I understand, I just think those console advantages aren’t really that far off anymore. I understand the plug and play mentality, but it still requires account creation, sign in, and to play online multiplayer, an additional subscription.
Given that pricing has been on par for a while now with equivalent hardware, like I mentioned, time learning and setting up (honestly, what would take maybe a youtube video or two) and you would have a console-like experience replicated.
So, to me, when I see this it just seems like laziness and apathy rather than a conscious choice. Dead-eyed consumerism basically lol. I’m not even making the arguments of better graphics or using your pc for more than just gaming yet.
The only thing really standing in the way still that I imagine many still feel is anticheat. On two points though I would say that is acceptable. 1st, why would you want any software with kernel level access? Lol. Legitimately, I don’t think it’s worth it, but that is my opinion. The 2nd is that the games with anticheat are, unfortunately, the ones most often making the gaming ecosystem worse overall through their invasive, predatory, and addictive designs. Again, my opinion, and I played way too much league back in the day haha.
So I do understand and that’s why I think it’s on us who understand and who are willing to learn to share that knowledge ans offer it to our friends and communities, to be the jumping off point that helps movements begin.
Another project of my own that I’m working on is building a homelab via NixOS with flakes. Not something I ever thought I would do, but I’m learning the code and learning about alternatives and taking input from friends to see what they’d be interested in using. And then, once my flake is ready, then it can simply be copied and my work and understanding can be a jumping off point for more of my friends in the area to self host and own a lot of differrent services to not be reliant on the giant corporations.
I see this in the same vein. Those of us willing to take the jump (although, I can’t really call it a jump or sacrifice as I see more benefits on this side haha) should also be willing to build and help others join, take control, and spend more time enjoying our hobby instead of worrying about losing access or paying another subscription to play with friends.
I’m ready to make the sacrifice, but a lot of people aren’t because consoles still have advantages.
That’s why I have to react when people are saying that consoles have nothing over PC. It’s true for us, but not for everyone.
I understand, I just think those console advantages aren’t really that far off anymore. I understand the plug and play mentality, but it still requires account creation, sign in, and to play online multiplayer, an additional subscription.
Given that pricing has been on par for a while now with equivalent hardware, like I mentioned, time learning and setting up (honestly, what would take maybe a youtube video or two) and you would have a console-like experience replicated.
So, to me, when I see this it just seems like laziness and apathy rather than a conscious choice. Dead-eyed consumerism basically lol. I’m not even making the arguments of better graphics or using your pc for more than just gaming yet.
The only thing really standing in the way still that I imagine many still feel is anticheat. On two points though I would say that is acceptable. 1st, why would you want any software with kernel level access? Lol. Legitimately, I don’t think it’s worth it, but that is my opinion. The 2nd is that the games with anticheat are, unfortunately, the ones most often making the gaming ecosystem worse overall through their invasive, predatory, and addictive designs. Again, my opinion, and I played way too much league back in the day haha.
So I do understand and that’s why I think it’s on us who understand and who are willing to learn to share that knowledge ans offer it to our friends and communities, to be the jumping off point that helps movements begin.
Another project of my own that I’m working on is building a homelab via NixOS with flakes. Not something I ever thought I would do, but I’m learning the code and learning about alternatives and taking input from friends to see what they’d be interested in using. And then, once my flake is ready, then it can simply be copied and my work and understanding can be a jumping off point for more of my friends in the area to self host and own a lot of differrent services to not be reliant on the giant corporations.
I see this in the same vein. Those of us willing to take the jump (although, I can’t really call it a jump or sacrifice as I see more benefits on this side haha) should also be willing to build and help others join, take control, and spend more time enjoying our hobby instead of worrying about losing access or paying another subscription to play with friends.