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Would you stop buying PS consoles if Sony released their games on PC day 1?
Shin-Ra
Junior Member
If PlayStation keeps heading in Xbox’s direction there won’t be a 500 or 600 console option left.
There won’t be any console game developers outside of Nintendo’s left.
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BaldingAshCrimson
Member
No.
It's not about where the games are, or if they look shinier on PC (They do), to me. I go for consoles, because they are convenient.
And I fully admit that I don't have the attention span, know-how or patience to set up games on PC, or having to worry about specs, if the game will run on my PC or not. This shit is mind-numbingly boring to me.
I want to turn on the Console, press X on the game, and play it.
It's not about where the games are, or if they look shinier on PC (They do), to me. I go for consoles, because they are convenient.
And I fully admit that I don't have the attention span, know-how or patience to set up games on PC, or having to worry about specs, if the game will run on my PC or not. This shit is mind-numbingly boring to me.
I want to turn on the Console, press X on the game, and play it.
feynoob
Gold Member
2k for pc? are you mad bro?
Always build your pc or buy cheap prebuilt which you can modify.
Thick Thighs Save Lives
Gold Member
Currently sticking to console gaming due to convenience and because I love physical games. First party games coming day and date to PC is of zero consequence for me in my decision to continue or not with console gaming.
That said, what will probably make me 'switch from console gaming to PC' is when those console ecosystems become digital only.
That said, what will probably make me 'switch from console gaming to PC' is when those console ecosystems become digital only.
Fabieter
Member
Depends if you play alot, if you do consoles tend to be more expensive overall. You will have more options and most consoles gamers are gonna wait more in the future when pc is getting more of a priority.
thicc_girls_are_teh_best
Member
I don't think this is true anymore. Mainstream gamers don't need an uber-powerful PC for gaming, for starters. They could get by with something much cheaper, and even less performant than a console for gaming purposes. So they may easily be in the market for a $500 or $400 PC if it's "good enough" and can play the latest games.
Another thing too: when PC and consoles share almost every 3P release these days, and PC actually has quite a lot of (indie) exclusives and some GAAS titles completely missing from console (Valve's own modern games, VALORANT, World of Warcraft, League of Legends, Phasmagoria, etc.), or gets first access to a lot of anticipated games (No Rest For The Wicked, Hades II, Baldur's Gate 3 etc.), how is that a different market from consoles? The content is basically 90% the same if just looking at PlayStation & Xbox games that are also on PC (namely Steam).
That percentage only changes when looking at the PC exclusives missing on console, meaning if anything PC has the advantage there.
No lies detected. And at one point I was defending the cloud save and save-copy stuff, but in reality it probably wouldn't cost Sony much at all to offer that type of thing as a free part of the console experience.
About the Until Dawn remake tho...personally I don't have that much a problem with it being on PC or even Day 1 there. Yes it's a single-player game, but the original version also came out almost 10 years ago. It's been a LONG time, plus I don't think it would qualify as a AAA type game. Really, the problem now is how that impacts the situation they already have going with ports to PC. It's just yet another 1P game that's on a platform not PlayStation, making it easier to not buy a PlayStation to play that game (and many others).
I also kinda don't have an issue with London Studio getting closed because they haven't done much of note game-wise since The Getaway. That's like 3 generations ago.
Everything else tho? Yeah, chunky Ls on SIE's part. PSVR2 is probably the biggest of them all; just one year after release and it's effectively stillborn in the market. And instead of trying to bring more value to it for console owners, SIE are prioritizing PC compatibility for the thing instead. I wouldn't be surprised if that's because of an eventual GT7 port to PC/Steam.
Yeah PC gaming isn't that difficult. Though it does come with some added security risks not present on console; the Vanguard anti-cheat stuff with Riot Games being a prime example. A company would NEVER be allowed to release an anti-cheat on PlayStation that could potentially brick the console. They know they'd basically get sued out of existence and it'd be both a legal & PR nightmare.
PC though? Well they can claim no problems on their configs, or blame it on the affected user having other apps installed and running that create a conflict, etc. They have so many excuses to use as an "out" on PC that just don't exist on console. That's the downside of all that "freedom".
Makes the people saying Xbox is dead look dumb. You should never count a console/platform holder out until they give an official statement to the press & business outlets (and their shareholders).
Microsoft have yet to do any of that when it comes to Xbox as hardware.
Gut feeling and current trends.
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yurinka
Member
Me too. Including the ones from discs. But due to different architecture and technical limits PS4 and PS5 can't run them. Maybe next gen, who knows.
