Thread by @SeamusBlackley

Are we in the last generation of game consoles? Is local compute dead?

Many used to say that downloadable games would never dominate, and many currently say that streaming will never, either.

But then again, many used to say that leeches cured cancer.

I for one love local compute. But I am a dinosaur. I like to play games even when there’s (gasp) spotty internet.

(Nota Bene: if you try to bring blockchain into this, I reserve the right to mock you mercilessly)

One other thought that concerns me: I love old games. I have an absurd collection of old games. As our cloud-only market grows, we may be inadvertently destroying our own history. It’s a lot easier to preserve video and audio than running code, as we all know. \rant -off