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[–] RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world 8 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

It's a subscription machine now. You have to pay money for it to function, and 98% of games are unplayable without the subscription. They're getting it to 100%. The idea that you could buy a machine, put a game in, play that game WITHOUT an internet connection and subscription, that's dead.

[–] mursejoy@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I’m likely going to sell my PS5. I don’t want to support Sony at all. Hoping to get what I paid for it now that hardware prices are through the roof. It’ll be sad to part with the Atomic Purple Dark Plates, but my PS5 collects dust.

[–] ampersandrew@lemmy.world 2 points 59 minutes ago (2 children)

Hoping to get what I paid for it now that hardware prices are through the roof.

I've got a number of friends that have even made a profit off of their used systems. Not because it was their first choice to do so, but because that's what the market rate is now.

[–] Exusia@lemmy.world 1 points 13 minutes ago

I love pointing out that in the US, a base ps5 is now what you risked paying a scalper when they were new, except now it's not a scalper listing it on Walmart, it's just straight up Walmart charging it.

My ps5 purchase helped a guy pay his rent after he made a dumb fucking decision in 2022, people buying now pads Walmart pockets.

[–] mursejoy@lemmy.zip 1 points 46 minutes ago

I may just have to part with it then. I’m guessing it’ll sell fast ahead of GTA6. It’s weird but it is probably my least favorite console I’ve ever owned. The only meaningful exclusive I’ve played was Astro Bot. As a huge platformer kid, that brought me back to my PS1 days.