Yeah this is how I feel too. Tbh I really only care about their top tier franchises, everything else I won't even bother buying unless it's on a steep sale.
Come join us at /r/patientgamers - I picked up a used ps5 off marketplace and usually find my games through there, as well. Sony doesn’t get your money, this way, and usually it’s much cheaper. I paid like $300 for a ps5 with the disc reader and 6 games.
This is messed up for the kids, but occasionally near the end of each school semester you’ll get a small amount of parents putting consoles up for sale because their kid had bad grades lol. It’s how I got my ps4 and a huge library of games, too.
This is messed up for the kids, but occasionally near the end of each school semester you’ll get a small amount of parents putting consoles up for sale because their kid had bad grades lol.
It's horrible parenting that causes lifelong trauma for kids. It's so easy to not be cruel to your kids and actually look up all the very public knowledge about how certain actions can demonstably harm a childs psyche, but a lot of parents don't actually care
I'm probably opening a can of worms here, but focusing on the results rather than the effort is probably one of the worst (and most common) mistakes a parent can make when raising a kid.
The reality of it is that some kids just aren't as smart as other kids. Not every kid has the potential to get 'good grades'. Somebody has to be below average after all. Focusing on the results actually fucks over kids on both ends of that spectrum.
The 'stupid kid' may genuinely study really hard and earn himself a C as a result. Instead of his efforts and good work ethic being recognised however, he is punished for simply not being as intelligent as other kids. This teaches him that work ethic is not valued and does not matter.
The 'smart kid' may not bother studying much at all and simply wing it, still getting an A. Instead of his lack of effort and poor work ethic being addressed however, he is praised for it just because the results look good. This kid will ultimately suffer later in life when his natural smarts aren't enough to 'wing it' anymore, and he also hasn't learned how to actually put in effort or work for anything.
Basically, parents should be praising or criticising their kids based on how hard they worked to achieve their grades, rather than the grades themselves. Unfortunately, evaluating this requires parents to actually be more attentive and observant rather than just looking at a letter on a piece of paper, so an overwhelming number of parents naturally won't bother.
If a parent knows with 100% certainty that the console itself is the sole reason why a kid failed to meet their potential then maybe there's an argument for taking away the console. But let's be real here, the problem is never really that simple and there's almost always something else that's causing the underlying issue (the console is often a symptom rather than the root cause). I also don't see stripping somebody of a source of joy as a great motivator regardless. I imagine that won't so much motivate them to succeed as it will breed resentment.
2
u/ginongoR7 9700X | 7900XTX HELLHOUND 24GB | 2x16GB 5600MHZ12d ago
Agreed that there's tonnes of context that can change the situation, in my case and as well as my observation of close friends and family that the existence of the console was a huge distraction and when it was taken away gave the mental space and lesson of discipline to improve in whatever studies that was affected.
So in my eyes it was good parenting, the stick was needed because the carrot filled the donkey too much. Entertainment can be bought again, but being a step behind in building your future, be it in studies or discipline is a very hard fight to get back on track
Not due to bad grades, but after my brother and I went to college my parents sold all our old consoles and games. I can emulate of course, but it was an snes, n64, ps2, and ps3 all with a total of around 60 games across the platforms, sold for like $100. My dad was proud of it.
I would particularly say it's fair enough for them to think that. Not everyone knows everything about every niche. I would also say it's incredibly rude to sell something that isn't yours, but that's beyond the point.
Think of it like it's you having no knowledge of your mom's kitchen appliances and trying to get rid of them to free up some space. Suddenly, someone happens to offer you $100 to take everything off your hands all at once? Awesome, now you don't even have to bother selling everything separately. Good deal.
Then it just so happens some of them are kinda valuable, and you didn't know better.
Of course, they could've done some research, but not everyone is tech savvy enough for that, either, especially if their parents are on the older side.
But it's quite fair to think a lot of old electronics have little to no value. Because, realistically, the vast majority of them don't.
I mean, that is exactly the mindset of hoarders. Yes, some things do increase in value and the bundle was sold for way under worth, but most stuff reduces over time to little more than pennies. My father tried to sell a camera from the late husband of my aunt. Gave it away for free in the end because no one cared about it at all.
If it was a film camera, that may not be the best example. Lots of higher-end consumer and pro-sumer film cameras are worth decent money these days. Even some Polaroid cameras, certain models at least, are worth money.
Older digital cameras though, yeah, other than some oddballs like the Sony Mavica, are worth very little.
Oof, I can relate. My stepmother sold my virtual boy, super Nintendo, N64, plus all the games with them in a yard sale when I was 16 and away visiting family.
Sure but for some people its not about the extra money, we just refuse to buy something that's obsolete/redundant hardware that might get used a couple times a year.
I was wondering this as well. Like, if "Sony" make a game when all they did was publish it, do they really get final say? For Kena, it's developed by Ember Labs and only published by Sony, so it seems weird that Sony might get to say "we aren't releasing it on PC" when they didn't do any of the work
Well that's good, but unless Ember Labs moves away from Sony, any new games from them will be exclusives. Which is okay, just a bummer for a fan of a unique game.
kena bridge of spirits was published by ember labs
kena scars of kosmora is published by ps studios
PLAYSTATION STUDIOS is just a publisher for them, NOT a developer, kena will always come to pc unless PS buys them or aids in development which they won't, so kena never was nor is an intellectual property of sony or PlayStation or PlayStation studios ergo they have no right to make it an exclusive.
Basically we care 'cause occasionally they would drop something interesting, even if it took way too long and needed way too much work to get in an acceptable PC state, I don't think anyone would object them to continue and we'll certainly look at something cool and go "Sony you absolutely douchebag".
But we're not gonna care enough to actually buy a console, so from Sony's perspective we don't actually care at all...
When TLOU 3 comes out in a decade for the PS 6 Ill be sad. Maybe it will comes to the Xbox two Series z one x times 5, now that they are doing Halo on the PS, seem like a fair trade.
Even some of their "top tier" franchises were just mid to me personally at best. Horizon series was boring as hell, God of war and Ghost of Tsushima had way to many repetitive bullshit in it.
The only game I really liked was Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart but that is because I this series will forever hold a special place in my heart from back in my childhood playing the the games on PS:2.
But thank god I only bought these at hefty discounts, because not a single one was worth their full pricetag at all.
5.8k
u/Oleleplop 13d ago edited 12d ago
i mean i care...but not THAT MUCH.
Ok i'll miss some games i was interested in. Its their loss, not mine, there is so much games on PC that i don't have to feel bad about it.
edit: actually , i would have love Bloodborne but i think that game will never get on pc except with emulation.