off-topic

[peak folio]

The thing is I’m quite hesitant on carrier plan price creep, lol.

But my phone outside of a promo is like a $150 trade-in.

Maybe $300 on ebay

[grand falcon]

@peak folio here's an idea

Don't get a phone

Go cavemen, and get rid of all technology, and live off the land

[icy pecan]

https://tenor.com/view/walking-with-beasts-neanderthal-caveman-cavemen-walking-with-beasts-neanderthal-gif-2840397081512539429

[queen vale]

https://tenor.com/view/caveman-im-becoming-a-caveman-gif-20008487

[peak folio]

https://tenor.com/view/cavemanspongebob-caveman-spongebob-react-whatreact-gif-20206670

[grand falcon]

https://tenor.com/view/peter-dirty-gross-family-guy-caveman-gif-7941074

[rough fractal]

Shhhell hi

[grand falcon]

Shell says no

[hearty sonnet]

Hello my dude

[rough fractal]

Hi there!

[hearty sonnet]

[small berry]

noses are secretly sustenance farms

[snow thistle]

Can we all hop into this thread and say:
“Wishlisted because Palworld told me to”

https://x.com/brimstonedevs/status/1833896365857853677?s=46&t=l7cFcM1PTbt9WdEoaffYSQ

👑 Brimstone | Wishlist Overthrown! (@BrimstoneDevs) on X

over the past couple months 35,000 of you have wishlisted our goofy little city builder on steam! just wowww WOWWW thank you so much it means a lot to me that some of you want to play this bonkers lil game thaNKYOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!

Twitter · Sep 11, 2024, 3:52 PM

[grand falcon]

Smh smh smh smh smh palworld rip off smh smh smh smh smh

[snow thistle]

😡

[quartz magnet]

what a time to be Brazilian...

[grand falcon]

Lol

[small berry]

I can't find it

[grand falcon]

But nah, I don't use Twitter, so I can't

[quartz magnet]

ima just do my part and wishlist instead

[undone osprey]

Ill go

[small berry]

honestly can't find the game on steam

[humble parrot]

Got a steam link? Twitter is blocked in my country

[quartz magnet]

wait, there too?

[humble parrot]

Yup

[undone osprey]

Wha?

[small berry]

Oh the game is called, Overthrown?

[quartz magnet]

danm

[humble parrot]

I haven't been able to open any twitter link for months now

[olive seal]

I hardly use steam but ima wishlist

[undone osprey]

ill boot up steam real quick

[humble parrot]

I can see the embeds though

[small berry]

It wouldn't show me the game in the Brimstone Games page

[olive seal]

If it’s on sbox I’ll wish list it there too

[undone osprey]

yem cant see it on the brimstone game

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1133500/Overthrown/

Steam

Overthrown

You play as a Monarch in possession of an ancient soul-stealing crown with magical abilities. With its power, establish a kingdom in a perilous wilderness and defend it from mutants and bandits roaming the land. Build, gather resources, farm the land and more to turn your fledgling realm into a commanding, self-sustaining kingdom. As your fame g...

Release Date

2024

▶ Play video

[small berry]

People like me are dumb and need names repeated 20 times and in every post, thank you very much

and we need direct links

[humble parrot]

Well, that explains why I couldn't find it

[peak folio]

Oh, I guess it’s related to the election sitch. 🤐

[quartz magnet]

self adversing! bite em knees off, mods!

[undone osprey]

:v

[humble parrot]

Don't really know and to be honest, don't really care. The government here just blocks whatever doesn't agree with them

[peak folio]

Yeah that’s basically the jist

[humble parrot]

But nothing like Brazil's

People can just use a VPN or proxy

[olive seal]

Are you from Venezuela? Or where from? Have you tried vpns? They literally advertise that as their purpose

[small berry]

does a VPN work if every connection has been tapped into?

[quartz magnet]

yyyeah.. i dont want have to pay 7k USD for using VPN

[peak folio]

That’s quite a fine

[olive seal]

Also that you can watch Netflix from other countries but not the topic, and yes they have specific servers for that. At less nordvpn does

[quartz magnet]

50,000 in BRL

[snow thistle]

Only enryou did what was asked

[humble parrot]

Yes, I am. Yes, I can use a VPN. No, I don't have one.

[small berry]

in Spain we just pay a piracy tax cause we're all considered pirates ☠️

[snow thistle]

Certified gamer

[small berry]

I also wishlisted

[quartz magnet]

sorry Bucky Twitter is out of my reach now

[undone osprey]

Im a grunt 👍

[small berry]

I don't have X

[humble parrot]

Same here

[olive seal]

Can you fix the serenity translation? It is a bit confusing

[full mountain]

We do be gamin', doe

[queen vale]

I don't have an xitter account but I've wishlisted the game 😛

[snow thistle]

Discord moment

[olive seal]

Took my chances , i know i shouldn’t have 😭

[small berry]

https://tenor.com/view/queen-of-hearts-alice-in-wonderland-off-with-their-heads-disney-gif-22345329

[full mountain]

Ain't there a way to use a VPN undetected?

[quartz magnet]

[humble parrot]

I just don't have one.

[full mountain]

Ahh

[olive seal]

Yes it’s called unobstructed connections, nord vpn offers it

[queen vale]

Serenity translaton?
Also VPN's are mostly detected by the IP blocks they use

[humble parrot]

Blocked sites are normally stuff I don't care about, or sites that I don't use.

[olive seal]

Also express vpn and shark bong I think

[small berry]

as long as they don't touch the hub

[humble parrot]

I opted to ignore all politics here years ago

[peak folio]

But the palworld tweets!

[humble parrot]

Anyways, Overthrown has been wishlisted.

[olive seal]

Anyone actually sees those???

[small berry]

apparently X has seen an increase in users

[humble parrot]

The embeds work

[small berry]

but I haven't checked personally

[humble parrot]

If you post them here, I can see them.

[bitter rover]

I cannot, Elon banned me for life for showing him a picture of Biden handing him a L picture

[peak folio]

Embeds have limitations unfortunately

[small berry]

https://x.com/cervezacristal

Cerveza Cristal (@CervezaCristal) on X

🍻

Twitter

[hearty sonnet]

I'm not signing up for Twitter unless it's necessary to life for me somehow

[snow thistle]

You’re missing out on banger tweets if you’re not Twitter gaming and that is, as the kids say, on god fr fr

[humble parrot]

https://fixupx.com/cervezacristal

[hearty sonnet]

Jesus

[humble parrot]

Well, that didn't embed

[quartz magnet]

gotta redraw that with The lamb and Lamball

[teal iron]

HEY CHECK IT AGAIN

[olive seal]

I never thought a discord community manager would send me a pic of two lambs kissing

[humble parrot]

I can also see most recent tweets in google results, but can't enter the site

[hearty sonnet]

https://tenor.com/view/faith-cross-sign-game-horror-unholy-gif-26976630

[olive seal]

Im in love with this community now

[humble parrot]

Do I sense a Cult of the Lamb x Palworld collab

[quartz magnet]

or Croajiro

[bitter rover]

Meh X can die and burn with its tech bro savior. he is too sensitive.. just to prove it send him a picture of biden. I dare ya

[small berry]

wowowowowo

[peak folio]

That was a link to an account profile so it doesn’t know what to do.

[small berry]

da hawtstility there

[humble parrot]

I thought it was a video because of the meme

Cerveza Cristal is Chilean afaik

[snow thistle]

[olive seal]

Is it good? Never tried it/heard of it

[small berry]

you don't need to know how it tastes, just keep the meme alive

[humble parrot]

It's not sold here. At all

[teal iron]

and now I wait, for my friend to get on

[peak folio]

https://tenor.com/view/star-wars-cerveza-cristal-beer-chile-beer-ad-gif-10866591217051101088

[teal iron]

So we can play satisfactory

[olive seal]

Probably tastes like any other beer

Which is amazing!

[humble parrot]

Pretty sure beer tastes like beer

[hearty sonnet]

I wanna try one of these haha

[full mountain]

Is it satisfying?

[teal iron]

I don't know yet :3

[olive seal]

I am on 💙

[full mountain]

[small berry]

https://tenor.com/view/funny-walking-angry-falling-slide-gif-17512952

[queen vale]

I found it a little frustrating to play at times, like it feels like the tech tree just drags

[wheat moat]

I mean Satisfactory did left early access so...

[queen vale]

Yesterday wasn't it?

[wheat moat]

Yeah

[hearty sonnet]

Wow, good for Satisfactory

Some games seem destined to stay EA forever

[icy yoke]

so how is off topic doing i never talk in here

[hearty sonnet]

Project Zomboid AHEM

[small berry]

Getting out of early access was pretty Satisfactory I see

[queen vale]

I WAS ABOUT TO SAY EXACTLY THAT

[humble parrot]

Well...I've been in a couple decade-old Early access by now

[small berry]

hahahahaha

[olive seal]

Is project zombiod good? Haven’t heard from it in a while

[full mountain]

7 days to die

[teal iron]

If palworld looks and plays even half as good as Satisfactory (in terms of optimization and such) by release 1.0 it would be the bestester ever

[humble parrot]

Project Zomboid is very content-full though

[snow thistle]

I’ve muted therealnerzul for 30 days

[hearty sonnet]

Yeah I love that game, but it's been EA for like 11 years now lol

PZ gets my blood pumping

[olive seal]

Oh damn didn’t know 😭

[wheat moat]

I'm still surprise that Project Zombiod is still in EA but hey, at least they're still updating it

[queen vale]

PZ is good, but I stopped playing when they made the AI insanely omnipotent, around the melee changes time

[humble parrot]

It is tense...the way I play it even more

[teal iron]

Like you'd think all those flashy factory graphics and machines would make your computer die but no it runs like butter on a hot pan

[small berry]

https://tenor.com/view/dip-avoid-hide-hide-and-seek-gif-5436126

[humble parrot]

If I die, I start over

Delete the old save and start a new one

I have died in 300 hours saves before.

