To be fair PC gaming is a whole different monster to deal with because of the extortionate prices of new hardware and extreme consumerism.

I just want to play games and not be a target for all these companies :/

There has always been an inherent value to consoles but if that goes away then I can genuinely see them dying off. Personally I thinks the current gen is a huge disappointment anyway and this news just makes it even more ridiculous.

I say mechanics but it’s essential just the UI I don’t like and that there is no weight to the character movement.

RDR2 was on my Xbox One S at 1440p and it did look bad but if you have a PS5 you’ll do just fine.

I take back some of what I thought of RDR2. I decided to buy the digital version so I can play it on the Xbox Series S, also sitting further back now on the sofa, and it looks so much better. It isn’t fully upgraded for current gen but has some graphics improvements that really help.

Regarding Clair Obscur: E33 I’ve played a couple hours now and the story/world are nice and interesting but the controls and mechanics could be better.

Most games that claim to be survival genre are actually just boring crafting games.

I had the urge to play Red Dead Redemption 2 (haven’t played it since the Xbox release so probably 6 years ago) but my god it is a blurry mess. I don’t mind playing old games but the amount of blur is just ridiculous.

I moved on to GTA V and it plays very well but I just find the whole thing very cringe so stopped playing that too.

I going to give Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 a go later instead as I hear good things.

Did play some Octodad with my youngest daughter earlier. It’s so funny watching her but she gets annoyed and thinks I’m laughing at her and not the gameplay so had to stop. We’ll do it again though.

Fishing in Red Dead Redemption 2 is very relaxing.

As always thanks for the post.

I buy and play games from all the storefronts so it’s nice that you post a variety of stuff and not just default to Steam like everyone else seems to. I also don’t follow the news closely anymore so the variety of topics you give is perfect too.

Regarding the website idea; Lemmy needs high quality posts so please keep doing what your doing :)

Something like legally required to offer a no-DRM version on all storefronts would be interesting. I don’t care about physical media much anymore but I do want to own what I buy.

Nintendo aren’t the monster they are being played as.

I do think the price is too high for the console, games etc but they have always been slow to the party in many ways. That also means they create amazing stuff that the others cannot and have forged their own path. Don’t hate on them for that aspect.

From what I watched it is heavily biased against Nintendo and from someone who clearly isn’t the target audience.

My interest in Nintendo has been slowly slipping away since the early 00s and I wouldn’t even call myself a fan anymore but videos like these are worthless.

I watched for a couple minutes then stopped. It’s clear they had no intention or interest in the Switch 2 before all the outrage so why bother to watch the next 18 and 30 seconds…

No they’re aren’t competitors. I’d wager a significant portion (probably the majority even) of Switch users have never heard of the Steam Deck or even less so the other handhelds.

Steam Deck has it’s fans but like everything in life just because you love it doesn’t mean the majority of people have any clue about it.

I have an older pc that I use as a a Plex server so as soon as I get some time I will fully switch to Ubuntu.

No not yet. It’s been on my wishlist since release :/

Most people don’t know any better and it’s sad.

Jet Set Radio Future.

PC or console just give me something!

I plan to continue with God of War (PS4).

For a game that is rated 18+ I’ve not actually had many moments where I’ve had to stop my kids (10+) from watching me play and they have been enjoying it with me. I’m normally quite careful but the main gameplay is just fighting creatures and puzzle solving so it’s just the boss fights that give it a higher rating, well so far that’s what it seems.

The story and characters are excellent and the dynamic of Kratos and Atreus is something special. Also it’s a really good looking game and much better than the current gens “blurriness” that everything seems to have nowadays

Rise of The Tomb Raider is probably the best of the new trilogy. I have a fondness for games with snow and, like you said, it plays very well.

Also makes for beautiful screenshots,

https://lemmy.world/post/22799303

I haven’t been excited for a game (DS2) in a long long time. If only I could afford and justify buying a PS5 though :/