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To PC or to Console Exclusive?

PC. Give me Kratos and SpiderMan on Steam 6 22.22%
 
Console ONLY. Prioritize ... 14 51.85%
 
Depends… (comment below further info). 5 18.52%
 
No opinion. 2 7.41%
 
Total:27
Chrkeller said:

I wouldn't launch day 1 on PC though, that does hurt brand.  It needs to be delayed launched.  I went with other, more details below. 

The “PC.” vote never states day one, but that it would release on PC. That could be day 1 or day 730. Though I’ve added a note to OP to clarify to avoid further confusion.



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firebush03 said:
Chrkeller said:

I wouldn't launch day 1 on PC though, that does hurt brand.  It needs to be delayed launched.  I went with other, more details below. 

The “PC.” vote never states day one, but that it would release on PC. That could be day 1 or day 730. Though I’ve added a note to OP to clarify to avoid further confusion.

I get it, and I wasn't trying to add confusion.  But I do think there is a difference between Day 1 and Day 730.  Honestly a pretty big difference, if not massive.  It felt worth clarifying my point on what Sony/MS should do.  Even Nintendo, if I am honest.  

Either way, you might be in the same boat, for me consoles have lost value.  

Series X: $650

ps5: $650

PSN: 6 years x $80 @ $480

Nintendo Online: 6 years x $80 @ $480

Total: $2,260....  which builds a heck of PC that will be ps6 like in power/ability, meaning I don't need to buy a $800 ps6..  which takes me to $3,000...  



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Chrkeller said:

I get it, and I wasn't trying to add confusion.  But I do think there is a difference between Day 1 and Day 730.  Honestly a pretty big difference, if not massive.  It felt worth clarifying my point on what Sony/MS should do.  Even Nintendo, if I am honest.  

Either way, you might be in the same boat, for me consoles have lost value.  

Series X: $650

ps5: $650

PSN: 6 years x $80 @ $480

Nintendo Online: 6 years x $80 @ $480

Total: $2,260....  which builds a heck of PC that will be ps6 like in power/ability, meaning I don't need to buy a $800 ps6..  which takes me to $3,000...  

All good. And I agree there is a major difference, especially for those who own a nice gaming PC. (Also, NSO is $20/year, no? Unless you want the N64 games, then that’s $50.)



firebush03 said:
Chrkeller said:

I get it, and I wasn't trying to add confusion.  But I do think there is a difference between Day 1 and Day 730.  Honestly a pretty big difference, if not massive.  It felt worth clarifying my point on what Sony/MS should do.  Even Nintendo, if I am honest.  

Either way, you might be in the same boat, for me consoles have lost value.  

Series X: $650

ps5: $650

PSN: 6 years x $80 @ $480

Nintendo Online: 6 years x $80 @ $480

Total: $2,260....  which builds a heck of PC that will be ps6 like in power/ability, meaning I don't need to buy a $800 ps6..  which takes me to $3,000...  

All good. And I agree there is a major difference, especially for those who own a nice gaming PC. (Also, NSO is $20/year, no? Unless you want the N64 games, then that’s $50.)

Fair, $50 a year and not $80.  I honestly don't know the details, with a PC I just emulate and save the money.  PC emulation is better anyway, IMO.  Majora and Banjo can be played at 120 fps, 4k with HD textures.  Ocarina is coming soon.  The Nintendo subscription, IMO, is grossly overpriced.  



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Chrkeller said:
firebush03 said:

All good. And I agree there is a major difference, especially for those who own a nice gaming PC. (Also, NSO is $20/year, no? Unless you want the N64 games, then that’s $50.)

Fair, $50 a year and not $80.  I honestly don't know the details, with a PC I just emulate and save the money.  PC emulation is better anyway, IMO.  Majora and Banjo can be played at 120 fps, 4k with HD textures.  Ocarina is coming soon.  The Nintendo subscription, IMO, is grossly overpriced.  