[hearty sonnet]

Hahaha I've been in the same world in PZ forever, it's so lived in

[teal iron]

I've never heard anyone talk about PZ without making me question why anyone would enjoy that game

[hearty sonnet]

I burned down a bunch of forests just for fun

[peak folio]

Like how GRR Martin plays Elden Ring

[night plume]

Project Zomboid is amazing, I am so terrible at it xD

[hearty sonnet]

I was too, now I'm okay

[teal iron]

"Yeah I had this full suit of armor and then a zombie touched me and it was the worst kind of injury and I bled out instantly"
Like how were you having fun?????

[full mountain]

Did you clear out a bunch of zomboids?

[queen vale]

The bit that I hate is the AI being able to track you so omnipotently, and their aggro ranges becoming absolutely stupid

[hearty sonnet]

I've become very good at stomping big groups of zombies to death, I don't even use weapons cuz I take the Pacifist debuff on my characters

[humble parrot]

With population set to 2.5, it gets crazy

[teal iron]

anyway I guess while I wait I'll play palworld (best game ever btw)

[humble parrot]

Getting tens of thousands of kills is possible before the first year is over

[full mountain]

Da pally worldy

[humble parrot]

And they are full years...365 days

[night plume]

I just imagined logging into Palworld and all the Pals are zombies....

[humble parrot]

With leap years considered

[teal iron]

proof that they aren't????

[queen vale]

Dibs on next April Fools patch

[olive seal]

Nothing would change honestly

[queen vale]

Have all the Pals in your base be "uninfected", but the wild pals all zombified and it's permanight

[night plume]

I was imagining as a Halloween patch. The Pals become infected and begin just attacking other Pals, all become hostile towards you and your bases. New Pals thar spawn are not zombiesz but can be easily infected. It would be a constant survival.

[teal iron]

Wel lwouldn't that mean if a pal bites you, you're doomed to turn into a pal

a zombie pal

[olive seal]

Just build walls, bases are self sufficient and there lol

[queen vale]

Depends what the Pal Zombification process is

[humble parrot]

If that were a thing, a Loupmoon bite would turn you into a loupmoon

Werewolf codename and all

[queen vale]

Flying pals, and the ones that can teleport

[full mountain]

OwO

[small berry]

Darwins island but it's zomboid and palworld, what pal do you want to become

[olive seal]

Wait what pals can teleport??

[queen vale]

Cawgnito I think is one

[icy yoke]

palworld..........

[humble parrot]

Unemployed so I can pick whatever traits I want

[olive seal]

Oh right right

[night plume]

Cawgnito, I think Bushi technically does

[hearty sonnet]

Playing Project Zomboid late at night affects my dreams lol, it's cool

Scary tho

[full mountain]

When you build the Pal disassembler it becomes pulp world

[humble parrot]

As for being a pal, I did pick Loupmoon a few months ago

[queen vale]

but you wake up with awesome base ideas and stuff because of the dream.
Then are sad when it's not possible in the game (yet/unmodded)

[night plume]

Zombie birds teleporting into your base, turning your pals, your walls come down, your friends trying to eat you....

[humble parrot]

Dumud zombie

[small berry]

quite a flop

[olive seal]

A shotgun can solve all zombie problems

[night plume]

We would fight for you for 24 hours before realizing we are zombies xD

[quartz magnet]

i missreaded that poorly.. i might need a cold shower.. or glasses

[full mountain]

It's too late, I've been bit... Pull the trigger, piglet

[queen vale]

You have up to 12 rounds in a shotgun. Good luck and hope you can reload quickly 😄

[queen vale]

Oh bother BLAM

[full mountain]

Get a reload tube

[humble parrot]

Don't run out of ammo

[hearty sonnet]

It made me dream up a new color once, was called Apocalypse Blue, but I don't remember what it looked like haha

[humble parrot]

If only we had Dragostrophe...

[hearty sonnet]

Was an in-game paint can

[humble parrot]

Shotgun-wielding dragon for the zombie apocalypse

[olive seal]

Protect your ammo factory at all costs and you should be fine

[queen vale]

That sounds like a cool colour

[small berry]

Unobtanium would be nice

[north thicket]

no don't waste the ammo, just use some barbed wire and a car battery that also works fine

[olive seal]

Never thought i would hear someone say”that sounds like a cool color” lol

[queen vale]

Just go full HL2 Ravenholm

[humble parrot]

But then you have to deal with electric zombies

[small berry]

you've clearly never had ayahuasca

[quartz magnet]

[olive seal]

Where you getting car batteries in palworld???😭

[queen vale]

Just clip some car jumpleats do a Jolthog's nipples

[quartz magnet]

its just delayed... Dragostrophe is just stucked in the pal-making pipeline

[olive seal]

Now I want it 😭

[humble parrot]

It do be thicc so...

[north thicket]

thats a very good question

[olive seal]

That sounds really wrong

[night plume]

Car battery - electric pal
Barbed wire - eh, not a far stretch from the wire you can already make.

My worry would be all the people walking around o.o would they be hostile before being turned 🤔

[olive seal]

Shoot them first ask questions later

[humble parrot]

So...wouldn't that super charge electric zombie pals

[wheat moat]

not sure if I feel like playing Satisfactory, Palworld or Phantasy Star Online 2 right now...

[queen vale]

Given some Pal abilities, I can't imagine an infection lasting that long, they're smart enough to work for you so they'll probably be smart enough to cull the infected of their kind

[queen vale]

t e t r i s

[olive seal]

I’ve only seen you 3 times in my whole 4 months of being here, hope we can be friends 💙

[north thicket]

PSO2.. haven't heard that name in quite a while now

[humble parrot]

If you're looking for something new to play. I have some suggestions

[queen vale]

Last time I heard of the name Phantasy Star online was back on the Dreamcast, I didn't know there was a 2

[olive seal]

Just go to one of those islands that are protected, and boom free protection

[teal iron]

Finally a use for mounted machine guns

[olive seal]

Only like 6 pals can swim

[wheat moat]

to be fair, I did play Tetris Effect ||in VR||

[queen vale]

I can't even imagine how that would work, sounds interesting

[full mountain]

It's always the time for some Tetris

[olive seal]

I wish there was a nice mobile app of Tetris

[humble parrot]

I think the last Tetris I played was Tetrisphere

[peak folio]

Who owns Tetris?

[humble parrot]

The soviet union I think

[full mountain]

Just download an emu and play Tetris on that

[full mountain]

The Tetris company itself, I think

Tho different companies so have publishing rights atm

[olive seal]

Which emu has the best Tetris?

[peak folio]

A government or a company?

[queen vale]

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS2kpHu8ir5zxVyosHokMe3qreamBcVkjA01g&s

[full mountain]

I think EA owns the mobile publishing of Tetris

[olive seal]

I am limited to a few thanks to iPhone 😭

[full mountain]

Ye

[olive seal]

Which console had the best Tetris?

[queen vale]

Gameboy

[olive seal]

Wait seriously?

[peak folio]

https://tenor.com/view/tetris-game-boy-machine-nintendo-gif-17921543

[full mountain]

Wat

[queen vale]

It's probably the most "accessible" version of it pre-internet to be honest

[olive seal]

That’s very accesible on iPhone 💙

[full mountain]

Didn't apple lift the ban on emulation and stuff recently?

[olive seal]

Yes but not all emulators can make it

[queen vale]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Tetris/comments/1c8b261/ios_users_rejoyce_we_now_have_proper_tetris_games/ Huh there's a good one here apparently

[humble parrot]

😆

[olive seal]

Cuz they haven’t allowed a code translation for speed ?? Or something like that, so any emulator after psp is never gonna happen.and even some psp games won’t play

[full mountain]

Ohhhh, Tengen Tetris

[olive seal]

Any console less stronger than psp will be emulated tho

[humble parrot]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/867057210805583882/873057975785386004/moth.gif?ex=66e314da&is=66e1c35a&hm=ab06f34c1b54d9c07a60bfe6ceb08074a972cf7be6406ccc1bcf3d7f8ad82e69&

[olive seal]

https://tenor.com/view/gremlin-gif-26704234

That looks like a gremlin lol

[small berry]

https://tenor.com/view/reginald-angry-eating-angry-eating-monster-house-gif-20013301

[hearty sonnet]

Awww

[full mountain]

Lil guy

[olive seal]

Omg elder scrolls castle released today!!!

[grand falcon]

"you wouldnt download a car"

[tough comet]

unless its a mod for a game

https://tenor.com/view/treyreloaded-dog-driving-yawn-tired-gif-7304776281762242109

[grand falcon]

Nah if I ever catch you doing it

I'm sending you to the pit of hell

[tough comet]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1276433593341579334/1283492973174325351/image.png?ex=66e3317a&is=66e1dffa&hm=9143441a8c2887c346cd0f6c9765ad1e944f2ce9c92d7cdd2f0ea7569e34e313&

[hearty sonnet]

Lol wtf is this one new?
I've never seen it before

[tough comet]

the emote?

[hearty sonnet]

Aye

[grand falcon]

I added it, your welcome

[hearty sonnet]

Bullsharts

[tough comet]

its always been here lol

[full mountain]

Ya don't need a license to drive a sandwich

[grand falcon]

Naaaah I would never bullshart you

We are besties

[small berry]

https://tenor.com/view/mems-caption-license-and-registration-gif-24822443

[final karma]

works fine to keep toddlers from walking downstairs. but we're talking zombies here

[tough comet]

https://tenor.com/view/you-there-sir-i-certainly-hope-youve-got-a-fishing-license-british-license-fishing-fish-gif-20275195

[small berry]

10/10 for the effort

idk what's more hilarious, the meme itself or the fact that it starts with a cop getting out of the water like a zombie to punish the unlicensed

ngl the fact that I needed to pay for a license and couldn't do it online kiiiinda stopped me from fishing more

idk why recreational fishing from shore needs a license, we're gonna throw it back to the sea, if you go back home with a bucket of fish then ofc you'd need a license

forbid some areas from fishin and everyone is happy

[tough comet]

[indigo kite]

Goodnight everyone 💖

[sick flame]

[humble parrot]

No! Don't crush the rat!

