console gamers now pay for something that was
once free. That is the state of modern
entertainment: subscriptions, subscriptions,
subscriptions. But should one of these console
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gaming, it would give that company quite the
advantage over the competition.
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Console gaming’s biggest draw, besides the games
themselves, is that one system operates just like
another system. As a result, there’s zero chance
of, say, little Timmy’s Xbox lacking the system
resources to run a Forza Horizon game. I like
that. Keep the boxes closed, I say, with non-
upgradable parts. It makes the gaming experience
for Joe and Jane PlayStation as simple as
possible. But I want game developers to give
console games the options that PC gamers enjoy
when they boot up their laptops or desktops and
launch a title.
In this current generation, Microsoft and Sony
released base and upgraded hardware, with the
latter machines delivering more graphical output.
With the Xbox One X and PlayStation 4 Pro,
developers let you choose between smoother-
playing games or better graphics. That’s a good
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Next generation, I’d like to see game developers
dive deeper and give console gamers the ability to
tweak even more settings. PC gamers can toy with
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illumination, and other options. Why shouldn’t
our console brothers and sisters?
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