I noticed it with Starfield. The game was obviously objectively shit, but there were still tons of people defending it online. Dig a little deeper and you quickly discover that most of them were just Xbox fanboys who were mindlessly shilling for their first big “next gen exclusive” over Sony.
Now I’m seeing the same thing with Astrobot. It is, by all indications, a solid platformer with very nice graphics. Look around the internet a bit and you find people calling it the best game of the generation, which is completely unhinged. But I guess that’s what happens when the console exclusives have been utter dogshit for almost an entire hardware cycle.
Seriously, this has been the worst condole generation of all time. They let the old systems anchor development like 3+ years too long, and what few big games they’ve developed for new hardware have been either woke trash or live service trash.
PC indie gaming is the only place to be.
the only console company to still be a fan of at this point is Nintendo, and even then the quality of their stuff has been lacking.
PC is the future, I just wish it was true PCs and not Windows rented machines.
I must be out of the loop because I don't know what you're referencing here.
Windows has been increasingly taking power away from the user in their operating system. the straw that broke the camel's back for me was learning that it is possible to have a file on on your hard drive that you cannot delete, even with admin rights. the only way to delete it is to go through Microsoft tech support.
combine this with the invasive nature of the operating system, and it's clear you don't own your own computer. it's theirs, they just let you use it.
I've been planning on fleeing to another Operating system, preferably one that is relatively a lot like windows 10. ReactOS is one option, but I have not had a serious look at it in a long time.
SteamOS works great on the steam deck, and has been an excellent baby's first Linux machine for me. for how weak the steam machine is, it runs games incredibly well. I know you can download this operating system on your own hardware as well, but your mileage may vary.