Compared to Sony the Nintendo subscription is not overpriced let alone grossly overpriced.  For $35 a year (about $4.50 per person per year) myself and 7 other people can play online and get access to around 150 games.  For 80 a year you and 7 other people get access to 300 games and online play ($10 per person per year).  I get that is not a great value if you are just pirating games but then again nothing else would be.



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The_Yoda said:
Chrkeller said:

Fair, $50 a year and not $80.  I honestly don't know the details, with a PC I just emulate and save the money.  PC emulation is better anyway, IMO.  Majora and Banjo can be played at 120 fps, 4k with HD textures.  Ocarina is coming soon.  The Nintendo subscription, IMO, is grossly overpriced.  

Compared to Sony the Nintendo subscription is not overpriced let alone grossly overpriced.  For $35 a year (about $4.50 per person per year) myself and 7 other people can play online and get access to around 150 games.  For 80 a year you and 7 other people get access to 300 games and online play ($10 per person per year).  I get that is not a great value if you are just pirating games but then again nothing else would be.

I am referencing more the classic games being behind a paywall.  The issues I have are multiple.  The first being I already bought them on the Wii, paid for an upgrade on the Wii-U...  they don't port over to the S1 nor S2, and are stuck behind a paywall.  And there are too many great games missing.  Add in limited upgrades and QoL for their classic games.  I think it is grossly overpriced.  I only went emulation because of how terrible of a deal it is.  

edit

but back on topic, I do think Sony should support PC.  I get the argument that if their games are Playstation only, then people will buy and pay for their subscriptions.  I am not entirely convinced that is accurate.  I don't think PC gamers do much console gaming, nor do I think console gamers will jump ship to PC.  The overlap of those demographics I think is small.  Though that is speculation and I could be wrong.  

Last edited by Chrkeller - on 19 May 2026

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Chrkeller said:

I do think Sony should support PC.  I get the argument that if their games are Playstation only, then people will buy and pay for their subscriptions.  I am not entirely convinced that is accurate.  I don't think PC gamers do much console gaming, nor do I think console gamers will jump ship to PC.  The overlap of those demographics I think is small.  Though that is speculation and I could be wrong.  

I am a rare breed, it seems lol. I’m 50/50 PC & NS2 in my overall playtime, having swapped from PS5 to PC for third-party gaming.



firebush03 said:
Chrkeller said:

I do think Sony should support PC.  I get the argument that if their games are Playstation only, then people will buy and pay for their subscriptions.  I am not entirely convinced that is accurate.  I don't think PC gamers do much console gaming, nor do I think console gamers will jump ship to PC.  The overlap of those demographics I think is small.  Though that is speculation and I could be wrong.  

I am a rare breed, it seems lol. I’m 50/50 PC & NS2 in my overall playtime, having swapped from PS5 to PC for third-party gaming.

I think PC and Nintendo likely is common.  I meant more xbox/playstation versus PC.  I don't think there is overlap, at least not much, given third party supports hits all those platforms.  

Edit

I mean for those who want to play Rebirth, MGS 3 Delta, Silent Hill, Resident Evil, Mouse PI, Star Wars Outlaws, etc.  why buy both a PC and ps5/xbox?  

Last edited by Chrkeller - on 19 May 2026

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Chrkeller said:

I think PC and Nintendo likely is common.  I meant more xbox/playstation versus PC.  I don't think there is overlap, at least not much, given third party supports hits all those platforms.  

Edit

I mean for those who want to play Rebirth, MGS 3 Delta, Silent Hill, Resident Evil, Mouse PI, Star Wars Outlaws, etc.  why buy both a PC and ps5/xbox?  

Aah I see. Yeah don’t see the point in owning a PS5 if you’ve already got a PC. You’d just be missing out on the once-per-year big Sony exclusive.



Idc either way, they all just need to release more games. It’s been weird seeing PS fans react so positively to Sony supposedly halting PC ports of SP games, they just want to milk console gamers as much as possible. No coincidence when that news as immediately followed by news of another PS+ price jump.