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@nomither6 This for sure. People do hate change or what they do not understand.

I have a small home server and host a few apps like Home assistant. Recently saw a vid, where this guy used his locally hosted llm to save him money.

He gave it a prepaid card, $200 total, and 3 weeks time. Told it to find him the cheapeast 16gb ddr5 r kit. Well, just shy of two weeks later, it arrived foe him. Had it scan and shop every single market across NA/EU/ and some Asian countries. Cost him $123.

Thats a killer use in my opinion.

@Yor-sama @DanijoEX

Some people do blow it out of proportions. For myself, I hate how dumb it makes people. Google's latest Gemini ad, has a college kid (taking college calculus), asking how to solve the equation...
2 things, If you do not know how to begin solving it, what are you doing/how did you get into calculus. Everything I see is just ways to make you lazy.

Other ad ahows a developer crying about having a bug to review, then has his AI do it for him. Im sorry, if you're paid 150k+ to develop software, I'm expecting you to do it in full.

It can be handy, but the big winners now, are things that make people lazy. Youtube has AI summaries of the videos too ffs.

I guess sitting and watching a video, is too hard to manage for many online.

Solving science or engineering issues, cool, doing the most basic things that adulta ahould be capable of? Ridiculous.

@nomither6 yep. Happy more can play though. It seems the Xbox games were popular, good, and wanted. Many evidently didn't want to buy an extra console/or could afford too.

@For-Kier It could work for them. Msft did that for the X and S. Plan was 2 years, with GP Ultimate included. You ended up saving maybe $50 in the long run, and no interest. I think sony would have crossed 100mil by now, had they done that too.

@8th_Observer This. This is why I can't stand the scores. Nintendo, Xbox, and Sony have all had good games ignored by some thanks to metacritic.

Sony: Knack - wasnt amazing, but was a fun game.

Xbox- ReCore. Buggy at launch, no denying. The fixed version was a blast.

Im aure Nintendos had some too.

@captainsandman This was a level headed comment. (#22). This is how most people should want/or say.

@UltimateOtaku91 So if I may. I'm not saying this as a "Xbox Defender", but that was a dumb comparison. Using Kiln as a way of defending this games potential reception, is just silly.

Concord was hyped up to be a massive hit, by the most premier console company on earth. With a massive budget, massive marketing, premium price tag, etc. The other one is about pottery....

No one on planet earth thought Kiln would be a massive seller. No one.

A lot of people are probaby hating on this game because its the cool thing to do or whatever. Who knows it could end up being great? Using Kiln of all games to shield the Sony IP, is just silly though.

@KociolekDoSyta Was he the one that figured out the PsTv (PS Vita Tv Box), and the blacklisted game fix? Sony had a lot of games blocked from playing on it, even the physical cards?

I remember you couldnt play Killzone Mercenary on it due to the button mapping or something, which was later patched i think. Before that you had to Email in some textfile to add to the system folders. Other games were blocked as well, for no real reason. I think it was the same guy iirc.

@AverageGamer Agreed. There i'snt anything wrong with a big ticket purchase when budgeted for, but it needs to have a dang good reason behind it.

$3,500 is an insane amount to plop down for something with such little real world use. For example in the U.S. I can get a new fridge, microwave, dishwasher, and stove in a package for $1,900. These are a "no duh" example of a smarter buy, still though. The price tag of 3.5k was such an "Apple" thing to do. Also reports make it out that internally the team is basically dismantled, so they're probavly done as well with new hardware.

@EfYI Wow. So out of curiosity i just looked it up after reading your comment, and saw there is 426 games available. No joke I thought it was 50 or so lol.

I think the problem now, is that many have no idea there are so many. I went to the US Playstation site, and the headset isnt even shown on the homepage.

Its buried in the menus under accessories. So you cant even find it, unless you click through in search of a new controller for example.

The hardware is killer, so its a shame. I borrow a friends PSVR OG headser sometimes, and use it on my PC (Vorpx, TrinusVR). I enjoy it enough, that im grabbing a PSVR2 for my set up. So the hardware is great, I think its too pricey for many though. The price wouldn't be a issue, if casuals maybe new just how MUCH they could game with it.

I'm on here a couple times a week, and I didnt even know it had that big of a library. That has to be the issue at the hand here.

@Critonic Yes to your first point, no to your second.

