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PS5 without discs: why devs are "furious" at Sony (playstationcouch.com)
submitted 17 hours ago by bat1000@kbin.earth to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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Sony swore it would end PS5 discs....

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[-] UncleOb@lemmy.world 31 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

The problem here is that I don't see Sony reversing their decision and when the market leader does something the rest of the pack follows. Microsoft will undoubtedly scrap a disc drive for their nextgen PC/Console hybrid. The new disc to digital feature is just a means to soften the blow. So, whatever fuss we raise it doesn't really matter. Sony has already decided to take the hit and move on.

[-] chilicheeselies@lemmy.world 1 points 37 minutes ago

I mean, you could just choose to not buy the systems. It only works of consumers consume it.

[-] 4grams@awful.systems 1 points 8 minutes ago

The public are idiots, consumption will continue.

[-] Fredselfish@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 hours ago

Had a nightmare that the future of gaming will be 100% digital and we all have to rent the privilege of gaming. And without a internet connection you can't game.

Then awoke glad that it was a nightmare and not my future. I have enough offline games to keep me going for years. And only game I play that some what has online mode actually gives a shit about their players.

[-] Lydon_Feen@lemmy.world 32 points 16 hours ago

And they will soon find out there is zero reason for consumers to buy consoles instead of gaming PCs.

[-] v0rld@lemmy.world 8 points 9 hours ago

In my opinion there hasn't been a reason to buy a console in at least a decade. People bought them anyway.

[-] UncleOb@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago

Not quite. Price of entry has always been cheaper and that's not going to change anytime soon. Sure, consoles next gen are going to cost more but so do PC components and ports are infamously unoptimized. People in tech savvy communities also underestimate the value of a mostly plug and play experience.

[-] starblursd@lemmy.zip 10 points 14 hours ago

Well other than the current cost of building 😭 but that is going to pass on to also be a problem for the next gen consoles too

[-] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 5 points 17 hours ago

Sony swore it would end PS5 discs....

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