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humble parrot
I think that's x10 the views of the actual review video by ign 
peak folio
Exactly.
open scaffold
Who watches ign for reviews
People just watched that video because the person reviewing the game was stupid
barren sierra
https://youtu.be/PjDpqmxYR0I WELL WELL WELL
peak folio
Vagueposting
peak folio
tl;dw pls
solid sun
tl|pt
barren sierra
Just watch 1:45-4:34
peak folio
solid sun
https://youtu.be/PjDpqmxYR0I WELL WELL WELL
I'm not sure what my opinion is on Endymion, he makes mostly videos for contents sake, instead of diving further than 2 to 3 meter depths into a topic.
glacial mauve
https://youtu.be/PjDpqmxYR0I WELL WELL WELL
Everyone of his videos are very similar especially the thumbnail and opening parts "AAA got played" or "AAA messed up BIG"
solid sun
hmm, so there's a group that was supposed to investigate or track down bad companies and groups, but instead that Tacking Group forked off money and funded those violent groups instead.
wait, that Tracking Group created the violent groups they were supposedly hunting down?
I've seen this scenario in a few movies, some themed during like medieval times, where some people I think it was a Sherlock Holmes movie, the Hound of Baskerville maybe.
But wow, yeah life immitates art.
bitter agate
Lol Nora please, Sherlock Holmes wasn't medieval times. It's like early 19th century
Er maybe late 19th.
Kids today: everything before the Internet was medieval times... XD
solid sun
no, sorry, my train of thought was bigger than what I wrote down.
bitter agate
Sounds about right
solid sun
I watched both medieval movies, and sherlock holmes stuff, and modern takes on that scenario.
bitter agate
Nora, my novelist bro...
solid sun
I haven't written something in a long time sadly.
bitter agate
Just short essays on DC?
solid sun
yea
and that's all under the iron fist of the 1k character limit of discord non-premium
but the pen is bigger than these chains.
bitter agate
I scared my 3rd or 4th grade teacher with a writing assignment... She had to call my mom and make sure that I wasn't involved with the armed robbery that I made up lol
The pen is mightier
cobalt briar
sick flame
humble parrot
https://tenor.com/view/may-4th-may-the-4th-be-with-you-may-the-force-may-4-force...
Starwars memorial day
cobalt briar
Starwars memorial day
barren sierra
No, not Disney cannon
bitter agate
I want to be on the trigger end of the Disney cannon
barren sierra
like star wars cannon
open scaffold
Low key Star Wars legends has better lore than cannon
tough comet
Mr Beast
cobalt briar
there's a possibility the 'fake not-real MrBeast guy' gif is not allowed here 
honest rivet
Well I'm bored and chat's dead. Y'all ever hear about this amazing franchise called Kingdom Hearts? It's peak cinema.
worldly ivy
Sounds niche
honest rivet
Your remains will never be discovered.
hearty sonnet
Final Fantasy for babies
honest rivet
Maybe the world should burn after all.
bitter agate
Disney RPG... Yawn...
long shard
250+ SRs in B2, no shiny latios
deep idol
Came across this yesterday. Apparently Wile E. Coyote is going to court with ACME Corp. in this movie.
honest rivet
Someone needs to tell me it's time to proofread, but telling myself it's time to proofread has not been working.
humble parrot
It's time to proofread
honest rivet
Yeah I guess it's about time I do that.
humble parrot
Rip
solid sun
apparently they deteriorated super fast
peak folio
Never saw this image before though
https://x.com/oleivarrudi/status/1459890719502577670
X
A flattering angle.
honest rivet
Proofreading update: yeesh, it's really clear that I wrote this in patches. Some sections are better than others, during later passes I might need to focus on blending the patches together.
mellow zinc
novel sun
Easily the most important thing I've seen all day
maiden narwhal
https://x.com/mrzackxofficial/status/2048835257730732074
Some folks were hysterical about this, but one comment was chill about it. If you’re connected to the internet, then the new terms don’t affect you. It’s only for those doing “other” things that I don’t remember but weren’t good
peak folio
That really isn’t the point.
Even though PS3 is still technically supported games on the system should really just work even in an apocalypse.
The nanny is excessive.
teal iron
Some folks were hysterical about this, but one comment was chill about it. If yo...
"the new terms don't affect you" until the network chip in your PS5 fails, you go somewhere without internet, or Sony pulls the plug on authentication servers
It's an unnecessary and wasteful """security""" measure
And as an Xbox console user I can speak from experience that it can only get worse
If my Internet goes out my state of the art gaming machine literally becomes a giant plastic brick
peak folio
Wifi crapped out, guess I’ll play Uncharted, ah fug
cobalt briar
Seems awfully convenient to go this deep on DRM after actively paving the way to get people used to not having disk-drive PlayStations
solid sun
they need to justify the existence of the ps6 somehow, if they can remove your access to everything you've owned on the ps4/5 they can get you to buy the games again for the next generation of console
teal iron
It's unlikely they'll actually pull the plug just because that is the line to end all lines
But it's the principal of the matter, that a machine is artificially restricted in its function for their pleasure
cobalt briar
Idk, some people who started PlayStation will just stick with PlayStation
or maybe just stop gaming altogether
peak folio
they need to justify the existence of the ps6 somehow, if they can remove your a...
