Sony hate thread

[Incecticyder]

Microsoft already let the cat out of the bag by saying the nextbox would be $1000 to $1500. They knew what was coming.
There's no way Sony wouldn't set their prices on a similar level, even if they didn't have to.

Which is a brilliant idea! Have it be at double or even triple the price of the competition. It is not like the Switch 2 will not look better in comparison, even when it is very controversial. It is still strong enough to port modern games into. Also, the Steam Deck is a thing too. And let's not forget whatever else Valve has in store with the Steam Machine. For about the same price as a "modern" console, you get a proper PC. Sony and MS are determined to have this be their last console generation.

 

[Duane Dibbley]

Which is a brilliant idea! Have it be at double or even triple the price of the competition. It is not like the Switch 2 will not look better in comparison, even when it is very controversial. It is still strong enough to port modern games into. Also, the Steam Deck is a thing too. And let's not forget whatever else Valve has in store with the Steam Machine. For about the same price as a "modern" console, you get a proper PC. Sony and MS are determined to have this be their last console generation.

A poster earlier in the thread said that it seems we're going to a renting model, where you rent hardware for $50/ a month or whatever, like a Stadia.
It seems that poster (credit to you, whoever said it) was correct.

 

[Jace on ice]

I got my PS5 for 400 dollarydoos and barely play it. I honestly might sell it if they start going for 1000 bills or more.

 

[Incecticyder]

A poster earlier in the thread said that it seems we're going to a renting model, where you rent hardware for $50/ a month or whatever, like a Stadia.
It seems that poster (credit to you, whoever said it) was correct.

Then they surrendered the market to Nintendo and Valve. Brilliant!

 

[JohnWick]

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Meanwhile Gaystop preemptively priced their used systems at $850 USD (literally -$50) before the suggested date... Reminding everyone why they suck cocks.

 

[Jarch6]

Then they surrendered the market to Nintendo and Valve. Brilliant!

I feel like the “payday loan” demographic will probably just suck it up and rent it. Maybe will try putting it on credit they won’t bother paying off.

 

[Incecticyder]

I feel like the “payday loan” demographic will probably just suck it up and rent it. Maybe will try putting it on credit they won’t bother paying off.

Do not be so sure. The audience will not notice a fall in product quality if it is A-to-B but they will notice it if it is A-to-J. Goes double if the price is high enough. You cannot rely on everyone being an idiot (unless you are Apple).

 

[Mister Fister]

That doesn't make long term sense. What's stopping someone from simply refusing to pay the ps5 rental fee? Credit? These niggas are judgement proof.

 

[Jarch6]

unless you are Apple

Ironically Apple’s newest stuff ain’t so bad these days (ridiculously overpriced monitors, wheels, etc. aside) the switch from x86 to ARM makes their laptop battery life good and the newest 500$ laptop with the mobile CPU is pretty good for a “Chromebook” (surprisingly repairable too). Given how dogshit Windows is nowadays I know of some who have made the switch (Granted that Linux is still the best choice if you’re willing to put in the elbow grease).

That doesn't make long term sense. What's stopping someone from simply refusing to pay the ps5 rental fee? Credit? These niggas are judgement proof.

If it’s getting the console as before then yeah ur right, though Sony could presumably shutoff online access and even brick the console like Nintendo did with some S|2’s apparently. If Sony moves the processing to the “cloud” it becomes even easier to enforce payment. At that point I’d expect them to use credit cards or some Klarna-like payment system that lets them debtmax harder.

 

[Mister Fister]

Ironically Apple’s newest stuff ain’t so bad these days (ridiculously overpriced monitors, wheels, etc. aside) the switch from x86 to ARM makes their laptop battery life good and the newest 500$ laptop with the mobile CPU is pretty good for a “Chromebook” (surprisingly repairable too). Given how dogshit Windows is nowadays I know of some who have made the switch (Granted that Linux is still the best choice if you’re willing to put in the elbow grease).


If it’s getting the console as before then yeah ur right, though Sony could presumably shutoff online access and even brick the console like Nintendo did with some S|2’s apparently. If Sony moves the processing to the “cloud” it becomes even easier to enforce payment. At that point I’d expect them to use credit cards or some Klarna-like payment system that lets them debtmax harder.

Yeah, you're probally right there. I don't think a console renter would be smart enough to know how to bypass the restrictions.

 

[Incecticyder]

Ironically Apple’s newest stuff ain’t so bad these days (ridiculously overpriced monitors, wheels, etc. aside) the switch from x86 to ARM makes their laptop battery life good and the newest 500$ laptop with the mobile CPU is pretty good for a “Chromebook” (surprisingly repairable too). Given how dogshit Windows is nowadays I know of some who have made the switch (Granted that Linux is still the best choice if you’re willing to put in the elbow grease).

It doesn't change the fact that they coasted of their name for far too long. Also, being better than current MS is hardly an accomplishment. They still overprice shit.