Like @AtomB says, its silly to blame piracy. Let me ask you a few things. Do you know how to pirate games? What sites to use? How to verify the file is safe? How to ensure it isn't malware or ransomeware? More importantly, do you know how to hide online? I don't mean a VPN, I mean how to use a VPN with a modem and ensure the ports arent broadcasting? Do know which VPNs are No-Log? Or how to ensure its downloading in multiple packets to avoid the ISP detection software?

Point is, most PC players do not, and will not go to those lengths. If some idiot jacks up thier PC they're likely to never try again. PC isn't a pool of pirates. Like how the average gamer today isn't a white man in his 20s... The average gamer is a female in her 40s.

Dont feed into stereotypes man.

I think Sony did wondwrs with the PSVR. Really found a way to make it possible for the mass market. I think though that some companies may have been right, in not bothering with it.

PSVR did well, #2 not so much, and its clear people are kinda done with it.

@16BitHero such a good comment. The tech they used in that game is truly incredible. Im from a small town in the Pacific Northwest. My town (Pop. 1700) has a small airstrip, with a hanger for maybe 6 or 7 planes. It was a dirt strip up until 1997 iirc. And in game, i was able to fly to it, and see my hometown from the air.

Sincerely an incredible feat, that gets glossed over. The weather is real time too. When the game launched people were flying through a hurricane off the eastern US, while watching live ceverage on news channels. Like dang, how is that not badazz.

@AtomB one comment. I posted 4 times... Idk what you're refering too. But hey, ok, happy for you!

@Critonic The steam sales are basically holiday events lol. I use GOG, Steam, and Xbox.com. Steam for most, but if a game is on Xbox.com Play Anywhere i'll buy that first. 1 purchase and 2 copies, is well worth dealing with the Xbox PC app lol. GOG for any games that I want to ensure full ownership of, with no DRM.

I think PC games are cheaper in general are cheaper as there is always WAAAY more pc's that can run said game.

Example: Vampire survivors has access to roughly 150 million PS4 and PS5 consoles. However, it has access to nearly 2 billion PCs... The game doesn't require a GPU, so basically any PC running Win10 or Win11 can play it. The devs don't sweat over making sales on PC.

@Almost_Ghostly how is that statement bad? Lol. Again, if you gave up on Linux, then sorry. Stick to Microsoft since you love them.

@AtomB like others have said, its a different type of gamer. PC gamers tend to do the wacky group games, or hardcore large scale fps games.

Squad, or another one called GTFO. PC players simply prefer group gaming. So single player games just dont hit on PC like on console.

I can attest that when i had a desk job at a bank, the couch and PS4 Pro were my refuge. Now though its different. I work at a hospital now walking all day, and do game at my desk mostly, because I spent a ton on a fancy back saving desk chair.

Still sitting alone at a desk in a single player game, doesnt feel relaxing. Sitting at the desk while gaming with friends? Feels totally different.

@Porco I saw those numbers as well, but I think the staticians, weren't that informed tbh. Youtube has a ton of Budget Gamer Builds, and older hardware, isn't being reviewed properly by journo's.

Example: Jays Tech- Has a video showing the RTX 2070 8GB Running Black Ops 7 at 1080p Ultra Settings, and he maintains average of 85 fps. 1080p on a 27 or even 32 inch montior is crystal clear. Thats without any upscaling. That's brute force, from a card that release Oct, 2018. An nearly 8 year old card...

Another channel is "RandomGamingHD". A UK based gamer who shows off older GPUs he picks up second hand, on Ebay or local Facebook marketplace. He did a recent video and showed the RTX 3070 running CyberPunk in Ultra settings, no upscale, no raytracing..., at 1080p, and it maintained 64.1fps average. A 6 year old card, with only 8gb of VRAM.

My reply wasnt anything against you personally, its those statisctics that popped up. I swear the writer simply failed to do more than a GPT question.

Also, most people look at 8gb of VRAM and think it's instantly weak. Which is entirely wrong. What ACTUALLY hurts the VRAM is the BIT-Memory interface.

A 4060TI gpu with 16gb vs one with 8gb, is only around 5% better/faster... Because the Vram is only 128bit. So doubling it doesnt do anything lol.

Random rant, but that data is completely wrong.

@Markatron84 your second point is so true. I watch a channel on youtube called ETA Prime. He likes to review small mini PCs, neat tech or gaming tablets. Anyways he typicals benchmarks with 3 sony titles, along with others. And its always shocking lol. Ragnarok, or HZD runs great regardless of the system. Spiderman 2 though? Absolute garbage. He can get it run well, but need to rely on some lowered settings, and heavy upscaling.

