Lee Duna to TechnologyEnglish • 11 months agoPlayStation keeps reminding us why digital ownership suckswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square178fedilinkarrow-up1778arrow-down112cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]technology
arrow-up1766arrow-down1external-linkPlayStation keeps reminding us why digital ownership suckswww.theverge.comLee Duna to TechnologyEnglish • 11 months agomessage-square178fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]technology
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish24•11 months agoBecause it costs like a quarter of an equivalent gaming PC, and there’s actually an option for physical disc ownership unlike PC.
minus-squareRadical DoglinkEnglish7•11 months agoHonestly, buying a disc for a new game and selling it a month later is still the cheapest way to play new things without being constrained by a subscription’s library. PC is excellent for old/indie stuff going cheap, but discs are awesome.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•11 months ago“But consoles suck compared to PCs of the same price!” ~People who built their PCs before bitcoin was popular
Because it costs like a quarter of an equivalent gaming PC, and there’s actually an option for physical disc ownership unlike PC.
Honestly, buying a disc for a new game and selling it a month later is still the cheapest way to play new things without being constrained by a subscription’s library. PC is excellent for old/indie stuff going cheap, but discs are awesome.
“But consoles suck compared to PCs of the same price!”
~People who built their PCs before bitcoin was popular