Saw it coming years ago because of subscriptions like Game Pass and PS+ Premium, decided to move primarily to PC at that point (2022 ish) but already had a sizeable library from the free games on Epic Games Store. Built up a library on Steam over the years too as I noticed nearly every time a game I liked was leaving Game Pass, it was on sale on Steam by coincidence and cheaper than on Xbox!
Still bought a PS5 and Xbox Series X but mainly play 8th gen games on them. Not seen much of interest compared to previous generations at all.
Nintendo doesn't feel like a solution as there's no guarantee of the full game being on the cart anymore, sad in itself.
In truth, I have so many games to play from the 90s to 2020 (4th to 8th gen), I'm not bothered anymore and will happily play retro and legacy games now and buy the odd indie game on PC. Big GTA fan but between how long it's taken to make and the basically digital only release at launch, lost all interest in the game and think it's over for any other major game release for me. I don't think it's just nostalgia, I actually have way more fun with 6th and 7th gen games than anything that's come out in the past 6 years and still have so many to play as I mainly played PS2, PSP and PS3 at that time. Plenty of games on Xbox 360 and Nintendo's systems from that time that I never played!
Also being burnt as a Stadia player and seeing that demise was a clear warning of being digital only on a closed system too, but at least they gave refunds. Sony won't! At least on PC if anything ever happens to the storefronts someone very likely made the games available elsewhere plus the DRM free GOG is a truly great thing.
Xbox Series, PS5 and Switch (+ Many Retro Consoles)
'When the people are being beaten with a stick, they are not much happier if it is called the people's stick'- Mikhail Bakunin
Prediction: Switch 2 will outsell the PS5 by 2030