So if a PC thay can run Cyberounk, with RTX maxed out, struggles with spiderman... Then its a bad/lazy port. I dont blame people for not buying it.

@GamingGod how? Almost all games on PS are on Steam, 90% play fine on the deck. What garbage were you looking for/at?

@Almost_Ghostly we clearly arent going to agree here.

Rainmeter is neat, but its a layered on skin. It added bloat. Craptastic apps I dont undersrand. Which package?

Windows allowing things to run willy nilly, is in reference to the default root access .exe tends to always be given. On Linux anything requiring root access, even for a moment, needs my permission and sign off ATM. Hence the use of Sudo...

We're clearly going to be wasting time on this, so what ever lol. Id say to anyone interested in a linux distro, its not how he make it out to be.

The CLI hardly gets touched anymore. The apps are fine, and windows games tend to run better now. You can layer on top a skin to windows, or choose to have a truly replaced DE with linux.

@XenonKnight It is imo. Run it with a fullscreen Game UI, and/or with a normal desktop (KDE Plasma). Most distros run better with amd gpus, and Bazzite is no different. Mainly because amd drivers are open source. You can even run FSR on Nvidia gpus lol.

Basically the gaming distros excel by not running so muvh garbage in the background. No phoneing home, user account syncing, etc.

Bazzaite, Nobara, Cachy os, Pop_Os, and Garuda, gut the bloat and restrict a ton. Linux by default will not allow things to run by default, at least things that can slow/ruin/damage the system.

Windows allows pretty much anything to do whatever it wants, and run whenever it wants. Not a single one of my games run worse than on windows, and a good ammount run exceedingly better than on windows.

@Almost_Ghostly k. Correction for a typo.....

Most PEOPLE I know, are moving to linux. Many who havent seem to want to move.

EDIT: I saw your reply to someone already.

So i guess im surprised. Linux is the most customizable thing out there lol. Which DE did you use? Gnome is wierd for newbies. KDE Plasma and Pop_Os Cosmic DE are insanely tweakable. Im also scratching my head on the "unintuitive" portion. Theres a start menu, a taskbar, a desktop, and you can use Flathub or Snapcraft for apps. Theres actual app stores now, like on Mac OS.

Idk man, i guess the comment doesnt seem to makw swnse to me. Ive been knocked on here as a "Xbox Shill", but your complaints of distros, just arent true.

@XenonKnight No PC player LOVES windows 11. Vast majority have or are moving to Linux Distros.

I did. Pop!_Os 24.4. No telemetry, flatpak installs, steam and lutris. Screw windows. Most of us on PC simply enjoy the freedom. I dont hate PS, Nintendo, or Xbox. I do however hate people who don't know jack, pretending PC isnt great. To each their own.

No one is rooting for windows 11 man lol.

@CielloArc @UltimateOtaku91 GOG is a store front which prides itself on DRM free sales. Buy the game, delete your account, move the file to another pc, or even burn it (making a personal physical copy for your collection), they let you do what ever you want.

@UltimateOtaku91 This statement comes of like an attempt to assure others, that they wont miss out.

@SMJ I only logged out right now to make a similiar comment.

Sorry, but this is insane... Most here have the same stament: "If they want sales, better put them on PS", and then say "Fine, keep em' the games suck, I dont need them".

Its salt... Pure salt. I've been on this sight since 2019? Its become sad honestly. Its the "Fox News" of gaming sites. Nothing Xbox does is good enough, worth any respect, yada yada.

Please stop lol. You could write fun articles interviewing small devs,or do small articles about gaming history.

When xbox is mentioned, its just a hit piece.

@MrPeanutbutterz The games get cheaper as time goes on, so there's that. I bought Metro 1,2, and exodus on steam for like $6?

Infinitely cheaper is plain incorrect. If I claim a "free" game on PS Plus. I have to keep that sub running, or I don't get to play it...

I'm neutral on sub services. The reality is this though:
1. I can play that old 20 year old DVD I own, right now, no fears.

- Can I be sure that the "free" game from PS+ will be accessible in 20 years? Doubt it.

2. At its cheapest isn't the sub like $80 a year? lets say I keep it for 10 years. That's $800 im out now. Most games on steam can be snagged on sale for less than $5 after a a year or two.

Just pointing out that no one, whether a fan or not, should ever think they are STUCK. You have options. Happy PS is your jam.

