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SomeGuy69, do games w 11 years after launch, 49M people still use their PS4s, matching the PS5
@SomeGuy69@lemmy.world avatar

I don’t support a company that decided to increase price instead of reducing it. Also PS games are expensive. Then there was also non available and you had to put yourself on a year long waiting list, when at then end I said “nah, I don’t need it”. It’s Sony’s own fault I don’t have a PS5 yet.

ampersandrew,
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To be fair on the price increase thing, this is the first time in the history of video games that the cost to produce the hardware went up over time.

lud,

And inflation is insane nowadays.

Personally I’m gonna stick with my desktop and Deck

ampersandrew,
@ampersandrew@lemmy.world avatar

Well, it was insane in the middle there. Maybe it’s worse where you are, but in the US, it’s back almost to where it’s supposed to be.

lud,

Maybe but that doesn’t mean that the value of currency has returned to where it was. Unless there has been some deflation that I’m not awake of.

ampersandrew,
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No, there hasn’t been, but there is a distinction between currently experiencing high inflation and previously experiencing high inflation in the middle of a hardware product’s life cycle.

Dariusmiles2123,

Yeah and don’t forget that even with the inflated price, a ps5 is cheap compared to a pc as powerful.

SomeGuy69,
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No it’s not. PlayStation costs money if you want to go online, PC not. PlayStation games are a lot more expensive than on PC and you lose access to your gamed with every new generation unless you want to store your old console. Also generally PC sales are much deeper then on the controlled PlayStation store. To believe your console is cheaper is really not true.

Dariusmiles2123,

On PlayStation you can still buy second hand games because of the disc drive. I don’t know if PC still have a blu-ray drive anymore.

You can still get a lot of new games on ps4 which is a cheap console.

I guess that for some people having a gaming pc is cheaper, but for me having a ps5 and a weak pc is cheaper.

It depends on the user…

SomeGuy69,
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Why should the PC not have a blu-ray drive, it has all the freedom a console lacks. But I don’t remember the last time I needed one, because I can get just a few month old games for 5 bucks. So I didn’t even bother buying a drive. I buy games for 45 bucks while on console they cost 80 and more, on release day.

Yeah add the cost for the week PC on top, another reason why PC is cheaper, as you’ll likely need a PC regardless.

Not playing online would be the only reason why PS is cheaper and if you buy no games and only lend them from others. Price of PlayStation plus PS+ gets you a good PC if you use it for 5+ years, which most do.

Dariusmiles2123,

Maybe if you see it that way. But just thinking about how much you need to upgrade your PC or tinker with it for everything to work is too much for me.

I already don’t like the fact that on ps5 you have to choose between performance and fidelity modes, so imagine if I had to choose settings on a pc.

Also on consoles, you just know a game is gonna work perfectly, which is not always the case on pc.

But PC is better for some players and console are better for some others.

I sometimes consider jumping to PC gaming, but I see too many inconveniences for now.

tonyn, do games w 11 years after launch, 49M people still use their PS4s, matching the PS5

I use both. I have the PS5 upstairs, and the PS4 down in the family room. I can remote play the PS5 from downstairs, which is nice. And the PS Portal is nice when I’m taking a sh…

v4ld1z, (edited ) do games w 11 years after launch, 49M people still use their PS4s, matching the PS5

If any of you guys have a PS4 lying around gathering dust, consider jailbreaking it. Depending on the firmware, it is pretty easy to do and opens up a lot of possibilities. Surely better than being neglected :)

Edit: Firmwares up to 11.00 are jailbreakable as of recently. 11.00 is from around late 2022, so if you have a console that hasn’t been in use since then, there’s a good chance you can jailbreak it. Base model, Slim, or Pro - doesn’t matter

dependencyinjection,

Best uses of a jailbroken one?

