Stumbled upon this video, which kind of summarizes the issue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJxaIP8F3K8

In summary

  • lack of risk taking by the industry
  • lack of creativity
  • industry prioritizes profit by making games compatible with the previous consoles generation
  • removal of split screen
  • outdated voice communication compared to PC Discord
  • disabled voice communication by default

For people here who have a current console, what do you think about this?

Another video on the topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61lX2mixdKQ

    • pezhore@lemmy.ml
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      2 months ago

      I wasn’t sure about the Steam Deck, but my god man - it truly is the best of all worlds.

      • [x] Playing games in bed with instant suspend/resume
      • [x] Easy emulation of old (and new) consoles
      • [x] Supports and excels at playing the vast majority of my old Steam games
      • [ ] Makes me snacks when I’m hungry.

      I’ve played Chronotrigger on here, Skies of Arcadia, and Civ3. Lately I’ve been going through the Yakuza series for the first time.

      I will say that I’m always a little tempted to get a console for the exclusive new titles, but I can never justify the price when I have such a big backlog of games already.