Sony hate thread

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blablabla said:
how do you buy + set up retroarch?
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It’s free, though you may want to download it directly from their website because the Steam version doesn’t have all the cores (emulators). But more than that, I’ve shilled RetroBat a few times in the emulation thread and I will continue to do so here. A single unified pick-up-and-play interface to emulate anything, full of customization and display options, all in a controller-friendly interface with downloadable themes, using a combination of RetroArch and standalone emulators. You still need to get BIOS depending on the system, though.
 
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Suddenly, this is making that weird Spider-Man PC update make more sense in retrospect.
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Tldr, back in late 2022, Sony put out an update to the pc port of Spider-Man Remastered that gave you the option (emphasis on OPTION) to link your PSN to Steam. However, there was absolutely nothing forcing you to actually link your account (other than a single pop up the first time you boot up the game), so you could just as easily ignore it and play on. Sony also tried to make it slightly more enticing by giving you a small in-game bonus where you unlocked a suit and upgrade early. The pc port of the Miles spinoff game also had a similar linking prompt/reward.

Looking back, it's clear that the only reason Sony tried to push this is so that they could pre-emptively get people to link their accounts before they had a multiplayer-heavy game like Helldivers 2. Especially since The upcoming pc port of Ghost of Tsushima will have a forced PSN account linking (with the explanation being that it facilitates letting you play the multiplayer mode with ps4/5 players).
 
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Pinball 2000 said:
To me, the issue isn't that you need to link an account. It's the fact that the account linking is now mandatory and being forced on people via an update several months after the game released.
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They literally showed everyone that the system isn't even necessary, that it only exists to track and control you and that 98% of matches are fine even with TKing enabled across the board. As long as that continues it is a threat to the narrative. Therefore it must be shut down.

This is why they use the banner of safety-ism to justify their incursion while double dipping your data and piping it through Virginia, spilling it along the way.

Oh and I'm sure inflating the user metrics for their clueless investors is in there somewhere too.
 
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ChefKiss said:
The people I know who bought a PS5 bought it on the blind assumption that it would have good exclusives at some point and because they always bought the new playstations, they have no idea what's happening in the industry. PS5 had the advantage of decades of goodwill and customer loyalty and has burned through it in record time for seemingly no gain
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I bought a ps3 the day it was released, hard to believe that was what, 15 years ago? I've seen maybe 2 or 3 games in that 15 or so years that made me consider buying a console again, none of them were playstation exclusive.
 
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The Last Stand said:
Wait until Helldivers 2 adds tranny flags for inclusivity.
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And monstrously ugly women.

It will happen.

It all really beggars belief. Current Year is as humorous as it is bewildering as it is infuriating.

I actually am subscribing to the conspiracy theory of a Globohomo-cabal. This shit is so pervasive that any other explanation just seems unlikely.
 
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Australianbirdfruit said:
And monstrously ugly women.
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Do not forget trannies, faggots and other DEI quotas to increase the ESG value. It is the standard for other corporations in the west nowadays.
Australianbirdfruit said:
It will happen.

It all really beggars belief. Current Year is as humorous as it is bewildering as it is infuriating.

I actually am subscribing to the conspiracy theory of a Globohomo-cabal. This shit is so pervasive that any other explanation just seems unlikely.
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The world revolves around them, and so we really reap what they want us to pander to. It is like an inescapable poison that everyone is aware and hates at the same time. Current year is slowly rotting into DEI, so is the many corporations using the same method shared by other conglomerates to quickly gather revenue.
 
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Too Many Catgirls said:
The game isn't even that good. It's just another shooter. I hope it was worth it.
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Incorrect opinion detected.

But yes, this requirement didn't seem like a big deal until I looked deeper into it. It's not an "inconvenience," thing. It's a vindictive action which legitimately affects people now and most likely will in the future.
 
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Two Dollars said:
It’s free, though you may want to download it directly from their website because the Steam version doesn’t have all the cores (emulators). But more than that, I’ve shilled RetroBat a few times in the emulation thread and I will continue to do so here. A single unified pick-up-and-play interface to emulate anything, full of customization and display options, all in a controller-friendly interface with downloadable themes, using a combination of RetroArch and standalone emulators. You still need to get BIOS depending on the system, though.
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Eh, I understand the appeal of a unified interface for your retro games, but given the track record of modern software and even emulator developers forcing updates, I don't want them to suddenly decide that backups of my physical games aren't "legitimate" enough and not work on updated versions of emulators anymore. Like the Developers of PCSX2 did with more recent builds. With more discordnigger moralfaggotry popping up around the PS2 bios of all things. Meanwhile Sony openly hosts PS3 firmware on their official playstation website that anyone can access at any time.
 
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Markorian said:
From my experience, it's really not an uncommon thing. PS5 is a netflix box, an annual sports slop box, and a live service slop box. Not really surprising that software sales are so abysmally low when the people making and buying it just aren't interested in games.
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It's a sad day when i realize that people are not buying consoles anymore for, you know, playing games on them. Or rather just Playstations, the Switch is doing fine as a pure gaming console from what i can tell from the people i know that own one. The only person i know that owns a PS5 is playing a fuckton more on his kid's Switch than on Snoy's garbage machine.

I won't even go into that Helldivers 2 retardation, it's just mindboggling. I hope it results in big time Steam refunds, Lord knows that Sony deserves every bad thing happening to them. @Mr.Miyagi already put it best re: security, what a fucking joke to use this much of a sore spot as an excuse for why PC users need to get a PSN account if they want to continue playing.
 
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Catgirl Fornicator said:
Eh, I understand the appeal of a unified interface for your retro games, but given the track record of modern software and even emulator developers forcing updates, I don't want them to suddenly decide that backups of my physical PS3 games aren't "legitimate" enough and not work on updated versions of emulators anymore.
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That is weapons-grade paranoia. That’s not how emulators work. They don’t do that and it’s not even possible-
Catgirl Fornicator said:
Like they did with PCSX2 and the PS2 bios. Claiming its "piracy" to use a copy of a friend's PS2 BIOS and will refuse to register it being installed while Sony officially hosts PS3 firmware on the actual Playstation website.
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Well shit, Playstation is gay even in emulators. Okay, almost no emulators do that and it’s not even possible most of the time.
 
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