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Anon owns nothing and is unhappy (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 91 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I think the “patient gamer” model could be the way through don’t buy new shit and encourage your friends to play older games too. Hardware can be not great and the games are cheap.

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  • [–] 11 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    That only works if you already own the hardware and/or the majority does NOT do that model. The moment most people jump on board, the cost of old hardware will skyrocket too.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    Except even if the majority DOES adopt this model:

    • that will make repairing old hardware more profitable, so supply will rise to meet demand at least a bit (and is also objectively a good thing)
    • a lot of old hardware isn't compatible with Win11+ and unless Microsoft is visited by the Three Ghosts of Software or the long-anticipated Year Of The Linux Desktop arrives, so that's one moat you can take advantage of (I assume you, a Lemmy user, are more likely to try Linux than an average person would, or are using it already)
    • if the price still goes up, manufacturers will step in to take advantage
    • at some point, the new slop business model won't have enough customers to sustain itself
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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    If you buy them off Steam you don't actually own the game. You own a license to play the game, and that license is non-transferable and can be revoked. Doesn't matter if it's on your hard drive.

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