Helldivers 2

[QuasidodoJr]

Originally Posted by Steelmaker

Awww, damnit! I KNEW I should've put in the caveat of live service games because I knew you were going to point that out! .

Exclusives still suck. When you buy hardware of ANY kind, it should be the features, the functionality and the capabilities of the hardware selling itself. Not the specific software that goes on it. This is why with every other form of media, we settle on a software format. Like blu-ray against HD-DVD. Blu-ray was the better product. And now you can pick from plenty of different blu-ray players that all run the same movies and discs. Hence, why it’s not entitlement wanting to play where I prefer. Gatekeeping specific games to your hardware with a $500 price tag is a prime example of being bad for the consumer. If I want a Big Mac, I can just go to McDonald’s and order one and it doesn’t cost me $500 up front to get one. This was a terrible analogy by the way.

It’s also bad for the developers. Their product is locked to a specific audience, giving it less potential for sales. Final Fantasy XV sold over 5 million copies on its first day, and topped out around 10 million copies sold. It released simultaneously on PS4, Xbox One and PC. Final Fantasy 16 has yet to even sell 4 million copies and it’s been out for over 8 months. It was locked to PS5.

As for my controller preference, it’s not just the sticks. It’s the feel, it’s the design, the shape, the size, the triggers - everything. I prefer using it. I do not use the haptics. I severely damaged my middle finger on my right hand years ago, and it hurts my fingers to work against the resistance, so I turn that feature off completely on my PS5. I also ONLY buy first party controllers, as I’ve never found a third party controller that I’ve liked. And I own plenty of games digitally. That’s not a big deal to me. I always check for a physical copy first. If I can’t find it or the digital is cheaper, I go digital.