• dan1101@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    Yes no monthly fee just to play multiplayer, that one really saves a lot of money.

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      2 months ago

      My kids got a hand-me-down PS4, and I found out that we had to pay a connection fee to play online on top of my existing ISP internet fee. I had a what-the-actual-fuck moment. You’re forced into the walled garden of the console maker’s store and forced to pay more to play with friends? I built them both PCs and they’ve never really looked back.

      I’ve never been a console fan simply for the proprietary nature of the devices along with the walled garden concept (and fuck controllers lol, I’m too used to mouse and keyboard) , but it really cemented my further rejection of the systems when it became apparent that online play was extra $.

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          2 months ago

          Yes, it’s very clearly done only because Microsoft got away with it with the 360, so everyone else followed suit to fleece their customers.

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        2 months ago

        Certain games feel better with controllers. So I got myself a cheap 3rd party controller, that has been working solid for 5+ years. Don’t need to support the big console companies.

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          2 months ago

          Hardware isn’t a big profit driver for basically anyone usually so you dont have to feel bad if you pick up a ps5 or Xbox controller for PC.

          No hate for third party but just so people know. 🤷‍♂️

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            2 months ago

            My first xbox controller fell apart after 2 years, and was more expensive. I just don’t see a point in paying huge mark ups for a controller.

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      If you use the subscription for like a single console generation, you find out most of the cost of the console was hidden in the find print via those installment payments. At least with the PS5Pro, thanks to the really high console price and relatively short time til the PS6, the cost of the subscription isn’t that much if you intend to upgrade to the PS6 immediately. But if you got the original 5 and planned to keep it until the 6, then you might be spending more on your PS5 basic-tier subscription than the MSRP of the PS5Pro (and double if you used premium the whole time).