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Seven Things PS5 Will Do Better Than PC

With our official guidelines, you, as the law-abiding, exemplary user of a console, will be able to win any argument with the frantic horde of 4K/60FPS fanatics.

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Local multiplayer

In theory, you can play local on PC. In practice, however, it requires going far beyond the typical way we use PCs. The "right" style of using a PC is, after all, connecting to a monitor and working with a keyboard and mouse on a desk, which isn't suitable for playing with friends – cramming in front of one monitor, even if it's quite large for monitor standards, doesn't have much to do with convenience.

A logistical nightmare – playing a card game with four people on one computer. - Seven Things PS5 Will Do Better Than PC - dokument - 2019-09-17
A logistical nightmare – playing a card game with four people on one computer.

In order to make such a game at least remotely enjoyable, you need some effort. Connect the PC to a TV, get at least two wireless pads. Then configure everything so it looks good – which may not be that simple, since the developers know that few people use the PC in this manner, and can often ignore these aspects, effectively forcing us to overcome numerous technical difficulties.

Converting the PC into a convenient multiplayer platform really takes effort. And if you indeed manage to – congratulations, you've just spend two hours to get something a PlayStation offers as one of the core functionalities.

Michael Grygorcewicz

Michael Grygorcewicz

He first worked as a co-worker at GRYOnline.pl. In 2023 he became the head of the Paid Products department. He has been creating articles about games for over twenty years. He started with amateur websites, which he coded himself in HTML, then he moved on to increasingly larger portals. A computer engineer, but he was always more drawn to writing than programming, and he decided to tie his future with the former. In games, he primarily looks for stories, emotions, and immersion that no other medium can provide - hence, among his favorite titles, are games focusing on narration. Believes that NieR: Automata is the best game ever made.

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