how come? explain?Save money?!? Lol
Nah, ya save money with PC over time with the software, and it's not even remotely close.
A stylish compact device is exactly what im asking for.It's in the pc-minority's genes to slap together ugly glitchy boxes.
A stylish, compact device is not their cup of tea!
I have over 2000 games on Steam alone and hundreds on GoG and then hundreds on itch.io, so I may be somewhat informed as well, and I know that you know all these points, but I'll humor you anyway.how come? explain?
Pc is thousands of $ and games.. are like 10$ cheaper than on ps5?
and on ps4/5 I get to own my games on disc.
I know. I have 600 steam games lol.
but psn store got sales going ALL THE TIME.I have over 2000 games on Steam alone and hundreds on GoG and then hundreds on itch.io, so I may be somewhat informed as well, and I know that you know all these points, but I'll humor you anyway.
Key resellers, VASTLY cheaper than standard platform prices, typically speaking at least.
Key bundle websites, like Humble, Fanatical, and the like, allowing you purchase sometimes upwards of ten games for less than the price of one near launch.
Ubiquity of cheap keys on key trading sites due to market saturation from said sites like Humble given almost everyone who utilizes these services end up with tons of keys that they don't necessarily need, so it's trivial to shift keys you don't want for keys you do
Steam sales, though not what they once were, are still far, far more frequent than other platform sales and feature far better discounts.
Platforms like Epic, (I don't use it but it's an option), that give out obnoxious amounts of free games.
GoG, which has some of the best sales I've ever seen, and you actually own the software you purchase there as well. They also give out free games frequently through email.
Did I miss anything folks?
EDIT: Shit, forgot to mention free online, so you're saving on that every month as well.
That's like saying food delivery apps don't serve their purpose.Consoles exist to make money and nothing else. They don't exist to protect us from the evil of computers.
3DO did have the Creative 3DO Interactive Blaster which was a console on a ISA card. Sega did allow Nvidia to use their Saturn controller ports on their NV1 accelerator and did port some of the games for the card, but it wasn't a Sega Saturn and could not run any retail Saturn games. Both of these predated Windows 95 and DirectX, and were an effort to bring 3D games to their PC platform which was still in it's DOS era.3do and sega tried it and it didn't work out so well because why not just buy the console? lol
It'a for the pwoplw who do have it. Others could just buy the console. Not like that wouls be going away.What would that accomplish other than requiring a pc, which many people don't have?
But why?It'a for the pwoplw who do have it. Others could just buy the console. Not like that wouls be going away.
List all the games you finished in 2024.I have over 2000 games on Steam alone and hundreds on GoG and then hundreds on itch.io, so I may be somewhat informed as well, and I know that you know all these points, but I'll humor you anyway.
But what does it give you that just having a Switch connected to the same monitor and switching inputs not give you?It'a for the pwoplw who do have it. Others could just buy the console. Not like that wouls be going away.
Multitasking and a seamless experience.But what does it give you that just having a Switch connected to the same monitor and switching inputs not give you?
FtfyIt's in the pc-minority's genes to slap togetherugly glitchypowerfulboxesmachines.
Astylish,compact but anemic device is not their cup of tea!
did they? i didnt know that, so it is possible?
as for why not just buying the console, well i dont really wanna play on my tv and certainly not in handheld mode, and i dont want to be connecting it to my pc or doing stuff manually all the time.
Either way different times. I think in 2025 there would be plenty of people who would buy this but dont wanna buy the console.
Saves a ton of manual work every single time you want to use it and even while using it, if i want to browse something quick, i want to minimize the game, i dont want to unplug something and plug in something else for that.
Would still be. You'd just be increasing the amount of people willing to join your walled garden.
I'm not sure what you are going on about OP.
Buy Switch hardware, and plug it into your monitor. Buy Switch PC hardware, open your machine and install it. What exactly is the point? If anything it is more work to get the same result.
If all you wanna do is be able to operate windows while gaming without having to press a button and switch inputs, then... just get a capture card? Then you can play the game via OBS or something.
Another day at GAF with an impossible take. How do you think an industry works?
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So you are saying:
- ''Hey Nintendo, please stop marketing innovative solutions and go be an exclusive OEM for the PC market by putting your hardware on a PCIe card.'' Hybrid console/handheld be damned!
- ''Hey Microsoft! If this is real, then the Switch PCIe is also a Xbox! I can use GamePass on this thing, right Microsoft?''
- ''Hey Sony, get with the times! Whilst you are losing dimes with your Poooortal device and your VR experience, we could have both Microsoft and Nintendo games on the same platform. How about you get some exclusive out of the way huh!''
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You are telling Nintendo to kill its entire concept and strategy and you are asking why this can't exist.
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Why can't we have robot-vaccuums when you could also just play Doom (Somewhat) on them?
You are missing marketing philosophy. But hey, the 3DO worked out well back in the day! Oh wait...
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Multitasking and a seamless experience.
Example
I dont want to get a discord notification and have to change the source on my monitor, put down the controller, grab keyboard and mouse to answer, grab the controller again, change the source again start playing the game, ding ding, oh someone replied, repeat. And of course not even knowing what it was because that source on my monitor will not display the discord notifications.
Also having hardware sitting around taling up space, having to turn it on and off manually and having to select the games or browse the shop with it's dedicated input method every single time.
