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Cmor, do games w CD Projekt CFO does "not see a place for microtransactions in single-player games"
@Cmor@lemmy.world avatar

Praise Geraldo del Rivera! CD Projekt Red is (le)terally saving gaming.

HiddenLychee,

Is it 2016 again? If so I want to warn someone

Jubei_K_08, do games w Helldivers 2 has "performed well ahead of expectations" and topped more than 8m sales

The game really looks fantastic. I watched 2 minutes of it and got motion sick 🥲

Evotech,

Compression and motion blur is not a good combo. I’m sure it would be way better if you played it yourself

echodot,

I think it’s one of those games it’s absolutely designed for an HDR display and I just don’t have one so it kind of looks murky. It’s a good game but I wouldn’t say the graphics are particularly phenomenal, although the explosions look good.

Senshi,

You can disable camera shaking and some post process features such as motion blur, then it’s no different from any other shooter game in terms of motion patterns.

avater, do games w Helldivers 2 has "performed well ahead of expectations" and topped more than 8m sales
@avater@lemmy.world avatar

But did it really earned that much money, considering that Arrowhead was working on this game for nine years ?

Kolanaki,
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8,000,000 x 40 is 320,000,000. So they’ve made a few bucks.

Aussiemandeus,
@Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone avatar

A lot of the cost in purchasing a game goes to the publishers not the developers though

Kolanaki,
!deleted6508 avatar

I’m still sure the devs got a couple bucks. At least a pizza party.

Aussiemandeus,
@Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone avatar

Pizza party attendance is mandatory and fun will be dealt out democratically

AProfessional,

Let’s hope Sony treats them well, it’s a huge success in their growing PC push.

Midnitte, do gaming w PlayStation studio Deviation Games has closed down

It really sucks for the hard-working employees with so many layoffs happening in the industry, but I guess it shouldn’t be a surprise since they haven’t released a game yet.

Deviation Games was formed by ex-Treyarch and Call of Duty developers in 2020, led by Jason Blundell and Dave Anthony. Eighteen months later, however, Blundell departed Deviation. It then laid off around 90 employees back in May 2023, citing a “difficult situation” that “forced” the layoffs.

WanderingPoltergeist, do gaming w Warner Bros. focusing on mobile and free-to-play instead of "volatile" AAA console games
@WanderingPoltergeist@kbin.social avatar

sigh Well, it shows they learned absolutely nothing about their misstep with Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League game. J.B. Perrette and the executives meddled with this game and soiled it due to their rampant greed; if only they'd left the developers who were passionate about this project just work their magic. There are so many games in the mobile and free-to-play markets it's not likely any of WB's trash will get much traction there either.

UndercoverUlrikHD, (edited ) do games w Helldivers 2 has a Dungeons and Dragons-style GM behind the scenes
@UndercoverUlrikHD@programming.dev avatar

This continuous evolution has actually seen Joel getting up at unsociable hours to sort out situations when the Helldivers 2 team realised the game wasn’t as balanced as it could be. “There have been some sudden moments where maybe one planet was too easy or one was too hard and [Joel] had to get up in the middle of the night to give the Automatons a bit of reinforcement so the players don’t take [the planet] too quickly,” Pilestedt said.

That’s honestly messed up and embarrassing for their developers. Writing a decent director shouldn’t be that hard.

Goronmon,

It’s one banana, Michael, how much could it cost? 10 dollars?

Nakoichi, do gaming w Star Citizen developer hit with layoffs amid claims of a "highly toxic company"
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Suavevillain, do games w From Software is "working hard on Elden Ring DLC" but still doesn't have a release date "at this time"
@Suavevillain@lemmy.world avatar

Take your time. There is no rush.

_sideffect, do games w From Software is "working hard on Elden Ring DLC" but still doesn't have a release date "at this time"

Sounds like it’ll be pretty big and worthwhile

comrade19, do games w Xbox is still committed to making consoles, says boss Phil Spencer

I wish they would let you install windows on them, but then i guess id be buying games on steam not Microsoft store / gamepass

ULS, do games w Xbox is still committed to making consoles, says boss Phil Spencer

They should make Linux boxes.

simple,

Xbox is Microsoft so that’ll literally never happen. They could make Windows 11 boxes though.

woelkchen,
@woelkchen@lemmy.world avatar

Xbox is Microsoft so that’ll literally never happen.

