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Video games spending by young Americans is dropping sharply, report suggests
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That’s not the next Xbox I mean, but it’s a glimpse at it. It’s clear that the direction this is going is that Xbox is going to be a Steam competitor. The next Xbox console will be a prebuilt PC. A literal prebuilt PC running windows that can play Steam, PC games and Gamepass at current Series X quality or a little bit better priced somewhere between $700 to $900. Maybe a Series S type performance for $400-500. Build me a PC with similar performance at that price. You can’t. I’m not saying there’s no pitfalls, but if they pull it off they will sell these things like crazy.I could probably build a gaming PC that matches the Series S for $500 with an AMD APU, some Ryzen thing with integrated graphics, no discrete GPU. The Steam Deck makes it work in a handheld format, I can do it in a PC case. Or, go buy used. There's gonna be a lot of perfectly game capable machines being sold off because they won't run Win 11. Slap Linux + Steam on there and you're gaming.
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This post did not contain any content.The day of the backlog has come! Portable PC enjoyers rejoice!
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I could probably build a gaming PC that matches the Series S for $500 with an AMD APU, some Ryzen thing with integrated graphics, no discrete GPU. The Steam Deck makes it work in a handheld format, I can do it in a PC case. Or, go buy used. There's gonna be a lot of perfectly game capable machines being sold off because they won't run Win 11. Slap Linux + Steam on there and you're gaming.Ok, so you think the mass market likes buying used stuff? Because as far as I’m aware the average consumer would rather buy a new lower end device than a used higher end device. But yes the next Xbox has already been teased as running an AMD custom made chip, so you get where they are coming from.
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Inflation, yeah. The thing that has absolutely never been applied to wages?This, people still trying to feed their families with 7.25, not out of laziness or refusal to get "real job" but desperation "You're paid what you're worth!111!!11" Bitch if human beings were paid what they were worth, poverty would actually be a moral failing instead of a societial one.
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Ok, so you think the mass market likes buying used stuff? Because as far as I’m aware the average consumer would rather buy a new lower end device than a used higher end device. But yes the next Xbox has already been teased as running an AMD custom made chip, so you get where they are coming from.> next Xbox If it's really a PC, I bet they AMD customized Strix Halo (their 40 CU APU) for Microsoft instead of doing a fully custom chip like before. It'd save them money (as custom chip tapeouts are 9 figures last I hear). I bet Microsoft couldn't help themselves, heh.
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This post did not contain any content.That include fortnite skins?
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You would have to weigh disk rot vs hard disk mechanical component failure.M-discs don't rot, theoretically they're one if the best consumer long term storage mediums. I think the practical issue with them on a super long timescale is keeping a functional reader if blurays fall out of fashion.
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I'm sure it has nothing to do with shitty half baked $70 games- overpriced games - fully-priced games with microtransactions and day 1 DLCs. - overpriced hardware - games released broken, fixed later - Invasive DRM - Always-online requirements - annoying ads/microtransactions - invasive telemetry - third party launchers - third party accounts - Publishers intentionally misleading reviewers - False/misleading marketing from GPU OEMs What else am I missing?
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Single data point: my young, working, well off gaming part of my family is just out of energy. It's easier to watch a YouTube video instead of TV or gaming, before then falling asleep to wake up for work. Seems like much of their circle is similar. As for myself, I'm going through a, uh, icky phase of life and am not really motivated to play unless it's coop. ...Maybe others are struggling similarly? *** Also, the games we *do* look at tend to be from indie to mid-size studios, with BG3 and KCD2 being the only recent exceptions.
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Don't forget all the online requirements with accounts even if you want to play single player, and constant server issues on launch that seem to happen with every game now because none of them allow community servers anymore.
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> I got 1000 games, 200 of which are GOG offline installers. > Nothing but food and bills now as I wait for it all to collapse. While I'll believe that you have solid storage longevity, prepping for societal collapse by archiving 1000 video games seems kind of unorthodox.Hey, having access to entertainment is actually pretty damn important. What you gonna do to pass the time? Though honestly, wasting the limited power someone would have after the grid fails on gaming isn't the brightest of ideas. Not to mention, after the collapse, free time will basically be a rare luxury. Your entire time would be taken up by surviving and maintaining your ability to continue to survive, especially if you aren't preconfiguring a community support network for when shit hits the fan and just going the "lone prepper" route.
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This post did not contain any content.Mayhaps the former young Americans are now aging into, uh… being not young Americans? Mayhaps said former young Americans also don’t have children because this entire county’s culture is all about feeding all the money to 1%ers yacht purchases? I honestly don’t trust any “adult” who’s my age that doesn’t play viddy games, like what are you into for entertainment? A lamp?
