In response to shifting trends in consumer preference, new games will be released on PlayStation Store and at retailers in digital formats only.
  • enkonju@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4 months

    Consoles now cost nearly as much as a PCs, digital purchases are being revoked, and now discs are going away and you’re being locked into one storefront where Sony can charge whatever they want. I’ve enjoyed owning consoles for my entire life but they don’t make sense anymore. Somehow, Sony just made the the Steam Machine look like a smart purchase.

    • samus12345@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4 months

      Maybe not the Steam Machine itself, but a dedicated PC plugged into the TV using SteamOS, certainly. That’s going to be my “console” going forward after this gen.

      • GoatSynagogue@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4 months

        That’s not going to be an option for most people on account of SteamOS not betting able to play all of the biggest, most popular games.

        • samus12345@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4 months

          The only ones I can think of that don’t work are online ones that use Anti-Cheat. They can use Windows instead, then.

          • GoatSynagogue@lemmy.worldEnglish
            4 months

            Yeah, and that’s 99 of the top 100 most popular games.

            Try selling someone a pc in 2026 that will never be able to play GTA6 lol.

            • samus12345@lemmy.worldEnglish
              4 months

              As I said, if those games matter to them, they can simply use Steam’s Big Picture Mode in Windows. This is a non-issue.