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[–] realcaseyrollins@thelemmy.club 11 points 2 months ago (4 children)

The problem is the reason those people don't get into PC gaming is because they don't wanna spend $700 on a gaming machine.

[–] Juice260@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Most people that I’ve spoken to don’t mention the price. They usually talk about how they just don’t know how to get games in the first place and start talking about settings and updates that they always hear about. That being said, I still don’t know like I said lol. I’m just curious and want to see how it goes.

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 2 points 2 months ago

I mean the same people bought PS5s at launch from scalpers.

[–] B312@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Nah from what I’ve heard is because they perceive as being very complex, more so than it actually is.

[–] LifeOfChance@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

I can say that for myself it's not really just the price. I don't have space to put a computer. With a console I can hook it to the TV and tuck it up under it. When I wanna play I can grab just the controller and sit on the couch. I like simplicity. With a pc I need a mouse, keyboard, desk, a chair, speakers, and a monitor. I know it can be hooked up to a tv however the tower still stands as an issue. The smaller compact towers that can be tucked have limited capabilities that rest below consoles.

On top of all that PCs are regularly getting releases years after a games release. PC gaming is only superior if the things going to be entirely utilized by the person and for some reason a lot of PC gamers think the average person will be doing so when that's simply not the case.

[–] Tahl_eN@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

That's not necessarily true. I want my gaming to just work, and that's not the case in Windows. It's becoming less the case with console gaming, but I can still be confident that when I buy a game for my PlayStation it'll actually boot, I won't need to use third-party software for controller support, and I won't need to tinker with drivers. That said, I already have a PS5. The TV I game on is still 1080p, so I don't understand what $700 would get me over my current hardware.

[–] Don_alForno@feddit.org 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I can still be confident that when I buy a game for my PlayStation it'll actually boot, I won't need to use third-party software for controller support, and I won't need to tinker with drivers.

Sounds like your last pc gaming experience was in the 90s.

[–] tgxn@lemmy.tgxn.net 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah, steam straight up tells you if games have support for controllers, and they are all plug-and-play...

[–] mrvictory1@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I did have to install 3rd part drivers for Dualshock 3. And I will follow a GitHub guide when the gaming PC is upgraded to Win11 and Logitech f710 no longer works. https://gist.github.com/bsamadi/4d4070658b7ea4ee7960cae40a7fccb4

[–] Don_alForno@feddit.org 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well, you CAN actually use that 18 years old hardware with a PC. Try it on a PS5.

[–] mrvictory1@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The other way around is actually supported

[–] Don_alForno@feddit.org 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Is it?

I don't have a ps3 controller to try, but the internet seems to say no pretty unanimously.

[–] mrvictory1@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I meant dualsense on PS3, not Dualshock 3 on PS5