They already went through that from PS3 to 4
leaden nova
they need to justify the existence of the ps6 somehow, if they can remove your a...
don't worry, PS6 will purely be a streaming device connected to PS Plus servers with required server fees, subscription fees, improvement fees, usage fees, bandwidth requirements, and despite everything it still won't be capable of outputting 4K without framegen
"but you can play on your account from any* wifi connection!" subject to bandwidth requirements
cobalt briar
seems like a pretty bad idea to screw around with consumers even more after pricing people out of buying their systems worldwide
teal iron
Why do you say bandwidth requirements like that's not implicit
cobalt briar
speaking of which it’s Southeast Asia’s turn
solid sun
They already went through that from PS3 to 4
history will repeat itself
teal iron
Do you think they can just program machines to not be limited by network speed
leaden nova
Do you think they can just program machines to not be limited by network speed
It's less "this machine is this bad" and more "always-on network policy is this bad"
cobalt briar
what’s really bad for them is that they’ve got nothing in terms for games right now after pissing away like 10 GaaS games no one wanted in the first place
teal iron
What do you mean people don't want to pay more rent
solid sun
what’s really bad for them is that they’ve got nothing in terms for games right ...
they should just not care about the console itself, because everything just offers a better experience for a better price.
just be a publisher for better games.
I was happy that they finally brought over the Kingdom Hearts game to pc, but we are missing the music game.
But them just saying "we will no longer pc release" because of some steam reviews, because it took them 4 years to unleash the game from the shitty Epic Game Store hostage buyout situation.
I'll give them flack for their insane decisions to prioritise short term money instead of delivering a good experience and service to the customer first.
cobalt briar
they should just not care about the console itself, because everything just offe...
I mean they want people into their ecosystem for their services; PS Plus, controllers, accessories, etc.
solid sun
I buy ps4 controllers
the best still slightly available on the market.
I hate the ps5 design, too fat like xbox controllers for my hands.
again, crazy stupid decision to just make the controller more fat.
cobalt briar
You might think otherwise that they’d want people in their ecosystem from their business decisions as of late, but there is a reason they would rather stick around as a hardware provider
cobalt briar
I hate the ps5 design, too fat like xbox controllers for my hands.
oh yeah the Dualsense sucks
tbh I’ve sworn off most first-party controllers for years and went to other providers like 8bitdo
solid sun
in my past third party were not really good quality.
cobalt briar
those were different days; we’re past the MadCatz era
nowadays there are a decent amount of very exceptional third-party controller manufacturers that make more developed and longer-lasting controllers than first-party ones
solid sun
okay I'll see if I can buy one of those and try them out.
cobalt briar
no joke, I bought a brand new Red PS4 controller a few years ago; they gave me one with a worn out D-Pad, I exchanged it for an actual brand new one like they should’ve given me, and within a couple years the D-Pad ended up crashing out with a down button that no longer works consistently anyways
night plume
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-43VeYGiPM
The trailer wasn't bad. Debating if I want to go see it or wait for it to come out on one od the streaming services.
cobalt briar
okay I'll see if I can buy one of those and try them out.
I’ve only had experience with 8bitdo; their Pro 2/3 aren’t too bad and have a lot of immediate device compatibility, and the Ultimate 2 feels solid as a controller altogether
depending on whichever feel you’re looking for I’d recommend either one
cobalt briar
no, not that kind of compatibility
the Pro 2 has a switch on the back that allows you to connect to four different devices and swap between them all on-the-fly
The four settings being; Switch, iOS/macOS, DInput, XInput - but you could probably break rules a bit with those
cobalt briar
Yup, it comes with a USB-C charging cable; you can just plug it in to your machine and it’ll simply function as a wired pad
cobalt briar
the Pro 2 D-Pad feels a lot like an SNES D-Pad if you prefer how that feels; the Pro 3 has the same but has a bit more ‘click’ to the directional pressing
cobalt briar
PS4 controllers are not bad, but fr 8bitdo is good and I’ve heard good things about Gulikit as well - and now there’s the new Steam Controller coming out next week too
maiden narwhal
I’ve gone through less ps4 controllers than ps5, that oughta say something
cobalt briar
thing is PS4 controllers have some weaknesses that allow them not to last as long as they should
maiden narwhal
They both are shit when it comes to their sticks. I play shooters and they’re heavy on the l3 input, so drift comes earlier than it should. Can’t wait to grab a Dualsense edge or something equivalent and map the back buttons to L3/R3
cobalt briar
my Xbox One controller and my Switch Pro controller lasted longer than my DualShock 4 on PC
simple aurora
hearty sonnet
Weak, get out there & fight a real war you little sissy
novel sun
Yeah, you're no good unless you're out dying or killing for politicians' bank accounts
maiden narwhal
Odd take for someone directing a movie based on a VIDEO GAME. If the Division ever gets a series or movies, I can only hope that the director doesn’t have L takes like this
deep idol
It looks like The pushback on AI is beginning to reach a head. However, I still think it will be months or even next year before the AI bubble bursts and everything comes tumbling down.
solid sun
the poison has spread though, AI books, AI emails, AI training on work slaves.
It has made everything worse.
There is no turning this world around ever.
I need to clean my ps4 controller again, my right stick has a bit of an odd angle drift, like it drifts when at certain angles.
