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mox, do games w Astro Bot wins Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2024

Will Astro’s Playroom or Astro Bot run on an emulator yet?

I would consider buying one or both of them if ported to PC, but somehow I suspect that’s unlikely to happen.

granolabar, do games w US rep asks Valve to remove ‘Oct. 7’ game from Steam

Ohh no fake anti semetism claims being raised again!

At what point do people take notice lol

JackDark, do games w Death Stranding gets surprise Xbox Series X release

It’s interesting that it specifically mentions the Series X. My understanding is that anything released on Series X must also run on the Series S.

elgordino,

Yeah, I think this is just an oversight. It says X and S on the store page.

rtxn,

It’s because xbox’s naming scheme is fucking stupid.

savvywolf, do gaming w New Nintendo Switch accessory might confirm some leaked details about Switch 2
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Could have just gone through some planning hell and was originally intended to be released a few years ago.

As an aside: Magnets to attach the joycons seem miserable.

theangriestbird,

As an aside: Magnets to attach the joycons seem miserable.

How so? It doesn’t sound revolutionary, but it does at least sound like an improvement over the current plastic rails system?

averyminya,

It would be too bad to lose the backwards compatibility for all those special edition Joycons. Not that I expect them to, though it would be within Nintendo’s track record.

theangriestbird,

well the rumor at the moment is that the new console will be backwards compatible with the old joycons. they won’t attach to the new console, but you will still be able to connect and play with old joycons.

averyminya,

Oh I definitely will figured the Bluetooth would connect still, so pro controllers are fine. I was more thinking of the physical connection aspect since playing in bed is a little awkward with the removed Joycons and the kickstand set. Still nice though, especially if you have one of those mounted tablet stands.

I’m just thinking of all the LoZ and Animal Crossing Joycons that will now be relegated to the sheathe holder and a docking charger (or one of the fancy ones with USB to charge)

theangriestbird,

That’s fair! I mean I have Animal Crossing ones, and they’re not really that special, just unique colors. Other thing to consider is stick drift - if you’ve had your special edition Joycons for awhile, they may be on their way out pretty soon…

averyminya,

Yeah definitely lol. I got very lucky, my near-launch day switch joycon sets I got only has one left joycon that started drifting last year. I have no idea how they lasted that long cause I used all my controllers pretty heavily.

Now they sit on the charging dock next to the switch, next to the Steam Deck that actually gets used… Lol

savvywolf,
@savvywolf@pawb.social avatar

I guess I don’t have much faith in the ability for magnets to stick well enough to the console.

theangriestbird,

so far all we have is rumors, but i think the stuff i read said that they would be theoretically stronger than the plastic rails, at least from forces from specific angles. They’re supposed to use this new kind of electromagnet tech where it only needs a small burst of energy to activate or deactivate the magnet. Time will tell if Nintendo can actually pull that off, but it sure would be neat!

KairuByte,
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I dunno, I’ve played with magnets that have the ability to pull their way through my hand before, so it’ll all come down to implementation. Sounds more reliable than some plastic.

istanbullu, do gaming w A handheld Xbox? Microsoft’s gaming chief can’t stop thinking about it

The success of Steam Deck is the reason.

Defaced, do games w Overwatch 2 season 10 will make all new heroes free, Blizzard announces

My guess is they’re going to make the heroes free and the battle pass or season pass or whatever the fuck it is a part of gamepass.

rigatti,
@rigatti@lemmy.world avatar

Could be? Either way it’s a win for the players.

CookieOfFortune, do games w 14 great games to try if you loved Baldur’s Gate 3

No mention of Pathfinder? I was playing Wrath of the Righteous right before BG3 and it makes BG3 seem so tiny(mechanics wise) in comparison.

GCanuck,

I was disappointed by the lack of Pathfinder. To the point where I think this author isn’t credible.

BG3 is a much prettier game. And by a lot.

But the Pathfinder games are a more immersive adventure.

