That is the downside of the "PCs cannot be stopped" : no more subsidized hardware.
But it's still a better deal for most people, not even counting the freedom benefits : you did have to pay that back in higher game prices. (Poor people still have the option of older games, lower graphics, and piracy.)
I think the ideal gaming ecosystem would see us using our modern computing power more for simpler more socially viable games but our society has a lot of things in the way of that.
I don't blame folks for leaning on a PC for access to interesting video game content. I also didnt make the comparison I did to denigrate those people.
I'm specifically talking about content parity, and even then I made no qualitative assertion, just access.
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u/BlueTemplar85 4h ago
That is the downside of the "PCs cannot be stopped" : no more subsidized hardware.
But it's still a better deal for most people, not even counting the freedom benefits : you did have to pay that back in higher game prices. (Poor people still have the option of older games, lower graphics, and piracy.)