• ptsdstillinmymind @lemmy.studio
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    1 year ago

    They are following the Apple playbook. Put out a new system every 2 years and eventually will find some arbitrary ways to force users to upgrade.

    • TwilightVulpine@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      I don’t think that is going to work as well for consoles as it does for phones. People can just keep playing older games. Living in a third-world country I know that too well. And if they try to sabotage the consoles, that might drive people away from console gaming entirely.

    • MJBrune@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      The inner generation consoles aren’t marketed to those who already own that generation. So the console cycle is still over every 7 years or so.

    • phillaholic@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Apple doesn’t force you to upgrade. They have the longest support length in mobile. What they are fantastic at is convincing you that you need to upgrade.