The fact that developers have to cater to multiple platforms that have hardware limitations and different operating systems has led to worse quality of games of time. Console exclusives are anti-competitive, monopolistic, and they lead to a terrible consumer experience.

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    7 months ago

    Upvote because this is unpopular, I disagree but whatever. Im not a pc gamer granted, but i think if there were no consoles and everyone had to be on the pc upgrading pyramid scheme, gaming companies would be hard pressed on how to develop games. There would be a smaller gaming release windows for most people while the ones who could keep up would probably face buggier games since systems are constantly changing.

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      7 months ago

      pc upgrading pyramid scheme,

      Lol no. The days of needing to upgrade your PC more than once every 7-10 years have been gone for a while

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        7 months ago

        Once evey 7 or ten years??? Thats like a console lifespan. Im talking about having to stay up to date on latest pc hardware every year or 2.

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            7 months ago

            Well as someone who doesn’t have a gaming pc, that’s how i see things. I could very well be wrong, but im not going to take the opinion of someone who says they dont see how people use a controller.

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              7 months ago

              “As someone without enough knowledge to form a correct opinion, here’s my opinion. No, I will not back down when someone more informed presents new information.”

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              7 months ago

              I agree with them too, upgrading PCs has amounted to a new video card every 4-5 years and a new motherboard/CPU etc every 8-10 years. I’m not one that demands 120fps and 4k and all that though. Video cards are now more expensive but they also don’t need upgraded as often.

              Also games are cheaper on PC, with regular free giveaways. And we have a huge library, all the way back to DOS games via DOSBox and console and arcade emulators.

              And I play with controller on PC all the time for games like Forza Horizon, Elite Dangerous, and console emulators.

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                7 months ago

                Controllers are nice for certain games. On PCs you at least have options! I just can’t stomach playing shooters on a controller.