Comment on Sony misses PS5 sales target as console enters ‘latter stage of its life cycle’

• PlantObserver@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Fair but thats your choice to upgrade. No one says you have to, and they don’t lock games behind needing insert current gen CPU or gpu

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  • EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Your choice to upgrade just your GPU for as much or more than the entire cost of a PS5 as frequent or more frequently than you’d need to buy a new PS5.

    As an avid PC gamer and PlayStation enjoyer, part of the console appeal is being able to drop a relatively small amount of money (compared to a gaming PC) on a single console and then you just don’t have to worry about upgrades or the performance of games for like 6+ years. There are a lot of us long time computer nerds that are just tired of unoptimized trash or new technologies making our rigs outdated in as little as a year or two.

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    • gerbler@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      There’s also the simplicity. I enjoy my PC for sure but for some people the ease of popping in a disc or downloading the title and it running perfectly on the first try is a major selling point. Troubleshooting my Ex’s PC for 2 hours only to realise I didn’t install the standoffs is an experience I can’t get on console.

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      • PlasticExistence@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Troubleshooting my Ex’s PC for 2 hours only to realise I didn’t install the standoffs is an experience I can’t get on console.

        Hey, have some faith in yourself! I’m sure you can fuck up your console hardware just as well as your ex’s PC!

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      • EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Oh yeah 100%. If I want to play the latest casual open world adventure game, I don’t want to spend time trying to figure out why I’m having mysterious frame rate dips. Do I need new drivers? Is the game poorly optimized? Is it a bug? Is it an issue with my specific graphics card vendor so I’m SOL? Is it a thermal issue? Let’s spend all Saturday figuring it out.

        Or just buy it on PS5 and it just works.

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    • umbrella@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      more frequently is a big exaggeration. you dont actually need ultra 4k graphics at 200fps

      my friend still has a gtx960. all modern titles run fine.

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      • EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Oh it’s the truth my friend. I have a rig with a GTX 1660 and it does not run modern games well at all. You can forget 4k 200fps, just 1080p and a stable 60 is more often than not too much to ask for. It absolutely does not keep up with the PS5 that is only a year newer and half the price. A lot of new releases are almost completely unplayable at this point but I can download the newest launch games on PS5 and know I’m getting the best experience.

        PCs have a much higher quality and performance ceiling if you want to spend thousands, but the days of PC gaming being the platform for best value to performance are long over.

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  • MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I mean they kind of do with performance and unoptimised games. I can’t play many current AAAs on my 1050Ti. Cyberpunk for example.

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    • umbrella@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      1050Ti is ps4-tier

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      • MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I’ve not even attempted cyberpunk cause i didn’t want to waste money on it for a game that is unlikely to run well. I don’t think it reaches their min specs, at least it didn’t initially unless they’ve changed.

        And yeah theoretically a 1050Ti is PS4 level but the heavy hitters of the PS4 would run like shit in comparison on my PC. Just due to how much better optimised console games are compared to their PC counterparts.

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  • potustheplant@feddit.nl ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Alan Wake 2 enters the chat

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