I fully support scalpers getting fucked.
“Lack of shortages”
Just say Surplus you weirdo. Who the heck wrote that headline?
You know who. ChatGPT.
It makes sense in the context of how scalpers thrive. A surplus is normal, a shortage is what they rely on and the lack of these shortages has impacted them.
It also helps SEO when people search ps5 pro shortages.
A steamdeck is a better deal!
Not always and not for everyone. If you want to output a decent quality image to a TV to play on the couch, then the Steam Deck isn’t exactly a great choice because it can’t really do that, it struggles to maintain playable framerates in modern games at its own native resolution, nevermind a TV’s (either 1080p or increasingly often 4k). If all you play is older and/or indie games it might still work fine, but it’s not a one size fits all.
it struggles to maintain playable framerates in modern games at its own native resolution
I love people making blanket statements about the SD when it’s a fucking PC: what settings are you talking here, because my SD handles games that came out this year no problem on medium settings native, some settings to low when I put it on my big living room TV
Its not going to replace a console perfectly but it absolutely can play almost anything that isn’t an exclusive or designed to just not work on Linux (which you can get around too anyway)
All I did was point out that no, the Steam Deck isn’t the best deal for everyone. Chill.
But since I’m back here already, if you’re trying to sell me the Steam Deck as a Playstation 5 Pro replacement I’d expect visual parity with at least the regular PS5, at comparable framerates. Which I know the Deck isn’t capable of. It isn’t a replacement for a stationary console or PC because that’s not what it’s designed to be. It’s primarily a handheld, designed to compete with other handhelds.
And I wasn’t going to go there but ease of use is also a major point in favour of the Playstation because you won’t have to deal with “getting around” things, ever.
Different people have different use cases which are best served by different devices.
All I did was point out that no, the Steam Deck isn’t the best deal for everyone
By saying something objectively silly, which was my point
Chill
Can’t get any more chill than right now BBY
if you’re trying to sell me the Steam Deck as a Playstation 5 Pro replacement I’d expect visual parity with at least the regular PS5, at comparable framerates
Pretty silly thing to expect given they’re entirely different devices
It isn’t a replacement for a stationary console or PC
Just wrong: it plays the same games and literally is a replacement for a PC if you want to go that route. Its not a top-of-the line monster powerhouse, but that’s never what it claimed to be
And I wasn’t going to go there but ease of use is also a major point in favour of the Playstation because you won’t have to deal with “getting around” things, ever.
Lol Sonys User experience on PS5 is painful compared to using the Steam Deck for 95% of what you do, the other 5% breaks them even at best, if not leaving Sony in the dust of their pathetic design and walled-gardening
Different people have different use cases which are best served by different devices.
No shit? Doesn’t change the fact that you’re objectively wrong about the steam deck though
So is it literally a replacement, or an entirely different device?
Good, fuck scalpers with fire.
A lack of shortages?
It’s too complicated to say “a surplus”.
It makes sense given the context. The article is trying to distinguish between a surplus and a lack of shortage for 2 reasons.
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There were shortages worldwide for the ps5, and much of the issue was attributed to scalpers. So it is significant that there are no shortsges this time.
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Saying a surplus of ps5 pros means everyone can buy one, isn’t really news without there being a reason that might not have been the case.
The word Surplus already denotes a lack of shortage.
Tell me you missed the point of my comment without telling me you missed the point of my comment.
Surplus just means more than is needed. Lack of shortage does not mean more than is needed. It can mean a number of things, and in this case, it means that scalpers didn’t manufacture a shortage, which is news because last time they did.
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Good
Deserved.
I find it pretty telling that my kid and his friend where at home playing on the almost 20 year old ps3, with the ps5 right next to it.
To be fair they do fire up the 5 for that soccer game, but I have soo many games in the cabinet for the 3 that it is a goldmine for them
Good games are good games regardless of when they’re made
And in one sentence you’ve completely encapsulated the reason why Nintendo is terrified of emulators.
people are buying this shit?
No, there’s a surplus.