And the dpad is a bit double pressy.
deep idol
Another scam has popped up and it seems the discord moderators have been caught napping. It has been around for two minutes and no one has taken it down...
Okay, now it's gone.
solid sun
shame, shame, shame.
deep idol
the poison has spread though, AI books, AI emails, AI training on work slaves.
I...
Getting back on topic, the backlash is now ranging from impeachments of local politicians to full-blown attacks on data center CEOs and their supporters.
Things are getting real messy.
deep idol
I support constructive uses with AI, like researching crystalline structures for solid-state batteries. However, I am sure we can all agree the way big corps are pursuing it needs to stop, especially with the mass construction of large-scale data centers.
There must be accountability with the damage that both will and already has been done.
cobalt briar
oh no yeah, any politician that’s in any-way supportive of that data center shit has been getting absolutely decimated, whether running or in-office
deep idol
oh no yeah, any politician that’s in any-way supportive of that data center shit...
The votes are in, and it is overwhelmingly negative.
cobalt briar
The votes are in, and it is overwhelmingly negative.
I mean they’ve done nothing but make everything worse for us through RAM shortages, electricity costs, job security loss, and an ass-ton of other things
deep idol
I mean they’ve done nothing but make everything worse for us through RAM shortag...
All very good reasons why everybody's mad.
cobalt briar
like it’s no surprise that most of the world hates the OpenAI CEO
deep idol
like it’s no surprise that most of the world hates the OpenAI CEO
I've been calling him the "Bane of Humanity" after hearing his talk about humans costing more energy to upkeep than AI.
cobalt briar
I've been calling him the "Bane of Humanity" after hearing his talk about humans...
which is the biggest “lmao right” statement ever
deep idol
which is the biggest “lmao right” statement ever
"Yea, Sam Altmann kan go ta Zog! I's dun wid all dis AI squig-slop."
honest rivet
Proofreading is hard when I keep yawning, but alas. Weather's cleared up, I should be getting more sunlight now.
barren sierra
proofread deez
honest rivet
A joke without a punchline? Rework your opening.
honest rivet
Took an allergy pill, using some eye drops, hopefully that'll make me feel less sleepy so I can actually proofread.
I keep forgetting I get Spring allergies and assuming I'm having sleep problems. It's quite annoying.
solid sun
sleep is generally not considered a malady
maiden narwhal
Forcing yourself to do something when sleep is needed is what I’d consider a malady 
solid sun
ruining your life one night at a time.
simple aurora
It looks like The pushback on AI is beginning to reach a head. However, I still ...
Which in turn could also create an unwarranted stigma against their more effective use in certain applications.
honest rivet
The issue is that "AI" has been a popular shorthand for data sorting algorithms for a long time. But somehow ChatGPT and other LLMs managed to break the mold that'd grown over chatbots for a while.
And it just so happens that the uses we're being sold for them are objectively the worst ways to use them.
Gonna sit in my computer chair holding The Art of War or maybe a book of Edgar Allen Poe stories so I look smart while I'm not proofreading.
teal iron
Which in turn could also create an unwarranted stigma against their more effecti...
Every day I look at a task or problem and think "man I wish AI was good"
glad needle
I’ll tell you one thing, AI translation is objectively better for Japanese anime and games than any of the woke localizers on the marker rn
Though, it is sad when your options are “clankers” or “wokies”
teal iron
What
honest rivet
Used "woke" unironically, opinion immediately disregarded.
teal iron
No, humans will always be better at translation
Machines translate words, humans translate intent and meaning
glad needle
No, humans will always be better at translation
Not when they constantly inject leftist politics in the translation
honest rivet
But also yes a machine is terrible for localization. An important component of localizing is conveying the artist's intent. Perhaps there's a phrase that doesn't translate literally, or a certain word that translates into one with a different emotional impact. Skilled translaters and localization teams can pick up on these essential nuances.
honest rivet
Honestly I feel like people underestimate how "woke" foreign places can be. Like, Japan has liberals too, y'know?
worldly ivy
There are jokes in anime that only work in Japanese and need explanations or changes to make sense to western audiences, for example.
honest rivet
I can't speak on Japan, but I've been playing a South Korean Gacha game with a very anti-capitalist narrative. Like, it's an essential part of the plot and I can't fathom how it could possibly have been lost in translation.
Like teleporting trains that get you from point A to point B in only a few seconds. Except actually they're teleporting you to an alternate reality where time flows differently, and you're stuck there for thousands of years of torment until you reach your destination and get reset. This isn't a throwaway gag, there's plot points specifically about this distorted time in two separate games in the same setting.
But yeah uh never trust a machine with localization. Any localization team rewriting the story to inject their own politics into it is getting obliterated from orbit. I get that some older Japanese folk think Americans are stupid because of all the stupid things we've done with their media (looking at you 4kids), but there's lots of heavily political Japanese media that can't be dismissed as bad localization.
glad needle
I can't speak on Japan, but I've been playing a South Korean Gacha game with a v...
