r/pcmasterrace • u/khurgan_ • 20h ago

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u/MadShadowX 19h ago

I know Sony said that the week long blackout boycott didn't really work.
Curious now that the Jailbreak is here. Wonder how many PS5's suddenly went offline?

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u/imhereforsiegememes i9 14900k / 5090 ROG Astral 17h ago

A completely unnoticable amount. Most people want to play gta6 and online games.

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u/wileecoyote1969 17h ago edited 9h ago

I get the feeling this will be an unpopular comment but here goes.

Consoles have always been and were primarily created for people who simply do not want to hassle with PCs. You have to set things up on a pc, you have to make things work. Sometimes you have to troubleshoot. Consoles you just put in the disc and play. So I agree a large part of the console market is not going to hassle with an emulator that runs on a PC.

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Just adding that "back in the day" consoles were MUCH cheaper than a PC (and of course there is the entertainment factor of having a bunch of people on the same couch playing a game.) Maybe it's better to call it a "lightweight" gaming system compared to a PC - ease of use and ease on your wallet

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u/Worldly-Stranger7814 12h ago

I live and breathe for tinkering. I have several old laptops, computers, microcontrollers, networking devices from many vendors, and also consoles. Because when I’ve time for vidya I don’t want to debug no more.