@Americansamurai1 NO... but now I do... Thanks... lol.

@Fiendish-Beaver I like to ask people this, when they mention the Xbox One Launch. For you, what was the top two reasons you said no to it? What two reasons sealed the deal, and why or what was it about them?

@HonestHick @SuntannedDuck2 IGN Has an article about the big shifts, and lack of growth. Consoles are back to stagnating growth, while PC is jumping. They link the study and the report. Full on nerd stats, BUT I say anyone who comments here would enjoy the slides and data.

Big take a ways are that :

1.) Young males under 35 are switching over to Roblox/ sandbox games, more than any others genre now.
2.) On PC mainly sub $50 games are the main sellers. Most people are choosing the $50 or less games to go with, and avoiding the big budget games. The GOT, the Elden Rings, etc.
3. 80% of games PC peeps play, and slowly growing on too on consoles, are older titles. games that are 1-5 years old.

People are opting for cheaper, less bloated, simple to learn "fun" games. Gen Z and Gen Alpha feel consoles are "Boomer Boxes".
I chuckled.

IGN article:
https://www.ign.com/articles/is-the-world-falling-out-of-love-with-traditional-video-games
Link to the report for those who want to see it first:
https://resources.newzoo.com/hubfs/Free%20Reports/PC%20and%20Console%20Report/Newzoo_2026%20PC%20and%20Console%20Gaming%20Report.pdf?utm_campaign=35065998-2026%20PC%20%26%20console&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=408469823&utm_content=408469823&utm_source=hs_email

@UltimateOtaku91 I edited my comment a bunch.

So yes, I understand what you were getting at now. Thank you.

@SMJ I agree with @UltimateOtaku91 here. The digital only concern is silly. Im not sure how that'd make it a Portal 2.0 at all.

Also IDK what the Rog ally or Steam deck lack of exclusives has to do with anything honestly. Again, PC (steam) has games that aren't on console. They aren't marketed as exclusives, but they are not on console.

EDIT: Also, the Vita was badazz. I had 3 of them, and the vita tv. 2 NA ones the OLED and the LCD, and a Japanese import for my collection.
The downfall was Sony giving up on software, based on it not selling as fast as they wanted. They gave up, plain and simple. 2 other pain points (this still annoys me to this day) were the memory cards and the Vita TV block list. Those cards were a scam. Thats why I railed against the Xbox Series cards at launch. Then Vita TV could NOT play all the games, even if you had the physical gamecard inserted. why? Who knows lol. Sony decided to block some for some unknown reason.

Then, when people figured out how to get around the blocklist, Sony kepy pushing updates to patch it. My purchase, may games, but nope Sony said no.

The community then open sourced a bridge adapter to use 3rd party micro sd cards instead. Sony AGAIN, updated the software to prevent that, forcing you to keep buying theirs.

Vita the greatest handheld ive ever owned, Sony ruined it though. Vita is probably the biggest F__K UP I have ever seen them cause, and then pretend the market "didn't want" handhelds anymore. --Ranting over-- lol.

Knowing what I know on PC builds, components. My love affair with maker space, 3D Printing, DIY electronics from ADAFruit. This thing would be astronomically expensive. Either the biggest subsidies Sony can apply, or relying on more AI PSSR than ever before.

Not being negative, but yeah, idk.

@UltimateOtaku91 Maybe. I think they can sustain it if they GUT the service imo. All of the ads mention "over 100 games" last count I did, its nearly 900 included. 600 for console, and 270 for PC. Then they include EA Play, Fortnite something, and Ubi+.

BG Essential basic tier, included 80 games.

They can keep costs down by gutting a ton of junk. I think PS Essential, and Gamepass Core really are the sweet spot.

I just don't need all of that, and cannot possible play/enjoy all of that.

@Kierant202 I don't have the patience for turn based tactics games lol. It and XCOM looked great though.

@JAMes-BroWWWn Console wars are dumb. Both sides have idiots who have meltdowns over the dumbest things. Twitter is cesspool breeding ground for them lol. Xbox, is whatever at this point.

If it does come day and date, I'm all for that. I want the story and franchise to succeed. I enjoy the games, not the plastic box. So yeah, if it means success for the game/devs, then heck yes.

@psmr 1,2, and 3, are pure BRO-SHOOTER through and through. Its a bummer you didn't enjoy it, second and third one continue the story and each outshines the previous. A rare case where the sequels do nothing but improve and grew the fan base further.

