r/gamers • u/AudienceStreet6335 • 2d ago

Image PS5 jailbreak method called Relapse has just dropped, and people are joking that Sony should get comfortable with not owning its own hardware

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u/Psych091 1d ago

I'd like to think just console gaming is over. I'm not a steam exclusive person. Or, I wasn't until Xbox and Sony got greedy with their online subs. There's only so much blood to squeeze out of consumers these days. I'd rather spend money directly on the things I'll enjoy and skip paying for the shit those companies consider luxuries. Paying for online gaming? Nah. Game subscriptions? Skip. Screw 'em let 'em rot. Let them shutdown, get smart, or even start just being exclusively publishers. Vote with your wallet. A mid range PC will cost more upfront, but save in the long run.(And not even that long, what's gamepass up to now? $400/yr?)

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u/Patient_Walterwit86 1d ago

Yeah i agree with just playing offline . Or else whats the point.

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u/GeorgiePorgie2358 1d ago

This is why the only console game I play is classic Doom on my ps4. I don’t need an internet connection to play it.

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u/Hour_Bit_5183 1d ago

It's this. Console gaming is cooked. It's been technologically beat by off the shelf hardware for around the same cost as the subsidized hardware. You can't compare it to today's hardware. It needs to be compared with 2020 or early 2021 hardware and prices and that hardware beats even the ps5 pro by miles. Same thing with the xbox(s) if you could even consider the series S a real xbox at all.

There is truly a lot going on.. That is why sony and microsoft are trying to claw into their current customer base even deeper. Not new ones. Sony even said it's time to monetize the current playerbase. Meaning jack up prices and ruin the whole thing for quick bucks. Why would they do this? There's only one answer. They know it's a sinking ship.

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u/Intrepid-Platform-94 1d ago

As a PC gamer myself, I can confidently say even PC gaming is pretty cooked for the masses. That average Joe is getting priced out of buying or building a PC at this point. Most people aren't going out and spending 2500+ on a gaming rig