• TheRighteousMind@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      I bought the OG Xbox and haven’t looked back, despite having PCs powerful enough to run AAA games over the years. I just prefer console gaming and don’t want to deal with the baggage of a PC.

      • followthewhiterabbit@beehaw.org
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        1 year ago

        Comfort of my couch + TV on my Series X far outweighs whatever improvements sitting at a desk provides.

        Xbox comes with comfort, and to me that is priceless

        • HectorBarbossa99@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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          1 year ago

          you realize you can use pc from a couch too right? That’s what I do fr fr, have it connected to my desk and my tv so I just switch inputs and I’m off to the races

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            1 year ago

            I sit down, push one button on my Xbox controller to turn it on and another once more to play a game.

            It is just a world easier to play a game on a console than it is on a PC. I’m sure we can be objective about this.

            • raijian@beehaw.org
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              1 year ago

              It’s really not objectively worlds easier though. With a smart setup, it’s a difference of literally 1-2 taps on my phone screen and then I put my phone down beside me and grab my wireless controller and the rest of the experience is identical, only it has all the benefits of a PC (unlimited fps, zero ads, no reliance on subscription services, streaming services, etc). For 90% of end users yeah it’s easier because they think you have to sit at a desk with a wired mouse and keyboard to interface with desktop PC hardware, but that’s a plebian problem tbh.

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      I game on PC but I understand the appeal of an Xbox. GPUs have been insanely expensive, and while not necessarily hard, building a PC can still be an overwhelming rabbit hole to research as you try to find the best configurations and deals, and even though it’s improved a lot, PCs are still more prone to messing up since more configurations are harder to test.