Roxkis_ii
Member
Killjoy-NL
Member
Yes, that's why I don't care about old games. I'm also not playing PS4 games.
I also never cared about a lack of BC.
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Pasta la Vista
Gold Member
No, I find having a dedicated gaming console and a PC to work more in my favor. For instance, my current rig is not in great shape, I cannot reliably run any games that are more current (like games in the past 5 years that require more muscle to run), I am long overdue for a full rebuild, my ram, cpu and mobo are very dated, my 2080 does still serve my needs just fine. For now my PS5 is my primary gaming machine until I have the time and money to focus on rebuilding my PC.
thicc_girls_are_teh_best
Member
It's...not a rumor or leak :/. I was just going off gut instinct, mainly seeing how much PC-based stuff has already been going on with SIE the past few months. Their eagerness for PSN account linking being the latest one.
There's also the phrasing of that upcoming meeting; again not 100% indicative of a shift in software strategy to go Day 1 everything on PC, but I'm not ruling out the possibility. Even though I think that would be very detrimental long-term to the console (less so if 'Day 1' is WRT their own storefront/launcher), I won't close ears off completely.
This way if/when they make that type of announcement, I can't be taken by surprise or disappointed.
I'm interested if more of the people who chose "Yes" would pick "No" if Day 1 PC were a thing, IF features and pricing were fairer/better on the console than currently.
Like, if the refund policy weren't so bad, if you didn't have to pay for online play...stuff like that.
I feel those making the argument of convenience for why they'd still pick a console,...there would probably be way more with that same choice if the experience was better in parity between console and PC. But I know personally it's hard to argue getting a console over capable enough PC if 1P games were all Day 1 on both, considering the other drawbacks in the console experience that could be improved (and, over time, the cost savings I'd have going with PC).
Yeah if SIE stopped having exclusives for their console you can kiss 3P exclusives goodbye altogether. No 3P is going to hamstring their sales & revenue to give an exclusive to PlayStation when even SIE themselves aren't doing so.
And if they tried the backlash would be absolutely insane, way worst than the (IMO BS) backlash they already get for timed 3P exclusives (mainly Square-Enix ones).
Based on "trust me bro, I got an uncle..."... pulled out of his ass basically
Vote yes of course, if there are no more exclusives I'd never buy an exclusive console. Same way I don't get why xbox people still bother with that console in the last 5 or so years.
What's this idea that I was spreading a rumor? Lol.
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IntentionalPun
Ask me about my wife's perfect butthole
You are not gonna get honest answers here lol
Fabieter
Member
That goes either way so it doesnt matter in the end.
Roxkis_ii
Member
What reason would people have to lie??
mayham2199
Member
Yea I was on PC around the time the game was getting pulled. I thought about getting it but realized I'd just buy it and never play it. There's only like 3 games I ever want to replay consistently and they've all been ported and upgraded. Tales of Vesperia, TLOU(1&2), Mass Effect. That's it.
It is nice to have PC gaming there though to provide the game preservation that console just can't be relied on to do.
scarlet0pimp
Member
Don't think so, console is convenient PC is nice but can be a faf
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
UltimaKilo
Gold Member
This is the first generation that SNY has a video game console that I skip. I'm able to play the few PS games I care about on PC. I own a Series S for the multi-play crap and a Switch. However, I don't have a lot of time, nor the desire, to play as much as I used to when I was a kid.
Nintendo's Witch
Member
No. Pc's are for spreadsheets and work.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
No, I appreciate the simplicity of shit just working on console.
DanielG165
Member
Back in 2001, maybe. I personally like being able to go from my work laptop, to hopping on the couch in my bedroom and gaming or streaming movies/shows on my tower, which hasn’t seen a lick of real work in its lifetime.
Nintendo's Witch
Member
I just can't stand windows.
S0ULZB0URNE
Member
Many would and that's why Sony won't do this.
James Sawyer Ford
Gold Member
They won’t need to spend a bunch of money and I don’t think they want exclusivity on their store for 3P games
They just want to give consumers choice to buy cross buy games on their store with trophy support
SenkiDala
Member
Funny how for Xbox it's "why buy an Xbox, everything is on PC, there's no point to get a Xbox" and a poll like this would have got "99% don't need a Xbox" and 1% or "I'll still get a Xbox".
But when it's PlayStation, it becomes "console is the heart of gaming", "PC is for word and excel", etc etc... 2 kinds of PS fanboys in here, the "it won't happen, never... right?" and the "even if it happens consoles is the only way to play"...
