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[Dr Bass]

This whole thing still baffles me. It's like saying you're not going to listen to your favorite band's music anymore because they release digitally and not on CD. Isn't it the music (i.e. the games) that are the important part? People would really give up on the experience of playing your favorite stuff because it didn't come on a plastic disc actually worth ten cents? You never "owned" the game anyway. You owned a license to play it. And we are so far removed from what physical meant on carts and such, it's not even analogous to those days.

 

[Madflavor]

I've owned every Playstation that's come out, but this will be my first pass on their consoles. It's not just he Physical Media thing. Sony doesn't have any strong competition like they used to, and they've gotten too comfortable dominating the space.

• Overabundance and hyper focus on Live Service games, and aren't shying away despite numerous failures.
• Eliminating Physical Media entirely.
• Already showed they will pull media that you purchased from you library without refunds or credit.
• Most of their First Party Games are the same "Story Driven Third Person Adventure" game, starring an unattractive woman.
• They're all in on AI (which I have mixed feelings on).
• The Visual and Performance leap between PS4 and PS5 was minimal, and the same will be said for the PS6.
• $1000 for a new console has next to no value when you own a Mid/High tier PC rig. Even if you approach it from a "I want their exclusives" angle, their AAA First Party titles just take far too long to develop. They're too few and far between.

So where's the value? For that price point, for what they offer, and for all the bullshit Sony has been pulling, I see the situation where the Negatives are far outweighing the Positives. I'm not gonna sit here and say "Sony betrayed me!" I get we are approaching End Stage Capitalism in this world, and companies are going to milk us fucking dry because they aren't decent people. It's the Scorpion and the Frog at this point. It's their nature at this point to only care about making more money and being Corpo scumbags.

All I can do at this point is do what's best for me. Right now my PC gives me 95% of what I want out of gaming. Access to most games, customizability and modding, somewhat better digital ownership, and better performance and visuals. I think PC and Nintendo is pretty much my future. Would love to see Microsoft make a comeback, because competition is healthy. Would love for Sony to be based again someday. But for now, this is where my head is at.

 

[Joe Cool]

I'm not a Sony fan as in I only buy Sony hardware; I buy and play across various console brands.

But I have been a Sony fan during the PS4 and PS5 gens, after enjoying the Xbox 360 but going back to Sony when the Xbox One nonsense was revealed. Xbox lost me and Nintendo is a side console in modern times for me. (As a kid in the 80's and into the 90's, Nintendo was king.)

As of right now, my vote is Hard Pass on PS6. I buy both physical and digital, but removing physical as an option is gross and it isn't like Sony is suddenly going to run a fair and consumer-friendly marketplace. At least on PC the digital ecosystem has several competing storefronts, prices are generally cheap across the board and all the time, refund policies are decent, and there is emulation and modding. Sony is not going to compete with ANY of that. And then there is the possible pricing: if a PS5 Pro is $900 now, how does Sony release a PS6 for less than that, especially with their recent comments about not wanting to take the traditionally rough losses on new hardware for the first few years of a console's life?

I may get a PS5 Pro and just ride that out as long as I can. I have a Switch 2, and maybe Sony relents and eventually offers disc-based gaming again. I heard that they may offer a disc drive for the PS6, and I wonder if it is to play movies on. I use my PS5 to watch Bluray and 4K all the time. How the fuck can we lose that, too?

 

[GHG]

If there are games worthy of a purchase then I'll buy it. But right now I'm not seeing it.

 

[saintjules]

I'd pay mods to close low threads like this.

 

[Majima Everywhere System]

The price, features, and graphics would have to be quite nice. I don't plan on sticking with just Switch 2.

I am ready to support Steams initiatives if they can get more anti cheat on LINUX.

I may consider Helux, but those people suck too.

So maybe I'll just see if anything takes off, but I don't think Next Gen will fly off the shelves, and the whole thing is teetering a bit.

 

[kruis]

I've owned every Playstation that's come out, but this will be my first pass on their consoles. It's not just he Physical Media thing. Sony doesn't have any strong competition like they used to, and they've gotten too comfortable dominating the space.

• Overabundance and hyper focus on Live Service games, and aren't shying away despite numerous failures.
• Eliminating Physical Media entirely.
• Already showed they will pull media that you purchased from you library without refunds or credit.
• Most of their First Party Games are the same "Story Driven Third Person Adventure" game, starring an unattractive woman.
• They're all in on AI (which I have mixed feelings on).
• The Visual and Performance leap between PS4 and PS5 was minimal, and the same will be said for the PS6.
• $1000 for a new console has next to no value when you own a Mid/High tier PC rig. Even if you approach it from a "I want their exclusives" angle, their AAA First Party titles just take far too long to develop. They're too few and far between.

PS5 Pro will be getting a lot of cross gen games. If the PS6 is really going to be expensive it will sell significantly less than the PS5. Sony will be forced to release games on both PS5 and PS6 just to sell enough copies to recoup their investments in their mega expensive AAA games.

I'll skip PS6, l'll buy the few must have 1st party PS for the PS5 Pro and everything else I'll get on PC. There's no need at all for PS6. That thing is DOA.

 

[bumpkin]

Poll needs an option D: Will buy eventually if the first party support is there.

…but I'm still pissed about the physical extinction.

 

[bishopcruz]

If it has a good reason to buy at launch sure, if not, I can wait.

Digital-only is what it is. There was no way the next gen was going to still be using BD when physical sales are historically low, and they will try to save every dollar they can due to prices on ram and storage.

 

[Ashamam]

Too early to tell. Too many variables still unknown.

