Yes, for sheer convenience that would make sense from a consumer perspective but it also negates the reason the games are made in the first place.... which ultimately would harm gaming as an industry as Sony employ lots of people and pay a lot of devs for indies on PS+ and make deals benefiting everyone.
this was my reasoning. i avoided gaming for most of my 20s and got back in via PC gaming. first it was emulators and then i signed up for Steam. eventually the hassle just got to be too much. games would stop working entirely. Steam would update games every so often, change how they work, etc. at one point i was unable to play Dark Souls II for a full year. only after upgrading Windows did it work again. controller issues were always a problem, and ruined a number of day one experiences for me. i wanted a plug and play experience.
I know you're just baiting but i really do feel like pointing out this is verifiably false:
They're alright, nothing I'd consider AAA except for Alyx. I guess these games may appeal more to the PC audience.... I think the audiences are looking for different things when I see this list.
Yes, they definitely are. With that said though plenty there besides Alyx do have AAA quality if what you mean by that are 'realistic' graphics: to , ,
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"Started out on PC or currently PC only" as i said and that doesn't matter, getting ports on other platforms is a good thing unlike what a "certain crowd" would rather believe. What matters is that they exist primarily for the PC and because of PCs.Of those 5 games though Flight Simulator is on the XBSX. Baldur's Gate 3 and Black Mesa have shown interest in console ports. I'm not familiar with the other two
Does that rely on using a keyboard and mouse at a desk? To me the upgrade would be offset from having to play like that as opposed to playing on my reclining sofa in the living room. Each to their own though
High graphical fidelity and performance if you own decently powerful rigs. But there's also mods, overall customizabillity, better control over the experience, open platform (part of the reason why most games on my previous list exist in the first place).
Yeah that’s exactly it, it would be amazing if MS distributed an Xbox OS you could install on your PC that included these types of features.For me, I really miss the console's standby function when playing a PC game. I get family coming round quite often during my gaming time and being able to just power down the PS4 and resume right where I left off is brilliant. I tried it once with PC and got a blue screen/restart when I switched it back on.
And it's going to be even better on XSX/PS5 with multiple games simultaneously being able to use this feature.
Meanwhile absolutely like the abillity to curate my games. For example, i really didn't like The Witcher 3 all that much, however when i tested a mod called Enhanced Edition (which completely changes the game mechanics) it completely put me up to play the game again someday. There's also a mod for skyrim called Enderal which is basically a whole new game itself, which i found myself enjoying more than the original.Ita a very subjective thing and absolutely not knocking it for those that like mods, but there not for me. I pay developers to give me a good experience not for me to curate my own and also risk problems/unbalancing the game.
When I was growing up and games had to last I valued mods but those days are long gone and now theres more to play than ever before to keep me entertained without worrying about such things.
Does that rely on using a keyboard and mouse at a desk? To me the upgrade would be offset from having to play like that as opposed to playing on my reclining sofa in the living room. Each to their own though
Games are ultimately what matter, everybody should play on the platforms that gives them experiences they love.
This ties in with my original post, but these games are very PC centric titles and most are in genres that have never been popular on console. Quality games for sure, and many I'm interested in or have played but a large majority of the console audience will have no interest in that list of titles.
I get this, and I have the same problem. I love technology, and I'm constantly watching new reviews, and benchmarks and stuff. Getting into minimalism has helped so many aspects of my life, but it hasn't taken away my admiration for new tech unfortunately.
I think AAA sort of lost it meaning for today's market. Does it refer to the budget? The publisher? The target audience? The graphics? The quality?
Hold up a second, M1ch. So you're saying that you play Forza Horizon 3 on XBOX? You're doing yourself a disservice.
If it's mostly done, might as well fix it... doesn't mean much for the future.
I also made the move to laptop gaming at the start of lockdown and haven't looked back. It's awesome. Better graphics, cheaper games, more options, better controls, better backwards compatibility, 144hz screen etc. It's glorious, especially for someone coming from just the Switch. Legitimately mind-blowing for me.
So you're saying that the defining factor in what game is "allowed" to ported over is the popularity of said game on the original platform?
When do you think Switch 2 will be? I will be on board for PS5, S2 and probably a new rig too...
My feeling is that Nintendo will want to milk the shit out of Switch success. We probably will see a "New Nintendo Switch" refresh first and then 2 years after that a proper generational leap.
