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Xbox Is Not Your Friend (www.kotaku.com.au)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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After laying off almost 2,000 people, Xbox finds itself in a position at odds with the community-first image it has cultivated for itself.

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[+] [email protected] -9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Meh, I saved literally thousands of dollars a year playing the shit that doesn't need eye candy on Xbox/PS5. The OS is far less of a pain to maintain as well.

Fuck valve and them destroying discs.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Thats some serious BS right here.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I've rented 40 or so games last year retailing well over $2000. Sorry!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like a you problem.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No. It sounds like you are having a hard time coping, upon learning how I save thousands of dollars a year playing low eye candy games on consoles.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Oh it's this fucking clown car again! Hey clown, hows the circus?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I know, math is hard. Still following me around I see 🤷‍♂️.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

No, I hate clowns. Math is definitely hard when you have 4 fingers and need them all to count.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago

🤷‍♂️👌👍

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

On the flipside, I've saved even more on PC. I regularly buy games for <$5, and those typically go for $20+ on any console. I also get a bunch of free, high-quality games from EGS, GOG, and some other stores. The games I want to play all work well, are incredibly cheap (especially w/ bundles on Fanatical or Humble Bundle), and still work when I upgrade my hardware. I regularly play games from the 90s, try that on your console.

The main downside is no physical media, but I'm way too lazy to actually sell my old games, and for the cost I pay, I'm really not worried about it. My OS is incredibly easy to maintain, I literally run updates and that's it. Oh, and I use Linux, so I don't even need to pay for the OS either.

Consoles absolutely have their place (I have a Switch as well), but for budget gaming, you really can't beat PC.