Most here might remember when Gears 3 came out (NO SPOILERS), it was a massive finale. Mad World song is synonymous with Gears 3 for many who were there that gen.

Gears 4 had returning characters, the new ones weren't as impactful really. You didn't become as attached to them as the previous ones. Now, with that being said, Gears 4 and 5, were technical showcases. Absolutely stunning as HDR was becoming standard and really brought the Sci-Fi world to life. Both 4 and 5 were developed with Dolby Labs, and Dolby Atmos was used from start to finish. Gears 5 and its "Hivebusters" DLC is hands down the best implementation I have ever seen Dolby Atmos ever in a video game. IGN did a special vid on it in 2021 I believe. Now I do have a 9.4.2 home theater with speakers installed in the ceiling, so the Atmos track was given the layout it needed to truly be experienced. However even on headphones, I still struggle to find a better implementation of Atmos anywhere.

Sorry for the long blog post lol. Anyways 1, 2, and 3 are to many of that gen, what Halo or Kingdom Hearts was to the gamers of the prior gen. I hope they do come over honestly, and I hope you give them a go and really have a blast with them.

The Atmos meta data through Sony Tempest engine would probably impress many, audiophile or not. One last tid bit, almost done lol, is that the games received full novels by the Author Karen Traviss. The books alone are incredible, and even non-gamers I know have loved them as much as I did. So there's always the books to enjoy if the games never click at all. Hope you give another try, or that the following entries click for you.

Xbox failing at hardware worse than ever, succeeding at games and publishing. Sony winning with hardware and marketing, and failing at software and studios. Just a weird point in time.

Many thought Xbox would turn around, but nope, they gave up. Sony holds the dominance still, but cant manage well behind the scenes. Just a bummer of a generation tbh.

@Templedoom

LOL, Thats what Xbox was doing with the Xbox One... The "No Used Games". That wasn't the main purpose of it, but it was one of the goals in the roadmap they were hoping to reach.

It was optional, and indie dev's, and publishers could opt-in/out. The entire policy had many PROS many CONS though. Ultimately it would have led to a steam platform money savings. Devs would have made money on 2nd hand sales, a percentage, instead of only Gamestop keeping it all. No used games, meant none from sellers that didn't want to share money with the devs on that used disc.

Policy would have also allowed up to 10 people, on separate Xboxs (different homes, anywhere, family or friends) to share their library of games. Just like on Steam.

Idk, being able to better support the devs, and have a non pirate way of sharing digital games would have been at.

@MidniteWanderer My thing is adding it to the games that never shipped with it. When added to a older title, say BF3 campaign for example, its really worth it. It doesn't take a lot, when its in sprinkled on top.

@Deadlyblack If you're adventurous you can install Steam OS on a separate SSD or second PC. Fun to mess around with.

@Slayer25c LOL, what the heck? My guy, its a video game console. Not the abuse of children or the elderly. Relax.

@OldGamer999 Yeah that's insane. Just read it. Sony is kind of reducing themselves now. They're also looking at doing the same for their smartphones. Soon they will be JUST PS consoles.

@IronCrow86 I think most xbots are coming to terms with it. This is the new norm. Xbox Magnus for UBER power, PS for traditional console. Xbox couldn't care less about Exclusives anymore.

@WhoderMan I don't know about the game on disc. I think it DID verify no multiplayer though. So bummer. And $50 might be the right price.

I'm all for this. I think Halo Infinite should have come over first though. The game is honestly great, and still has a huge number of players. Anytime I pop on I always find a match in less than a minute. That would have been a better choice to start with imo.

Bring it over since the the game doesn't include multiplayer for some reason.

Think Xbox is stepping away for good, curious how it goes with regards to the next 5 or 10 years.

@Alps_Stranger just an FYI. If you have a decent PC, I'd look at a program called "VorpX". Its compact with steam VR. I believe it can use the PS VR headsets. Anyways it llows for the VR games, but also has a option for Stereoscopic 3D. I believe the Stereoscopic option works with around 250 games that aren't native VR. Think it's $40.

@UltimateOtaku91 Ah. I see.

Honestly don't know how they'd do that though. Like if that were to happen it would be impossible to keep it fair. Some heavy buyers would end up subsidizing the online for those who only purchase once a year for example. Maybe dynamic pricing? Price game per user, based on the prior years purchases? Honest concern to have, IDK how they'd pull it off is all.

@UltimateOtaku91 Curious, how would game prices go up? Wouldn't the games already be more pricey on PC then?