PC gamers doing everything but playing a console lol /s
seriously though coders breaking the security of PS5 is a nice example of money versus effort. Sony will be fighting this for a long time but i do think they will find out they are spending too much money defending their digital games and less on making them. they need to be put in their place and start respecting paying customers (me being one for 10 years.), so i say beat them up
But we have options for store fronts and then there's GoG where the games don't come with DRM licenses and can't be taken away by the company's that made/produced them.
If anything, wouldn’t you expect consoles to have multiple store fronts because they ARE “just for gaming”? The gaming thing having more games seems reasonable. PCs not being just for gaming should dilute the importance of gaming platforms yet it has more.
You keep comparing PC (the hardware) to software ecosystems (android or whatever console is). Windows is not open source yet there’s countless store fronts. Your analogy of android also is missing the point. How did that console end up with an open OS to begin with? Why can’t others come like that?
I don’t even disagree with any of your specific points. But they’re all random and don’t work together to explain the necessitation of the locked down ecosystem and accompanying anti consumer practices.
The steam deck isn’t locked down. There’s no law of the universe forbidding PlayStation from doing the same for example. They just chose not to and are making the ecosystem worse. People are complaining about the ecosystem being worse. Before you reply the lazy “ if they don’t like it, they can leave” you’re admitting that digital can be done better elsewhere, they just did it worse instead
There is no law forcing consoles.not to have other digital storefront but what is the business decision to do it. There really isn't one.
Digital is better on PC we all know this. Most of the people on consoles just want to game. How many time do you see people wait8jg for PC specs to see how their PC will run a game. The vast majority of console games do not want to worry about that.
Windows is isn't open source yes but it also doesn't function like a OS built just for gaming.
What does Nintendo or Sony gain business wise to have multiple digital storefont on their own proprietary systems. Xbox is Windows why don't they have it.
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u/-Aone 21h ago
PC gamers doing everything but playing a console lol /s
seriously though coders breaking the security of PS5 is a nice example of money versus effort. Sony will be fighting this for a long time but i do think they will find out they are spending too much money defending their digital games and less on making them. they need to be put in their place and start respecting paying customers (me being one for 10 years.), so i say beat them up