• IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    It wouldn’t shock me if all game purchasing declines. I know for myself, once my current hardware dies or becomes unable to play modern games, I’m just going to find a different hobby altogether. There’s no universe where I’m going to pay for cloud gaming.

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      2 months ago

      Understandable. For me, Gaming isn’t just hobby; it is part of my basic life since I am a kid in the 80s. Yes, technically Gaming as a whole is luxury, but I cannot think and live without it anymore. If anything, I could always find a way to emulate old games. And there are phones capable of playing some games, if you cannot get hands on a console or gaming PC. For me there is no way I want to live a life without any sort of playing games.

      • Onyxonblack@piefed.social
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        2 months ago

        I’m right there with you mate. However, I long ago began playing the game of GO daily as well. If everything falls apart and I can’t play video games anymore, there will always be the GO board.

        • thingsiplay@lemmy.ml
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          2 months ago

          What a coincidence that you mention it! It’s like learning a new word and then seeing it everywhere, if you know what I mean. xD

          I just tried GO (we speak about Chinese GO, right?) for the first time. But it is on computer. I don’t understand the rules fully yet, but was always intrigued by the game. Will read about how it works. It’s also a game where Computer Ai still isn’t at the level of humans, I think. Maybe they surpassed?

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        2 months ago

        I have the complete collections of everything up to N64, and more than enough of the greatest games of the PS2-era to last me multiple lifetimes. If something happens, I could easily live the rest of my life trying to finally get good at Solomon’s Key.