•  callouscomic   ( @callouscomic@lemm.ee ) English
    37•4 days ago

    Sales on PSN are appalling compared to Steam as well. Plus you can also get Steam sales on other sites like Fanatical.

    Steam also has better remote play, and Steam custom controller profiles with nearly any controller are amazing.

    Also nearly no backwards compatibility issues, whereas PS5 will only play/stream limited games from the past.

    •  scops   ( @scops@reddthat.com ) English
      20•4 days ago

      The PlayStation store is also a miserable shopping experience. If you don’t know what game you want or just want to browse, good fucking luck finding it there. No screenshots, no gameplay, no user reviews, no related games to compare to, no info about if your friends are wishlisting or playing it. Just a choice of buying the expensive version or the more expensive version, and good luck figuring out which DLC is already included in the deluxe editions.

    •  Blackmist   ( @Blackmist@feddit.uk ) English
      5•4 days ago

      Steam sales have been crap for years though.

      You used to be able to pick up games a year after they came out for like £5 on a flash deal. These days stuff is still full retail price years after launch just so it looks better during the few sales a year. We need to get back to the days of cut price re-releases (Playstation Platinum).

      I got a shitload of games from bundles though. That at least is cheap on PC, along with Epic delving into their Fortnite war chest to bribe us with actually free games.

      Think the best way to game cheaply on consoles is to pick up physical discs second hand (although a lot of games don’t even launch on disc any more), and be on the higher tiers of PS Plus for all the games. There’s some really good stuff on there, more than enough to keep me busy.