 

[hououinkyouma00]

I wonder how real fans react to the last news.

I've played on PlayStation since the original and bought every single iteration of their consoles besides the PSP 2000 so I guess I would count?

Physical games production ending: I couldn't really care less personally but I understand a lot of people do and wish they still had a choice. Realistically this was always going to happen and the people clinging onto physical games were always going to end up disappointed.
PS3 and Vita stores closing: This one does suck, but again realistically we knew it was going to happen at some point. That doesn't mean I like it however.

Does any of this affect future buying decisions? Probably not. I will still buy the PS6 because I like playing on consoles, and I will buy the handheld as well assuming the price isn't absolutely retarded.

 

[laynelane]

I've already started looking into other options. That said, if Sony's digital environment was more like Steam's (competing stores allowed, refunds, etc.) then the end of physical wouldn't such a deal breaker for buying the PS6. As it stands now, though, Sony has not given any reason for me to invest in their digital only platform. As well, considering they just removed people's movies by the hundreds with no refunds and are closing two of their stores - all they've done is show why I shouldn't.

 

[Hollywood Hitman]

Just is what it is. As you get older imo you just run out of axes to grind and sure, I hate the move but I also feel like it could've been done 5 years ago with how we had already been thru a physical media discussion like this as people have been saying for years that Gamestop will die from no more disc's so here we are.

I get it but I also realize pc gaming isn't what it used to be either in many ways so pick your poison

 

[GermanZepp]

I wonder how real fans react to the last news.

You missed the opportunity por put "Sonly Fans" en the thread OT.

I moved my playing to PC. i dont care about my digital library on Playstation one single fuck.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Because they won't have discs? I guess it's your last console, period.

Except for maybe Switch 2, yup, it sure will be. I'll stick to PC where at least I have GOG or other options.

 

[Edgelord79]

I've been all digital since for half this generation and am not going back. Been 100% digital on PC with Steam forever.

 

[ioo]

Probably Sony fans will buy the console saying "but the only game I play on ls6 is exclusive"

 

[Madflavor]

I've been all digital since for half this generation and am not going back. Been 100% digital on PC with Steam forever.

While I'm of the same mind, so far Steam has been far more consumer friendly than Sony. I trust Steam with my digital library far more than I would with Sony.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

All their games would have to go to PC or get a lot more woke for me not to buy the console.

 

[DaleinCalgary]

I really don't care anymore if it's physical or not. I did when you could trade them in at gamestop for a decent amount but those days are over.

 

[kaizenkko]

Not hyped for PS6, Sony have their Xbox One moment. Microsoft is dumb enough to not capitalize over.

 

[SardineBreath]

If they release a handheld with an OLED screen and at the very least has PS4 backwards compatibility, then I'm in.

 

[Woggleman]

This is

I really don't care anymore if it's physical or not. I did when you could trade them in at gamestop for a decent amount but those days are over.

This right here. Game stop gives you maybe 40 bucks for 20 games.

 

[FalconPunch]

I have a pro and a 5080. Sony will need to sell me hard on a PS6. I could probably afford one not bragging but I don't really feel the need for next gen right now. Sony has blundered and are quite lucky xbox blundered even worse otherwise they could have been feeling some pain.

They have the momentum from the PS4 generation but that can go away quickly and I'd say the PS5 output from a first party perspective has been pretty dogshit this generation bar a few standout titles. Maybe it's just my taste but they are really starting to miss the tastemakers like Yoshida etc.

Herman Hulst just doesn't have the eye for games. Sony need to course correct quickly as I think they will genuinely lose a lot of goodwill from the hardcore fan base.

Bit of a rant but right now I need them to show me why I need a PS6, I'm not buying blindly.

This is a big problem. The fact that Herman got promoted from a studio known for making bad games is an inditement of Sony. The only good game GG ever made was Killzone 2. Yes both Horizon games are terrible. Competent from a technology perspective but absolutely derivate and boring games.

How can you put a guy who doesn't know how to make a good game in charge of the studios? It's crazy. Look at all the garbage they've been greenlighting. Absolutely wasted the ps5 gen. Very few good games were released.

 

[Gexxy1]

So much butthurt recently.
When was the last time any steam user bought a PC game on disc?

again huh

When was the last time a Steam user had to pay €80 for a game that was almost 6 years old, with no option to buy keys from cheaper stores and forced to pay extra for cloud saves?

Seriously what is with all of these drive-by dumbasses saying "PC is digital, why would you go there" then running away when someone points out storefronts there such as Steam are just way better at it?

Are these people trying to validate their "100% digital on consoles since day 1" by saying it out loud over and over again or something?

 

[Kerotan]

Ps6 Day 1. Never been happier

 

[Shogmaster]

Because they won't have discs? I guess it's your last console, period.

Gaben chubby sustained

 

[Hoho for breakfast]

I voted that they "betrayed" me, though that's very dramatic...

I've been with Playstation since they entered the console business. I just feel like they're greedy and stupid. Won't buy a PS6 unless there's physical or they open up digital like Steam.

 

[digimaster7]

It might be the dumbest thing you've heard if you're not intelligent at all. If you have to buy digital, it's better to buy it on a platform that has competition for prices, easy ways to store your games, one that is form factor agnostic. It's entirely idiotic to commit to a digital platform that can revoke your content, it's difficult to pirate or backup games, etc. One that has no competition and as a result can fleece you on prices and services. More importantly, paying for online is the biggest scam I've ever seen.

exactly, at least on pc the digital content is preserved by crack, hack, and drm free game like gog, etc