When I grew up, the surgeon’s kid had an Xbox, the software engineer’s kid had a PS, and everyone else pirated PC games or got them from the bargain bin.
I got the whole Blitzkrieg Anthology for the equivalent of 5 EUR
I think the idea was consoles were the cheap upfront alternative to gaming and you paid a premium for games… Now it’s reduced to ease of use and it just works.
Weren’t they always?
When I grew up, the surgeon’s kid had an Xbox, the software engineer’s kid had a PS, and everyone else pirated PC games or got them from the bargain bin.
I got the whole Blitzkrieg Anthology for the equivalent of 5 EUR
I think the idea was consoles were the cheap upfront alternative to gaming and you paid a premium for games… Now it’s reduced to ease of use and it just works.