• ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml
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    7 days ago

    I hate that Xbox is a joke now and that it’s going to die out. I hate that there is going to be less competition in the console space. I hate that Microsoft have no idea what the fuck they’re doing.

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      7 days ago

      Playstation is next; Nintendo has the securist market with its portable console.

      I would think hand helds like the steam deck would be slowly strangling it but the switch 2 sold like hotcakes.

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        The only reason I got a Switch 2 is because a company selling them here in Denmark made a HUGE pricing error. So I got a Switch 2 and Mario Kart World together for just 99 DKK, or 15 USD.

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            7 days ago

            Nearly all my music gear was bought used, at about that level of discount. People buy interesting gear, and never get around to tackling the learning curve, and eventually sell it off super cheap.

            If you can be patient, and watch for the exact right gear at the exact right price, and you are focused on performance more than gourmet brand names, you can build a nice home recording studio for super cheap. It took me about two years, but all my gear, and all my instruments, probably didn’t cost more than about $1500-2000 total, and most of it is brand new, or nearly so.

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        We seriously need to get open source PC console community-made offerings up and running. To share the load of building that up. Community built up competitors and Valve will be enough.

        Still I also would like to see some new players come in too.

        Are there any companies that would do well in gaming? What if AMD made their own console?

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        7 days ago

        Playstation is next;

        80% of the xbox crowd is probably gonna buy a playstation. Maybe a few will go for a PC and the rest for a switch.

        Couch goblins that look into the future when considering the cost of a console might find the steam machine worthy when it releases.

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          7 days ago

          Need more private companies like Valve, and some community open source options built up too