Your video game hot take(s) thread

[The Rogue Wolf]

Recently I've joined the PC Master Race and now for the first time if someone were to ask me what is the best way to get into gaming, I would first ask them how much they want to play Nintendo exclusives and/or on the go (handheld), and if they say no to either, suggest a PC instead of any console.

One major thing is that both the current-generation XBox and PlayStation are basically cut-down multimedia PCs in weird custom cases. You're not even getting the benefit of specialized console hardware anymore.

I stopped caring for graphics right around late eighth generation. So long as the game has a good looking or great looking art style and plays good, then I'm fine.

I like nice graphics, but above everything they have to service gameplay. I have raytracing enabled in Forza Horizon 5, but in a limited fashion, so that I can keep the framerate pegged at 144Hz for buttery-smooth responsiveness. And I spend plenty of time playing things like Minecraft and modded STALKER and Doom.

 

[Old_Hunter_77]

One major thing is that both the current-generation XBox and PlayStation are basically cut-down multimedia PCs in weird custom cases. You're not even getting the benefit of specialized console hardware anymore.


I like nice graphics, but above everything they have to service gameplay. I have raytracing enabled in Forza Horizon 5, but in a limited fashion, so that I can keep the framerate pegged at 144Hz for buttery-smooth responsiveness. And I spend plenty of time playing things like Minecraft and modded STALKER and Doom.

Yeah for sure it does seem like racing games are where it's at for the highest nicest graphics. It's also one of those game genres that I really wish I liked because, you know, cars are cool, but I get SO BORED. I like looking at Forza clips sometimes though.
In the very little coverage of PS5 Pro I subjected myself to, I believe they did sight Forza as one of the few games that immediately benefits from it now, with both the high framerate and ray tracing and all that stuff.

 

[BrawlMan]

Yeah for sure it does seem like racing games are where it's at for the highest nicest graphics. It's also one of those game genres that I really wish I liked because, you know, cars are cool, but I get SO BORED. I like looking at Forza clips sometimes though.
In the very little coverage of PS5 Pro I subjected myself to, I believe they did sight Forza as one of the few games that immediately benefits from it now, with both the high framerate and ray tracing and all that stuff.

It's why I preferred arcade style racing games that don't rely heavily on realism nor realistic sports. That's the best part about steam: I got arcade racers for days.

 

[Old_Hunter_77]

It's why I preferred arcade style racing games that don't rely heavily on realism nor realistic sports. That's the best part about steam: I got arcade racers for days.

I think of them as completely different genres. The whole appeal of Gran Tourismo is the simulation/recreation aspect of it being real cars.

 

[BrawlMan]

I think of them as completely different genres. The whole appeal of Gran Tourismo is the simulation/recreation aspect of it being real cars.

I know they're separate genres, and that's the problem. These type of games have taken over the AAA industry. All for the sake of not damaging these cars too much or barely giving them a blemish. It hurts the advertising in eagles of these stupid car companies and manufacturers. Raycevick pointed it out last year. I get they have an "image" to preserve, but all these cars get totaled in different action movies and TV shows all the time. What makes video games so special or the exception where they're not allowed to have fun with this? It won't hurt their brand much at all; they know this.

 

[BrawlMan]

I like Origins and Origins only, but I gave up on the series (and EA published games entirely) after DA2.

And conversely DAII is the only reason I like the franchise at all. Ain’t life fucking weird?

According to pat: Origins aged the worse. Especially when trying to play AP. C. Version or get it running. You need a CD key code to a website that no longer exists. I'm so glad I never got into this franchise.

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[Ezekiel]

I think of them as completely different genres. The whole appeal of Gran Tourismo is the simulation/recreation aspect of it being real cars.

Always wanted that in a car chase game, because learning the tracks as you circle them over and over bores me. Same peripherals and physics as a racing game, but dense cities full of realistic street traffic and pedestrians. Not about going really fast. Think more Bullitt and Ronin. Defensive driving is more the focus. You can't step out of the car. The character is only on two feet in cutscenes. Points deducted for the deaths of innocents.