[peak folio]

https://tenor.com/view/kp07-gif-7901267

[heady light]

rip sean

[peak folio]

https://fixupx.com/geoffkeighley/status/1833893956582617293

[queen vale]

He tore at the Seans

[queen vale]

How about free given how much the games, Playstation subscription, ect all cost 😄 😄

[peak folio]

It’s definitely worth more than that. 😆

[small berry]

the answer is, cheaper than a PC of equal capacity

[peak folio]

Nah a console has to do better than that.

[heady light]

oooh, then ship with steamos and i might buy it

[heady light]

idk, its just a prebuilt with a proprietary os

[queen vale]

How much is it again, and what "benefits" are in place vs the PS5 is a good starting point.

If it's just effectively a tech refresh for newer hardware, that doesn't mean it's worth more

[peak folio]

There’s a lot of low level stuff they mess with so yeah

[quartz magnet]

T-shirt is actually a short for "Tyrannosaurus Shirt", Becaus of the short arms.

[peak folio]

I think the announcement video is like 10 minutes.

[heady light]

then they lock the bios so you cant mess with that stuff

[queen vale]

So 9 Minutes 45 seconds of marketing bullshit, 15 seconds of actual valuable info 😄

[small berry]

willing to elaborate?

[peak folio]

They let you install linux on the PS3 up until Geohot hacked the hypervisor and then Sony went full metal panic.

[heady light]

which is odd seeing as they then moved to x86 for ps4

[peak folio]

Um, i could dig up some real technical videos I’m sure but it’s super boring and I’m not gonna look for it at work.

But a big deal with the XBox series and PS5 is eliminating I/O bottlenecks which is still not standard on PCs

[queen vale]

Having a skim around it looks like it's 16GB GDDR6 but the PS5's faster apparently (28%), newer GPU, they're claiming 45% performance increase (bullshit) https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-5-pro-vs-playstation-5-specs-performance-compared

Pretty much a graphcally focused hardware update is what I'm seeing on various comments

[peak folio]

Yup it’s improved graphics.

[queen vale]

Price: $699.99 USD, £699.99 GBP, €799.99 EUR, and ¥119,980 JPY (includes tax)

Tech specs:

It will include a 2TB SSD, a DualSense wireless controller and a copy of Astro’s Playroom pre-installed in every PS5 Pro purchase. PS5 Pro is available as a disc-less console, with the option to purchase the currently available Disc Drive for PS5 separately.

The big three.

Upgraded GPU: With PS5 Pro, we are upgrading to a GPU that has 67% more Compute Units than the current PS5 console and 28% faster memory. Overall, this enables up to 45% faster rendering for gameplay, making the experience much smoother.

Advanced Ray Tracing: We’ve added even more powerful ray tracing that provides more dynamic reflection and refraction of light. This allows the rays to be cast at double, and at times triple, the speeds of the current PS5 console.

AI-Driven Upscaling: We’re also introducing PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution, an AI-driven upscaling that uses a machine learning-based technology to provide super sharp image clarity by adding an extraordinary amount of detail.

https://www.reddit.com/r/PS5/comments/1fdkedr/ps5_pro_everything_you_need_to_know/

[heady light]

i would have hoped for atleast 24gb

[peak folio]

The pitch is getting 60fps with improved fidelity.

[queen vale]

Love the first comment on the Reddit post "VERTICAL STAND SOLD SEPERATELY"

[peak folio]

Consoles generally don’t have or need a lot of ram

[peak folio]

Yeah that was on the pricing screen

[queen vale]

Oh, and apparently the disc drive is a seperate purchase too, as it doesn't even come with a fucking disk drive

[teal iron]

Kid named Palworld:

[peak folio]

Even with the dollar being strong against the yen, the PS5 Pro is practically like $900 over there

[queen vale]

Apparent;y about $80 for the external disk drive

[peak folio]

Yeah it’s the same external drive that attaches to the redesigned PS5

https://direct.playstation.com/en-us/buy-accessories/disc-drive-for-ps5-digital-edition-consoles

[queen vale]

I guess I'm incredibly out of touch, but this is basically a more expensive, digital download only device that may get you a slightly more impressive framerate you'll probably never notice, and you can't play your existing Playstation games library unless you shell out for the accessory?

How many people are going to have a display at home that this will put a noticable difference on?

[peak folio]

Oh you notice the framerate but you probably won’t notice the mildly better fidelity at that framerate. 😛

Granted on the big screen it probably really helps.

But I’m not terribly interested in upgrading atm. 😆

[queen vale]

Maybe, maybe if they offered a trade in discount they could get some upgrade interest, but ooof

[peak folio]

I’m sure Gamestop and Best Buy will do that

[queen vale]

I mean I know I'm not their target audience but this .. seems like a bad offering

[peak folio]

Yeah most people don’t seem too impressed with the announcement

Bucky tweeted they announced a PSP Go 2.

[queen vale]

Go 2 what? The bank for a remortgage to afford it? 😄 😄

[peak folio]

The PSP Go came out without the disc drive and also had a ridiculous price tag.

And it didn’t do so hot.

[small berry]

I'm a dummy but I think console sales aren't going up

[peak folio]

PS5 is kinda kicking everyone’s butt rn

despite the noise on socials

The pro seems like a bit hubris atm but we’ll see how it actually sells.

https://x.com/hmkilla/status/1833525073522921985

HMK (@HMKilla) on X

NINTENDO

LISTEN TO ME

YOU CAN DO THE FUNNIEST SHIT EVER

Twitter · Sep 10, 2024, 3:16 PM

[grand falcon]

My dad just said "I want the government to send a nuke into the sun, just to see what happens"

[small berry]

probably nothing at all

worst case scenario it triggers some sort of solar flare scenario

[rough fractal]

NnuhhhhhhAhhh crude!

[small berry]

a nuke to the sun would be like throwing a pebble at a giant stone golem

the nuke wouldn't even explode near the sun

it would be like throwing a pebble near the stone golem

maybe it scares the golem, it trips and it falls creating a massive catastrophe for whoever feels it

[humble parrot]

The nuke is to small to even notice it against the sun

The sun is that big

[small berry]

maybe the sun is easily spooked

we don't know how sensitive a sun is

[queen vale]

It'll burn up before it even gets to the outer surface

[humble parrot]

Long before

It'll overheat

Even with a shield

And massive radiators

[small berry]

more like grills

[tough comet]

liquid metal

[small berry]

so we need lasers

[teal iron]

i think we do, actually...

[small berry]

I guess we have an idea of how many asteroids and whatnot meet its trajectory on average and whatnot, but who knows maybe it is scared of radiation and nukes

maybe it has a sensitive softspot

[final karma]

yah. I remember when PSN was basically free multiplayer for all PS games. hidden inflation there

[teal iron]

If the trinity test didn't permanently scar the earth's magnetosphere I don't think even the tsar bomba would have ANY effect on the sun

you could teleport the bomb into the sun's core and detonate it and it'd be like
0.0001% increase in solar energy output

[humble parrot]

It wouldn't

It would be like dropping a pin on a blue whale

[teal iron]

The sun is literally

It is literally a continuous nuclear fusion explosion

[small berry]

do we know of anything that crashed into a sun and managed to do something to it?

[humble parrot]

Or throwing a match into a volcano

[teal iron]

It's not in slow motion, rather the sheer volume of fusion material is so incredibly high that it cannot possibly be consumed in any timespan less than billions of years

[queen vale]

Another Sun or a Black Hole'd do something, that's the scale we're talking

[teal iron]

Actually fun fact a match is probably a higher single point of heat than lava, lava is hotter because there's more of it

[queen vale]

Another planet would just be consumed and likely make no practical difference to it's power or lifespan

[teal iron]

A fusion bomb is not only puny compared to the sun in terms of volume but also single-point energy

[peak folio]

You’ll polute the sun with trace amounts of uranium before it dissolves or something, idk

[teal iron]

the energy beating in the sun's heart makes the H-bomb that wiped an island chain off the face of the earth look like a firecracker

[small berry]

but idk to what extent some of those titanic level dynamics can be altered enough by a tiny thing, enough that it burns the earth or something cause it farted

the sun would be perfectly fine

but it just had to fart cause of that nuke

[teal iron]

The exterior surface is superheated gas contained by gravity and twisted by magnetic fields that made the Large Hadron Collider look like a child's toy magnet

[small berry]

lets call it meganuke

[teal iron]

When one of those fields gets too twisted and "snaps" the energy release can cause catastrophic geomagnetic storms on earth

[queen vale]

Go throw a grenade into a tornado and see what impact it has on the thing, these are the kind of scales we're talking, and even the grenade is incredibly scaled up on comparison

[small berry]

can a meganuke create a catastrophic event, even if the sun would be perfectly okay long term

[teal iron]

the sheer, unfathomable size of the sun means that every fusion weapon on earth would at best cause a tiny flare of light visible only to our advanced electromagnetic scanners

[small berry]

So maybe near the sun there is some event but nothing that could reach us?

[final karma]

I own a PS5, but can't figure out for the life of me 'why'. Only bought it for GranTourismo which turned out to be a huge disappointment, and haven't turned it on in nearly a year.