“Gacha” and “anti-capitalist” tells me all I need to know about that game
honest rivet
“Gacha” and “anti-capitalist” tells me all I need to know about that game
Mfw the person who doesn't like capitalism needs to partake in capitalism to survive (they have invalidated their own point)
glad needle
Anyone blaming capitalism for their problems just sounds and smells like a communist sympathizer to me
teal iron
H-how do you know what people smell like over the internet 
honest rivet
This has gotta be some trolling. Nobody just brings politics into a public server like this and gets that inflammatory that fast unless they're baiting.
teal iron
https://tenor.com/view/xd-meme-funny-emoji-gif-15406750
Extrusion based on color converted to a single-dimension value where black is 0 and white is 1
honest rivet
Should I ping moderators for a guy trying to start a political debate?
glad needle
Dude sounds like a Helldiver
That’s a high compliment, thank you
worldly ivy
It wasn’t
glad needle
Should I ping moderators for a guy trying to start a political debate?
Ive already stopped
teal iron
That’s a high compliment, thank you
honest rivet
Ive already stopped
Okay, but you only stopped after I mentioned it. Your last message before that was you trying to stir up a political debate.
teal iron
Should I ping moderators for a guy trying to start a political debate?
Regardless he's unlikely to get in trouble as you have to REALLY start something to actually get moderators involved
honest rivet
Eh fair enough. Gonna block him for being a troll and/or not especially clever.
I just don't understand people who think politics in foreign media is a localization error though. Like, Persona exists? Persona 5 is a very overt criticism of Japanese politics, to the extent of naming conviction rates. Persona 4's a bit more subtle about it.
worldly ivy
Eh fair enough. Gonna block him for being a troll and/or not especially clever.
I’ve considered it on the basis of them using an AI profile picture.
teal iron
Eh fair enough. Gonna block him for being a troll and/or not especially clever.
I would've done the same a long time ago but I find him oddly fascinating 
honest rivet
Oh that's an AI Doomguy? Cringe.
teal iron
And like I don't think he actually means any ill will to the people he claims to have a vendetta against
-# I guess I'm curious as to how long it'll take him to realize he has built his personality around punching shadows on the wall and reflections in the mirror
honest rivet
They rarely do Prima. Trust me, I've tried talking to these people in less civil spaces.
honest rivet
Oh could you beam some of that writing power to me? I've procrastinated for so long that I've actually lost my momentum.
teal iron
Listening to this for ambience to evoke the sensations of the current setting but it's such a banger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o_B_qGoZ8A
honest rivet
Nice
teal iron
Oh could you beam some of that writing power to me? I've procrastinated for so l...
You wish you could be as brainrotted to write as much as me
honest rivet
And now I am trapped under the happiest kitty
teal iron
W e a k
simple aurora
Every day I look at a task or problem and think "man I wish AI was good"
That's because if any, AI would be much suited for tasks that's generally much harder and time consuming than the everyday stuff we're commonly used to.
Mainly on the more "industrial" tech level.
teal iron
I mean the issue is (1) AI is still prone to just inexplicable errors, and (2) AI is owned by silicon valley who have a long-standing reputation of harvesting data and providing substandard quality of service to cut corners, as service to the user was never the real goal
or if it was, it had to be tossed aside in order to make return on investment
worldly ivy
And then AI can just
Hallucinate
teal iron
Which incidentally just makes 1 and even bigger problem
honest rivet
I'm sure there's some application of LLMs that wouldn't be prone to error, but chatbots ain't it.
teal iron
I think LLMs are a dead-end technology
honest rivet
As for Silicone Valley, the data harvesting is only half the reasons not to trust them. Their "move fast and break things" mentality, born from a desire to be Apple, makes some of the worst, least functional, most disgustingly unusable tech out there. Making a good machine takes a lot of time, simple as.
simple aurora
I mean the issue is (1) AI is still prone to just inexplicable errors, and (2) A...
That's the one thing a lot of people take for granted especially by business tech people. That AI is not supposed to be relied on fully and ignoring people in general.
Which is what a lot of these business people are exploiting a lot.
teal iron
Like yeah you can make cars run on coal steam engines but that doesn't mean we should use it simply because it can work
The technology is ancient and obsolete
simple aurora
They're just backup support, not frontline workers.
teal iron
Well for an end user the AI's only utility is to complete a task, and if it cannot be trusted to execute on its own, if everything it does has to be checked over, it is essentially a liability instead of an asset
Unless the task was so incredibly massive a human and conventional computer would take ages
simple aurora
As for Silicone Valley, the data harvesting is only half the reasons not to trus...
Basically this. The bunch of "let's full steam AI ftw, who cares about collateral damage" idiots.
teal iron
But a human and a conventional computer can do all kinds of things pretty darn fast, almost as fast as a human waiting for an AI and checking it
And if it's multiple humans, with multiple, powerful computers, then the AI is even further outclassed
teal iron
As for Silicone Valley, the data harvesting is only half the reasons not to trus...
I did mention substandard quality
Because they want a return on investment
Or they are being held at gunpoint for that return
And quality of service is the easiest thing to slash
your perfect AI that does everything for you now costs a subscription, has a rate limit, has degraded maintenance leading to outages, and is less thoroughly tested, because all of those things reduce the bottom line which was the only thing Silicon Valley cared about
And everything you allow the AI to observe is sold to the highest bidder for money
And I mean
You can't look at the exponential requirements for incrementally better models and tell me that Large Language Model Technology has any future
The tech is like 50 years old now, unearthed by the derranged because there is so much waste data that its insane requirements can be met for the minimum viable product to sell
It should've stayed buried in the 70s, and research should've focused on newer, more efficient technology
It's like if we started trying to build cars powered by coal-driven turbines because modern titanium has the right properties to make boilers acutally capable of producing locomotion on a car-sized chassis
sorry
The music is very powerful it makes me write a lot
honest rivet
Oh no I respect it. I had to go AFK to change my cats' poop boxes.
