Instead of making excuses for PC DRM that prevents resell and is dependent on servers being around years from now when you want to play again, we should be making our voices heard against PC DRM too.
That's something I really hope we get with the PS4, now. Sony seems to have learned a lot from this last generation. So, hopefully, this is something that will be a thing we can enjoy once more. Sit, down, plug in the console, and play a game.canadamus_prime said:Man, do I miss the days when I could just pick up and play on my consoles without all the bullshit.
You are allowed to have as much faith as you want but the reason stuff like this scares people is because companies have already proven that they CAN NOT be trusted with these things besides only about three things in Microsoft's "Future of gaming" would have actually pushed the industry forward the rest would have sent it to the dark ages.Akalabeth said:You're a hypocrite Jim Sterling, and this is the last time I will watch one of your videos.
Because if you actually gave a shit about console gaming and if you actually hold Steam and its ilk with the reverence that you suggest then you would be arguing for the console experience to improve, not to fucking stay the same.
If Microsoft is introducing new steam-like DRM into its console, then argue for the rest of the console experience to be improved to a steam like quality. Argue for better indie games, better prices, better everything.
But all people can do is ***** and complain so this next generation will be the same shit as the last one, 60 dollar games with slightly better graphics.
Congratulations. Your irrational fear has helped to further stagnate what is already a stagnant culture.
Because personally, I like to have a little FAITH in people, in companies, to improve the experience. It's easy to be a naysayer and to ***** and complain for views, but it's hard to actually push for positive change and to keep pushing for it. If Microsoft's plans were not good enough for people to buy the console, then push for them to improve the experience to a point where the plans become irrelevant as opposed to simply doing the unimaginative push for them to go back to status quo.
I like that line of thinking. TO ARMS!RhombusHatesYou said:Exactly. GOG shouldn't be used as an excuse for Steam, it should used as a large hammer to beat Valve around the head with.Zachary Amaranth said:I mean, I like GOG, but it shouldn't be a method to excuse the fact that we have a monopolistic platform on PC as well.
My history with PC gaming has not been a nice one, let me tell you.targren said:You can build a middling gaming-PC, on par with console experience, for the same or less than the cost of an XBone.Machine Man 1992 said:You mean beisdes prohibitive cost?Holythirteen said:Console gamers are running out of excuses to not go PC.
Irrelevant. Whether you build a gaming PC or buy the next gen of consoles, you won't be able to play those without the old console you already own.Or the fact that some of us have an extensive console library already?
Unspoken, and not particularly true.Or the unspoken guarantee that a game put in a console will work, every time?
All that said, I have to disagree with Jim on this one. I know he's more forgiving of PC DRM, but the fact is that Steam is just as bad as Origin in that your only choices are to agree to whatever they might feel like jamming into the TOS, or your library is forfeit (Origin is more obnoxious about this so far, but Steam's done it too). But for some reason he glossed over one of the big arguments against the XBone: anyone with a bad/no internet connection is screwed. Now that you get titles like DX:HR and Borderlands 2 coming with steam even on the physical disc (there are many more examples, those are just the ones I can think of that I wanted but passed on) has those people just as screwed.
Lemme know when you've got a setup for under $350.Yuuki said:Far more up-to-date and powerful build for $500 from the same guy:the antithesis said:Not to mention that you can put together a gaming PC for the price of a console these days.
So consoles don't even have the lower price point to make them attractive.
Get two pieces of clean kitchen roll, separate them and fold each one into squares. Slightly dampen one of the squares, don't over do it. Make sure its damp but not to wet, then wipe over the console cleaning off any marks or fingerprints. Take the dry piece and then buff off any streaks that are left, it should be perfectly clean.CrazyCapnMorgan said:How the hell do I clean it properly?
There is a $350 setup from the same guy, look for it.Machine Man 1992 said:Lemme know when you've got a setup for under $350.
It's still not pitching all that good of a gaming rig. The ps4 is shaping up to be a lot more powerful than the $500 system and for $400. The ps4 has found a kind of sweet spot for the price and convenience. Though this guy did pretty darn well on that price point.Yuuki said:Far more up-to-date and powerful build for $500 from the same guy:the antithesis said:Not to mention that you can put together a gaming PC for the price of a console these days.
So consoles don't even have the lower price point to make them attractive.
Two things:Lightknight said:It's still not pitching all that good of a gaming rig. The ps4 is shaping up to be a lot more powerful than the $500 system and for $400. The ps4 has found a kind of sweet spot for the price and convenience. Though this guy did pretty darn well on that price point.