With the peripherals and monitors we have now, it's hard to make a case for buying a console at all unless you poor. In which case, trying to sell it for $700 is bigtime jumping the shark

[teal iron]

any UV/Gamma rays created by a nuclear weapon that far away would just bounce off earth's magnetosphere with no distortion visible to anything but again, our advanced sensors

the electron storm that causes an EMP effect for high atmosphere nuclear weapons would be reduced to nothing by the inverse square law

[queen vale]

No, a detonation near or even on the surface would be washed away by the solar radiation the sun emits, it'd be like a drop of water in the path of a tidal wave

[peak folio]

No other games you’re interested in?

[small berry]

this puts it simply

[peak folio]

You could probably get like $400 or something for it selling it

[queen vale]

(I'll admit I was struggling to think of a good comparison for the scales)

[small berry]

putting things simply is a beautiful thing

we should all explain things to each other like we were talking to 4 year olds, we'd live happier

[queen vale]

Yeah, it's just difficult sometimes when you're talking about those kind of scales, at the scale of the sun's energy output we have no comparison - if we didn't have the magnetosphere Earth would be a dead planet like the rest of the solar system, scoured by solar rads

[small berry]

Dyson sphere wen

can we have a dyson sphere on the Sun and still have earth be habitable or is Stellaris right

[queen vale]

The dyson sphere surrounding the sun would mean no solar radiation, no heat, so the planet would fall back to ambiet space "temperature" i.e 0

[small berry]

Can't we let some of the heat out?

like a valve

like, reduce its radius of effect or something that we can regulate

[final karma]

Yeah, not really. Seems like most of the companies capable of producing true AAA games ran out of ideas about 15 years ago. TBF, I'd rather play on my PC these days. Games are generally about half the price, look better, sound better, and set a higher bar for what you can do in terms of modelling/AI. So not sure why consoles really exist anymore except for keeping the kids entertained

[queen vale]

We'd have to basically track the earth's orbit, and "aim" some sun onto it, and I have no idea of the sphere would interfere with the gravity well of the solar system given how much mass it'd be

[small berry]

yeah that sounds like a lifehack

[queen vale]

To be fair, if we get to the scale of functional Dyson spheres, those problems would be trivial ro solve

[teal iron]

Pretty sure a Dyson Sphere doesn't even fully enclose a star, just a ring

because a fully enclosed sphere would be pushed apart by solar wind or something

also we could like,,,,, build it with a radius so earth is still inside

It would only require hundreds of similar solar systems' worth of resources more

[queen vale]

As long as we can counter any solar radiation reflected from the bit behind the earth, otherwise it's permanant sunshine

[humble parrot]

https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/868489617100143796/0FF20A08C2BE9609893BF30A1626A785404F38AC/?imw=512&&ima=fit&impolicy=Letterbox&imcolor=%23000000&letterbox=false

This one turns all the planets in the system into Frozen worlds

When fully built

[small berry]

and that's "practically" correct

why have a dyson sphere that you can just use 20% of when you have another sun next to it, relatively speaking

it would be like a civilization creating 5 legged chairs

just overkill, people would laugh at you

[final karma]

Trust me though, some Texan would still do it if they had enough money

[small berry]

+the solar system needs to have its own energy!
-but sir we can bring 100% of the energy from this sun nextdoor instead of 20% from our own sun without killing us

[humble parrot]

What was, will be

[small berry]

I'm writing a design document for an airport simulator, no cap

lets see how far I get with it

[grand falcon]

Took my PC back into the shop, they have to do a diagnostic scan or whatever

[drifting ermine]

I'm playing Jade Empire lately

Bioware will never make an RPG as good as that again and it's like decades old

[small berry]

I just realized there's 14 different types of vehicles used to make any commercial flight possible, at least 14

[final karma]

Game companies used to be kind of like old-school rock bands. They'd toil along in relative obscurity for a few years sharpening their game. Then they'd have a breakthrough hit and be able to buy better equipment and work with hotshot producers putting in some real hours in the studio to get it all just right. They'd make one or two really outstanding records. Then they'd get fat or lazy or hit the drugs a little too hard and get replaced by some up and comers.

That kind of got short-circuited in the console gaming world where now you need obscene amounts of capital backing you to get any real 'airtime', so big game houses just keep going well beyond their peak creative phase and you get the same warmed-over meatloaf year after year. Mobile gaming had a chance to be a disruptor and break the cycle for a sec there, but just turned into a huge cash grab preying on dopamine junkies. PC gaming still surprises sometimes, though. Same thing basically happened to rock music about the same time. Happening to movies as well

[small berry]

mobile gaming is like pc gaming but on meth

and some bath salts

[drifting ermine]

yeah these industries are dying for sure

[final karma]

Unfortunately 99% of it seems geared towards the same type of person who doesn't mind getting their pockets picked in Las Vegas

[drifting ermine]

Addiction is a scary thing

[final karma]

Unfortunately not. Mostly due to new markets opening up. They'll carry on getting blander in order to have more 'universal' appeal for awhile until some big disruptor comes along

[drifting ermine]

Voice actors and writers are on strike

They picked a perfect time lmao

[small berry]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-flashbang-gif-25002731

[tough comet]

https://tenor.com/view/flashbang-cat-why-would-you-do-this-help-gif-22521072

[peak folio]

https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/exclusive-hands-on-i-played-sonys-all-new-ps5-pro/

||Is it for anyone?||

[tough comet]

its hardware, yes.
but people are looking for da software to go with it

[peak folio]

TVs with variable refresh rates that can range from 40 to 120 fps are going to work with the PS5 Pro, Cerny adds, because games will automatically get frame rate improvements without an upgrade patch. Dedicated 120 fps modes will come too. Cerny said over 25% of PS5 owners own 120 fps-capable TVs, while around 1 in 10 PS5 players have variable refresh rate TVs.

Okay that’s more interesting to me

Since my TV does both VRR and 120hz, a big reason I’m part of the 2/3rds that choose performance mode.

[rapid marsh]

It’s for people who have more money than sense. I’ve got no sense, but I also got no money to spare for something that I won’t play.

I also need a new rear tyre for the cruiser, so there’s that too.

[peak folio]

The $250 premium over the regular one is rather much.

[rapid marsh]

Yup, plus add in currency conversions, shipping, taxes etc= probably 900-1000 bucks over in Australia.

I’ll sit pretty on my series X. At least I can play dvds and inquisitor martyr.

[peak folio]

Wish MS wouldn’t give such terrible names for their stuff.

[rapid marsh]

They pay some weirdo big money for those stupid names.
Coulda paid me 10k for a better name- Xbox mc boxy.

[indigo kite]

Morning everybody hope you all have a great time 🙂💖

[tough comet]

https://tenor.com/view/violence-gif-19730064

[gloomy bloom]

my graphics card isn't running properly and the update isn't working properly

[grand falcon]

Take it to a computer shop

[small berry]

https://tenor.com/view/violence-is-not-the-answer-gif-25243110

[night plume]

The poor Mun o.o

[peak folio]

Another morning of people waking up and choosing violence.

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/855755616314982440/1262691537628954635/Frog.gif

[night plume]

I woke up and chose, "please let me go back to sleep, I'm not allowed to clock into work until late"
And my brain said, "no"
Oh.... That means it chose violance o.o

[grand falcon]

https://tenor.com/view/violence-bun-bunny-violent-rabbit-gif-9356306307403535357

[small berry]

Why do companies rather hire people for rotation shifts, morning, evening, night

why cant they hire people to work 8 hours straight everyday, why do you have to ruin their entire day for 8 hours

having to go to work for a couple hours, then back home 🤢

[peak folio]

https://x.com/tomwarren/status/1834182498789511304

Tom Warren (@tomwarren) on X

BREAKING: Microsoft is laying off 650 employees from its gaming division today. Xbox chief Phil Spencer sent an internal memo to employees this morning to announce the layoffs. Details below 👇 https://t.co/NxqUsg5Lui

Twitter · Sep 12, 2024, 10:49 AM

[night plume]

Random question!
Bc Google is not helping me!
Have a bottle of wine. The cork disintegrated.... I do not own rubber corks and I can't go get any until tomorrow.

What do I close this bottle with in the meantime???

[bitter rover]

aluminum foil and rubber band. or balloon and rubber band.

[small berry]

You can pour it into another container that you do have a lid for

[night plume]

Would cling wrap be better than foil?

[bitter rover]

about the same

[night plume]

Trying to keep that as a last resort

[bitter rover]

balloon is probably best

Gives a place for the gass to go without leaving it open

[night plume]

Seeing as the balloons are probably not sanitary since they have been in the backroom under junk and trash, I may do the foil/wrap and band hope store is open later

Ty ty

Wish I knew where all the extra corks I was keeping went....

[small berry]

https://tenor.com/view/lol-funny-critter-nani-what-shocked-gif-15244458

[small berry]

In other news, apparently the daughter of one of my workmates is a ghostwriter for many "big" artists

he tried to explain to me what she was doing and I was like, WTF, she's an actual freaking ghostwriter?

[peak folio]

https://tenor.com/view/hack-ghost-in-shell-hacking-fast-type-gif-8363221

[small berry]

she gets paid couple hundred per song, sometimes a thousand, pretty interesting

she also does her own music but she rather have 0 fame and just be a ghostwriter

[peak folio]

Smol world

[night plume]

You did tell him that a part of being a ghostwriter is not spreading that around? XD

[humble parrot]

Good morning

Hello Mal, Kyran, Nerzul

[night plume]

Morning

[icy pecan]

https://tenor.com/view/turtle-funny-animal-crazy-animal-crazy-eyes-animals-with-teeth-gif-12991812

[humble parrot]

Hi DPA

[peak folio]

https://fixupx.com/amazlngnature/status/1833847401695596582

[night plume]

Is that a tortoise riding the tortoise?

[peak folio]

[night plume]

The tortoises at this one pet store are so energetic and happy to see people that it makes me want to get one so badly.

