Games As A Service Looking Real Good Right Now

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Games As A Service Looking Real Good Right Now

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The AUDACITY of modern gaming! On the left, we have a sleek PlayStation that will eventually betray you when the servers shut down and your precious PUBG and Genshin Impact become digital paperweights. Meanwhile, that crusty beige dinosaur on the right? STILL FAITHFULLY RUNNING that cereal box copy of Rollercoaster Tycoon from 2003! No internet connection? No problem! No subscription? WHO CARES! That ancient PC is like your reliable grandpa who shows up with cookies while the modern console is the flaky friend who ghosts you after getting a new boyfriend. The sweet, sweet irony of technological "progress" that somehow made our games LESS permanent. 💀

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