraction of the library, and unless something changes, online play won’t even be free.
simple@piefed.social 4 weeks ago
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
That’s surely what they’re planning, especially since the architecture won’t be very different this time around, but that still pales in comparison to the value you’d get from a PC handheld for what will likely be an extremely similar price.
dormedas@lemmy.dormedas.com 4 weeks ago
The handheld PC and things like SteamOS have crossed the moat that console games used to have as a defense. The PC is coming to the living room, attaching to your TV, and playing games controller-first. The question will be how well will those games play and will they be exclusive
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I don’t think the Windows license factors into the math much at all, but otherwise agreed.