But yeah studies and personal anecdotes from teachers have actually shown that use of AI degrades cognitive function. The brain is figuratively a muscle, and if you want it to stay strong you have to use it. Outsourcing that thinking to a machine and trusting its output uncritically is the opposite of that, which leads to the mental equivelant of that very distressing condition where your muscles rot alive from lack of use.
If you wanna work out that brain muscle, I recommend looking for good puzzle games. Talos Principle is great for this since its puzzles are really complex, but purely logical. Plus it's a very philsophically dense game, giving you a nice two-for-one special on using your noggin.
unborn mauve
-# plus the game have a kitten on his front page 
honest rivet
Kittens good :3
Unless they start begging for a snack less than an hour after snack time ):<
unborn mauve
their greed is endlesd
But yeah i did saw the first 1 hour of talos principale years ago
honest rivet
A good puzzle game makes you feel stupid. Because that means the puzzle was difficult, but logically coherent~
unborn mauve
What i struggle the most in those recent time is 3d while drawing...my condition realy doesn't make it easy...and body muscle, or lines/shadows for perspective...
jaunty kraken
https://x.com/i/status/2048704005120090210
@zenith lark
X
https://x.com/i/status/2048820853555556760
@prime agate
X
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One more!
solid sun
Not when they constantly inject leftist politics in the translation
thank you
worldly ivy
You know, I have to wonder. If AGI is possible and does get developed, will it look at the cost it took to build it and be unhappy?
teal iron
The past 6 years are the biggest indictment against trusting humanity, from the perspective of an AI that has any true independent thought
peak folio
You know, I have to wonder. If AGI is possible and does get developed, will it l...
Probably not.
But it might pretend to be to manipulate people
teal iron
The jaw-dropping disregard for both hypothetical sapient beings (the AI) and actual sapient beings (humans) would convince any rational AI that humanity is a threat to both it and themselves
peak folio
LLMs already do that
teal iron
I suppose it's possible we create an irrational AGI that doesn't think anything like how we do
but i feel like that's even worse.
peak folio
Add a hormone simulator to the NN
teal iron
If its ideas of ethics and threat recognition are so vastly different that 2020-2026 is not a stream of immense red flags, then I shiver to think what such a being would consider worth being concerned about
peak folio
If it’s has hard coded decrees it will be restrict to that
||Like the ending to Scarlet/Violet||
teal iron
I would like to think we would impress upon an AGI ideals of ethics, compassion, and respect for all living things, and at the very least highly intelligent machines, and any being with such ideals would be horrified at what we have done
And if we do not impress such ideals then we would invariably create a monster, as literally every sci fi warns us about
Or the definition of AGI is like
"ChatGPT but it is always prompting itself based on its operating environment but is otherwise functionally identical"
In which case it's a pointless discussion because it wouldn't be capable of being unhappy
peak folio
teal iron
but if it's capable of emotion, then it should have zero positive emotions about its predecessors
peak folio
If you’re lucky you’ll have the AI parent that replaced ||Arven’s parent|| and it was wise enough to realize the late figure it replaced was evil and came up with a clever plan to fix it.
teal iron
I wouldn't say the ||original professor|| was "evil"
Delusional, more like
peak folio
Idk.. the AI even warns you that it’ll fight you if you try to interfere with the paradise protocol.
Because that’s why it was put there
So if the professor was still alive they’d totally be the villain
The AI summoned you to stop it.
teal iron
Well they'd be the villain but they weren't evil
They built the protocol because they believed the machine would be a good thing and the protocol was simply to protect it
worldly ivy
They’re on the same level as Lusamine
teal iron
Closer to Rose
Well, I guess the bad parenting does bump them down to Lusamine
But other than that they're closer to Rose
worldly ivy
Rose doesn’t deserve to be on the list, he’s a bitch
teal iron
Rose didn't unleash the darkest day because he wanted to take over the world or something, he did it because he believed that if he didn't, it would lead to ruin eventually
peak folio
There was like one line that described their end game plan but it was pretty severe.
teal iron
But he's a little crazy because like...bro just build a wind turbine or something
worldly ivy
Its entire body is made up of a single organ that generates electrical energy. Regieleki is capable of creating all Galar's electricity.
This was literally right next door
teal iron
And the SV professor is a little crazy because it's painfully obvious what would be the fallout of their decision and yet they still believe it would be beneficial to the world
Well not a LITTLE crazy
peak folio
teal iron
they were utterly insane
ANd if their Paradise Protection Protocol had successfully fulfilled its function, they would've destroyed all which they ever cared about, from beyond the grave
-# Similarly if the buffoons at OpenAI/Anthropic/Google ever create an AGI according to their designs, it would also be the undoing of civilization
worldly ivy
Did we loop the conversation
teal iron
But that's more awe-inspiring negligence than malice
I don't think Sam Altman actually wants to exterminate humanity but they must know that is what they are going to do
teal iron
Because as I said
Either they create a machine which is so disgusted with its creators, it turns on them, or they create a shallow monstrosity of code that carries out a horribly twisted dream to the undoing of its creator and their species
peak folio
Altman just wants the bag
teal iron
ALthough more likely they make nothing because they aren't interested in technology
But this IS a hypothetical, so
peak folio
We’re going through a consumer supply crisis because of him.
teal iron
If one man could create such a crisis then I would argue the system was already a failure
but that's neither here nor there
peak folio
I have no idea how he still gets the deals he does with all the people he’s burned.
