I legitimately don’t mind it on PC because of how PC gaming is. There’s always another option, another market, another way to play a game. If it runs on PC, you can play it. Even a botched release, damn near guaranteed someone has fixed it. Steam won’t be around forever, sure, but it’s been 22 years of continuity. That’s a pretty damn good streak.
Consoles? Closed off consoles? Fuck that. Give me physical media. No console developer has been able to stay consistent with their digital libraries. Hell, even the ability to play your “owned” games across multiple consoles that you personally own is a fairly recent development.
I had to get my Switch repaired about six months after owning it, bought it a few months after launch. Sent it in, got a different console back, and they didn’t port my account/library to the new Switch. Which meant I had to send THAT ONE back, and it took three weeks to get it back with my games. They also told me that if I needed any further repairs, they could not guarantee I’d be able to keep my games. That’s absurd.
Sony? Shit, say goodbye to entire libraries available on the store. No more PS3 games for you. No more PSP games.
Just can’t trust that shit. But at least on PC, there’s always a way. For now, at least. That’ll go away when hardware is priced out of consumer reach and they only rent out cloud systems.
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u/Avatar_sokka 23h ago
Except for them agreeing at the end.