Comment by musicale
3 months ago
> In fact, I can't think of a single thing a console can do that a PC can't
Play current Nintendo game cards (and run the eShop etc.) without headaches or workarounds of dubious legality?
Run your whole PSN library reliably, without headaches or workarounds?
Full game system (with decent 4K in the case of PS5) for the price of a GPU?
Work out of the box without messing with it?
Yes it's true. Emulators still have trouble getting around DRM and console-exclusives
But think about it this way. A PC can run PS3 games but a PS4 can't. A PC can run xbox 360 games but an xbox one can't.
I think all the console-exclusives out there are more than made up for by PCs being the ultimate backward-compatible gaming system
A launch model PS3 and a PS5 can play PS1/2/3/4/5 game discs, as well as PSN games, so that's pretty good.
Sadly the PSN store for PS3 is probably on its last legs though. Better download those games while it is still possible...
I wasn't aware there was that much backwards compatibility!
To be fair, PS1, PS2, and PS3 games can all be played on PCs as well. PS4 and PS5 emulators are pretty incomplete
> Run your whole PSN library reliably, without headaches or workarounds?
Can your ps5 run all ps1, ps2, ps3 and ps4 games?
> Full game system (with decent 4K in the case of PS5) for the price of a GPU?
Not with current gen AAA, but older titles - yes.
> Work out of the box without messing with it?
Absolutely, yes. SteamOS/Bazzite literally just works.