Recent comments in /f/consoles

DucKySla3er t1_j4gshaj wrote

One of the things you need to keep in mind is that developers are not wanting to publish to the series s because they have to cut down soo much performance so that’s it suitable for series s and x. Xbox are also considering stopping production of the series s because of the developers chooses

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Zaphod1620 t1_j4gh85x wrote

One I haven't seen mentioned: multi user support. You can easily flip between different users on consoles. It's more complicated on PC. A lot of gaming centric apps like launchers do not like running on two user accounts at the same time on PC. Also, PCs these days don't really shut down. So when you turn one on, you don't know if someone else is already logged in until you log on and start getting "an instance of this application is already running" errors. In that case, you have to open up Task Manager, log out the other user, then log out and log back in yourself.

I love my gaming PC as a couch gaming rig, but it's a pain in the ass sometimes.

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lacaras21 t1_j4g9ocb wrote

As an avid PC gamer, these are the benefits of consoles:

  • Exclusive games

  • Generally a better couch co op experience (better support mostly, especially for Nintendo Switch)

  • Specifically the Nintendo Switch is portable (Steam Deck is an alternative, but with how good Nintendo exclusives are I prefer the Switch, Switch has the added benefit of the joy cons being separate controllers so you can play co op without a TV or power hookup)

  • Competitive online games usually have fewer hackers (this is more relevant for older online games, new games (games being actively supported or came out within the last few years) don't usually have hackers on PC as well, but as a game gets older hacking becomes more common on PC especially)

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lacaras21 t1_j4g86m6 wrote

I hate to be that guy but....

  1. Value to performance when buying everything new consoles are cheaper, but PCs being upgradable without having to replace everything brings hardware costs down over time, games on PC are also cheaper

  2. Building a PC is incredibly simple, anyone who can follow basic directions can do it, it's like Legos

  3. PCs have more controller options than consoles

  4. While the set up can be more complicated, you can set it up to have a very console like experience

  5. PC can connect to to virtually any screen

  6. You can put a PC in your living room and play from a couch or chair

  7. PCs don't really take up any more space than a console

  8. There are many form factors for PCs, many of which are smaller than modern consoles, and because you can connect it to any screen you don't need to bring anything more with a PC

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PrinceDizzy t1_j4fzcgd wrote

Cheaper.

Ease of use, simplicity and all round less hassle.

Big budget AAA exclusives.

Option for buying physical copies/used games market.

Hackers not ruining games.

No launcher bloat - Not having multiple clients, accounts, passwords, stores, launchers like Steam, Uplay, Battlenet, Origin, Epic Store, etc.

Exclusivity deals/content - publishers/devs tend to do deals with console companies which offer content, dlc or even whole games which may come to console before PC.

Split screen and local co-op.

Big developers tend to prioritize consoles (Rockstar etc)

Most Japanese games and developers prioritize console.

No system requirements.

Less bugs/issues/crashes etc

No Denuvo DRM.

HDR support is prioritized for console games and big screen tv's.

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HygorMS t1_j4fxn5v wrote

As far as I'm concerned, the controller does not allow you to fully use your PC. For instance, if I'd like to open Steam or any other launcher I'd still need to use Mouse and Keyboard to open the launcher and game before I'm actually using the controller.

What are the specs of this computer? I really doubt it's any better than a PS5/XSX. And how much did it cost?

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