The company does have ongoing sales for the PlayStation 5, though!

Costco will now only sell Playstation and Switch, Xbox is gone. Bad sign for their popularity.

      • BelieveRevolt [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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        19 days ago

        ok You know I meant the standard for controllers. 8bitdo controllers are cheaper and better, but also far less likely to be stocked by regular big box retailers.

      • alexei_1917 [mirror/your pronouns]@hexbear.netEnglish
        5·
        19 days ago

        Yeah, I can think of like one or two PC games out of my whole collection that it makes sense to use a controller with, and they’re both fine with mouse and keyboard, enough that I don’t feel the need to get a controller just for that. Now, if I were to end up with one someone was getting rid of, or pick one up dirt cheap gently used, I’d use it, but I don’t feel the need to go looking for one.

        When it comes to the overall experience, I massively prefer PC gaming, it’s just a much better experience for 95% of what I like to play, but as far as the sensory experience, I do really like certain console controllers for their shape in my hands and the button presses. And if you’re going to play a shooter game, or really anything with decent combat and good ranged options, something more like an actual trigger than a mouse button to fire does feel really good. (And force sensitive buttons and sticks from older systems are just the best. Mashing the crap out of a button that feels crazy good to press is just peak sensory experience.)

          • alexei_1917 [mirror/your pronouns]@hexbear.netEnglish
            3·
            19 days ago

            Ah, yeah, that’s a neat way to do it if that’s the type of thing you like. I tend to enjoy things that are more “menus and spreadsheets, the game”, and so a controller makes for a simply horrible experience. Like, they’re unwieldy enough with the precise pointing you get with a mouse, and keyboard shortcuts, controllers and complex menuing don’t mix.

        • buckykat [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
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          19 days ago

          Though I grew up in the Halo era I never had a console so I never picked up the thumbstick aiming skill, and I also favor menu and spreadsheet type games. So the only thing I use a controller for is half assed console ports they didn’t bother to make a sensible m+kb setup for like FF7R.