x = all the random BS and shenanigans Sony puts their consumers through.
I just wanted to rant. I was thinking about how Sony is finally putting games on PC and how the end game is most likely them releasing games day-and-date with their Playstation console releases as well. This made me think long and hard (for about 10 seconds) how I would handle being a console gamer in the future if (when) this occurred. Then I realized that Sony releasing games the same day on PC as console would push me (and probably many others) away from their console because the PC platform allows me to access my older games and play them in their best form for free for as long as I am alive*.
Sony has a poor record with backwards compatibility and preserving their legacy titles. They have a bad track record with providing people with free upgrades / performance enhancements. They have a bad track record with being unpredictable about the future proofing of their platform. etc. etc. etc. All of this makes me feel like moving to PC to experience all of their games and all of the security (ironic using that word in regards to pc) I would get knowing I am not beholden to the shenanigans of a console manufacturer.
/endrant
*citation needed
I just wanted to rant. I was thinking about how Sony is finally putting games on PC and how the end game is most likely them releasing games day-and-date with their Playstation console releases as well. This made me think long and hard (for about 10 seconds) how I would handle being a console gamer in the future if (when) this occurred. Then I realized that Sony releasing games the same day on PC as console would push me (and probably many others) away from their console because the PC platform allows me to access my older games and play them in their best form for free for as long as I am alive*.
Sony has a poor record with backwards compatibility and preserving their legacy titles. They have a bad track record with providing people with free upgrades / performance enhancements. They have a bad track record with being unpredictable about the future proofing of their platform. etc. etc. etc. All of this makes me feel like moving to PC to experience all of their games and all of the security (ironic using that word in regards to pc) I would get knowing I am not beholden to the shenanigans of a console manufacturer.
/endrant
*citation needed