Entertaining, please keep going.
But when it's PlayStation, it becomes "console is the heart of gaming", "PC is for word and excel", etc etc... 2 kinds of PS fanboys in here, the "it won't happen, never... right?" and the "even if it happens consoles is the only way to play"...
Entertaining, please keep going.
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Sleepwalker
Member
I will go to PC regardless when they remove the disc drive.
Topher
Gold Member
Not true. When asked if Xbox owners would sell their Xbox if MS went full third party, most of GAF said no.
Drama - Community - Poll - Xbox Owners: Do you plan to sell your Xbox if Microsoft goes the SEGA's route?
Real question this time.. If Microsoft truly goes multiplatform and starts releasing all their games on rival consoles, what do you plan to do? Some possible awnsers as well: I don't care if it goes multiplatform I will sell my Xbox and migrate to PlayStation I will sell my Xbox and...
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Mobilemofo
Member
I would not. I don't care about pc's, so I would still buy playstations.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
It's a good thing you don't have to charge handheld PCs.
Slothbeing1209
Member
Pc is for work. I buy a lots of games on steam but never finish them.
mayham2199
Member
Ease of use is 100% not a wash. Last time I used my gaming PC I couldn't get the Xbox controller to stay connected. Looked online and tons of people were having this issue. Trying to get into a party chat with my friends using a controller? It can't be done. I need another controller that can minimize the game so I can get into a discord chat. Then I have to pray the game wont freeze when I alt+tab.
Then we have the issue of exiting the game on PC. Like WTH are devs doing? I should be able to push start and then exit game. So many games require me to click , start, exit to title screen, and then exit game. If a game requires me to login? Well now I need to pull out my keyboard\mouse hybrid again. Ease of using being a wash is just nonsense and I have no idea why you PC gamers want to keep pushing that.
My buddy is playing Overwatch 2 and I want to hop in with him? Can easily do it on PS. Not always so easy on PC.
IntentionalPun
Ask me about my wife's perfect butthole
It’s just such a divisive topic and you’ve got… passionate fans… with opinions on this topic who might want the poll to turn out a certain way.
Setsuna Mudou
Member
Don't you know you should never let facts get in the way of a good "story"Not true. When asked if Xbox owners would sell their Xbox if MS went full third party, most of GAF said no.
Drama - Community - Poll - Xbox Owners: Do you plan to sell your Xbox if Microsoft goes the SEGA's route?
Real question this time.. If Microsoft truly goes multiplatform and starts releasing all their games on rival consoles, what do you plan to do? Some possible awnsers as well: I don't care if it goes multiplatform I will sell my Xbox and migrate to PlayStation I will sell my Xbox and...www.neogaf.com
This "fanboy" just voted yes in the poll and is pretty sure that will never happen either
Also absolutely not surprising why a lot of people would vote no, it is the more affordable option, so in the hypothetical where no exclusives remain, I'm sure millions of people would still prefer to play there. Not everyone has the disposable income or know how to go PC only.
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lh032
I cry about Xbox and hate PlayStation.
no, i have a old gmaing PC but i still game on my console 99% of the time.
PC is still way too inconvenience to play games imo, tired of troubleshooting and such. I remember my PC was crashing for 2 weeeks under i discovered it was caused by one of the RGB software which eventually patched after.
And building a gaming PC is getting more expensive than buying a console, and imo PC is more prone to break due to several individual parts.
But yea i gonna agree that PC has alot of cool games nowadays, i hope more will come to PS
PC is still way too inconvenience to play games imo, tired of troubleshooting and such. I remember my PC was crashing for 2 weeeks under i discovered it was caused by one of the RGB software which eventually patched after.
And building a gaming PC is getting more expensive than buying a console, and imo PC is more prone to break due to several individual parts.
But yea i gonna agree that PC has alot of cool games nowadays, i hope more will come to PS
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Hawking Radiation
Member
If my PC is incapable of playing the current PS games I'd rather purchase a PS console than spend another couple thousand $$ on a capable gaming PC.
Quasicat
Member
You’re correct. It’s always on the dock, unlike the controller.
Fredrik
Member
The current state of Xbox is not a result of PC ports.
And really don’t see console-only gamers rushing out to buy a €2k+ PC. But PC ports are no doubt a good thing for those who already have a PC and don’t want to buy a console just to play a few exclusives. And PC versions can now sell more than console versions so ports bring in a big chunk of extra money for Sony/Microsoft.
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