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Sunsofold, do gaming w What's the video game equivalent of fast food?

Almost the entire mobile game industry. Copiously available, cheap, hollow, dopamine hunting, etc.

badbytes, do games w this level is amazing

IK, it was such a new game mechanic, really enjoyed getting caught in that level. Hide and seek.

fuzzywombat, do games w Xbox consoles are now getting a fullscreen Xbox Game Pass Ultimate ad at boot, just a day after a 50% price hike was announced

50% price hike means Microsoft is basically betting that less than 1/3 of the current subscribers will cancel. Microsoft is also betting that some will not cancel but just downgrade to lower tier instead. If more than 2/3 of the subscriber remain a subscriber then Microsoft will come out ahead.

Baggie, do games w this level is amazing

Great set piece, mildly irritating execution

SharkAttak, do games w Life imitates art
@SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org avatar

We are outside the Matrix, right?

filcuk,

God I hope we’re in the matrix. I refuse to accept this is the reality now.

Spaniard,
@Spaniard@lemmy.world avatar

If this is the Matrix then it sucks, I don’t think it’s supposed to suck this much, everyone would take living in Zion over this.

lazynooblet, do games w this level is amazing
@lazynooblet@lazysoci.al avatar

Is it worth playing this now in 2025? It’s on my “bought but never loaded” list

nfreak,
@nfreak@lemmy.ml avatar

Absolutely. Still holds up extremely well in every aspect.

Honytawk,

Played through them all recently.

The first one has aged a bit, and has a small map. The gameplay however is great and the story too. It aged really well because it has a distinct art style.

The next ones do everything the first one did, but better. Bigger map, more gadgets, longer story.

If you want to feel like Batman, I highly recommend.

newthrowaway20,

Yes yes yes.

Just went through the whole series the other month. Still holds up surprisingly well.

Eh_I, do games w Xbox consoles are now getting a fullscreen Xbox Game Pass Ultimate ad at boot, just a day after a 50% price hike was announced
@Eh_I@lemmy.world avatar

“Please drink a verification can of Mt Dew Game Fuel™ and belch your Social Security number to continue”

kosanovskiy, do games w Xbox consoles are now getting a fullscreen Xbox Game Pass Ultimate ad at boot, just a day after a 50% price hike was announced

Lol add on xbox. Is it possible to add a ad guard DNS to it block these like with Samsung tv?

datavoid,

There is no way an Xbox would continue to work after blocking MS servers

ohshit604,
@ohshit604@sh.itjust.works avatar

Depends on the host name, I’m sure there is a PiHole blocklist out in the wild but likely only targets telemetry.

ohshit604,
@ohshit604@sh.itjust.works avatar

If it connects to the internet, you can change the DNS to whatever you want it to be. If Tim over at Apple had his way I’m sure he’d force his ‘i’ devices to use a “Secure Apple DNS Pro™️” server.

TwinTitans, do games w Xbox consoles are now getting a fullscreen Xbox Game Pass Ultimate ad at boot, just a day after a 50% price hike was announced
@TwinTitans@lemmy.world avatar

Xbox has been dead since the launch of series x. Sell it and get off the train before the systems worth nothing.

Zahille7, do games w Xbox consoles are now getting a fullscreen Xbox Game Pass Ultimate ad at boot, just a day after a 50% price hike was announced

I hadn’t even turned on my Xbox One in almost a year until I helped my brother set one up for his game room this past week.

Every time you go to play a game, it brings up an entire pop-up that looks like the store page for whatever you’re trying to play, then you press “play.” Like, it was entirely unnecessary adding an extra popup screen asking if yes, that’s the game I want to play.

Madzielle,

Yeah, I play all the time and noticed this jist a few weeks back. I fuckin hate it

ryper,

You can disable that

  • On the Xbox home screen, go to "My Games and Apps."
  • Then, go to “Apps,” “Settings,” “General,” and "Personalization."
  • Go to “Games and Apps,” then scroll to the right until the three boxes below "Choose whether game hubs open automatically from the following places."
  • Uncheck the boxes on all three options: “Recently Played List,” “Groups,” and “Installed Games.”–
OmegaMan,

Thanks for this. So annoying.

Kolanaki, do games w Xbox consoles are now getting a fullscreen Xbox Game Pass Ultimate ad at boot, just a day after a 50% price hike was announced
@Kolanaki@pawb.social avatar

Why not just have a button that says “give us more money, you fat piece of shit?”

quackerjo,

That’s currently in QA as we speak… Slated to go live Q1 2026.

proton_lynx,

Microsoft? QA? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Veedem, do games w Xbox consoles are now getting a fullscreen Xbox Game Pass Ultimate ad at boot, just a day after a 50% price hike was announced
@Veedem@lemmy.world avatar

I actually stepped my subscription tier down because of the price increase on Ultimate. Wasn’t worth the 50% jump for me.

Aviandelight,
@Aviandelight@mander.xyz avatar

I did too. As much as I hate MS, Xbox live is really our only way to play with our friends (who live all over the world because my husband is a night owl). I got Ultimate for giggles and it turned out my husband games so much it was a good deal. It’s definitely not at the new price. I personally have only used the console to play Minecraft over the last two years since I can’t get Bedrock on my steam deck without some major fuckery.

carotte, do games w Xbox consoles are now getting a fullscreen Xbox Game Pass Ultimate ad at boot, just a day after a 50% price hike was announced

stop paying for xbox & microsoft stuff, your conscience will thank you

myfunnyaccountname, do games w Xbox consoles are now getting a fullscreen Xbox Game Pass Ultimate ad at boot, just a day after a 50% price hike was announced

I rarely boot up my Xbox anymore. Is it bad that I’m thinking about buying the games I already own on Xbox, on a different system just to avoid using the Xbox at all?

Edit to clarify

dellish,

If they’re single-player can’t you just disconnect from the internet? I haven’t turned on my xbox in 4 years. I remember the day clearly: I wanted to replay Call of Duty 4 and the xbox told me I had to buy the new Remastered version in order to play. Bitch I already paid for the game, why would I buy it again?? Turned off, never to be seen again.

mnemonicmonkeys,

Counterpoint: yar har fiddle dee dee

JustARegularNerd, do games w Xbox consoles are now getting a fullscreen Xbox Game Pass Ultimate ad at boot, just a day after a 50% price hike was announced

…and they want to compete with the Steam Deck?

samus12345,
@samus12345@sh.itjust.works avatar

It’s nice to see the LCD Deck get discounted, if only to relive the old days when consoles got cheaper instead of more expensive as time went on. I almost wanted to buy another one out of principle, even though I don’t have use for more than one.

mic_check_one_two,

I lowkey considered getting a second SD, just to keep it plugged into my TV 24/7. I cart mine back and forth from work and home, and the minor inconvenience of packing it into my bag each morning had me considering a second purchase.

But then I remembered I’m fucking broke.

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