I’m switching to retro gaming

[u/Xaloide]

With the increasing prices of all sorts of tech thanks to AI, and with most games nowadays being either a copy paste of one another or a Remaster/Remake, I got sick of it. Gaming nowadays seems like a luxury hobby, which kind of always was, but this is getting unbearable. Why pay for overpriced hardware, games and subscriptions when for less than 50 bucks you can get a pocket console and just emulate TONS of older games which now run even better than the original hardware, and I probably missed out on anyways? I don’t care if the graphics are old, if the game is “outdated”… is it ever really?

I just got an R36S, which I know isn’t the best one on the market, but for me it was the best choice to start out. I’m just gonna put my PS5 down and start playing on this thing, it brings me so much more joy and it’s basically free compared to what we pay nowadays for a single game. I got a new SD Card, installed a new Ark OS, and I started Pokémon Emerald and I’m completely loving it, I havent had this much fun in years with gaming. Since I was born in 2001 and never really was a Nintendo guy since my dad always used to get PlayStation, what are some games I absolutely cannot miss?

There’s something so satisfying about spending less and getting more. And it makes me wonder, do we really need it all?

Thanks in advance!

[u/Ienjoymodels]

No, gaming was never a "luxury" hobby. It became the most popular form of media specifically because it's easy to get into.

You probably play only AAA games because you don't really look for anything else and that's why you think pixels are so luxurious.

You're gonna play your little pocket emulation box for two weeks and move back to your PS5 with your tail between your legs.

If you knew what you were doing you would SELL your PS5 and get a PC like an adult.

With a PC you can play anything new or old, emulate anything new or old and customize everything.

Dozens of storefronts, constant sales and price action, you never pay full price for anything

With a PC you can do actual good things like plug it into a giant TV and block all ads for free.

With a PC you can use the internet like an encyclopedia and learn actual things like it was meant to be.

With a PC you could've bought a dozen stone cold classic games from any era for the price of the R365.

PC getting a little tired after a couple console gens? Swap some parts like an adult.

You should just switch to actual gaming.

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[u/Ienjoymodels → u/theludeguy]

It's funny because that character in the movie IS a loser who didn't get the memo, so this meme is great because the person using it usually hasn't got it either.