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Profil ze zdalnego serwera może być niekompletny. Zobacz więcej na oryginalnej instancji.

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I hate Epic and won’t buy any of their games but I respect that they’ve taken Apple, Google, and Samsung to the cleaners over this shit.

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Me either but it’s an ENORMOUS and very profitable industry.

Apple Made More Money on Games Than Xbox, Sony, Nintendo and Activision Combined in 2019

That’s JUST Apple and JUST mobile games.

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None of that means Google wasn’t exploiting anticompetitive measures to ensure everyone has to pay their exorbitant 30% tax in their app store. At least, that’s what the State of California determined when Epic took them to court.

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I know all of that. I’m not sure why you replied to me though.

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You mean the same fee every store under the sun charges?

Yes, that one.

They are not the good guys.

Didn’t say they were.

They’re Elon Musk before he took the mask off

Don’t know what mask you speak of. Timmy has never had one.

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Months after the initial announcement, the prolific game and technology company announced today that the Epic Games Store is now available for iOS and Android devices.

Read better.

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…huh?

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Oh my, this is embarrassing for you. Look at your previous comment:

The article is talking about a new app store. A new app store wasn’t part of “this shit”.

It very clearly is. Read better.

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Something he repeats ad nauseum.

Just because he says it doesn’t instantly make it false…It’s absolutely true.

I find it hard to believe someone so invested in this outcome knows nothing about it.

I don’t know who or what this sentence is supposed to be referencing. No one doesn’t know anything about this. We all seem to understand what the problem is except you.

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This isn’t your thread, it’s mine. You replied to me. My comment was clearly about Apple (among others). The OP was about Apple. There’s nothing I need to “salvage”. Have a nice day.

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Clickbait title. I can’t find any justification for calling a player being banned as The Verge “under fire”.

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Consoles have just been proprietary PCs since the Xbox 360. It’s a wonder they’ve lasted this long.

Still crossing my fingers and waiting for Steam Machines 😔

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If you have Steam on your pc, you have a steam machine

You obviously don’t understand what those words mean.

I have a Steam Machine. But many many more would have them if Valve sold them directly.

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  1. A Steam Machine runs SteamOS
  2. SteamOS does not, at any time, require a mouse or keyboard
  3. Gamescope
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No, what you suggested was:

If you have Steam on your pc, you have a steam machine.

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That’s not what it is though LOL

I’ve already explained to you what it is LOL

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I’m getting a sense that there are other steps that could have been taken to prevent this tragedy aside from this video game that features guns.

Do you ever get the sense that it’s possible for more than 1 thing to contribute to an event?

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Why all the salt?

Because we’re all completely fed up with having shitty AI jammed down our throats. It’s nothing but a shitty marketing buzzword.

AI has its place, but it is abundantly obvious to anyone who has seen or experienced these characters that this ain’t it

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Then start it in experimental games. There’s no reason to have garbage AI in production games in order to improve it. Make it functional, then deploy it…

Can somebody explain why game makers don't start their own companies together? angielski

It seems like every other week a game studio is massively laying off employees; sometimes after years of development. What I’m reading is that it’s a quick way to lower expenses and pad the investors’ pockets, flooding the market with developers and reducing their value, to then hire them back a few months later at lower...

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what’s holding back gamedevs from banding together to either unionize or start their own companies

Same thing as any other business: money.

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They do. There are plenty of indie Devs.

Exactly. In fact, there are so many indie Devs that it’s nigh-impossible to break through the massive numbers of them. Occasionally there are breakthroughs like Stardew Valley, Hades, Vampires, etc.

On the other hand, you partner with a company like Microsoft or Sony and you’re basically guaranteed success. They put up all the capital to make sure you make it to release (albeit probably a rushed, half-baked one that you just fix later because why not). Even if your game blows ass and is completely broken, full of DRM, microtransactions and ads, gamers still buy that shit up.

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I feel like a community manager’s job is to represent the company’s interests to some degree.

I mean, I think he was. All he did was show the community how to communicate their feelings to Sony. He tried to save them from themselves.

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I mean there are certainly benefits…

I would argue modern games are much more fun when their publishers aren’t trying to explore new ways to fuck you (which seems to be always).

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Would be a waste of time. Very few people would play offline co-op.

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bug-ridden experiences

That’s one of the best parts of the game though.

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Other games have functional crossplay without it.

As does HD2…

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I should be surprised that a bunch of nerds are fixing game-breaking updates in their spare time that were created by a multi-billion dollar corporation, but I’m not, at all.

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This is the way YouTube likes it, unfortunately

Game designer created a Playdate game to pop the question to the love of his life (beehaw.org) angielski

Game designer Aaron (Pikaaroon) today showcased how he built a game to propose to his partner. Having previously worked on Sea of Thieves and Warcraft III: Reforged, he’s no stranger to creating colossal playable experiences. For this incredibly important moment in his life, though, he chose to work with the Playdate. Which I...

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“No Steve, stop trying to always get me to play your stupid video games!”

That’s how that would have worked out for me.

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Blizzard has not produced a good game since Overwatch 2

I think you meant Overwatch. O2 seems universally hated. Rated “overwhelming negative” (17%) on Steam.

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I think the concept of “Pay what you want.” is a very friendly approach to this.

Very “friendly” but not even a little profitable.

You would have to at least have a base minimum purchase price and then accept tips on top.

And to be honest, I’d be all for that. But there’s no way any distribution platform would allow that. They want their cut of every dollar.

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No doubt. Same with CS.

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You’re entitled to your opinion, but it was a very popular and well-loved game by many. O2? Not so much.

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Greed.

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Not really true. While there are lots of factors in how profitable a game is, the biggest one is marketing. Regardless of how good it is. Brand name recognition. Like any other industry. It’s why games like CoD and Assassin’s Creed are ridden the fuck to death despite continuously getting worse.

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Hmm, you make a convincing argument…

helenslunch,
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What exactly is it that needs to be “fixed”?

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I don’t necessarily have a problem with advertising in general. I kinda hate that too. What I have a problem with is super invasive advertising where it collects a monumental amount of personal information, maliciously and often without your consent, to target ads for specific products.

And anyone who says they’re not doing it, I don’t believe them anymore.

Roku is capturing everything that’s on your TV and processing it as personal data.

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It’s when they fill it full of mtx and drag every aspect of the game except the enjoyment out for as long as possible to try and convince you to buy shit to make it actually enjoyable after you’ve already paid full price.

You’re confused. Those are the profitable ones.

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Raskin claims his intention was to create the most seamless experience possible for users

And it worked 🤷

You’re making my point for me.

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I give exactly zero fucks about downvotes

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