UKFilmNerd, do scifi w A Disturbance in the Force finally reveals how The Star Wars Holiday Special went so wrong
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A great documentary that explains the whole era of musical television entertainment at the time and what happened behind the scenes of the show.

Once you know the details, you’ll understand why it appears so bad when seen decades later.

Highly recommended. 👍

BoiLudens, do gaming w Capcom adds new DRM to old PC games, raising worries over mods

I’d already left a couple of reviews on re5 and re revelations expressing my discontent. But otherwise there are more older collections that actually have that drm applied.

belated_frog_pants, do gaming w Capcom adds new DRM to old PC games, raising worries over mods

Welp, this will only make people yar harder

eldritch_lich, do games w Kongregate, Digital Bros. cut jobs in a growing wave of video game industry layoffs

Ahh Kongregate. Haven’t heard that name in a long time. I’m surprised they’re still around.

gk99, do gaming w Baldur’s Gate 3 just made the future of Xbox Series S a bit more uncertain

All other game developers in the history of games have understood the concept of making the lowest-powered device you’re launching on the baseline for development. We’ve dealt with crippled titles on more powerful consoles for ages, I’m sure Larian’ll figure it out for their next game.

deegeese,

Cyberpunk 2077 was a far bigger mess on Xbox-S.

Not the first time a game fell flat on an underpowered console.

TauriWarrior,

Why should they compromise because Microsoft demanded feature parity between their two consoles? They even had Microsoft engineers try and couldn’t get it to work with splitscreen on the S. If Microsoft wanted the S treated the same as the X they should have included more RAM. Games shouldn’t be held back because Microsoft released a console that’s between generations.

reluctant_squidd, do games w Steam can't escape the fallout from its censorship controversy

How hard would it be to do direct bank withdrawal? Like governments and taxation firms often do?

There has to be something else relatively easy to use that customers can use to electronically pay stream without these knuckleheads in the middle.

mlg,
@mlg@lemmy.world avatar

Welcome to the bank owned oligopoly lol.

Debit cards use the same PCI DSS backend, which is owned by Visa and Mastercard, both of which were created by banks (I think BofA made Visa)

“ePayment” systems like PayPal, Cashapp, Zelle, etc rely on the same backend, or also publicly owned by several major banks.

Direct bank wire transfers still have a useless transfer fee for literally no reason. I think maybe echecks don’t, but they expose your full bank account numbers (for no good reason), and they’re still controlled by the bank, and they don’t offer it as a solution for rapid payments.

Bitcoin technically solved this problem except the supply system wasn’t designed for stability, so the value is way too volatile. Even though there are better crypto currencies that have solved this problem like XRP, the blockchain hype train crashed so a ton of vendors don’t accept crypto anymore even though they used to (including Steam).

This entire system is nothing but a highly organized and legalized fraudulent scam to ensure banks can rip off vendors and consumers with transaction fees and debt.

The only thing that bypasses this system at the moment is using physical cash, which doesn’t work online.

Katana314,

FedNow is an option within the USA that uses a government-provided system to cheaply transfer money, and a number of banks have signed on. It’s not in use because it’s not as universally available yet.

EncryptKeeper,

I mean, besides personal checks or money orders? Crypto. About the only thing Crypto is good for really.

weissbinder,

Even Amazon does this, since decades

demizerone, do games w Microsoft has never been good at running game studios, which is a problem when it owns them all

Were entering the video game dark ages.

ech,

AAA devs are finding out there’s no such thing as infinite money doesn’t mean there are no good games. Look around and you might just realize they’re actually the least interesting content out there. There are more games coming out per/day than at any other point in history. Take some initiative and you’ll find something great.

Tikiporch, do games w Baldur’s Gate 4 may happen eventually, but not with Larian Studios

I’m fine with a different studio doing every Baldur’s Gate iteration. Bioware, Beamdog, Black Isle, and others have done Baldurs Gate games and I enjoyed them. I see no reason to tether the franchise to a single developer, particularly one whose heart isn’t in it anymore.

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