[icy pecan]

https://tenor.com/view/toy-story-woody-shark-crazy-annoyed-gif-16446954386191734078

[small berry]

They didn't tell me at all any artists or style of music

all they told me is she writes music for other people

[night plume]

But, it piques the curiosity and makes some want to dig and look xD

[peak folio]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/195907610640121856/1283757487123599483/image0.png?ex=66e427d3&is=66e2d653&hm=8e21c3446eb03c90bcf46e73630e8b4c83e302af8bee2d59a7612b80aec587f5&

[small berry]

right, still probably not something that is that "rare" out there for people that make a living making music

[queen vale]

ChatGPT terk thur jerrrrrrrbs

[peak folio]

Can’t get enough of these PS5 Pro memes.

If the preorders sell out before it releases I’ll be impressed for one reason or another.

[queen vale]

Depends if they decide to cheat and artificially cap available units to create false scarcity and hype

[night plume]

It is going to sell out. People have to have the next best thing that is out, regardless of price or if they can afford it

[queen vale]

I can see them trying that

[sick flame]

https://tenor.com/view/el-gato-volador-cat-slow-mo-ball-catch-gif-16954014

[peak folio]

That’s part of what I was insinuating

[queen vale]

Oops. I said the quiet bit out loud 😄

[peak folio]

Either the clientele wasn’t offended by the cost or it was severely supply constrained.

[queen vale]

I'd bet a cookie on supply constraint

[peak folio]

But Sony clearly doesn’t want to miss out on finding out what the market will bear.

[queen vale]

If they try that path they at least have an "out" by claiming more were manufactured

[peak folio]

Doing so deliberately would be silly since it’s releasing for the holiday season.

[queen vale]

Wheras hoping to sell out's too much of a gamble given how the media's reporting, but then again I'm not an analyst for these things and don't have th background data

[peak folio]

Though MS was pretty silly back with the wilder marketing campaign going hard when they were severely supply constrained on 360s

[sick flame]

https://tenor.com/view/threddy-threddyrex-coffee-microsoft-gif-20412388

[queen vale]

Exactly, I can see Sony thinking that's a useable marketing trick, though the constraint would be fake of course, and they could release more devices quicker than a real constraint

[peak folio]

Predicting demand is very tricky on anything new. In the perfect world you’d almost sell out but that tends to not happen.

Either you have lots of stock or you’re hella short

A PS5 in any teir is mainly for people with nice living room setups imo anyway.

The Pro probably wouldn’t do anything for you if you’re playing on like a 27” TV using its built in speakers

[sick flame]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/892103449204908073/1283792486287937537/image.png?ex=66e4486c&is=66e2f6ec&hm=575d1d7349556e39908eb4c9de97eff6481c4cd6224d4af37fbdcf3b847d963b&

[peak folio]

This is missing vital context

[night plume]

Is it bad I watched that gif 3 times expecting that cup to leak, bust, overflow... fail in some way?

[queen vale]

I did the same

[peak folio]

same tbh

[night plume]

I am so glad I am not alone xD

[peak folio]

It’s like…

[undone osprey]

im just waiting someone to pick the coffee

[peak folio]

orgasm denial

[night plume]

The coffee looks cold

[peak folio]

Build up anticipation for nothing.

[undone osprey]

I'll still drink it

[peak folio]

cursed

[queen vale]

The hot version is still in beta and is planned for release in 2027

[sick flame]

https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/12/24242695/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-650-employees

[rapid marsh]

[peak folio]

Microsoft’s eyes were bigger than their wallet

[queen vale]

Xbox chief Phil Spencer announced the layoffs to employees in an internal memo this morning, seen by The Verge. The cuts are related to the Activision Blizzard deal, and Spencer makes it clear in his email that “no games, devices or experiences are being cancelled” and no studios are being closed as part of the layoffs today.

“As part of aligning our post-acquisition team structure and managing our business, we have made the decision to eliminate approximately 650 roles across Microsoft Gaming — mostly corporate and supporting functions — to organize our business for long term success,” says Spencer.

[sick flame]

https://tenor.com/view/bill-gates-steve-ballmer-microsoft-gif-9638760

[queen vale]

“no games, devices or experiences are being cancelled” - Can't close what they don't have

[night plume]

What always amuses me with these big layoffs is the almost immediate hiring process that follows.

[peak folio]

If I was informed correctly Activision was Microsoft’s biggest acquisition of any kind.

So Phil is probably getting his butt kicked.

Playstation is charging whatever they want cause they’re basically winning by default rn.

PS5 mid cycle saw two price increases in Japan instead of getting cheaper.

[queen vale]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwRAJs7WgAEEvIy.jpg

Sony VS Microsoft

Meanwhile at Nintendo HQ https://media.istockphoto.com/id/956769676/vector/children-building-sand-castle.jpg?s=612x612&w=0&k=20&c=8sgx1NlP82uwxjEkuGa7lo99BhfzedW1vMYNitjVoJo=

[fickle trout]

Hey people

[rapid marsh]

Hardly.
It’s because they’ve got to please investors and pay bonuses to the upper ranks.
Staff wages are expenses and eat into the profit reports.

Microsoft still has craptonnes of capital to throw about

[peak folio]

Perhaps I should have specified XBox

Xbox too

The rest of Microsoft is like “wth” 😆

[rapid marsh]

Either or is the same tbh,

[peak folio]

Microsoft makes plenty of money but not because of Xbox

[rapid marsh]

Myles meme is a point, however Nintendo IS also a player in the console market as well (switch).
We only have 3 corporations to select from too. Gamers have been losing for ages now.

[bitter rover]

Microsoft makes a ton of money on its subscriptions. the Xbox is its dream webtv interface. they wont drop it. if anything your going to see more streaming type devices under the xbox brand.

[rapid marsh]

There’s no compeditive pricing between Sony/ Microsoft or Nintendo.
They charge what they know they can get away with.

[peak folio]

The Switch has had a historic success but it’s on its way out. Nintendo is smart and knows the Switch’s sales will tank the minute they announce the successor so they aren’t gonna do it any sooner than they need to.

[bitter rover]

agreed, probably march after holiday sales

[rapid marsh]

Agreed.

[night plume]

I think they need to not have pc able to do everything the Xbox can do. Horrible wording....
Let me try this again 🤔 I think they need to put a clear divide between PC and xbox. There isn't a reason for me to buy an Xbox if they will allow me to play the exclusives on PC bc of their connection.

[peak folio]

Right now PS5 is at least double Xbox sales. 🤐

[rapid marsh]

How much is Sony flogging the “buy your disk drive separately from our console” for again?

[small berry]

I think this happens in every industry no matter how big if there's not enough oversight

[queen vale]

https://tenor.com/view/dr-evil-one-billion-dollars-haha-money-gif-16679435

[peak folio]

Eh, Playstation has been releasing a bunch of their first party stuff on PC and it’s working well for them.

[rapid marsh]

It happened in Australia with Cole’s and Woolworths.

[bitter rover]

you want one better, on my Sony TV, I have the xbox cloud app , and have an xbox controler linked via bluetooth and can just play. though my series X is right next to the tv.

[peak folio]

except for Concord

[bitter rover]

though no access to bc disk only games 😄 like Hunter....

[peak folio]

They’re trying to phase out the disc drive.

But anyone who owned a PS4 absolutely needs the disc drive.

[rapid marsh]

But that’s a solid 8/10 review game!!!

[night plume]

Some items released makes sense, but clear 1 to 1 connection makes me wonder what is the point to buying the system at all? I can just upgrade my computer and use the Xbox app they force me to have instead

[night plume]

This

[bitter rover]

In need my disk drive. Only place you can get a physical copy of games like Starfield 😄

[queen vale]

That was the Day count, not the review score

[peak folio]

tbf it reportedly played fine, the art direction plain let the game down.

[sick flame]

https://tenor.com/view/gas-prices-simpsons-gif-25086065

[night plume]

I also have no desire for any systems bc I prefer physical copies of games. Steam is the only platform I'll buy non physical copies of games on.

[rapid marsh]

Was also the kick back from the over saturated state of that genre too.

There’s “free to plays” that do more for less investment.

[peak folio]

That certainly didn’t help the situation, but this is probably the hardest flop they’ve ever had.

Lair probably sold better. 😆

[rapid marsh]

I saw some people jokingly say Sony sent it to Xbox, I turned around and said Xbox players are quite happy to not have that game sully their games store

[peak folio]

I love those kind of jokes as sad as it is.

Like the bookmark meme

[rapid marsh]

Honestly I’m tired of the pissing over who’s got what and how often it makes people jizz their pants.
I’m that guy, sitting up the back, frying an egg on the keyboard as my 14 year old laptop goes to thermonuclear temps due to a zergling rush.

https://tenor.com/view/ice-age-sid-thin-smiling-scary-gif-7177072

[queen vale]

||PC Master race|| I mean it's not really as much about the system you use, but are you having fun and getting the games you enjoy on it?
See people who like the kid-friendly Nintendo game and play style, nothing wrong with that - it's not my personal preference but there's no harm being done - if anything having those games available to a wider audience would be better, but they can't sell hardware if they don't have the lure of exclusive BS

[rapid marsh]

laptops on fire
Those console gamers hold pc back.
it’s a 2010 Toshiba, the keys are melting, zerglings have started cracking the screen
See, behold my pc master race thin blood card!!!

Said consoles outperform my outdated beloved laptop.
And to be honest.
Screw “exclusives”.
You should be able to play what you want, how you want.
If you like Sony, cool, whatever.
Does a giant box that weighs like a brick from Microsoft tickle your nutsack just right? Ok, there’s an Xbox series X (like who the fuck was smoking crack that day).

[night plume]

I am so jealous of everyone still using their old pcs xD
I took care of my laptops, but they died on me :(

[rapid marsh]

Naming conventions haven’t been gaming industries strong suit for a while.

