The PS3 was underpowered, which limited the scope of some multi-platform games, and the controllers had this ridiculous design where the battery was connected by a ribbon cord held in place by foam that degrades, the PS4 controllers have major problems with drifting, and the PS5 has been nearly unattainable because of hardware component shortages that were notably specific to them.
Edit: ITT: Sony Stans who love the that New Vegas got cut down, that PS3 and PS4 controllers are paper mache, and that the PS5 enabled and enriched scalpers like never before. And people wonder why gaming hardware keeps getting worse.
I’m hardly a Sony Stan, but you can call me one if it makes you feel better when I say… I have no idea what you’re talking about.
hardware component shortages that were notably specific
What was specific to the PS5 that wasn’t shared by the XSX? The specs of are almost identical. Same AMD processor, same generation and architecture, same amount and type of memory. Any supply chain woes that affected one almost certainly affected the other.
It is well documented that the PS3’s weakness was the complexity of it’s design not necessarily how powerful it was.
the PS5 enabled and enriched scalpers
This is such a confusing statement, it’s Not Even Wrong. You make it sound like Sony built scalpability into the PS5. You’re angry at the inanimate object? Not what the awful people did with it? People scalped the PS5 because it was in higher demand, not because it was made of gold.
So because of issues with past systems and shortages due to pandemic supply chain problems almost every manufacturer had to negotiate, you think it’s a bad thing they’re outselling MS?
As someone who has both systems, I rarely use the X Box, unless it’s a game exclusive to it. Sony’s controllers are far better IMO, and it’s a better media center too, which to be honest is what I use it for the majority of the time.
That a real funny way of saying “long and continuing history of subpar hardware.”
It’s not like I’m talking about “Oopsy woopsy Walmart didn’t have a PS5,” I’m talking about continuous, shoddy, overpriced hardware. Users shouldn’t have to question whether their $70 purchase will last the month.
This has been a trend for every console they put out since the PS2.
PS3? Less powerful and more expensive with poorly made controllers.
PS4? Power’s fine, but controllers are way more expensive and even worse than before.
PS5? Fine on power, but still more expensive, and with supply chain issues that far exceeded anything faced by Microsoft or Nintendo, placing the issue most likely based in their, say it with me, hardware design.
Edit: ITT: Sony Stans who love the that New Vegas got cut down, that PS3 and PS4 controllers are paper mache, and that the PS5 enabled and enriched scalpers like never before. And people wonder why gaming hardware keeps getting worse.
The Xbox still doesn’t even have Gyros in its controllers. I don’t think you can stand on the “major deficiencies” with this tribalist console hate. Gyro aiming is next-level amounts of amazing, and the fact that they don’t even have THAT is a testament to how little they give a shit.
As someone who dropped consoles entirely because I got sick of getting burned by Sony…
K, pal.
I don’t even own a XBox One, but my brother does, and you wanna know something? He hasn’t had a problem with drifting once. I, on the other hand, have had two $60 controllers start drifting on me. My early model Switch’s original joycons still work better.
Since PS2, they’ve always major deficiencies.
The PS3 was underpowered, which limited the scope of some multi-platform games, and the controllers had this ridiculous design where the battery was connected by a ribbon cord held in place by foam that degrades, the PS4 controllers have major problems with drifting, and the PS5 has been nearly unattainable because of hardware component shortages that were notably specific to them.
Edit: ITT: Sony Stans who love the that New Vegas got cut down, that PS3 and PS4 controllers are paper mache, and that the PS5 enabled and enriched scalpers like never before. And people wonder why gaming hardware keeps getting worse.
I’m hardly a Sony Stan, but you can call me one if it makes you feel better when I say… I have no idea what you’re talking about.
What was specific to the PS5 that wasn’t shared by the XSX? The specs of are almost identical. Same AMD processor, same generation and architecture, same amount and type of memory. Any supply chain woes that affected one almost certainly affected the other.
Except for that insane proprietary memory expansion card that Xbox uses that cost $200 per TB. It took them 3 years to come up with cheaper options. Meanwhile Sony just uses off the shelf NVME drives whose price has been slowly decreasing ever since the pandemic.
It is well documented that the PS3’s weakness was the complexity of it’s design not necessarily how powerful it was.
This is such a confusing statement, it’s Not Even Wrong. You make it sound like Sony built scalpability into the PS5. You’re angry at the inanimate object? Not what the awful people did with it? People scalped the PS5 because it was in higher demand, not because it was made of gold.
So because of issues with past systems and shortages due to pandemic supply chain problems almost every manufacturer had to negotiate, you think it’s a bad thing they’re outselling MS?
As someone who has both systems, I rarely use the X Box, unless it’s a game exclusive to it. Sony’s controllers are far better IMO, and it’s a better media center too, which to be honest is what I use it for the majority of the time.
That a real funny way of saying “long and continuing history of subpar hardware.”
It’s not like I’m talking about “Oopsy woopsy Walmart didn’t have a PS5,” I’m talking about continuous, shoddy, overpriced hardware. Users shouldn’t have to question whether their $70 purchase will last the month.
This has been a trend for every console they put out since the PS2.
PS3? Less powerful and more expensive with poorly made controllers.
PS4? Power’s fine, but controllers are way more expensive and even worse than before.
PS5? Fine on power, but still more expensive, and with supply chain issues that far exceeded anything faced by Microsoft or Nintendo, placing the issue most likely based in their, say it with me, hardware design.
Edit: ITT: Sony Stans who love the that New Vegas got cut down, that PS3 and PS4 controllers are paper mache, and that the PS5 enabled and enriched scalpers like never before. And people wonder why gaming hardware keeps getting worse.
The Xbox still doesn’t even have Gyros in its controllers. I don’t think you can stand on the “major deficiencies” with this tribalist console hate. Gyro aiming is next-level amounts of amazing, and the fact that they don’t even have THAT is a testament to how little they give a shit.
As someone who dropped consoles entirely because I got sick of getting burned by Sony…
K, pal.
I don’t even own a XBox One, but my brother does, and you wanna know something? He hasn’t had a problem with drifting once. I, on the other hand, have had two $60 controllers start drifting on me. My early model Switch’s original joycons still work better.