Quote from: joejoe on November 09, 2024, 09:52:21So when is this BS about paying for playing online be finally gone?
That battle was lost over 2 decades ago back when the OG Xbox released in 2001. Besides the niche PC enthusiasts there was zero outcry or pushback from console community regarding requiring payment for online service.
After people saw what Microsoft got away with for 2 generations in a row (OG and 360 era), the other Japanese companies soon followed suit. First Sony with PS4 a decade ago and more recently Nintendo with the switch several years ago.
They're not going back. This is like requesting house rent and car prices like they were in 2008. Give up. It's a lost cause.
PC isn't really that much better tbh. Yeah, online is free but just getting a decent midrange dgpu costs like $500 minimum and CPU basically $200. That's $700. Same as people moaning about ps5 pro costs on a daily basis without even factoring memory, storage, motherboard, monitor, case, keyboard / mouse, windows and etc costs.
One you factor total costs you're basically paying the same as you would for console + 7 years of online and games. Enough to get you to the next generation era of consoles.
Gaming pretty much just sucks these days. Probably best to quit. Focus on self improvement/ career and wait for this unsustainable bubble to collapse. Cuz it's clear none of these companies have our interests in their hearts.