Microsoft already uses Linux and in fact even develops its own Linux distribution since quite some time because Windows just isn’t good enough for certain tasks: github.com/microsoft/CBL-Mariner

Surface Duo is another Linux-based product by Microsoft.

simple,

Surface Duo uses Android though so I wouldn’t put it in the same vein as Linux distros. Microsoft uses Linux for their web services like everyone else, but there is no way they’re going to push people to using their competitor on consumer products. They want people to stay on Windows.

woelkchen,
@woelkchen@lemmy.world avatar

Surface Duo uses Android though

Android is Linux.

here is no way they’re going to push people to using their competitor on consumer products. They want people to stay on Windows.

Windows Phone is dead, Android is not.

One of the reasons that Steam Deck is better than Windows handheld PCs is because Valve can freely modify the graphics drivers. That’s not possible with the proprietary Windows Radeon drivers.

smeg,

Android is Linux

Yes and no

woelkchen,
@woelkchen@lemmy.world avatar

Yes and no

Only yes. GNU software is irrelevant for anything being Linux (lots of other Linux distributions use no GNU software at all, most notably embedded variants using musl and Busybox). The kernel being a modified one is also irrelevant because almost every distribution ships patches to the kernel. The only person who can revoke Android being Linux is Linus Torvalds, not some random YouTuber named Gary.

Fact is, Microsoft ships Linux-based products and even if it’s highly unlikely what they will switch the Xbox business to release Linux hardware, the outright statement “that’ll literally never happen” is ignorant.

smeg,

True, I was just nit-picking rather than disagreeing with your original statement

woelkchen,
@woelkchen@lemmy.world avatar
smeg,

I know, I meant I wasn’t disagreeing with your first comment about Microsoft using Linux!

PhlubbaDubba, do gaming w Reuters claims Nintendo Switch 2 is expected later this year

What the heck are they planning to package into this that isn’t on the original?

Like they’ve already fused their portable and console brands, what else are they going to be able to gimick onto it? 3D?

GammaGames,

Nvidia’s upscaling tech would be cool, we’d finally get anti-aliasing in a first party Nintendo title

pimento64,

N64 had native hardware AA

senseamidmadness,

That console’s hardware is endlessly fascinating. Incredible what they did with it, at the price it sold for, back in 1996!

pixel,
@pixel@beehaw.org avatar

the ability to run a pokemon game above 20 fps, ideally

I love scarlet and violet, I was quite fond of them, but I really want a pokemon game that doesn’t feel like pulling teeth to play

aStonedSanta,

Lmao. You are in for a bad time.

Akrenion,

It worked smoothly in emulators. More compute could solve the problem. It doesn’t make up for other shortcomings of the games though.

minimalfootprint,

Rumors are it will have a LCD screen. That way Nintendo will be able to make a version with an OLED screen a few years later and sell it to you again. They’re so “innovative”.

beefcat,
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If the new device supports VRR, that would be reason enough to go back to LCD for the time being.

VRR doesn’t work very well on OLED right now, which is why the Steam Deck OLED is conspicuously missing it.

caseyweederman,

Don’t think of it as a Switch 2, any more than the Wii was a GameCube 2, or the NDS was a GBA 2.
That said, I personally think the Switch was a realization of what the WiiU tried to be: blending handheld and console, exploring motion controls, and solidifying online play with titles like Splatoon and Super Mario Maker.
The Switch itself experimented with VR with the Nintendo Labo headset, bringing VR modes to Super Mario Odyssey and Mario Kart, Smash Bros and Breath of the Wild.
They really could have pivoted strongly into VR, since the biggest barrier – the hardware buy-in – was already out of the way.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the next console picked up where the Switch left off there.

PhlubbaDubba,

A VR/AR console would deffo be interesting if they could make it happen in a way that addresses the current issues with the hardware.

blunderworld, do games w Dark and Darker dev says Nexon's "trade secret and copyright" lawsuit against it has been dismissed

Did they end up reversing the micro transaction decision from a while back? I liked what I played, but I’m still not willing to pay money for any class that was included in the beta for free.

KickyMcAssington,

the locked class’ were unlocked for everyone after about 1 week due to backlash, they did listen at least. Different races are now for sale through points earned in game or real money. They are a cosmetic change with some minor stat differences (both good and bad so pretty balanced)

blunderworld,

Not so bad! Maybe I’ll have to check it out again, thanks for the info

thingsiplay, do gaming w Monster Hunter Rise update adds Enigma DRM, breaks Steam Deck compatibility
@thingsiplay@kbin.social avatar

I'm glad to not have invested into the Capcom games. The article talks about Steam Deck only, but I assume its broken on Linux as well ("Linux" as a word isn't found on the article).

ominouslemon, do games w Obsidian's Avowed releases this autumn | Eurogamer

I’m so pumped about this game

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