Remember when we had to turn on our monitors? Yeah those times are gone and no one wants them back. We want to press one button and have our entire setup ready to go as we please.
I want to take screenshots of whatever part of the screen i and not have to do the entire screem and then not even having access to that screenshot on my pc immediately.
And also just no to desktop users being the biggest niche. Laptops are more popular sure but there are certainly more people playing on desktops than on any console.. what an insane thing to say
No. it would literally be just a switch. games would be running on a literal switch and have the same shitty performance/graphics regardless of what pc you have.I think they want a Switch device for Windows that offers the "potential" for easily integrating mods and performance boosts from the PC it's interfaced with, but running official Switch games & carts?
No.List all the games you finished in 2024.
How many?
Can be thousandshow come? explain?
Pc is thousands of $ and games.. are like 10$ cheaper than on ps5?
and on ps4/5 I get to own my games on disc.
I know. I have 600 steam games lol.
Can be good or can be bad.Can be thousands
Or it can be hundreds
How do you solve this when playing a full screen PC game? You aren't switching the source but you still need to alt/tab out. This is easily solved with a second monitor. When you are playing with the Switch you're on a gamepad, you have immediate access to the keyboard if necessary, just view the Discord notification popup start typing to respond. Or do you not have a dedicated Discord monitor running in Portrait?Multitasking and a seamless experience.
Example
I dont want to get a discord notification and have to change the source on my monitor, put down the controller, grab keyboard and mouse to answer, grab the controller again, change the source again start playing the game, ding ding, oh someone replied, repeat. And of course not even knowing what it was because that source on my monitor will not display the discord notifications.
Also having hardware sitting around taling up space, having to turn it on and off manually and having to select the games or browse the shop with it's dedicated input method every single time.
Remember when we had to turn on our monitors? Yeah those times are gone and no one wants them back. We want to press one button and have our entire setup ready to go as we please.
I want to take screenshots of whatever part of the screen i and not have to do the entire screem and then not even having access to that screenshot on my pc immediately.
And also just no to desktop users being the biggest niche. Laptops are more popular sure but there are certainly more people playing on desktops than on any console.. what an insane thing to say
The PS5 Pro's GPU is roughly a 7700XT or 4060ti.Can be good or can be bad.
Doesn't change that midrange gpus nowdays are like 5070 is 550$ and 5070ti is 750$.... and that's only msrp. And where is 5080? even that's not high end...
IMO pc gaming is great if you invest into it. Otherwise it's pain and misery. if you want to be better than console, you will be but it costs.
It has been tried and this was the result.
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Less than five I'd imagine. I'm not completely sure. I don't have much time to game these days, but my daughter and wife both make good use of my library as well. I'm hoping I can play more when I retire one day.How many?
yes i wonder why i would want to press win+shift+s and select a part of the screen over screenshotting it all, pause the game, open a program to crop it and save it then delete it. Oh and of course immediately go empty the recycle bin because who wants tp have stuff in their recycle bin.The steaming suggest would support the screenshot stuff if you really need it. I'm unclear on why you want to pause the game to define a region of the screen versus just grabbing the whole thing immediately and then cropping.
No it's not. Df said it's like 4070.The PS5 Pro's GPU is roughly a 7700XT or 4060ti.
If you look at total cost a PS5 Pro is $700, but at least $80 per year to play multiplayer. If you were to squeeze five years out of it, that's $1,100 which gets you a PC with a 5070 if you can get one for MSRP, I'm seeing $580 for them at Microcenter right now. So you get better, and have access to all the free games on PC and come out ahead. Sure you can go wild with a 5080 or 5090, but you don't have to. I just helped a friend put together an all new parts 7600X, 5060ti 16GB build last week for $960, an upgrade to a 5070 would have fit in the $1,100 budget without issue.
...and where done here.They exist to be a 100% controlled environment and wallet garden. The opposite of that is what a PC is so there is no point for Nintendo and others do this instead of release a PC themselves.
man, i hope one day consoles ll support other aspect ratios... its just sad to have to play with black bars on ultra-wide screens.Why not just hook your game console up to the same monitor? Or just get a 32:9 monitor and use the picture-by-picture mode (that's what I do).
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Most Pcs look better than that ugly abomination called PS5, i can tell you that.It's in the pc-minority's genes to slap together ugly glitchy boxes.
A stylish, compact device is not their cup of tea!
FTFY.
Though I do think that the PCFX add in card was the last attempt at something like this.
Nintendo would never allow it BTW, no way in hell.
No it's not. Df said it's like 4070.
And building sub 1000$ pc is a nightmare and I don't want this conversation.
Besides- I've got money to buy best pc in the world and I won't. I prefer to play my games years earlier without stuttering and headaches.
You have to understand that some people like to play on console even if pc experience is technically better because they just don't care and like playing on console.
So now they are flawed.DF's testing methodology is extremely flawed, especially when it comes to PC hardware.
Alex couldn't configure a PC if his life depended on it.
The closest would be a 9060XT. The 4070 is too powerful for such comparison, be it in rasterization, but especially with RT.
So now they are flawed.
I can say that I have 3080 and ps5 pro and that pro is about the same speed as my 3080 but my 3080 craps out with its 10gb vram. And we know that 3080 is 4070