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I like how this article does not talk about the anti consumer practices engaged in by Nintendo, that might push some customers away from their consoles. /s Nintendo can disable your Switch 2 for piracy in the U.S., but not in Europe, as confirmed by its EULA. There is already a switch in my household, but the price along with the ability to remotely brick the device, is what made our household pass on the switch 2. We bought a second steam deck instead.

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[–] Jmsnwbrd@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I had every console. PS5, X-Box, Steam Deck, and Switch OLED. . . Guess which one I got rid of?

[–] phlegmy@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

All but the steamdeck, because there's no console exclusives any more and the switch can be emulated?

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

Personally, I like my PS5 because I don't really gaf what any games do with my PS5's kernel. It's my way to play games that I'd never touch on my PC (even before switching to Linux, kernel anti-cheat/DRM was a dealbreaker).

Actually kinda ironic because Sony is the company that made me not trust shit companies install on PCs for security purposes after their rootkit (also stopped using autoplay because of that). But between the three console options, Sony is the least shitty today.

That said, I'm not sure I'll be ever getting another console because I still do most of my gaming on my PC while those games collect dust.