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I’ve had a Series X since launch and overall, it’s been great. But I’m looking forwards to GTA 6 and want to play it in the best way possible. That would likely be on a ps5 pro, but is making the switch from Xbox to PS worth it right now? Selling my Xbox and controller would knock down the price of the pro a decent amount, and I’ve always wanted to play a lot of PlayStations exclusives. I also hardly use game pass and Xbox “exclusives” don’t appeal to me. However, Helix and PS6 may be releasing in the near future, and it would suck to not get a very long lifespan out of the pro and it would also suck to switch to ps, then for Helix to be way better than ps6 and want to switch back yk? I also find xbox controllers more comfortable but might be because im just not used to dualsense. The future of both of the companies seems to be kind of a miss so idk what ship is better to be on atp. Idk I’m sure I’m overthinking this whole thing but would love to hear some thoughts.

Side note: the physical media thing doesn’t really effect me much as I almost always buy digital anyway and I prefer consoles to pc.

which if any still doing well today

Hello all, I am usually an xbox gamer, but i’ve started to play more games on my laptop. I tried to download minecraft, mecha chameleon, schedule 1, and other games, but my laptop cannot handle any of them even with the lowest possible graphic settings and with no other tabs open etc. it just crashes. I’m looking to get a new laptop more suited for gaming, but i’d prefer to try not to spend tooooo much money. i know that gaming laptops are typically $1,000+, but if anyone has any recommendations for a good laptop to get, please let me know!!! preferably one with a good amount of storage, good battery life and a good cooling system. budget is between $1000-2000AUD. Would prefer to spend around $1k or less, but if the quality would be better for something more pricey/worth it, i might consider it! thank you! :))

Should I keep Cod mw2 and leave Gta 5 or return Cod and buy gta 5 , because of the steam sale i just bought cod impulsively and didnt think about other games

My laptop has rtx 3050 6gb i5 12450H btw.

This I can't understand and I know it is something I will never have an answer to and that part bothers me so much more than what happened here.

I just joined a minecraft realm through a link I found on tik tok (yeah I know big mistake apparently wtv) I applied through discord, gave my introduction and was approved to join, they sent me the join code I hopped on and everything was fine at first. I come back to play after a break and find a good spot to build, followed their rules, made sure no one else had claimed that spot, sent a screenshot of the coords to the server and officially claimed it no issues yet. I start building, I gather everything I need map it out and suddenly I've been kicked from the realm without any word from the owner. I open discord, the server is gone, I dm the owner and ask what happened and why I was removed suddenly and they leave and block me. I check tik tok the account is gone, I use my alt to look and it's not gone, they blocked me on tik tok too.

And listen, I know you're probably assuming I'm leaving out details and I get it it makes sense to be sceptical here but I sincerely truly didn't do anything except follow their rules and build peacefully.

And I'm only sharing this because I find the whole situation completely obsurd and again the most frustrating part about this whole thing is that I will never know why I was removed in the first place because instead of telling me what happened they blocked me and left me confused when I know full well I didn't do anything wrong.

So. In conclusion. Even the servers that claim to be not toxic, kind, peaceful, and understanding, are completely full of it. I wish I knew what happened. Thank you, have a lovely day/night/evening or whatever time it is for you.

So recently something very stupid and strange happened with me. I'm a very good hardcore gamer and want to play every good game. My mom usually gives me pocket money online in Paytm to use and I mostly save it and spend it on games when sale comes on steam. But recently when on July 1st my mom said that now she will keep my money and whenever I need it I can ask it from her but the problem is how do I explain it to her that I want to buy an expensive game like sekiro or ghost of tshushima she would never understand the value of these games. I would always have to save and buy some electronics or any useful stuff she feels is worth it and this is really annoying since it's making me feel insecure and dependent. Right now I have 8000rs online and 3000rs in cash which my mom says she will give me when I need it but now I need to buy sekiro so what should I do if she knew I spend money on games she will never allow it

