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minus-squareBuffalox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down4·2か月前 consoles blow a fuse with each new patch so you can’t load older patches. Admittedly I was unaware of this, but for consoles it can have a real functional purpose as part of the protection against cheating.
minus-squareGoodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2か月前Anticheat should be handled by the games, not the console (unless the games are produced by the console manufacturer)
minus-squareSolSerkonos@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2か月前It’s an anti-piracy/homebrew feature. Realistically, nobody is using that for cheating.
minus-squareThirdConsul@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2か月前No, this is done to ensure there’s no competition when selling games. Why do you think console games are pricier than PC ones? On PC we still have some competition.
Admittedly I was unaware of this, but for consoles it can have a real functional purpose as part of the protection against cheating.
Anticheat should be handled by the games, not the console (unless the games are produced by the console manufacturer)
It’s an anti-piracy/homebrew feature. Realistically, nobody is using that for cheating.
No, this is done to ensure there’s no competition when selling games. Why do you think console games are pricier than PC ones? On PC we still have some competition.