[peak folio]

People pick what they like and/or whatever has the content they’re looking for. There’s a pretty big overlap in content as well

[queen vale]

Laptops struggle with gaming due to the limited hardware, heat dissipation, but can be good for many games

[rapid marsh]

Nintendo switch- using a term that’s often heard in BDSM.
Xbox- bad naming.
Sony- numerical.
Nintendo- I’m just going to Wii for a bit (ummm what?)

[queen vale]

I don't remeber the Nintendo Mommy?

😄

[rapid marsh]

Switch is a term for someone who goes from dominant to submissive and back again.

[queen vale]

(I know, switch)

And my brain ran away with it, The Nintendo Switch, Cucking Mama.. ffs

[peak folio]

Not even off topic is safe

[rapid marsh]

Mario- bowser cucks again.

Like, there’s a fucking reason peach keeps fucking off with the guy.

[queen vale]

Subber Mario, Bro

[rapid marsh]

Mario’s just to thick to understand she got bowser peen now

[peak folio]

The switch’s successor will be called the Nintendo MILF

[rapid marsh]

https://tenor.com/view/bowsette-dance-hip-sway-i'm-sorry-but-she's-in-another-castle-gif-17352810690986050181

^ totally banging

Also the song is actually fucking awesome

[queen vale]

The adverts..
It was a bad acronym for their latest objective of Mobile Intended for Loving Families

[rapid marsh]

Nintendo doesn’t like “Bowsette” but there’s fuck all they can do because it’s not bowser

[queen vale]

The whole Bowsette thing was wild

[rapid marsh]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l-FDFsHA20w

[queen vale]

Huh, they're expanding the Steam Families functions it seems
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b248W74jcFc
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/593110/view/4605582245626919823

It's a re-do of the previous setup by the look of it

[rapid marsh]

The super crown memes 👌

[heady light]

been using this in beta for a while now, its a huge improvement over the old system

[sick flame]

@peak folio https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/619455745448214540/1283810733485723689/image.png?ex=66e4596a&is=66e307ea&hm=7ea9ee514ca80af864a4bbecda4c66a845e3c1239d720222f9f4e14de60bcd58&

[peak folio]

Saw a video where they did something similar

[plush marsh]

If one of your family members get banned in a game, you also get banned in that game

[peak folio]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/195907610640121856/1283757895078383666/0edebc0d7fc7839f50168d250958d526516de70a03b8c81df2b0b1722847f1e8_1.png?ex=66e42835&is=66e2d6b5&hm=adc252083dcb6a80b3adf09e46f622fc6a939879da421e2169a6772b647b9605&

This is getting out of hand.

[queen vale]

The worst part is that the box to put it all in to stop the pigeon falling off is a seperate purchase

[undone osprey]

Specialized tape?!

[grand falcon]

Ya it's called homeless pigeon tape

Instead of homing pidgeon

[small berry]

But eh it's just like sayin' batteries sold separately isn't it? I meaaaahnnnnn

you can buy it but running it properly is a different story, there's companies for that

don't bother Sony with making their product complete

[undone osprey]

Bathesda flashback

[night plume]

Are you telling me that when I buy my pigeon strapped to a car battery, it is really just the case and I have to supply the actual car battery myself????

[grand falcon]

Yes

[small berry]

We sell Pigeons, battery sold separately

[night plume]

x.x

Keurig coffee just doesn't compare to an actual coffee maker

[peak folio]

The battery requires a proprietary size so you have to buy it from Sony.

And when it arrives it has no charge

[full terrace]

What if mine is both a Keurig and a normal coffee maker? 🧐

[queen vale]

And a proprietary voltage, amperage, and the charger has a chip in it to prevent conterfieting

[peak folio]

The dead pigeons are serialized too

[night plume]

I've not seen a keurig brand regular coffee maker 🤔 I have no opinion on that one

[peak folio]

https://tenor.com/view/coffee-morning-break-time-monday-mondays-gif-7995588

[night plume]

Mine has eyes

[full terrace]

It's not actually Keurig branded. It's a Hamilton Beach Flex-Brew ©

[queen vale]

Urg, I hate that in my deadbird hardware, it's such a hassle to change the serial number inside

[bitter rover]

I use refillable pods, filters and hand ground coffee beans with my keurig

[peak folio]

The smart thing to do.

[bitter rover]

its all about what you choose. the sealed pods are ok if your in a rush

[peak folio]

https://tenor.com/view/dave-chappelle-crackhead-gif-9861419424955809293

[night plume]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1125206560726057070/1283814633924198410/20240912_104034.jpg?ex=66e45d0c&is=66e30b8c&hm=d50ca248b4b1aae8ef66f4bd0cb5992b3a77961ca886f5f5d25292a451ca0d08&

[queen vale]

https://ih1.redbubble.net/image.454313508.1109/mp,840x830,matte,f8f8f8,t-pad,1000x1000,f8f8f8.u2.jpg

[night plume]

See? Has eyes o.o

[full terrace]

I'm easy, so I generally just stick to Kcups. Gotta get more creamer at the store today and some vitamin D too

[queen vale]

I'm a simple man, pretty much any cup is fine

OH YOU MEAN COFFEE PODS

[full terrace]

I'm also Simple

[night plume]

I find the kcups weak. I usually just use the keurig for the cappuccino flavor

[peak folio]

They’ve seen some things

https://tenor.com/view/die-thy-end-is-now-crush-prepare-thyself-weak-gif-4552633330626553298

[night plume]

It used to sit in the office. I am sure it saw a great many things.

I even put eyes on my skeleton bird xD

[full terrace]

What brand do you use?

[bitter rover]

k cups are set for 6 oz of coffee in a cup. its a weaker brew at 8. with refillable you can get enough in there for a pretty decent 8oz cup

[night plume]

I've tried a bunch of different brand od kcups for regular coffee, found I just don't like how the Keurig brews. It brews too quickly, which results in the coffee tasting weak to me.

For the cappuccino cups, it is the gevalia cappuccino. I like those.

[bitter rover]

Most K-Cups contain between 9 to 12 grams of coffee, which can produce about 6 oz of coffee

[peak folio]

There’s usually settings for how strong you want it but it goes out of whack if it’s not a smol cup, yeah.

[full terrace]

I don't find the taste of Caribou weak but I can see your point

[nimble spire]

A duck wakes up to a lemonade stand and he said to the man running the stand “hey got any grapes?”

[small berry]

https://tenor.com/view/impala-deer-peek-hide-nope-gif-17045362

[night plume]

The man said "No, we just sell lemonade
But it’s cold and it's fresh, and it’s all home-made.
Edit: can I get you a glass?"
(I left a piece of the line off xD)

[nimble spire]

And then the duck said “hm not thanks” and he waddled away

[night plume]

Waddle, waddle

[sick flame]

https://tenor.com/view/kitty-kitty-soda-cat-soda-soder-soder-cat-gif-3264673115665386902

[small berry]

hmmmm...soder...

[peak folio]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2024/09/12/gamestop-says-its-giving-410-for-ps5-trade-ins-but-that-will-fall-fast/

Maybe I should trade mine in.

[small berry]

You probably should

[peak folio]

Doubt an og digital will get half the pro’s price.

I wonder if they DRM the m.2 drive like nintendo does with the SD cards.

[queen vale]

Steal PS5
Get PS5 Pro at discount
Scalp PS5 Pro
Profit

[peak folio]

Yeah don’t do that. 😆

[queen vale]

Hey never said it was ethical

[small berry]

https://tenor.com/view/gumball-think-hard-thinking-brain-cells-mind-blown-gif-17249404

[night plume]

Smart on Gamestop tbh. Get the trade ins now bc people are still desperate for a PS5 and will pay a lot for them.

[small berry]

wasn't gamestop interested in diversifying its business model creating a better social environment in its stores?

now they have more ps5s so people can play in their stores

[peak folio]

Oh yeah, every game store and pawn shop loves PS5s

[bitter rover]

be me, looks at Spiderman covers on PS5 with disk drive shrugs off ps5 pretender version

[peak folio]

If you have a special one it might be worth holding on to

[night plume]

I only have a PS4 (yes, that is meant to be a 4) bc the guy at Gamestop took pity on me xD

I had a bunch of EB games gift cards. Gamestop put EB games out of business here and are supposed to honor them. They cannot honor them >.>
So, he told me he would give me half off of a refurbished PS4 in exchange for the cards since we couldn't confirm the value (as I was standing there with proof that I only had $25 in gift cards)

I haven't bought a game system since lol.

[peak folio]

lol it’s cool when they do that.

[bitter rover]

got my ps4 when walmart had them on Black friday with 3 games and system for 200

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kaNajVrmRm4/sddefault.jpg

[night plume]

I remember not paying too much for it and got a brand new controller with it. The PS4 was still fairly new at the time I got the deal.

Only issue I've had with it is the surge protector I bought and put it on wasn't worth the money I paid for it.

🤔 I may need to write this wine down. That broth is pretty good

[peak folio]

https://www.gamestop.com/trade/details/?pid=229026

Up to $330.

I guess for a $400 console that’s not bad,

[small berry]

ngl that's the best deal it has ever given

[night plume]

The stick figure with the pink body meme where it looks like he is going "why you do this" anyone know what it is called?
(Or what I'm talking about from such a vague description xD)

.... I search for this meme on 2 browsers and it comes up first search on phone. Nevermind.

[small berry]

stick figure with pink body sounds phalic

[peak folio]

https://x.com/creativechris1/status/1834244944027906384

Christopher Pope (@CreativeChris1) on X

Errr, the news is out!

"A message to our community: Unity is canceling the Runtime Fee"

https://t.co/2QIGSjngMe

#unity3d

Twitter · Sep 12, 2024, 2:57 PM

[small berry]

this is the last thing they did people didn't like and boycotted Unity?

We won again?

[peak folio]

More like drove them out, lol

[small berry]

well, yeah

[peak folio]

They spooked the industry pretty bad with that

Unity was seen as this stable secure thing as far as the existence of the entity goes and they shattered everyone’s confidence of it.

