Eniko Fox

part of me thinks the PS5 getting *more expensive* at the end of a console generation is kind of funny. like. the tech industry got so ravenously hungry that now the flow of progress is reversing

if they keep it up long and hard enough maybe making games for outdated systems will become a necessity rather than a quirky niche thing some of us do

(probably not though)

Mar 28 at 3:51pmWeb
Show threadRyan Finnie20h ago
@eniko Same thing on the desktop side. My windows gaming PC is from 2017, a 1600X (later maxed to 5800X), 32GB, 1060 6GB. Nearly 9 years old and it's still perfectly adequate because 1) *waves hands around at everything* and 2) tech's useful life range bars have dramatically expanded, and devs keep that in mind. But asking me in 2017 if a gaming PC from 2008 was still relevant, I would have laughed.
Show threadNini20h ago
@eniko Are older systems still way overvalued and cost far more than they should?
Show threadEniko Fox16h ago
@nini no idea! :D
Show thread四18h ago

@eniko The scary part is that it’s not Sony trying to cash in etc, the who damn industry is falling apart:/ There are far too few companies now that are far too big. Plus AI, MBAs, etc.

I think that trying to sell games for systems that very few can afford (a PS5 Pro is still cheaper than a high end GPU) and that only runs well on those systems will start breaking studios. Sales will start taking a hit.

I’ll give if a 50/50 if smaller less demanding games will fill that vacuum or if mobile will.

I’ve got no predictive powers, but I fully believe the whatever gaming becomes in 10-20 years will be dictated by today’s indies. People who love *games*, not investments.

Take care!

Show threadSaftyKuma18h ago
@eniko
It is entirely plausible that there will remain market for software that runs on potato hardware simply because of costs. AAA games have largely looked "good enough" for at least a decade at this point. Even a lot of stuff from the 360/PS3 console era hold up, especially the more cartoony games.
Show threadNazo17h ago

@eniko I'm still upset there was a PS5 in the first place... I feel like people have been made to lose sight of what consoles should be. Sony and Microsoft are just packaging miniaturized computers crammed into a case with insufficient airflow and then they do a "next generation" that is actually really basically just the same generation running on a smaller process at higher clocks — the equivalent of just popping in a new CPU and GPU in a real PC without having to buy a whole new system. (Alright, sometimes a new CPU means a new motherboard and rarely even new RAM, but the point is PCs are incremental whereas these consoles essentially have to sell a whole new system for what is only an increment.)

I feel consoles are supposed to be specialized. Like the Switch for instance.

Show threadAlex Celeste, Princess Consort of Burnout16h ago
@eniko consistent with the absolute debacle of the PS5's launch and consequent extension of the PS4's commercially viable life