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[–] Carl@lemm.ee 24 points 2 years ago (4 children)

you can buy a piece of crap laptop for $250 but it won’t be able to play ANYTHING

a thinkpad t490 can't play anything new but it can play quite a bit. I play emulators on mine.

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[–] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 11 points 2 years ago*

True, but most modern games are focused on online play and very few are cross platform. So if a kid's friends are playing one particular console they're going to want one too.

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[–] admin@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

A brand new T490 was over 900 bucks retail depending on the specs, and a used one is still less cost effective than, let's say, a used PS3 or PS4...

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[–] Carl@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

cost effective

I'm not so sure. A used Thinkpad comes with everything you need, whereas a PS3 or PS4 also needs a screen and a controller at bare minimum. The Thinkpad also has access to a game library of (checks notes) almost every single game ever made excluding mainly AAA titles from the 2010s onward. The PS3/4 is only the better value proposition if you specifically want to play those kinds of games, or if you highly value plug-and-play ease of use.

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[–] admin@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago

The Thinkpad also has access to a game library of (checks notes) almost every single game ever made excluding mainly AAA titles from the 2010s onward.

The same can be said of (Checks notes) a console with a Custom Firmware, plus a cheap TV brand new is around 90 dollars. The thinkpad is only good to play retro games or non demanding titles, also the experience of playing in a 14" display with laptop keyboard and a PS/2 trackpad sucks.

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