[night plume]

It was a pink shirt. I am used to seeing it drawn that way, but it seems the meme I was looking for was not that stick figure

But, I wanted to send the face to a coworker and go, "WHY DID YOU DO THIS TO ME!?!?!"
Was success.

[heady light]

they gonna have to do more than backtrack to earn back trust

[queen vale]

I thought they already cancelled the BS fee things for Un-Unity
https://unity.com/blog/unity-is-canceling-the-runtime-fee

After deep consultation with our community, customers, and partners, we’ve made the decision to cancel the Runtime Fee for our games customers, effective immediately. Non-gaming Industry customers are not impacted by this modification.

Holy shit if this was any more corporate the font would be wearing suits

Aha, here's why they're willing to walk it back

Unity Pro and Unity Enterprise: We’ll be modifying subscription pricing and the qualifying annual revenue thresholds, effective January 1, 2025. These changes will apply to all new and existing Unity Pro and Enterprise customers when you purchase, upgrade, or renew a subscription on or after this date.

Unity Pro: An 8% subscription price increase to $2,200 USD annually per seat will apply to Unity Pro. Unity Pro will be required for customers with more than $200,000 USD of total annual revenue and funding.
Unity Enterprise: A 25% subscription price increase will apply to Unity Enterprise. Unity Enterprise will be required for customers with more than $25 million USD of total annual revenue and funding. A minimum subscription requirement may also apply. Because this set of our largest customers have unique needs and use many of our products and services, we’ll be contacting everyone in the days ahead to discuss customized packages.

[peak folio]

That’s a lot more predicable.

[heady light]

yeah, idk why people would use them now

[queen vale]

So. for those who are paying for it now, will they get a reimbursment I wonder if they've paid for the year

Oof.

What happens to my existing Unity Plus plan?

Since September 12, 2023, Unity Plus has not been available to new subscribers. Current Unity Plus subscribers can switch to Unity Personal or upgrade to Unity Pro at the end of their current term.

[peak folio]

Pretty standard practice

[queen vale]

"To new subscribers" so people who were on it, and have paid for the year on a repeating payment plan are still on the hook until the end of their contract year

[peak folio]

Like…

ZBrush ended perpetual licenses.

Not a game engine but still

[small berry]

https://tenor.com/view/worth-the-squeeze-worth-it-youre-worth-it-i-love-you-bestie-gif-6406740750531302121

[boreal falcon]

Laughs in Godot

In all seriousness yeah that was predictable

[gloomy bloom]

I did

[small berry]

🦐

[indigo kite]

Goodnight everyone, I hope you all have a good day, afternoon or good rest ❤️

[final karma]

🖖

[quartz magnet]

I miss this tech #off-topic-memes message
idk if was a bad thing for the devices, but looked so cool.

[nimble spire]

To find me pot of gold you must go here

Latitude: 7.64617, Longitude: 70.54944, Distortion: 1.02

[peak folio]

Nothing bad, just went out of style.

[quartz magnet]

[peak folio]

Now people just use our sponsor, Dbrand, to make skins that give the appearance of a translucent device.

30s spiel about how these are so great

[quartz magnet]

they do look great id like those to be back

[small berry]

https://tenor.com/view/funnyface-face-gif-13205753

[sick flame]

https://tenor.com/view/rat-cat-fight-chase-gif-18609980

[tough comet]

master splinter

[small berry]

https://x.com/Timberborn/status/1833872248425332937/photo/2 underwater city in timberborn

Timberborn | Update 5 is here! ☢️ (@Timberborn) on X

We absolutely LOVE how Update 6 players went from experimenting with aqueducts to building entire underwater cities. 😍

Just look at this crazy Cliffside settlement by u/Dyledion from our subreddit! 🟧🤯

Source: https://t.co/EhHFshsCde

Twitter · Sep 11, 2024, 2:16 PM

what people do for fun

[lofty wind]

where beaver

[humble parrot]

Drowned

[tough comet]

https://tenor.com/view/beaver-wave-hi-notice-me-gif-8946820

[heady light]

#off-topic-memes message
yeah but every slice i eat the labradork must eat one

[keen forum]

https://open.spotify.com/blend/taste-match/929043e68078543f?si=Oa6rdxmGS5updUFzGYD6QQ&fallback=getapp&blendDecoration=5f9c38d2

[peak folio]

https://x.com/jasonschreier/status/1834347547952890144
https://x.com/bucky_cm/status/1834350102405939538

Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) on X

SCOOP: The entire staff of Annapurna Interactive has resigned, leaving dev partners scrambling to figure out what's next.

The video game publisher had been negotiating with Annapurna owner Megan Ellison (Larry's daughter) to spin out. Deal fell through. https://t.co/aDUxW2oK8g

Twitter · Sep 12, 2024, 9:45 PM

Bucky | Palworld 🔜 Tokyo Game Show (@Bucky_cm) on X

@jasonschreier The entire staff? Whoa…that is nuts.

Twitter · Sep 12, 2024, 9:55 PM

[night plume]

^ Fill in this one who gets this type of news through y'all? XD

[peak folio]

Guess they’re spinning off one way or another

[night plume]

Has no idea who these people are, only Bucky
Ah o.o

[peak folio]

Annapurna Interactive made Stray, Outer Wilds and stuff

https://tenor.com/view/stray-ps5-playstation-cat-meow-gif-17486050

[heady light]

they published them

[lofty wind]

the ratio is prosperous

[final karma]

lappy die young crew 🪦

[peak folio]

https://fixupx.com/piratesoftware/status/1834371907120246975

[snow thistle]

Yeah I mean, this is pretty wild

I don’t think anything like this has happened before in our industry

Pretty crazy situation

[wheat moat]

Holy... that is insane

[peak folio]

Yeah..

[full mountain]

Jesus

[humble parrot]

Must've been pretty bad there if they all quit like that

[lofty wind]

holy shit indeed

[humble parrot]

I'm guessing we'll see a new studio soon

[keen forum]

or other games getting new staff

speaking of games, I'm downloading gta5 again

anybody here still plays? pc

[humble parrot]

If they all quit together, they are banded together

[meager condor]

What's Annapurna?

[peak folio]

Publisher of some bangers.

They fund games

[icy yoke]

wait whats this

[peak folio]

Same story as the tweets above it.

[full mountain]

one of the biggest publishers for indie games, Annapurna Interactive, had their entire team quit after not being able to strike a deal with some bigger company

[icy yoke]

thats crazy holy shit

[full mountain]

which means some indie games they were publishing might run into some trouble, yea

its not impossible to navigate around, solo publishing is easy, but it throws a big ol wrench in some plans lemme tell ya

[icy yoke]

i wonder if i should think about looking for a publisher for my game when the time comes

thats one of the things i havent really thought about yet

[peak folio]

The bloomberg article states the company intends to uphold their existing obligations to the studios currently working with them.

[peak folio]

If you want that option open, don’t release an EA first.

[full mountain]

imo HELL no, there's a pirate software video on it but most of the time, dealing with a publisher loses you money, very rarely does it gain you money

if you know it'll lose your money, or you don't know if it will, you're better off NOT going with a publisher

[icy yoke]

but you said solo publishing throws a wrench in things

oh wait youre talking about the ppl with that other company

[full mountain]

no no i meant goingg from a pub company to solo publishing can mess ya up

but if you solo publish off the bat then you're good cuz you're dealing with, well... yourself

some of the best games started off being solo published: Undertale, Risk of Rain 2, Palworld to an extent ( the steam version is published by pocket pair itself iirc)

[full mountain]

https://youtube.com/shorts/4aoe1pnxmtQ?

[icy yoke]

thank u for the link

[full mountain]

anytime!

Game dev is my passion

[peak folio]

That’s good advice.

[icy yoke]

mine too!

given that i am currently making a game

this def convinced me to not get a publisher ever lmao

[peak folio]

Getting a publisher isn’t inherently a bad idea but don’t just hand it over.

[icy yoke]

ill do the advertising with good ol fashioned networking and charisma

[peak folio]

Marketing is a pain in the butt

[icy yoke]

i dont know the first thing about actual marketing

but im gonna do my best

[snow thistle]

I love Thor, met him twice and he is the nicest dude ever

But he's also not 100% correct with that take

Also, like 6 months later he founded his own publishing company so...

https://offbrand.gg/

[icy yoke]

oh

[snow thistle]

There are definitely some incredibly predatory publishers

[icy yoke]

wahp wahp

[snow thistle]

but the practice of publishing games isn't evil

Many game publishers are very good too

and you need money to make games, that is the reality

[wheat moat]

That the nature of the business sadly

[icy yoke]

im making the money to fund my game by just using the money i make at my job, though theres def a chance that wont be enough in the long run

[snow thistle]

There are definitely good ways to publish and bad ways to publish but there haven't really been any cases of truly evil game publishers

Games just find themselves in tough positions

and the reality is, if a publisher hands you $300,000 to make a game over 3 years, which is very normal, and then your game flops...well naturally everyone in that situation is unhappy

There are also so many parts of releasing a game that many devs don't consider or realize and it's often earier to just let publishers take over all the PR/media stuff

[peak folio]

His point is if you don’t know that the publisher who you’re working with can extend your game’s reach then don’t do it.

[snow thistle]

It saves you a lot of headaches

Only CHUMPS (i.e us at Pocketpair) do everything by ourselves

🙂

[icy yoke]

ill need to do a lot of research

currently im doing everything myself

[peak folio]

You guys are nuts

[full mountain]

eh, imo it's better to just self publish, but Bucky does bringg up good points

[icy yoke]

pocketpair is insane but thats why we love em

[snow thistle]

self-publishing fails a lot more than is succeeds

games like Palworld are 1 in a million

[peak folio]

You never know where the next hit will come from.

[snow thistle]

There are a bunch of indie publishers that are amazing at what they do. Definitely no harm having them on your side.

