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[Ammogeddon]

War never changes, people will just find other things to whine about.

 

[Fess]

War never changes, people will just find other things to whine about.

Correct!

10 years ago:
Xbox have no true exclusives, I don't need it, I can play everything on my PC.

Today:
PlayStation have no true exclusives, I don't need it, I can play everything on my PC.

20 years into the future:
Consoles and PCs have no true exclusives, I don't need them, I can play everything on my MetaBox CloudStation.

Nintendo: - Hey! Listen! We're still here! And you need Switch 5!!

 

[mckmas8808]

The numbers almost always tell a different story than what is often portrayed on the forums/twitter.

Which is why so many ignore and just refuse to talk about "the numbers" when some are released.

 

[ArtHands]

That era was already dying last gen, and was accelerated heavily into a 6 ft grave by Covid.

Only older crowds and hipsters cared about physical, and it doesn't even have staying power because gaming never had a format as cool as Vinyl.

happened on mobile phones right from the start. Blu ray movies are also pretty much there now.

 

[mrabott]

ABout the present state of gaming: Nem quem ganhar nem perder, vai ganhar ou perder. Vai todo mundo perder.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Consoles are in position to compete with one another, there job is to war with one another. This console war today is just more civil than the 7th generation.

 

[wolffy66]

Shawn Layden on the future of videogame consoles (december 2024):

"There comes a time when we all declare the war is over": Former PlayStation Studios boss Shawn Layden on the future of video game consoles

Eurogamer's week-long coverage of PlayStation's 30th anniversary continues today with the concluding half of our specia…

www.eurogamer.net

If you lived a while and played videogames over several decades by now, its pretty clear we have come to a point where the business is changing because of new technology and market economy. Youre not going to sell plastic discs in plastic covers to kids standing in a line outside a shop anymore. People are getting used to apps and stores and being able to play on the device they find most convenient.

Feels bad

 

[ArtHands]

Feels bad

Maybe, but that's just something that console fans have to accept.