PotatoKat,

Bloodborne 60fps

v4ld1z,

Sadly, only around 40ish fps on a base model but very cool nonetheless. The framerate and semi-smoothness kinda puts it in an uncanny valley territory for me since it looks smoother but also not smoother at the same time coming from PS5 performance. Lies of P runs a lot better in comparison even though it’s graphically more demanding, I assume

v4ld1z,

Well, obviously piracy if you’re into that. Apart from that, using cheats for games, dumping your physical games and having a permanent copy you can use without the CD and an active license (probably possible with a digital game too I assume? not sure), applying patches like a 60fps patch for Bloodborne, emulation of PS1, PS2, PSP and a bunch of other consoles etc etc.

Running Linux if you’re that kind of person :P

dependencyinjection,

Piracy is interesting. Are the HDD replaceable. Could you add a NAS.

v4ld1z,

The HDD is replacable and afaik, you can insert an SSD too. Not sure about the sizes, but an internet search should point you the right direction.

Not familiar with NAS. Isn’t that some kind of server?

dependencyinjection,

Thanks ill Google it.

NAS is Network Attached Storage. Typically a rack of drives connected to the network.

ClockworkOtter,

What kind of possibilities?

v4ld1z,

Well, obviously piracy if you’re into that. Apart from that, using cheats for games, dumping your physical games and having a permanent copy you can use without the CD and an active license (probably possible with a digital game too I assume? not sure), applying patches like a 60fps patch for Bloodborne, emulation of PS1, PS2, PSP and a bunch of other consoles etc etc.

Running Linux if you’re that kind of person :P

ClockworkOtter,

Nothing too surprising, but nice nonetheless. Cool

samus12345, (edited )
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It requires an old-as-hell 9.0 firmware or below, right?

v4ld1z,

Actually not anymore. There’s been a recent breakthrough that led to a new exploit up to 11.00 being possible now. 11.00 is from, like, late 2022 I think? Obviously not an option if your PS4 has been in regular use recently, but I lucked out and got an 11.00 console from a friend of mine who hadn’t been using the PS4 for a while.

If you’re on a newer firmware, there is no way of reverting back to 11.00, unfortunately, unless you’re up for some soldering.

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  • kratoz29,
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    And a disappointing slim model too… (I was waiting for the slim one).

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  • kratoz29,
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    I think it looks ugly, you need to buy the dock thingy separately?

    And it is more expensive than the og model lol (without the dock).

    QuikxSpec,

    No real advantage compared to the regular

    redshift,

    It’s not slim. I was waiting for a slim version, like I usually do with PlayStation. Now I’m just writing off the PS5 entirely.

    Yokozuna, do games w 11 years after launch, 49M people still use their PS4s, matching the PS5
    @Yokozuna@lemmy.world avatar

    I’m over here in the corner enjoying the metal gear collection on my PS3

    Kolanaki,
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    Why oh why is MGS4 the only one not on any other system? It can’t even be streamed on PS4 or 5. 😩

    iagomago,
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    iirc it’s a “fault” of the PS3 architecture which makes it practically impossible to emulate. We’ll have to see if the second part of the remastered MSG collection will eventually port it.

    Dariusmiles2123,

    Well I don’t see why you couldn’t emulate it on a ps5. People are doing it on pc so I guess it’s more that Sony doesn’t care and don’t want to invest in it.

    It’s one side where Microsoft is better than Sony, retrocompatinility.

    I’m still playing a lot of ps4 and ps3 games, so I hope my ps3 is gonna stay fit for purpose in the long term 🤞

    applepie, do games w 11 years after launch, 49M people still use their PS4s, matching the PS5

    as other's have said, console makes pretty good all purpose media center unless you are a high end electronic waste snob.

    brsrklf, do games w 11 years after launch, 49M people still use their PS4s, matching the PS5

    I sure do. A lot of it is Beat Saber, but it is quite a lot.

    I’ll get a PS5 in like, 4 years. Maybe. If I find something I absolutely need on it.

    wirelesswire, do games w 11 years after launch, 49M people still use their PS4s, matching the PS5
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    The article states that the PS5 is responsible for significantly more gaming hours, so a large number of PS4 users are likely mainly using their device for streaming or similar. Hell, I still have my PS2 and 3 in my closet since they're my only dvd and blu ray players.

