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Re:Epic vs. Google: Google Loses by threeseed on Monday December 11, 2023 @08:46PM (#38608218)
Sure. But there would be zero incentive for Sony, Nintendo etc to build one.

Because Acer, Asus etc could simply come along and undercut them on price and still have access to the exact same game catalog. And then they would each decide to add more proprietary features or add more performance.

And so you've just recreated the PC gaming market again.

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Re:Epic vs. Google: Google Loses by wdwind on Monday December 11, 2023 @09:18PM (#38608471)
> And so you've just recreated the PC gaming market again.

What's the issue with that?

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Re:Epic vs. Google: Google Loses by scarface_74 on Monday December 11, 2023 @09:48PM (#38608710)
Really? What’s the issue for not having a known target to optimize for?
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Re:Epic vs. Google: Google Loses by TillE on Monday December 11, 2023 @10:04PM (#38608838)
That hasn't been a serious issue for 20 years. The overwhelming majority of big games are now being released for PC on day one, the only exceptions being platform exclusives and Rockstar games.

Developers certainly have no problem making PC games.

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Re:Epic vs. Google: Google Loses by scarface_74 on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @10:04AM (#38613047)
I can go to a store today and buy a Sony PS5 and know that it will play every game designed it for with the same quality as any other PS5.

Can you say the same about buying any PC? Will that be true for any game you buy for the next five years?

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