Hi everyone, I don't get a lot of time to game so choosing what to play can be a big decision. In this case it's between the 2 in the title. Any help in this decision is very much appreciated. Thanks

ps. I'm a massive disco elysium fan if that should change anything

So I have recently purchased a Playstation 5, and I wanted to get used to gaming before making my hands dirty in those AAA games, and of course preparing for GTA6. As the whole scenario goes I have never been a gamer in my life, never experienced all those PS3,PS4,PSP,XBOX's and stuffs and never had a proper PC neither was I involved in any mobile gaming, the situation is as bad as that I have never even played Candy Crush. So...yeah of course I used to consume gaming content and always wished to play them myself and as I finally have the opportunity I want to understand gaming, and overall learn controls,aiming and stuff. Just wanted your opinion on this.

I can only play about 1–2 hours a day cause of school and various other responsibilities. Is Elden Ring still worth it at that pace or will it feel too slow / confusing between sessions?

What is stopping someone from making a console that can read every format, and just just develop programing to allow each one to be played as intended? And then selling it, without it being bound to any single company?

"it only plays... everything... Ever"

Working on a concept for a premium handheld console. The whole idea is bringing back that nostalgic magic handhelds used to have but with good graphics etc..

Trying to decide between:

1. Steam/Proton support like Steam Deck, huge game library including AAA, but feels like “just another SteamOS device”

2. A closed, curated library with hand-picked games, more unique identity that fits the nostalgic vibe, but way fewer games at launch

which would actually make you want to buy it?

With the recent news Sony made about stopping physical media production on PlayStation games in 2028 and most definitely going digital only for the PS6 i think it’s rather short sighted because consoles sure will always have that casual market of players the ones who buy a PlayStation or Xbox to purchase and play 2-5 games a year usually a sports game or online multiplayer title they’re the gamer that wants the faster possible route from purchasing hardware to playing a game they don’t want to do anything else besides turn on consoles select game play game, these types of gamers don’t really care about digital only so they won’t leave.
But besides PlayStation exclusive what is actually stopping the non casual gamers from going well if I have to play digital only I’m gonna go to the place where online isn’t a subscription and I don’t get punished from modding a product on my own time I paid for, I have access to way way more titles and deals it’s proven to be more consumer friendly.

The gamers that will jump ship to PC are the ones that on average buy more games and play more games across the board.

And yes gaming PC are ridiculously expensive right now but gaming in general is ridiculous expensive right now but if gaming is a hobby you actually have the money to enjoy why wouldn’t you pay more to get the way way better experience of digital only world so imo I see the biggest spender on PlayStation jumping to PC because of this.

I don’t see a reason not to pick pc.

To preface I’m ignorant to how this works so bear with this as Im most likely going to present misinformation out of ignorance, not malice lol

Now, addressing the title, his is a foreign concept to me as I have yet to knowingly experience such a thing but in light of the recent news about Sony deleting movies and now going to strictly digital I’m wondering how it is that this would render a game gone forever.

Iirc my Nintendo DS has downloaded content but the content is on the hardware itself. So I can still access that content no? Wouldn’t it be the same for other consoles?

This is what I don’t understand. How do these companies delete games that are downloaded to your system itself? I’ve heard of servers being shut down but never a game being out right deleted. Again, from my knowledge, I’ve never experienced this so I don’t really know how this works. Seems odd that movies would be deleted from libraries unless they were using a third party to distribute said product. In which case wouldn’t it be a similar case to like buying movies on Vudu or something?

If you can retain said downloaded product onto your hardware then what’s the big deal? Everything degrades eventually so what would be the issue with something still in digital possession? If a disk breaks then it’s technically inaccessible forever. How would this be any different to a console dying rendering everything with it inaccessible?

I’m not trying to defend corporations here as I know they’ve been incrementally giving us a worse product for more money (like the whole GTA 6 situation going on rn where they aren’t even selling a complete game for the base price). I’m just trying to understand why are we getting up in arms about everything.

Is there a game you love that was great fun and became horribke to play in time, such as an update that ruined gameplay or a low player count multiplayer game become too competitive? Even just too painful to visit now some online buddies no longer play?