Hooded Horse is one example

They are fantastic

[icy yoke]

ill note that one down

[full mountain]

yeah there are good publishers, tho!

[wheat moat]

I mean self publishing is a risk in itself, not doubt but hey...if it fail but doesn't close you down, you can always try again

[snow thistle]

If you need money but don't want a full publisher too, there are a bunch of great companies who fund games without all the strings attached like publishers. Outersloth only formed a few months ago but already are becoming a giant in that area.

[full mountain]

this iz facts, and they help a ton in marketing and in dev too, when it comes to ports!

tho ya just gotta be careful of bein' swindled is all

[icy yoke]

my original plan was to make a game demo thats super good, and then make a patreon where people can donate

and hope for the best

[peak folio]

QA as well

[icy yoke]

and id be releasing the game for free for the beginning

[wheat moat]

I mean it's an option

[peak folio]

Simply getting a game out there is a big deal.

[icy yoke]

technically i already did that

i didnt solo make the game, but i was the lead sprite artist for a time for the fangame Super Smash Bros Crusade

so i can at least use that as a sort of way to make people interested, for the folks that care about that game

one of my most crowning achievements is making this asshole

[full mountain]

yoooo that's pretty neat! i know a ggood amount of peeps that played that

da Weeg

[wheat moat]

beside, I feel there's a lot of moving parts that does happen both on the outside and inside of development

[full mountain]

ay that's not a bad strat honestly

[peak folio]

https://fixupx.com/gamedevmicah/status/1834262978134413626
https://x.com/timsweeneyepic/status/1834266269815578875

Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) on X

@GameDevMicah If we were Microsoft, it would be Unreal Engine NT

Twitter · Sep 12, 2024, 4:22 PM

[tough comet]

https://tenor.com/view/baby-beaver-cute-gif-9929643

[lofty wind]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1271883884027580489/1283981260024320040/3PZHXvB.png?ex=66e4f83b&is=66e3a6bb&hm=2be2c9945d359ad90704c953c63cdd7b9122056aa5e9b29b034c0fa36e0fef50&

[peak folio]

https://www.eurogamer.net/ps5-pro-sales-will-follow-similar-trajectory-to-ps4-pro-analyst-predicts

Fine don’t embed.

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/607436967432552470/1283988067987881985/image0.jpg?ex=66e4fe92&is=66e3ad12&hm=0b8771898bb95b453c8db2e0f5b40d540d281d26d980e559c2c2e94285caf548&

never trust an analyst

[humble parrot]

So...massive scalping?

[peak folio]

The Pro likely isn’t likely to be supply constrained so no.

[dry wasp]

anyone can tell me, do our sever automatically update after new version of game or we need to play another sever ?

[tough comet]

you think the bots will buy it? and sell it?

[peak folio]

#pal-server-help

[keen forum]

https://tenor.com/view/as-always-samus-paulicelli-66samus-as-usual-forever-like-this-gif-21074980

[small berry]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-confused-gif-7441776660901104597

[keen forum]

Where do I start if I want to be a dj?

[small berry]

at home

[small berry]

the name of the best software I think had something like banana in it, idk, something similar

something about fruitloops

[indigo kite]

Good morning everyone, hope you all have a good morning/afternoon or sleep when you turn in 💖🥰

[sick flame]

https://tenor.com/view/friday-the-13th-13-grumpy-gif-9986532

[tough comet]

https://tenor.com/view/rowan-atkinson-mr-bean-bean-oh-oohhh-gif-22134995

[small berry]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-creepy-car-commercial-car-commercial-creepy-jump-scare-gif-14630404356031300471

[small berry]

https://imgur.com/a/AA3YqbS

imagine paying for a test advertisement

[sick flame]

https://tenor.com/view/kasukabe-genshiken-anime-gaming-ps2-gif-16799099

[small berry]

Sooo, this game I play didn't want to do blacklist or avoid this player features

they now implemented a "matchmaking Scouter" that allows you to know if up to 10 players are online or queued for a match at a certain point

Is this really an improvement?

you can literally stalk anyone flawlessly

it even gives you a popup that says "This player you are scouting is on a lobby right now, do you want to join it after he leaves"

so you are never in the same match

So now basically all top 10 players can permanently avoid themselves

so they can grow even more elo

[peak folio]

So it’s a friends list.

[small berry]

I'm guessing the only difference from a blacklist or a avoid player mechanic is that it is not coded in on the matchmaking algo

this is something that gives a warning to the player so he can wait to join a queue or not, instead of the matchmaking doing it for them

I don't really get how it is an improvement or solves any of the issues with the other systems

[peak folio]

Queue dodging helps the top players for sure.

Separately…
https://x.com/nextgenplayer/status/1834344055896985709

Hunter 🎮 (@NextGenPlayer) on X

20% of PS5s sold in Nov/Dec will be PS5 Pro, says analyst Mat Piscatella

PS5 Pro is “like a Mercedes-AMG,” analyst Dr Serkan Toto adds

“PlayStation is similar to Apple,” says analyst Rhys Elliott, “there are PlayStation fans who will buy any new product PlayStation puts out”

Twitter · Sep 12, 2024, 9:31 PM

https://tenor.com/view/moyai-moyai-emoji-moai-moai-meme-moai-emoji-gif-25202348

[small berry]

Is it possible that those 20% of people that might always buy Sony products whenever they're released is the 100% of people that buys a Mercedes-AMG

you know, the type of people that don't know how to spend their money

[peak folio]

20% seems generous but we’ll see

[small berry]

seems like a vanilla number, probably not based on data

[peak folio]

There’s definitely an audience where price is less important but 1/5th seems like a lot.

[small berry]

20% of sales being people that want an upgrade sounds reasonable, but it's a ton of money when you think about it

probably too optimistic

but Gamestop might have made those numbers possible

[night plume]

I can see 20% of PS5 sales being the pro at that time.
You have the die hards that are already trying to preorder.
The parents that are going to buy what the kid says.
The other type of die hards that HAVE to have the upgraded thing, always.
Then you will have the people who wanted the PS5 that are going to just bite the bullet and buy the pro instead of a used or new PS5.

When I wanted a game system as a kid, my dad had me write it down so he could go to the store and show the person at the counter what I wanted. If they tried to sell him anything else claiming they didn't have what I wanted, he would just call home and out me on the phone with the salesperson so I could tell them exactly what to put in front of him, or he came and got me xD

[barren sierra]

nobody thinks the pro is an upgrade, even whales

[grand falcon]

I mean technically it is, but barely

[barren sierra]

it really isnt, the cpu is the same just clocked higher

nothinh i can't do with a jailbreak ps5

[night plume]

And slapping a new changeable background on a phone isn't an upgrade either, yet everyone has to have those new phones xD
Majority of purchases are bc it is said to be the new one.

[grand falcon]

But not everyone knows how to do that
And if you jailbreak your device, the warranty is no longer valid

[barren sierra]

software jailbreak is reversible

a shop won't see a difference

[grand falcon]

There's ways to check if it was jailbroken, even if you "un do it"

[queen vale]

I think the jailbreak warranty thing is location dependant, I think it can't void it in the EU but I honestly can't remember

[barren sierra]

yeah I've repaired my ps3 several times by sony here even with Hen installed under warranty

[peak folio]

Let’s not kid ourselves here, jail breaking a PS5 isn’t gonna fix its anemic raytracing performance.

[barren sierra]

😆

[queen vale]

||or it's lack of games oh wait homebrew||

[grand falcon]

PC master race 🤭

[peak folio]

🥱

[barren sierra]

ps5s best feature is playing ps4 games

its literally the ps3 scenario

[grand falcon]

https://tenor.com/view/console-gaming-peasants-pc-master-race-gaming-gif-16094367

[peak folio]

Half way through the product cycle and half of PS4 owners upgraded so it seems to be on track.

[barren sierra]

Would have been more if you could actually get the console

Here it was practically unavailable for nearly 2 years

No stores had it only way to get it was trough scalpers

[grand falcon]

That's how it was pretty much everywhere

[small berry]

Note to self, dont try to cook with siracha

[peak folio]

Availability is a lot better than it was but some regions are still screwed

[peak folio]

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/how-well-will-the-ps5-pro-sell

[small berry]

we pay double for eggs why not 700 on a console

[peak folio]

I hate how nobody on twitter puts links to their sources because likes hurt the algorithm

freaking back asswards

[small berry]

https://imgur.com/a/5i73z5W EGG

1 buck on the first of jan 2000

3.2 at this moment, 24 years later, god bless

yes, that last spike is covid

[barren sierra]

I mean Im not into the ps5 at all

It doesnt have palworld or craftopia

They can literally suck it

[small berry]

I'd only have a console if I could make it a tax writeoff of sorts

why be on anything but a pc

[small berry]

https://tenor.com/view/cute-bobr-baby-gif-12666699425033593881

[rapid marsh]

I love the guy chugging away on the old compaq

[humble parrot]

Good morning

[peak folio]

So much lack of perspectives in this chat

Hi Az

[humble parrot]

Hi Kyran

[full terrace]

I want one

[small berry]

it has a weapons license

or so I've heard

[full terrace]

Is it a chainsaw by chance?

[peak folio]

https://tenor.com/view/seiyan-sei-seiyanwurstpower-aaaaaaaaaa-gif-17010036192546565219

[small berry]

unsure

[full terrace]

Lame

[peak folio]

https://fixupx.com/iiamcloudman/status/1834369892272771111

Funny if true.

||Unlikely though||

[small berry]

Wait, so people are trading their PS4 and 5 for Xboxes?

[peak folio]

Sketchy at best. 😆

https://insider-gaming.com/ps5-disc-drive-is-selling-out-after-ps5-pro-announcement/

Uh oh

Probably a sign of consumer intent

[small berry]

Scalpers literally jumping on any opportunity

[peak folio]

Likely