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Is buying a PS5 a waste of money even if its the Japanese version? (retrofed.com)
submitted 6 days ago by to c/playstation@lemmy.world
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I've heard about Sony receiving bad publicity due to their plans on phasing out physical games by 2028 (heck even the upcoming PS6 has no leniency for a disc drive as its digital by default), so that leads into the question: is it worth spending money on a PS5 knowing their recent business practices? Also, the library seems lacking if you're looking for unique exclusives to play (since most are ports from PS4 titles).

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[–] 4 points 6 days ago (4 children)

I rather regret buying ours now. I was kinda dubious at the time, but there were several games we love, and were in the middle of playing when the one we were using was no longer available. So I did something I rarely do and bought one on credit

We use it most days for something or other, but there's a big part of me that wishes I could go back and tell myself to just do without and keep plugging cash away for a steam machine instead of that.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 days ago (3 children)

    I share your feeling.

    I’ve used it enough, but I’d really prefer having a decent Likux gaming PC alongside my Steam Deck instead of the Playstation 5.

    Every time I’m buying a Playstation 5 game, I know it’s kind of wasted because I’m switching to PC and might not be able to play this game there except with emulation.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 days ago (2 children)

    I absolutely refuse to buy more PS games at this point. My wife may, and that's her business, but I won't even but discs at this point.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 days ago (1 child)

    But then you bought a Playstation 5 for nothing if you’re keeping it and not playing games on it at all.

    Not judging as you do as you please, but then why don’t you sell it? Is your wife using it?

    My game ratio is something like 9 GOG/Steam 1 Playstation physical game.

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