An article arguing that people with less time should consider the PS5 Pro even more, citing “less prep work,” was picked up on 5ch. The piece is a contribution from an individual gadget blogger published on Yahoo! News, not a reporting piece from a major outlet. On 5ch, a string of rebuttals followed — pointing out that even PC gaming rarely eats up time with setup these days, and that if convenience is the metric, the handheld Switch 2 arguably wins outright. Once it became clear the source wasn’t Sony or a general media outlet but the opinion of an individual blogger who favors Apple products, doubts about the content itself spread further.
How should we think about the “extra step” before starting a game?
PC is freedom. You can customize it endlessly, use it for things beyond gaming, and even expand your enjoyment with mods. That’s appealing in its own right. I used to love that freedom myself, and there was a period when PC gaming was my main thing.
That said, freedom always comes with the cost of “configuring things yourself, solving problems yourself.” When you have time to spare, that can even be part of the fun — but that “self-resolution cost” gradually becomes a burden.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
People with no money → 🔺
People who want to waste their money → ⭕
There's someone right now, on a totally different thread, still fighting for RDNA4 because they can't accept being told they're wrong.
It barely sells worldwide to begin with, and Sony isn't shipping much of it because it's bad cost-performance for them.
Nah, they're totally different — PS5 is basically playing on PC's low settings.
Even on PC, you don't fuss around with prep just to start a game
Smartphones have app updates from the store too
And PC maintenance is just something you do occasionally, whenever you've got a spare moment
On top of that, this "source" isn't even a media article — it's just the personal opinion of an Apple-fanboy blogger,
with a twisted anti-Windows bias baked in
And Re: #1 is an idiot for slapping "media" in the thread title over this
> Balky / ENHANCE gadget blogger
> Runs a blog called ENHANCE, built around "getting more out of your gadgets," covering how to use gadgets and apps. Loves Apple products at heart, but recently built a PC and switched mainly to Windows. Hobby: music production.
The writer isn't even a media journalist — just an individual blogger who's an Apple fanboy.
Re: #32
Then it's obviously the Switch 2, no contest…
Calling the worst possible environment for playing third-party games your "only choice" is a bit much…
The one writing it isn't Sony, it's just some Mac fanboy though.
Well, true, but compared to the Switch 1, the Switch 2 has improved massively and I'd call it a solid pass mark.
Back in the Switch 1 days you'd see single-digit fps, terrain popping up out of nowhere, game crashes — stuff that wasn't even really playable.
I'm playing Elden Ring in handheld mode and honestly it's pretty comfortable.
Playing it on PC would be a far better experience though.
Don't need a "far better experience" — being able to play it easily is enough.
If it's easy to play AND comfortable, that's more than enough.
If it's not easy to play, I just stop touching games altogether.
Couldn't agree more.
Seriously, Switch 2 is the only choice.
Whoa, calm down. There's an opinion agreeing with that right above me at Re: #51, isn't there?
The moment you're forced to play in one fixed spot, it's a dealbreaker — pretty simple, right?
Can your nerdy PC be carried freely around the house and played in your hands?
Other way around — a handheld is exactly what lets you play even when you don't have the energy to sit down in front of a monitor.
That's exactly what Re: #51 is getting at.
That's on you for building a crappy PC or not maintaining it properly.
You're the one who needs to calm down lol
Nobody's playing a handheld console in a situation where they can't even sit in front of a monitor lol
Reads like something a not-too-bright person came up with, so it's probably AI lol
I game on PC, and it's been years since I've spent any time on settings or setup.
It obviously means "the best visuals among consoles that need zero setup — just plug the cable in and go," however you slice it.
Being able to do all kinds of things IS its strength — saying it's "a waste" to use for gaming makes no sense at all.
So what, you're gonna play AAA titles on a "home trash" console instead? ("home trash"/家ゴミ is derogatory slang some PC gamers use for consoles)
It's not even an article to begin with, just some Mac fanboy's personal ramblings on a blog.
Once you're dead, everything in your collection is just trash. So the right move is to avoid buying unnecessary stuff as much as possible, and promptly sell off or dispose of anything you use less often or have lost interest in.
Ultimately, of course, the answer is to graduate from games that require consoles altogether. Keep your gaming confined to essentials you already own, like a PC or smartphone. Actually, graduating from the gaming hobby entirely is the optimal solution.
Holding the device in your hands is such a pain lol
Sitting back relaxed with a gamepad in hand is way more comfortable lol
They're talking about not being tied to a location, so that's not docked mode, right?
In docked mode it's not just "a lesser PC" — it's a lesser Xbox and a lesser PS too.
This is obviously Switch 2, no contest.
If you've got so little time that you can't even be wherever you want, you're not really in a position to be gaming in the first place.
Background and points of contention
The original piece was a contribution posted to Yahoo! News Individual (Expert), a section where experts and bloggers post their own views — different in character from a standard reporting article. On the 5ch thread, part of the backlash stemmed from readers not realizing this and taking it as if “the media is recommending the PS5 Pro.” The disagreement centered on what counts as “convenient”: one side argued PC gaming barely needs any setup before you start playing, while the other pointed out the handheld Switch 2 lets you play anywhere regardless of location — leaving the console PS5 Pro’s positioning unclear. Note that claims within the 5ch thread about the PS5 Pro’s street price or shortages reflect posters’ impressions, not facts backed by official shipment data.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry (Geha)) thread “Media: “The busier you are, the more you should consider the PS5 Pro”“.
