Those of you who still use windows for one reason or more, where do you draw the line about the shitty things microsoft is doing? By drawing the line I mean using some other operating system no matter how bothersome it might be.
Not judging or anything, i’m just curious where the general mindset is about it.
To me, if Sony has tried in recent memory, they’ll do it again. They already have an aggressive walled garden approach that is meant to trap users (much like Apple). I can’t realistically support that kind of behavior, until they make the majority of their games multi-platform (like Microsoft has) and PSN absolutely not necessary on other platforms with better online integration and authentication support…They can kick rocks.
While Sony did fulfill promises of hardware capabilities for console, it comes with a spoonful of poison.
I’m also not very brand loyal, so I will flit between competitors to see what’s good (if they don’t have shitty practices). Valve, while flawed in some respects has kept me in their ecosystem the longest. With the support for Linux and making gaming a better experience on my preferred OS…I do use them the most for my gaming needs these days. Which is why I will be buying a Steam Machine, as my needs are met on their platform.
Quick Resume is nice, but, I often never utilized it because I just shut down a game instead of resuming from where I was. It had some quirks, but it is fairly solid.
“NOTE: I didn’t use AI for my response. I’ve been using the em-dash before Google existed and I ain’t quitting.” Eh? I don’t think I ever implied you were a clanker lover and used one to make a response. The other trademarks of generated responses aren’t present in your reply to me. I suppose you were trying to ward off other users in this case…
Lmao. The AI note was to head off the silly commenter that was sure to show up and make the accusation. It was not really directed at you.
As for what we want from our gaming company’s products, I think we differ and that’s ok. I am enjoying the PlayStation 5 exclusives and I think I want it to stay that way. I at least want games that are developed with Sony’s/Microsoft’s consoles in mind before worrying about porting for others’ enjoyment.
To be clear, I don’t want to have some weird fanboy bragging rights; I just want games to push a system to its max before worrying about making it work on others’. In fact, I think that’s what’s holding back the Series consoles. My opinion of the Xbox Series S is in the gutter.
To be as abrasive as possible, that system is a scourge of console gaming evolution and is a well-marketed piece of junk. Games notoriously get delayed to accommodate that horrid thing not being able to keep up with what I consider basic requirements in console gaming.
In fairness and to be as least abrasive as possible, I absolutely love the Xbox Series X. I think it did everything right except keeping the baseline promise of 4K/60 with Ray Tracing. However, that’s also a problem the base PlayStation 5 faces so it’s not that big a deal when comparing.
I’m not a PC gamer and I don’t want unnecessary complications with my down time so I stick to console. More power to all my friends that cross-platform game with me but holy shit I cannot even think of having to deal with the random issues that plague them. If my console has a rare hiccup (I think my last time was some 5 years ago) I simply reboot it and I’m back to my game in a minute or so. Maybe the rumored next-gen Microsoft machine that embraces steam will make me a convert but I don’t see how unless they aggressively address the convenience factor(s) I feel good back PC gaming.
That last point is probably why I prefer Apple over android or other competing OS/platforms. I just want the thing to work as advertised and I will push its limits as far as I’m allowed. Where others see it as a negative I see only positive things. I want it smooth and I want it to work without seeing the gears behind the shiny paint working overtime to make the magic happen. When it fails to meet my expectations I’ll move on.
Tech should always work for me instead of the other way around. That’s my personal approach to it all and it’s kept me happy so far.
This got long. I’m sorry.
“Lmao. The AI note was to head off the silly commenter that was sure to show up and make the accusation. It was not really directed at you.” My guess was correct then, so this is fine!
While we do differ on our gaming wants and needs, I feel this is fine as well. As not everyone is uniform in what they want and what they need from a gaming platform.
Personally, I appreciate the ease of consoles, except when it comes to troubleshooting because I can’t change how a game behaves with launch commands or other toggles like on PC. There are times when PC is riddled with issues, don’t get me wrong, but I often can solve them within a matter of perhaps an hour or a few at worst. While I do expect to get a product that just works and doesn’t demand much of my time to make it work; I do appreciate the ability to tinker and figure out how to make something work. Naturally, this is the major difference between us, that is quite alright! The Steam Machine is going to be a marriage of both console and PC worlds because it can be used in either context and just work…Given it has that massive library of games at the ready. Oof, I am so keen about this thing…
While I do love my Series S because it’s a little guy that can perform pretty well…I think Microsoft’s near perfect parity demand between the Series S and Series X was an unhinged ask. Microsoft’s Xbox division deliberately underpowered the Series S, in order to sell it at a price that many could afford. I feel like they should’ve released a console that was more mid-high range, with an optimized as fuck slim version of Windows for Xbox. One that would have enough resources and power to run games with a bit of visual glam and smooth performance, however, Microsoft executives were too busy huffing their own farts to consider this and they fucked their console line instead. As they tend to do, fumble the ball and bag in numerous instances, when making literally any other decision would’ve won them a bit of success. I will say that Sony made killer moves with their consoles, earning new customers+keeping the existing ones because of Xbox Division’s sanctioned blunder.
I think Apple mostly gets the “it will just work” down; however, because they control the software and hardware…It gets a bit scary in my opinion. As major bugs will get overlooked or ignored despite getting a lot of feedback from security types. Up until last year, Apple had a terrifying vulnerability that if malicious actors would’ve exploited, could’ve compromised a ton of phones for just some medium effort leveraging. Through Apple’s podcast app and how it interfaced with the web, I cannot put into words how terrifying this truly is. When Apple has bugs, they have the nuclear option kind of bugs in their software.
This is why I am team Android, at the end of the day many people looking at the same code will discover and upstream patches. There is an incentive for Android OEMs to do this, for Apple, in most cases they cannot be arsed until a suitably large uproar happens. As people will buy their stuff if they are balls deep in that ecosystem. For the most part, that works for them, and I don’t object to people willingly choosing that tech fate. I do disparage Apple because they aren’t responsible when it counts to fix long standing issues that could harm their user base at a moment’s notice.
I do agree with the “tech should work for me” approach; we just seek different things in our gizmos and gadgets, thankfully either of our approaches are quite valid! Also, that the tech market can cater to either of these approaches.