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Astro Bot was so good it almost "outdid Nintendo at its own game", says former US boss Reggie Fils-Aimé (www.eurogamer.net)
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[-] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 29 points 4 weeks ago

How exactly do I avoid paying $600 for it if I don't own a PS5?

[-] CluckN@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

How does anybody own a Ps5 when it has no games?

[-] BeardedBlaze@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

Same way people have to buy a PC or XBox to play your beloved Starfield.

[-] criss_cross@lemmy.world 24 points 3 weeks ago

beloved

Starfield

Does not compute

[-] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

If you buy a PC or Xbox just to play Starfield you got other issues.

[-] Ledivin@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

If you buy a PS5 just for AstroBoy, same. Its Game of the Year but def not the best ever PS5 game. God of War, Horizon, Ratchet and Clank, Spiderman...

[-] imecth@fedia.io 6 points 3 weeks ago

Consoles have been pcs under the hood for a while, they could run pc games just fine, they choose not to. Sony could implement a browser for their 500$ walled garden, they choose not to. Sony could let you install another OS on the PS5, they choose not to.

[-] T156@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

The big ones have arguably been that way since the beginning. The original XBox was a stripped down and fancified computer, down to using the USB protocol for the controllers.

[-] falidorn@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

You pay $400 for it new or buy a used digital system for less. Sony even sells a refurbished disc version for $400 if you are weirdly stuck on physical (since I assume you don’t buy it that way with your current gaming hardware). Do you also quote the highest possible price for a cellphone or a pc?

[-] tja@sh.itjust.works 18 points 4 weeks ago

Yes you are right, paying $400 for a game is of course very much reasonable.

[-] falidorn@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

I mean, you chose your medium for playing games. The same thing exists for a lot of games. I’m quite sure you paid at least that to game in your platform of choice.

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

Considering I'd have a PC regardless, no. My GPU is the only thing that's really "gaming specific," and I pay about $200-300 per console generation for an upgrade, and I'd still need something for display out regardless.

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