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[–] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 65 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And if you buy a game on PC, it doesn’t stop being playable in a generation or two like consoles.

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 20 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Speaking of consoles, if you buy a game for PC then boom, it’s also on your Steam Deck.

[–] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

I pretty much always consider games through the lens of my Steam Deck. If it’s a cross-platform game that would run well on the Deck, then I get it for the Deck.

And this is primarily because I can freely install those games to other PCs. If my Nintendo Switch were to get destroyed, then I lose my games with it (outside of emulation, of course). I don’t want games being so temporary. I still play games that are nearing 50 years old!