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I was seriously considering getting a PS5 until I saw the costs of the games + hardware.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (27 children)

Yeah the PS5 is pretty reasonably priced for what you get. I think the issue is two fold:

  1. We already have really expensive machines that probably play games much better than the PS5 in frames and quality so buying another machine for a handful of games is just not in the cards.
  2. Many of us much prefer keyboard/mouse and using controllers is really hard when you've not done it in many years.

I think we just wish Playstation was more friendly to PC players and not have these long exclusives (they've gotten a lot better recently though). Microsoft for example is a lot friendlier to PC players than Sony. Pretty much all MS first party games are on PC pretty much day one and many of them are on GamePass day one as well.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (17 children)

That’s all true and it’s never really bothered me because, possible hot take incoming, PS exclusives are pretty milquetoast. I will concede that Sony’s first party studios have honed their ability to make “open world third person action game with crafting and stealth elements” with impressive consistency, but that’s the most common genre of AAA game and IMO Sony isn’t even making the best ones, just accessible and consistently above average ones.

If you want that kind of game you have a zillion options on every platform.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (16 children)

As someone who played and enjoyed most of the PS exclusives, +1 for the take. What games do you think are "the best ones"?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Compared to my previous take this one is ice cold, but Elden Ring and Tears of the Kingdom.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

but TotK is just GMod with Zelda models, and poorly written furry fanfic. Some great elements there, but nothing special, and I'd say it fits in your 'above average open world games'

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So hot that it feels like I'm playing a totally different game than reviewers

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Zelda is definitely a pretty mid tier open world game, both botw and tolk but it gets a pass cause it's Zelda. And it's pretty fun as well in terms of abilities and combat

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I love spending half of combat searching through menus...

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