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[–] mesamunefire@piefed.social 117 points 1 week ago (5 children)

From what im seeing people are looking at steam/linux as an alternative not windows. With the RAM shortage, windows is probably the worst solution out of the available options.

Either way it sucks to get rid of the only way to get used games anymore. Im hoping this kicks back more and we see more partnerships with companies like limited run games and others who do physical releases. https://megacatstudios.com/products/zpf for example.

[–] Cherry@piefed.social 18 points 1 week ago

This is what i am hoping. Windows is still MS and their anti gaming bull.

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[–] tirateimas@lemmy.pt 81 points 1 week ago (8 children)

People... Windows and Xbox is not an improvement (it can be even worse). Build a Linux Gaming PC, that's true freedom.

[–] binux@sh.itjust.works 34 points 1 week ago (9 children)

The main appeal of consoles is that you can essentially just plug and play without having to worry too much about extra configuration. As much as I like Linux, it’s generally not a good alternative for console folks who just want to relax and play video games.

[–] jtrek@startrek.website 27 points 1 week ago (2 children)

A lot of Linux works out of the box now. If folks started selling preconfigured Linux machines like you can buy for windows, that's all most people need. Valve is following a good strategy

Yeah, I have a steam deck and I've used the desktop a few times, just to check stuff out, but I very easily could have overlooked it completely. It's perfectly possible for a linux computer to be as easy to use as a console.

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[–] Solrac@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I'll admit, I don't play games with intrusive anti-sheet, but frankly, I don't remember the last time I had to configure a game on Linux because they mostly run out of the box for me

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[–] cRazi_man 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

This is what the Gabe Cube and Steam Deck are for. Price rises have been unfortunate and normies aren't going to consider those anymore. I guess the Nintendo Switch 2 with some game cartridges might be their next choice......although this is obviously a huge mistake if the point was to find a company with consumer friendly practices.

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[–] twinnie@feddit.uk 52 points 1 week ago (11 children)

Anything but Linux…

I don’t see why they don’t at least try it, it’s free.

[–] WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today 63 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The article is probably paid propaganda by Microsoft.

[–] morto@piefed.social 32 points 1 week ago

Just look at the site's name. Not biased at all!

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[–] Mwoon@lemmy.zip 39 points 1 week ago (11 children)

Windows 11 sucks. Find a linux distro that you like and is easy to use.

[–] Joelk111@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (5 children)

While I agree, that's a lot to ask of a PC gamer, let alone a console gamer. Maybe if SteamOS starts supporting hardware better, that could be a good distro we could point console gamers towards.

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[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 32 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I mean it's a no brainer. if you are forced digital anyway, PC has both steam and gamepass (for pc or ultimate if you also have an xbox). Why lock yourself into an ecosystem that provides no value, when you can go into an ecosystem that not only provides you with most of the Xbox catalog if you want to pay a sub, but also all of the other PC storefronts.

The only reason people ever went console was for the low price, exclusives, the convienence and the physical market. The exclusives have sucked, the price is no longer low, and the physical market has been nuked by an atom bomb.

The question Sony should really be asking here is "why do people buy into our market" because they are actively destroying it.

[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 31 points 1 week ago (25 children)

dont do it. dont do the windows. do the linux. be nicer to yourself. youll thank yourself later.

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[–] Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago

This post brought to you by, Microsoft

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 27 points 1 week ago

Hey! If you're used to not being able to play some games, use Linux. It is much more efficient which you can use to avoid upgrades, more powerful cards, etc.

[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 1 week ago

Nothing wrong with steam os. Linux is the future. Fuck consoles, fuck Microslop.

[–] Eternal192@anarchist.nexus 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Just get a Linux distro and throw some PC parts together and you'll be better off with that then W11 or shitbox.

DDR3 should still be fairly ok for a starter PC.

Plenty of good old games run very well on Linux and older hardware.

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[–] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@piefed.social 20 points 1 week ago (4 children)

It is now the moment for Valve to announce that they have come up with a way to let you sell/exchange games between users on Steam. They do this and they eat the whole market.

[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 week ago

They will never do this, but we can dream.

If valve released a "exchange program" that allows you to trade digital licenses, even for a fee, it would be revolutionary.

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[–] Cherry@piefed.social 17 points 1 week ago

The disc at this stage is somewhat symbolic, its the line that sand against the anti consumer practices being pushed by the platforms.

We have trusted them and during that they have:

  • They have sleptwalked users into accepting digital over physical.
  • They have infiltrated many areas of game production and monopolized
  • They have normalised subscriptions for many areas of gameplay....

And now they are getting pretty bold of what they want.

  • You will have to verify your identity
  • The products you 'bought' can be taken away from you at the platforms discretion
  • You will have to be online to play the products you purchased...and you will need to pay for that service.
  • They can charge what they want for the games and there is no competition to weaken prices
  • You will pay more for your device with less features

They are testing the tolerance with this. This is not about the physical disc. Its about saying enough!

[–] TwinTitans@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (8 children)
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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 week ago

Which will lead then straight to Linux because Linux is free, fast, and awesome and doesn't spy in you or serve you ads while windows 11...

Fuck big tech

[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 16 points 1 week ago (18 children)

Save about $100 and your sanity by using Linux over Windows

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[–] Bullerfar@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (14 children)

And what does it help to turn to microslop? They will just bury you in subscriptions and data steal?

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[–] SunshineJogger@feddit.org 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (8 children)

The fediverse is very linux oriented I see again and again.

Sadly most Linux users are so deep into it that they don't understand the pain of transition from something known to something that you have to invest significant time into to get running as you want it to.

And whenever people say this, several people post Linux versions that are supposedly super easy to set up and very similar to windows.... Which shows that they are no longer able to see the relevant differences.

I find it annoying. Essentially as someone who has tried to switch to linux on my own terms(!) and that's not possible without investing more time than a family dad with job is prepared to invest.

I mean just look at the posts in here. It like reading posts from religious people who would love to go from door to door to "spread the word."

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[–] lemmyng@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Abandon Xbox for Windows 11?

So leaving one toxic boyfriend just to get with another?

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[–] dudeface@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I think it’s like most things, 1% are loud and the rest will accept it

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[–] nosuchanon@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

Fck windows 11 and Micro$lop.

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