▲ 24 ▼ Anyone else avoiding gaming consoles past 8th gen? (piefed.ca) submitted 1 month ago by Sunshine@piefed.ca to c/ask@piefed.social 22 comments fedilink hide all child comments I’m not paying for multiplayer. The internet, electricity, games and accessories are expensive enough. It was all downhill from PS4, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Switch. I will be gaming on steam deck instead.
[–] 64bithero@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) PS4 /x360 had paid multiplayer… permalink fedilink source hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HarkMahlberg@kbin.earth 3 points 1 month ago The PS4 and 360 were not contemporaries. The PS3 was the 360's competitor, and at the time, PSN was actually free. You could play multiplayer games for free on Sony's system, and Microsoft could not say the same. But then, well Microsoft could tell its shareholders they were making tons of money off Xbox Live, and Sony could not say the same. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HarkMahlberg@kbin.earth 3 points 1 month ago The PS4 and 360 were not contemporaries. The PS3 was the 360's competitor, and at the time, PSN was actually free. You could play multiplayer games for free on Sony's system, and Microsoft could not say the same. But then, well Microsoft could tell its shareholders they were making tons of money off Xbox Live, and Sony could not say the same. permalink fedilink source parent