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mox, do games w iPod fans evade Apple’s DRM to preserve 54 lost clickwheel-era games

Apple offered a Ms. Pac-Man port on these devices for a while, and it was surprisingly good.

Anyolduser, do gaming w New AI model can hallucinate a game of 1993’s Doom in real time

Proof that if a system or technology exists, nerds will try to run Doom on it.

acetone, do wolnyinternet w USA: Meta (FB/Insta) zapłaci kolejne 1,4 miliarda dolarów za rozpoznawanie twarzy bez zgody
@acetone@pol.social avatar

@harcesz jak to było? Jeśli kara jest grzywna to prawo dotyczy tylko biednych?

harcesz,
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Nie masz 2 miliardów dolarców na grzywny? Żenujące. Może czas zacząć wcześniej wstawać, ciężej pracować? /s

ReplicantBatty, do gaming w Metropolis 1998 lets you design every building in an isometric, pixel-art city

Definitely checking this out, it looks like it will scratch a very specific itch lol

Pirky, do games w 11 years after launch, 49M people still use their PS4s, matching the PS5
@Pirky@lemmy.world avatar

Something to keep in mind: Official support for the PS2 was only 12 years. The PS4 is now at 11 years.
It will most likely have a longer officially supported life than the PS2.

Stovetop,

It’s definitely easier to have that degree of support when you’ve got a common architecture now. There has never been a console generation before this where you had literal years of overlap with games releasing on previous and current gen, because it didn’t require much extra work to maintain additional versions. They were already doing that with the “Pro” consoles before anyways.

Hell, PS4 players are still going to get the highly anticipated Shadow of the Erdtree DLC for Elden Ring in a few weeks.

SomeGuy69, do games w 11 years after launch, 49M people still use their PS4s, matching the PS5
@SomeGuy69@lemmy.world avatar

I don’t support a company that decided to increase price instead of reducing it. Also PS games are expensive. Then there was also non available and you had to put yourself on a year long waiting list, when at then end I said “nah, I don’t need it”. It’s Sony’s own fault I don’t have a PS5 yet.

ampersandrew,
@ampersandrew@lemmy.world avatar

To be fair on the price increase thing, this is the first time in the history of video games that the cost to produce the hardware went up over time.

lud,

And inflation is insane nowadays.

Personally I’m gonna stick with my desktop and Deck

ampersandrew,
@ampersandrew@lemmy.world avatar

Well, it was insane in the middle there. Maybe it’s worse where you are, but in the US, it’s back almost to where it’s supposed to be.

lud,

Maybe but that doesn’t mean that the value of currency has returned to where it was. Unless there has been some deflation that I’m not awake of.

ampersandrew,
@ampersandrew@lemmy.world avatar

No, there hasn’t been, but there is a distinction between currently experiencing high inflation and previously experiencing high inflation in the middle of a hardware product’s life cycle.

Dariusmiles2123,

Yeah and don’t forget that even with the inflated price, a ps5 is cheap compared to a pc as powerful.

SomeGuy69,
@SomeGuy69@lemmy.world avatar

No it’s not. PlayStation costs money if you want to go online, PC not. PlayStation games are a lot more expensive than on PC and you lose access to your gamed with every new generation unless you want to store your old console. Also generally PC sales are much deeper then on the controlled PlayStation store. To believe your console is cheaper is really not true.

Dariusmiles2123,

On PlayStation you can still buy second hand games because of the disc drive. I don’t know if PC still have a blu-ray drive anymore.

You can still get a lot of new games on ps4 which is a cheap console.

I guess that for some people having a gaming pc is cheaper, but for me having a ps5 and a weak pc is cheaper.

It depends on the user…

SomeGuy69,
@SomeGuy69@lemmy.world avatar

Why should the PC not have a blu-ray drive, it has all the freedom a console lacks. But I don’t remember the last time I needed one, because I can get just a few month old games for 5 bucks. So I didn’t even bother buying a drive. I buy games for 45 bucks while on console they cost 80 and more, on release day.

Yeah add the cost for the week PC on top, another reason why PC is cheaper, as you’ll likely need a PC regardless.

Not playing online would be the only reason why PS is cheaper and if you buy no games and only lend them from others. Price of PlayStation plus PS+ gets you a good PC if you use it for 5+ years, which most do.