 

[Gergar12]

Report: Sony in Talks to Buy Kadokawa, Owner of Elden Ring and Dark Souls Developer FromSoftware - IGN

Sony is reportedly in talks to buy Kadokawa, whose subsidiary FromSoftware is behind smash hit Elden Ring, the Dark Souls and Armored Core games, and PlayStation exclusive Bloodborne.

www.ign.com

Hey, Microsoft/Xbox, buy every American and European company you can get your hands on.

Also fuck Sony, every time they buy a corpo or exclusive deal, they gatekeep their games for 1-2 years and then release with a crappy port on PC. Trash company. I want to mod my games, and I want to not have to buy a fucking PS5-6 to play them, which I never used anyways when I had it.

This is why Lina Khan was insane to fight Microsoft on the COD merger; look at the business practices of Sony. They are dogshit.

Why the fuck would I buy a PS5-6 when I have a fucking PC to play 2-4 games that I want to play? Fuck Sony. Anti-trust them on single-player games for consoles already.

 

[Chimpzy]

Report: Sony in Talks to Buy Kadokawa, Owner of Elden Ring and Dark Souls Developer FromSoftware - IGN

Sony is reportedly in talks to buy Kadokawa, whose subsidiary FromSoftware is behind smash hit Elden Ring, the Dark Souls and Armored Core games, and PlayStation exclusive Bloodborne.

www.ign.com

Hey, Microsoft/Xbox, buy every American and European company you can get your hands on.

Also fuck Sony, every time they buy a corpo or exclusive deal, they gatekeep their games for 1-2 years and then release with a crappy port on PC. Trash company. I want to mod my games, and I want to not have to buy a fucking PS5-6 to play them, which I never used anyways when I had it.

This is why Lina Khan was insane to fight Microsoft on the COD merger; look at the business practices of Sony. They are dogshit.

Why the fuck would I buy a PS5-6 when I have a fucking PC to play 2-4 games that I want to play? Fuck Sony. Anti-trust them on single-player games for consoles already.

Thanks. Calling on Microsoft, of all things, as a counter to the consolidation efforts of another corp is genuinely the funniest thing I've heard all week.

 

[Gergar12]

Thanks. Calling on Microsoft, of all things, as a counter to the consolidation efforts of another corp is genuinely the funniest thing I've heard all week.

The other problem is that they are trying to be JP Disney. They will control almost all, if not a whole lot, of manga, anime, and light novels being sent over to the US. Corporate consolidation is shit, but Sony is in particular worse than Microsft. Sony bribes game companies to not sell games to both Xbox and PC; they are very anti-consumer. Look at Helldivers 2. It's only available in 80 countries, and you need it to play even fucking single-player games like God of War. It's not even about the exclusives. I will eventually get the stellar blade and FF7 Rebirth. I am fine, relatively speaking. It's the 100+ countries that don't get to play Sony games because they can't even have a PSN account that are the problem.

This planet is full of fucking greedballs.

Even Congress, who never does anything, agrees.

US Members of Congress slam Sony's "monopoly" in Japan

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www.gamesindustry.biz

Edit: Spelling and grammar.

 

[BrawlMan]

The other problem is that they are trying to be JP Disney. They will control almost all, if not a whole lot, of manga, anime, and light novels being sent over to the US. Corporate consolidation is shit, but Sony is in particular worse than Microsft. Sony bribes game companies to not sell games to both Xbox and PC; they are very anti-consumer. Look at Helldivers 2. It's only available in 80 countries, and you need it to play even fucking single-player games like God of War. It's not even about the exclusives. I will eventually get the stellar blade and FF7 Rebirth. I am fine, relatively speaking. It's the 100+ countries that don't get to play Sony games because they can't even have a PSN account that are the problem.

This planet is full of fucking greedballs.

