Why is it readily available to have a modded or hacked game to enjoy on PC while consoles very rarely have hacked or even modded games?
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Not saying it’s truly black and white but – two aspects –
1. Console makers have a tremendous amount control of the content used on their systems. Since all PS4s are made by Sony, using Sony software, playing games using Sony’s proprietary game network system it’s easy for them to a. keep out mods and hacks from being available to its users and b. to detect and deter hacks that do make it through. Hacks/mods can be used to import viruses/malware and also make the game less fun for other users, both serve to drive casual users away from buying more Playstations, so there is an incentive for Sony to guard it’s software.
2. PCs are not as centralized, they are cobbled together by parts made by numerous manufacturers, running software that’s just as varied. So it’s harder to for anyone to act as a controller of the content being played. If people hack a game to the point it’s no longer fun for casual users, those users aren’t going to suddenly stop buying Motherboard X or monitor B, or even to switch from Steam to whatever bullshit EA offers. So no party has an incentive to play gatekeeper.
There is also a selection bias. The overlap of users who know how to create, source, and employ mods, set up their own networks for play, and actively want to be part of the mod making/using community also generally like to build their own rigs and not be burdened by a controlling agency, so they tend to be PC users rather than console users.
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