- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmy.zip
- technology@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmy.zip
- technology@lemmy.world
For a long time, the common wisdom was that game consoles would usurp PC gaming, leaving it a niche hobby, ignored by the greater gaming community. And indeed, for a long time consoles were the most popular way to play mainstream games. But recently, especially since the release of the current generation of consoles, the very opposite seems to be coming true. PC gaming has been expanding while consoles falter.
Looking forward to the next Xbox and PlayStation consoles, analysts are predicting $900 as the low end of possible pricing–and that number is seeming more and more optimistic. That’s a lot of money to spend for a dedicated machine that, for most console owners, is just used for playing Call of Duty or the latest football game. Consoles are becoming too expensive for all but the most dedicated gamers to justify–especially when gamers in their teens and early 20s have grown up in a world where a console is no longer needed to play the vast majority of games.
I’m still using my Xbox Series X that I bought almost 6 years ago. And I’m playing Forza Horizon 6, which was just released…. yesterday.
The current generation of consoles can last for a damn long time with how they are.
The PREVIOUS generation of consoles already lasts a damn long time. Unless it’s a really shiny looking AAA, it’s probably on PS4, we got Yakuza 3 Kiwami recently.
And I think there’s some current gen games that look like they could’ve ran on PS4 if they were optimized or scaled down - especially since the Switch 2 and Steam Deck can run them! Expedition 33 was the first game my Steam Deck was just barely “running”.
I don’t think the next gen can offer much besides just boosting fps or resolution, and I’m satisfied with 1080p 60fps, maybe even 30.