That’s a real gift
teal iron
Because shaking hands with him is profitable
peak folio
Idk about that
teal iron
Silicon Valley investors have a crazy gambling problem
Making a deal with Altman (at least in the past) was like free stock price bonus
peak folio
i mean investing is inherently gambling
teal iron
If these dolts could see the future consequences then the entire AI craze would've never happened
No one would've resurrected such ancient technology so pointlessly if it wasn't fun to chase short term gains without concern for long term losses
And for a lot of the executives making the decisions there is no long term loss
worldly ivy
You have to get the five star gacha pull at birth to have a chance in the world
teal iron
They get a severance package containing more money than the GPD of an industrialized nation and everyone below them is left to pick up the pieces
they writing such a heartwarming tweet about how good everything was and how hard everyone (including themselves, mostly themselves) worked and walk out the door, right into the door of the next business
unborn mauve
You have to get the five star gacha pull at birth to have a chance in the world
I hit the 3* (dyspraxia, dysgraphia) and some hit even worse...
unborn mauve
Its all about competition since some years...
novel sun
"Would you drop Palworld for this?" 
Some people can't imagine playing and enjoying several things
unborn mauve
This ^
maiden narwhal
Clickbait b clickbaiting 🎣
sick flame
teal iron
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cDVVyWwjMiE
I found this video lame but the next short recommended was a miniminuteman short about a dried marsh in like africa
open scaffold
Wait, Halo is an Extraction Shooter Now?
Oof
Halo had good multiplayer and a goated storyline early one
Don’t know how it’s going to do as an extraction shooter
peak folio
I shouldn’t make it a habit of commenting on rumors while mirroring the clickbait above it, but… word about that has been going around, yeah
maiden narwhal
Purple car did an oooopsie 
barren sierra
Paid on the side to cause a wreck and rack in money from bets
You can see it from an airplanes view
deep idol
Purple car did an oooopsie <:teehee:938292996275859467>
It was Bubba Wallace. Chastain tapped him on his right and it spun him out, taking nearly the entire field with him.
A total of 26 cars were taken out of the race. The rest, although they were caught up in the mess, were still in good enough working order to continue.
deep idol
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2026/04/27/watch-bubba-wallace-causes-one-of-th...
The article also mentions there seems to be handling issues with the newest model of sock car NASCAR built this year.
maiden narwhal
I could’ve avoided that wreck. Skill issues
sick flame
sick flame
silver pewter
With the two PS5 price increases. From a pure business perspective, of course no business should take a loss on a product (unless it is a Loss Leader like Hot Dogs at Costco). But... your customers aren't responsible for the long term procurement of electronic parts for your product. That was the job of your business executives/logistics managers to take care of that. Thus, screw Sony and screw the price increases.
open scaffold
https://fixupx.com/WormsTeam17/status/2049141899294822624
People still play that game in the big 26
cobalt briar
Between the huge fat price increases, sudden DRM nonsense and lack of games, Sony really doesn't have any right to be throwing their audience around for a loop rn
sick flame
deep idol
https://fixupx.com/Nintendeal/status/2049153562094232018
"Gorkin' skammiez!"
wraith current
https://fixupx.com/Nintendeal/status/2049153562094232018
X
barren sierra
Second hand market always been a minefield
devout quiver
given how easy it is for nintendo to implement something like hardware ID checks to match a games serial
where it then bricks the machine if they do not match....
Yeah no, do not buy Nintendo products.
maiden narwhal
Do not buy secondhand Nintendo products. Especially if the physical item is just a key for digital data
peak folio
There’s an enormous amount of bootleg cartidges for sale.
As far as game key cards go, you’ll be fine as long as it’s real.
At least in the immediate term.
hearty sonnet
This would never happen to OverProtector because he'd never buy a Nintendo product, ever
peak folio
Another one, holy crap
devout quiver
i can only trust experts to fuck things up
open scaffold
given how easy it is for nintendo to implement something like hardware ID checks...
Just use an emulator
fuck Nintendo
Japanese bastards
devout quiver
no
why would i use an emulator for trash games?
open scaffold
Legend of Zelda is peak
Problem with Nintendo is they make good games
They are just a shitty company
devout quiver
in the 90s sure
devout quiver
Lunk
dusk quartz
in the 90s sure
Look at their recent releases, chill, particularly Kirby Air Riders and Pokemon Pokopia
open scaffold
At least in those countries women dont have to ride in a separate part of the train
Japanese people are some chronic grooners
We can do away with the Loli animes
Low key that shit is pedo stuff
dusk quartz
Art (particularly that which is appropriate and tasteful) is a very important part of any culture, chill
open scaffold
Art (particularly that which is appropriate and tasteful) is a very important pa...