    Dudewitbow,

    the PS5 also has reletively low game ownership rate, so the hours on PS5 are either games given for free/part of subscription, or free to play.

    makyo,

    No wonder either, there are strangely few games meant just for the new system, and it’s been out for several years.

    Dudewitbow,

    this generation is odd because the effects of covid are still being felt.

    ampersandrew,
    @ampersandrew@lemmy.world avatar

    With or without covid, development times still got to be too long, and fewer games are the natural result of that.

    phoneymouse,

    I have yet to buy a PS5 because there isn’t a game I want yet. Also, Sony tends to release improved consoles with lower price points and smaller footprints after a few years.

    stardust,

    For some reason that doesn’t surprise me. When I got a PS4 there were like at least 10 exclusives I wanted. This gen seems it’s mostly remasters and remakes. So ignoring that Sony games come to PC now it doesn’t even meet my criteria of number of exclusives to justify picking one up.

    over_clox, do games w 11 years after launch, 49M people still use their PS4s, matching the PS5

    Hey, if it ain’t broke…

    slurpinderpin,

    Is the new CFB game going to be released on PS4? I still have mine, but I’ve switched to PC gaming the last couple of years. But NCAA 25 isn’t going to be released on PC right away, and I heard GTA6 was going to be the same. Those games are probably what get me to finally upgrade to the PS5

    NOT_RICK,
    @NOT_RICK@lemmy.world avatar

    My buddy is a big CFB guy and was complaining he’d have to buy a new gen console to play it

    slurpinderpin,

    Granted I think the cheaper Xbox will also be able to play it, but with tuned down graphics. Fuck it though, I’m not poor so I’ll just get a PS5

    NOT_RICK,
    @NOT_RICK@lemmy.world avatar

    Yeah if you already have a pc to play games on then I think PS5 makes more sense

    NocturnalMorning, do games w 11 years after launch, 49M people still use their PS4s, matching the PS5

    I use mine to stream TV shows 🤣

    Potatisen, do astronomy w Daily Telescope: The initial results from Europe’s Euclid telescope are dazzling

    https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/e859ec46-d3f9-4aa8-8655-83794eaa8ed7.jpeg

    According to the European scientists, “Euclid peered deep into this nursery using its infrared camera, exposing hidden regions of star formation for the first time, mapping its complex filaments of gas and dust in unprecedented detail, and uncovering newly formed stars and planets. Euclid’s instruments can detect objects just a few times the mass of Jupiter, and its infrared ‘eyes’ reveal over 300,000 new objects in this field of view alone.”

    noriban, do wolnyinternet w Nowa funkcjonalność Windowsa będzie zbierała wszystko, co robisz na komputerze [eng]

    Windows tylko do gier, a jak już to narzędziem chris Titus the ultimate windows utility, a do pracy linux

    fleg,

    Biorąc pod uwagę jak Steam popchnął do przodu kwestię gier na Linuksie, to ja ostatnio Windy nawet do gier nie potrzebuję 😄

    teawrecks, do gaming w Game dev says contract barring “subjective negative reviews” was a mistake

    I hope the reviewers all made really positive, upbeat videos praising the way they chose to stick to such a proven pay-to-win strategy. The cosmetics and in-game currency that you spend real money to acquire really gives players a way to dispose of their bothersome disposable income. And earning daily login bonuses has never been so streamlined!

    I know nothing about this game, but I would bet money this is the formula.

    edgemaster72, do gaming w Game dev says contract barring “subjective negative reviews” was a mistake
    @edgemaster72@lemmy.world avatar

    “We’re still learning how to best control the narrative”

    ImplyingImplications, do gaming w Game dev says contract barring “subjective negative reviews” was a mistake

    They asked the streamers for reviews but gave them an advertising contract by mistake!

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