I defected to the PS5 after 30 years of PC gaming — here's why I have no regrets about swapping the RAM crisis for the disc crisis
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A 30-year PC loyalist moving to PS5 underscores how much friction—driver issues, RAM, upgrade churn—still pushes mainstream users toward closed, curated hardware. If you’re building for consumers, assume low tolerance for configuration pain and optimize for appliance-like reliability over tweakability.
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