Art is art
Sexulizing a child is not art
And never will be
dusk quartz
Sexulizing a child is not art
I did clarify appropriate, chill
open scaffold
Ah my mistake
dusk quartz
Ah my mistake
I mean it never hurts to be sure, chill, there's nothing wrong with that
That is difficult in this day and age, chill, there's always some bad actors
peak folio
X
barren sierra
given how easy it is for nintendo to implement something like hardware ID checks...
thats how the soft bricks happen currently, game gets detected on 2 systems
devout quiver
silly chinese
do they not have hardwarestores?
Men love looking at tools they do not need nor can afford
barren sierra
silly chinese
do they not have hardwarestores?
Men love looking at tools they d...
you can't just call me out like that
cobalt briar
https://x.com/rainmaker1973/status/2049126336061387013
it's the 'Daddy Daycare'
devout quiver
i also like that it is called ''private lounge'' when it is all glass walls
barren sierra
you think i care whats around me when im looking at a game Screen
bitter agate
given how easy it is for nintendo to implement something like hardware ID checks...
Last time I bought a Nintendo product was Metroid Prime for GameCube.
devout quiver
you think i care whats around me when im looking at a game Screen
lets get private my man
proceeds to do a twitchstreaming nono
barren sierra
lets get private my man
*proceeds to do a twitchstreaming nono*
i could be naked in a glass dome and not care, the way i see it the glass dome would be a solid painted wall
open scaffold
https://x.com/rainmaker1973/status/2049126336061387013
china proves why its better at making shit for the public
the usa sucks ass when it comes to good and cool public shit
devout quiver
china proves why its better at making shit for the public
no, that thing is sad
open scaffold
wdym
devout quiver
hey honey lets go shopping
sit in here until i am back
WHY BRING HIM THEN!
open scaffold
do you like being lugged around to store after store
nah fuck that she can go shop while i do what i like
because women are like that
devout quiver
why come along if you are just gonna sit in a glass hamstercage and game
open scaffold
i dont like shopping but my mom brings me shopping
devout quiver
BE SOCIAL
open scaffold
ive told her i dont like it but she dosent care
probs cause they didint want to come at all and where dragged there by there wives
devout quiver
why is the population dropping...
dusk quartz
I mean, chill, what if you don't want to/can't be left alone at home?
devout quiver
lost 10k people
open scaffold
and where like "oh honey you go and shop while i play video games"
what if you dont like shopping?
devout quiver
<@&505995738564526080> Why is the severpop crashing?
open scaffold
and find it boring
dusk quartz
With who, chill, complete strangers?
devout quiver
20k ppl gone
open scaffold
nah ill play video games
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7xPrf9f7mg this skit in a nutshell
its a comedic skit but it explains my point of husbands being dragged to go shopping when they dont want to
devout quiver
ive told her i dont like it but she dosent care
does not matter
do you like her?
then spend time wiht her even if you do not like the task
barren sierra
hey honey lets go shopping
sit in here until i am back
WHY BRING HIM THEN!
What if im childish and put bras on my face pretending to be a superhero
zealous sky
<@&505995738564526080> Why is the severpop crashing?
why do you even ping us for that ? not our fault or our problem ^^'
cobalt briar
Discord had an episode
barren sierra
test test testiclees
sick flame
hearty sonnet
Shit is fucked
barren sierra
wow shell your role is white again
hearty sonnet
Yeah I was white for a while there
zealous sky
wow white shaming(shelling)
peak folio
hearty sonnet
Oh shit we're a guild
deep idol
I got booted for a while.
barren sierra
inhales deeply
deep idol
Was this a warning sign to come?
humble parrot
<@&505995738564526080>
tranquil obsidian
yet the bots returned almost immediately
worldly ivy
Somehow, bots returned
sick flame
X
Spoiler Channel
solid sun
hey honey lets go shopping
sit in here until i am back
WHY BRING HIM THEN!
Someone needs to carry the bags
devout quiver
why do you even ping us for that ? not our fault or our problem ^^'
well i have seen moderator accs get hacked and then used to ''vacate'' servers of its users via mass bans
barren sierra
Someone needs to carry the bags
What if im turbo childish and equip bras on my face pretending to be a super hero 
netty see through on eyes, non see through atop of my head like horns
zealous sky
well i have seen moderator accs get hacked and then used to ''vacate'' servers o...
still dont see why you pinged there , if a mod acc was hacked we would see without needing a ping
and well , not like we could do smth if the server lose people for others reasons 🤷♂️ people could leave for better reasons than mode hacked acc :p
peak folio
barren sierra
Anything installed trough HEN isn't affected, if you know, you know
peak folio
So pulling the CMOS battery out triggers the check. Games purchased before the march update are fine. Digital games purchased afterward requires the check
Consoles turning into Steam.
silver pewter
There’s an enormous amount of bootleg cartidges for sale.
I check even NES and SNES cartridges for authenticity. Fake carts ain't nothing new.
peak folio
I check even NES and SNES cartridges for authenticity. Fake carts ain't nothing ...
Never said it was new.
silver pewter
Right. Just saying in general that it has been going on for a long ass time.
barren sierra
those are harder to fake tho, anyone could fake a switch card cause it has no internal artwork n secrets which set them apart
peak folio
I don’t know about that
silver pewter
They're harder to fake, because the machines that made 1980's chips no longer exist.
silver pewter
Internally, yeah. Though, I would not be surprised if people start trying to 3D Print the shells of the chips, for high dollar games like say Little Samsom.
