Hi everyone!
For my gaming needs, I have a Steam Deck and a Playstation 5 for now. They’ll probably be joined by a Steam Machine in the next year if the price is under 1000$ with 2 controllers.
For my admin needs, I have a few Linux computers running Fedora.
For my movie needs, I have an HTPC running LibreELEC.
Whenever possible, I’ll get my games on GOG from now on.
A lot of games aren’t on GOG though, so I have to choose between getting physical discs for my PS5 or through Steam.
For now, I can’t get demanding games on Steam since the Deck isn’t powerful enough, but with the arrival of the Machine, I’ll almost have power parity with the PS5.
I don’t plan on selling the PS5 as my son plays some Roblox, the NBA app works better on it than on my TV and I could want some games that Sony won’t release (anymore) on PC.
One day, once my switch to Linux gaming is over I might even give it to my son when hés gonna be old enough to game in his room.
So my question is should I buy physical games on Playstation, with the ability to resell them and get them on GOG one day for cheap, or should I get the games on Steam where they could just be taken away if Steam becomes evil?
Is Sony still releasing as physical releases, vs. download codes in a box? Can you resell download codes? And do you actually resell Playstation games, or do you just want to have the option?
For me, Steam games are so much cheaper than console games that I think that it’s worth it to always pick Steam over console even if Steam turns evil eventually and makes my entire library disappear. I’m also not planning on buying separate gaming hardware, I just add a GPU to my main desktop PC. But who knows, maybe a Steam Machine is actually a better deal the next time I need to upgrade my PC for gaming.
I should probably pick GOG over Steam more often.