Even Congress, who never does anything, agrees.

US Members of Congress slam Sony's "monopoly" in Japan

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox US Members of Congress have raised concern…

www.gamesindustry.biz

Edit: Spelling and grammar.

There's honestly not much difference between the two and anymore, it's just Sony is only slightly worse. I know about the whole crunchyroll and anime thing too. Talk.
About becoming monsters you were against in the beginning there, crunch. I actually didn't know they existed until 2013, even then they have been official since 2008(?).

 

[hanselthecaretaker2]

Xbox was fucked since 8th gen (maybe even 7th seeing as how they rushed a defective pos onto market to get the install base early), and Playstation was fucked when Yoshida left.

 

[Gergar12]

There's honestly not much difference between the two and anymore, it's just Sony is only slightly worse. I know about the whole crunchyroll and anime thing too. Talk.
About becoming monsters you were against in the beginning there, crunch. I actually didn't know they existed until 2013, even then they have been official since 2008(?).

Of course, Microsoft is anti-consumer in that they are one of the few companies that were sued by the fed government for being a monpoly. And I want ChatGPT, MS Azure, and even Excel to have competitors. And for that to happen, we need regulations and standard best practices.

For example, the SQL programming languages for Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle SQL, and Postgres all have similar querying syntax due to regulations and standard best practices. There's also the community aspect of it; programmers all use open source to share information with each other. If everything in programming was closed source, nothing would get done. If they didn't all use the same rulebook, the SQL community would be segmented, businesses would have a harder time hiring people, and the overall economy suffers.

If there are fewer people playing Elden Ring 2, or the PS5 fanbase plays earlier vs. the PC fanbase, and of course the Xbox fanbase screw them, right? That means the community becomes less dynamic and more polarized. There are fewer niche builds and fewer people sharing playthroughs at the same time period. That means everyone suffers, even the PS5 people who are celebrating right now.

 

[Chimpzy]

Sony is in particular worse than Microsft.

This is only true because right now Sony is on top, and Microsoft isn't, or at least within the confines of gaming they aren't. If the roles were reversed, they'd be the same if not worse. If you think it wouldn't be, hoo boy, I have this primo bridge for sale.

Even Congress, who never does anything, agrees.

No, they don't. If Sony was an American corp, their silence would be deathly.

 

[Gergar12]

This is only true because right now Sony is on top, and Microsoft isn't, or at least within the confines of gaming they aren't. If the roles were reversed, they'd be the same if not worse. If you think it wouldn't be, hoo boy, I have this primo bridge for sale.

No, they don't. If Sony was an American corp, their silence would be deathly.

Sony isn't on top in terms of OS, where they aren't even there. And I have argued for Linux.

 

[Old_Hunter_77]

According to pat: Origins aged the worse. Especially when trying to play AP. C. Version or get it running. You need a CD key code to a website that no longer exists. I'm so glad I never got into this franchise.

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I played Origins a couple years ago via Steam on my laptop. I don't remember all that stuff.

 

[BrawlMan]

I played Origins a couple years ago via Steam on my laptop. I don't remember all that stuff.

He tried both standard and steam and it still didn't work right for him. I think he had to play a hacked version to least get part of it running.

 

[Gergar12]

No shit.

 

[Gergar12]

This is only true because right now Sony is on top, and Microsoft isn't, or at least within the confines of gaming they aren't. If the roles were reversed, they'd be the same if not worse. If you think it wouldn't be, hoo boy, I have this primo bridge for sale.

No, they don't. If Sony was an American corp, their silence would be deathly.

The far left and far right both agree with Lina Khan, by the way.

 

[Gordon_4]

I played Origins a couple years ago via Steam on my laptop. I don't remember all that stuff.

It might be problems occurring with a new purchase. If you bought the game in 2009 or thereabouts, all that stuff was sorted when it was active and doesn’t apply. So all this nonsense might just be if for some reason you’ve decided to jump into the franchise 15 years late.