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Xi himself is a PC gamer. What's your excuse for still giving money to the big 3?

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[–] KobaCumTribute@hexbear.net 31 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Imagine having a special box just for treats, and not using a multi-purpose tool that just happens to be 90% treats by volume (but it gives you free treats pirate-jammin).

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

One weird trick to get unlimited free games!

[–] hello_hello@hexbear.net 15 points 4 months ago

The big 2 don't even do big console exclusives anymore and Nintendo is fighting tooth and nail to stop people from ever playing their games at 1080p on a high refresh rate screen. PS5 went by in a flash and Xbox keeps releasing the same console in less appealing form factors.

Console gaming post covid is cringe, get a GNU/Linux box or deck and stop being chumped by a subscription fee just to play online.

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 12 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

What's your excuse for still giving money to the big 3?

I like smash bros.

[–] micnd90@hexbear.net 11 points 4 months ago (4 children)

I love my DS. It was somewhat societally acceptable to play your cute DS in public. Now SteamDeck or Switch are both cringe

[–] hello_hello@hexbear.net 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

DS and 3DS were cool because you could play multiplayer with friends if there were just near you with their own ds. You can't do that on either the Switch or the Deck.

They should really bring back that feature.

[–] blobjim@hexbear.net 3 points 4 months ago

And that included mario kart and it rocked! And it's just over bluetooth or some similar thing. No wi-fi connection required from what I remember.

[–] LemonGrease@hexbear.net 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

How "acceptable" is my psp 3000?

[–] micnd90@hexbear.net 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

The thing is you don't want to be outed as g * mer in public. DS and 3DS has wide casual fanbase (moms and kids playing cooking mama, animal crossing, pokemon). PSP and Sony sadly leaned hard into the g * mer stuff.

[–] imogen_underscore@hexbear.net 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

cringe isnt real. i understand the yearning for actual handhelds though, the steam deck and switch barely qualify

[–] AernaLingus@hexbear.net 3 points 4 months ago

The DS Lite is one of the most aesthetically pleasing pieces of consumer tech IMO. One of the all-time glow-ups coming from the ugly as sin original DS. I really ought to get one of them flash carts so I can get the most out of mine--I think I researched it once but I got confused by all the different variants and some having time bombs and whatnot.

[–] readoncontradiction@hexbear.net 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The pcmasterrace joke was never funny

[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Sure but that is not at all what OP is saying. It is objectively better to just get a PC and get almost all the triple a games from Sony and MS while also having access to PC exclusives, endless peripheral compatibility, emulators and being able to do a shitload more than either console for less than the cost of both.

I just bought a brand new desktop with an RTX 4060 and 14th gen i7 for $1100. It's more powerful than either console and can do a whole shitload more.

[–] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 8 points 4 months ago

I like playing stupid anime strategy games on the couch while my partner does her hair (yes, I know I could do this on a steam deck, but it didn't exist when I got the other thing)

[–] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 4 points 4 months ago

real gamers still play vintage tiger handheld games from the early 90s

[–] autism_2@hexbear.net 4 points 4 months ago

Squid games