If it’s getting the console as before then yeah ur right, though Sony could presumably shutoff online access and even brick the console like Nintendo did with some S|2’s apparently. If Sony moves the processing to the “cloud” it becomes even easier to enforce payment. At that point I’d expect them to use credit cards or some Klarna-like payment system that lets them debtmax harder.

The console bricking is nothing new. Though from what I heard, rumors regarding it were exaggerated.

 

[Markorian]

The console bricking is nothing new. Though from what I heard, rumors regarding it were exaggerated.

Every single one of those kotaku articles was basically "This person got his switch 2 BANNED from online after doing something COMPLETELY INNOCUOUS (oh, and also he tried playing pirated switch 1 games online using a method that was already known to not actually work and be completely detectable on switch 2)". It's like the one story of "THIS GUY LITERALLY GOT ARRESTED FOR A JD VANCE MEME ON HIS PHONE WHILE CROSSING THE BORDER!!! (oh, and he also had a shitload of drugs with him)".

Meanwhile, crickets from the media about sony literally suing to try to gain the right to shut off your internet if you ever pirate one of their movies, songs, or a psp rom. Thank fuck that suit got busted in a rare unanimous decision from the supreme court.

 

[Incecticyder]

Every single one of those kotaku articles was basically "This person got his switch 2 BANNED from online after doing something COMPLETELY INNOCUOUS (oh, and also he tried playing pirated switch 1 games online using a method that was already known to not actually work and be completely detectable on switch 2)". It's like the one story of "THIS GUY LITERALLY GOT ARRESTED FOR A JD VANCE MEME ON HIS PHONE WHILE CROSSING THE BORDER!!! (oh, and he also had a shitload of drugs with him)".

Meanwhile, crickets from the media about sony literally suing to try to gain the right to shut off your internet if you ever pirate one of their movies, songs, or a psp rom. Thank fuck that suit got busted in a rare unanimous decision from the supreme court.

I doubt anyone trusts Kotaku anymore, especially after it became obvious that they have an anti-Nintendo stance over being blacklisted for their pro-piracy stance.

 

[Markorian]

I doubt anyone trusts Kotaku anymore, especially after it became obvious that they have an anti-Nintendo stance over being blacklisted for their pro-piracy stance.

You have way too much faith in the average person, despite all evidence to the contrary.

 

[Incecticyder]

You have way too much faith in the average person, despite all evidence to the contrary.

If people still trusted games journalists, they wouldn't be in financial trouble.

 

[Markorian]

If people still trusted games journalists, they wouldn't be in financial trouble.

There's a difference between believing a game journalist when they talk about something they don't know about, and when a game journalist tells them everything they want to hear and already believe.

 

[Incecticyder]

There's a difference between believing a game journalist when they talk about something they don't know about, and when a game journalist tells them everything they want to hear and already believe.

Perhaps but clearly there are not enough gullible idiots to keep them afloat.

 

[marvlouslie]

Anyone still blaming "MUH TARIFFS" at this point is being deliberately obtuse and allowing their TDS to show. These corpos are taking advantage of a situation and chasing shareholder approval rather than approval of their main audience. You know... us. These price hikes are deliberately being used to price out normies from the hobby and push them further into a "RENTED" state. They're taking "YOU WILL OWN NOTHING AND BE HAPPY" seriously. Why do you think they're trying to push cloud gaming on the public so much? There's something else going on. Something dark. Blame Trump all you want to, but between the AI bullshit and the RAM shortage, no. There's something worse coming. Trump should be the LEAST of your concern right now.

 

[Jarch6]

Every single one of those kotaku articles was basically "This person got his switch 2 BANNED from online after doing something COMPLETELY INNOCUOUS (oh, and also he tried playing pirated switch 1 games online using a method that was already known to not actually work and be completely detectable on switch 2)". It's like the one story of "THIS GUY LITERALLY GOT ARRESTED FOR A JD VANCE MEME ON HIS PHONE WHILE CROSSING THE BORDER!!! (oh, and he also had a shitload of drugs with him)".

Meanwhile, crickets from the media about sony literally suing to try to gain the right to shut off your internet if you ever pirate one of their movies, songs, or a psp rom. Thank fuck that suit got busted in a rare unanimous decision from the supreme court.

Agree, I only brought it up to provide an example of how it could be done.

There's a difference between believing a game journalist when they talk about something they don't know about, and when a game journalist tells them everything they want to hear and already believe.

It’s analogous to how people use review scores/GOTY awards to bolster their favorite company but whenever they disagree they pivot back to saying the reviewers are biased and/or shills.

 

[marvlouslie]

I got my PS5 for 400 dollarydoos and barely play it. I honestly might sell it if they start going for 1000 bills or more.

Honestly, I still play mine even though I have a PC. Mostly because I'm super paranoid about wear and tear on my PC stuff. I don't want to just play games on it 24/7 and wake up one day having my GPU die on me and then realize too late I was priced out of the hobby practically overnight. The paranoia is real, fellas.