I think Valve's facilitation of gambling, especially underage gambling via CounterStrike, and the fact that your account essentially disappears when you die, would both be good places to start.
To use twitter without needing to create an account
So Sony suddenly don;t care about PlayStation sales? Because that's what will drop if they put day and date on PC especially as one of their competitors is moving towards PC rather than console. Then you have Steam Machines probably around similar prices also.
I think its just logical at this point.
Its literally cash on the table.
The ps5 user base is huge but its not growing beyond the initial base how do you then make it grow and significantly? You go to the platform withe the user base which is PC.
I do think it will be a launcher and they will probably be stubborn about it and then eventually decide to go on steam like Ubisoft Microsoft and EA before them. All of which had launchers sub services and cross saves. Steam is the best service with the best company backing them so they will need to bend the knee just like MS did when they waded into the console market.
Unlike Sony, Nintendo can sell 10+ millions copies of their games consistently without heavy discount fuckery. They will be fine.
At 8 GB VRAM, you ain't playing any Sony published title.
Most of Sony games aren't already running on Steam Deck ?
Right? And fucking Gran Turismo 7
Unlike Sony, Nintendo can sell 10+ millions copies of their games consistently without heavy discount fuckery. They will be fine.
If they actually do cross-buy between PC and PS consoles, cloud etc..that sounds like a huge incentive that others don't have. Plus, they will probably be okay to sell a few less units on their own launcher if it means they get 100% of revenue for their games than on Steam and getting only 70% of revenue.
When did we start?
Nonsense people who want consoles will still buy consoles its not the same market.
Sonygaf rn:
When were we trusting him?
I don't believe shareholders have the power to stop a subsidy. Whatever the cost it'll still be significantly less than the next Xbox, no matter how much you and the other Xbox faithful wish otherwise.
"Without any single company dominating….unless it's Microsoft"This dude is the biggest liar of all time. He's posting about how sad it is that people want companies to die when he was writing nonstop articles and tweeting during the Microsoft/Activision hoping sony/playstation would suffer from the deal. Now he wants to act like he's a genuine fan who isn't a fanboy at all and cares about every company. Stfu.
If there is no subsidy, it will be like steam box for $599.
This is why I hope Steam will always be a private company. The difference where the consumer is the 'customer' in contract to public companies where the shareholder is.
Isn't the whole point of what MS is (rumoured) doing and what Steam Machines are doing is to blur the lines between console and PC? if not, then whats the point of those machines?
I'd argue the point of the GabeCube is make SteamOS more commonly used
AAA Sony games in Plus, any day now
Yes, in the living room, as an alternative to a console (and even a PC). But the form factor and OS make it so that it is, in effect, a PC console, no mouse and keyboard required. That in effect is definitely blurring the lines between console and PC.
Let them dream, don't ruin the fun
I think they're more interested in having a viable alternative to windows. Windows has always been one of the major points of contempt to PC gaming as well as it's greatest risk, as there's always the chance MS will just close down the platform one day