Dariusmiles2123,

Maybe if you see it that way. But just thinking about how much you need to upgrade your PC or tinker with it for everything to work is too much for me.

I already don’t like the fact that on ps5 you have to choose between performance and fidelity modes, so imagine if I had to choose settings on a pc.

Also on consoles, you just know a game is gonna work perfectly, which is not always the case on pc.

But PC is better for some players and console are better for some others.

I sometimes consider jumping to PC gaming, but I see too many inconveniences for now.

teawrecks, do gaming w Game dev says contract barring “subjective negative reviews” was a mistake

I hope the reviewers all made really positive, upbeat videos praising the way they chose to stick to such a proven pay-to-win strategy. The cosmetics and in-game currency that you spend real money to acquire really gives players a way to dispose of their bothersome disposable income. And earning daily login bonuses has never been so streamlined!

I know nothing about this game, but I would bet money this is the formula.

hohombe, do wolnyinternet w Od zakupu przez Elona Muska Twitter stracił już 72% swojej wartości

Wspaniałe. Niech tonie. Najbardziej reputacja typa. Także poczucie, że X, Twitter jest niezbędny dla sfery publicznej. Nie jest.

LukaszWyrak,

Dokładnie. Irytuje mnie ile uwagi w mediach poświęca się temu co politycy wypisują na twitterze.

dj1936,
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Moim zdaniem to ukazuje tragicznie niski poziom polskiego dziennikarstwa. Czasem w gazetach widzę wydrukowane tweety o artykuł o nich, często w radio słyszę odniesienia do tweetow itd.

Jaysyn, do gaming w Space Wreck is a hardcore, combat-optional, break-the-game RPG that clicks
@Jaysyn@kbin.social avatar

I bought this to play after I'm done with Cyberpunk, glad the reviews are holding up.

JackDark, do games w CEO Bobby Kotick will leave Activision Blizzard on January 1, 2024

Good riddance!

sculd, do gaming w Former Ubisoft executives reportedly arrested over sexual harassment allegations

Still boycotting all Ubisoft titles. Doesn’t care how good they are. This is simply unacceptable.

QuentinCallaghan,
@QuentinCallaghan@sopuli.xyz avatar

I don’t feel wanting to buy any newer Ubisoft titles either.

BlinkerFluid,
@BlinkerFluid@lemmy.one avatar

I’m not so much boycotting them, it’s just that AC has been trash since Black Flag and we don’t have a Rayman 4 yet… so… what am I gonna buy, nothing?

sculd,

Agreed on AC but Division is a pretty fun shooter. Not playing the new one anyway.

TwilightVulpine, do gaming w Starfield leaker arrested for felony theft after attempting to sell early copies

Dumb shit to do but a felony? That's just excessive. This is no violent crime, and it's not a large scale one either.

Once again the law seems to care more to serve corporate interest than what is just.

Wookie,
@Wookie@artemis.camp avatar

Corporate interests pay politicians and judges who make and pass laws. This guy stole a game and gets a felony, but did anything happen to those who cause financial crisis or housing crisis? They usually get bonuses

tokyo,

I was thinking the exact same thing. That is wild. It really shows you how much power corpos have. They literally destroy the environment in so many different ways and get told: pay these fees and you’re good. Business continues as usual.

But this dude? God forbid he leaked and sold a corporate product. Nothing less than a felony is clearly warranted.

llii, do games w First-party Switch 2 games—including re-releases—all run either $70 or $80

I buy pretty much every console there is, but I’ll pass here. Maybe there will be a price-cut OLED model and a new “Best of Switch 2” Series of games with cut prices (like on GameCube or Wii). Also I want to wait and see if the Joy-Cons 2 get drifting issues.

otp, do games w First-party Switch 2 games—including re-releases—all run either $70 or $80

Canadian here: What’s the difference? /s

circuitloss,

For you it’ll be $120 Wilfrid Laurier bucks…

icecreamtaco, do games w First-party Switch 2 games—including re-releases—all run either $70 or $80
@icecreamtaco@lemmy.world avatar

Am I the only one who doesn’t care about this? We’ll wait for the 33% nintendo sales and fill the rest of the year with 3rd party 80% sales like always

pycorax,

Or get it second hand for cheap lol, it’s not a big deal to me at least.

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