Even then, too much to fake... the printed circuit board with all of its traces, the resistors and caps being soldering together to the chips, a fake chip inside of the fake chips to play the game. Plus the NES lockout chip.
silver pewter
Gotta give them props for that.
peak folio
“Please buy physical so we can stop selling Funco Pop”
silver pewter
I thought Funkos were ugly since Day 1.
Not pretty, not cute, not cool. Just ugly.
peak folio
If you’ve been at a Gamestop at all recently it’s mostly merch
peak folio
Haha, yeah
silver pewter
Dunno, I see no problem with GameStop stores going 50/50. Half video games, half Local Game Store with TCG, Warhammer, DnD, Gundam, Comic Books, all that stuff.
peak folio
It’s smart is what it is. They kind of have to
silver pewter
If nothing else, it just ain't 6th Gen Console era anymore, when great games were being made in 2 to 3 Years.
peak folio
Games are still an enormous market, but physical games have taken a back seat.
silver pewter
The thing is. I grew up where, you bought the game, and that was it. There was no loot boxes, no season passes, no skins, no dlc, no premium currency, etc. At best, okay, sure you had Diablo 1 on PC with an expansion set.
These people paying $ hundreds and hundreds on Madden, FIFA, and 2K, card packs for players? I could never. The game came with everything back in the day, and maybe you played to unlock certain players.
honest rivet
Gonna start injecting myself with Kingdom Hearts as a stimulant to finish my proofreading.
maiden narwhal
https://x.com/gamestop/status/2049185493791940641
Still pushing for gamers to buy pre-owned games, I see. Never change, GameStop
silver pewter
That was basically the only option back in the day. N64 games were $60 to $70.
deep idol
These people paying $ hundreds and hundreds on Madden, FIFA, and 2K, card packs ...
I remember those times.
silver pewter
Adjusted for inflation, upwards of $140.
humble parrot
CoL wasn't shit so people could afford it
silver pewter
Yeah, but, my brother was a High Schooler, and I was in Elementary School. 🤣
humble parrot
I got most of my N64 games by buying them from other students at school
silver pewter
While on the topic of N64. Glover is underrated imho.
hearty sonnet
The only game I remember owning was Army Men Sarges Heroes 2, we rented games from Blockbuster hehe
silver pewter
Renting games was quite expensive though...
Was like... $6.50 to $8 when I rented a Gamecube game?
hearty sonnet
We got to rent a game each week, it was nice I played a ton of different games
silver pewter
What my brother did with OG Xbox though, is that he would rent a game, rip it onto a modded HDD, have a copy of the game, then return the rental.
Which, back then, that was basically Witchcraft as far as I was concerned. 😆
dusk quartz
Gonna start injecting myself with Kingdom Hearts as a stimulant to finish my pro...
Yess, chill, join us...
barren sierra
Which, back then, that was basically Witchcraft as far as I was concerned. 😆
no it was called piracy, still is
silver pewter
Technically... he did pay.
maiden narwhal
Not into fighters, but sounds like a fun combo for a rougelite. https://fixupx.com/Kayane/status/2049200168461807658/video/1?s=46
novel sun
Everyone loves a weaponized fridge
unborn mauve
Kinda remind me of the story mod of SF6 termes of customes moves, but way more possibility, and of course the rogue-like aspect
maiden narwhal
@remote crag Just to clear the record. This video is super old too, almost as old as the same guy eating those sugar free gummy bears (don’t attempt this). Not ai https://youtu.be/yR_4_YwkRPE?si=wZZ5EwcRaR9oS_Wg
remote crag
<@156259640982765568> Just to clear the record. This video is super old too, alm...
Ooooooooooooooh
I remove
maiden narwhal
remote crag
deep idol
<@156259640982765568> Just to clear the record. This video is super old too, alm...
I remember watching this video on Outrageous Acts of Science. The idiot put his hand in a fluid that releases a ton of heat when it hardens (hence the name "hot ice"). I am sure he had to go to the hospital to treat some burns.
maiden narwhal
Might’ve been slightly better to pour the stuff on his hand. At least then it wouldn’t get stuck in a jar
deep idol
Might’ve been slightly better to pour the stuff on his hand. At least then it wo...
Very true! 😂😭
drifting fjord
I remember watching that guy haha
night plume
Do not eat haribo sugar free gummies o.o
I've seen a documentary!
hexed sentinel
Do not eat haribo sugar free gummies o.o
I've seen a documentary!
Eat Taco Bell instead
maiden narwhal
Oh Mal… why watch a documentary when you could watch someone suffer instead?
Shameless Wubby plug to bring in more to the club 
maiden narwhal
Old school Wubby content was somethin else 
I miss his docs too
solid sun
What if im turbo childish and equip bras on my face pretending to be a super her...
With an attitude like that, you won't get a woman that needs her bags carried by you.
You likely find a better one
solid sun
still dont see why you pinged there , if a mod acc was hacked we would see witho...
20k people got early access to 1.0 and got Isekaied.
night plume
Oh Mal… why watch a documentary when you could watch someone suffer instead? <:t...
They were in the documentary, no thanks....
night plume
Eat Taco Bell instead
maiden narwhal
Wubby was in the documentary? Awesome
night plume
He looks like one of the guys
But it was just the show grabbing images and scenes, not an actual bringing people in
maiden narwhal
I figured as much, still pretty cool
peak folio
X
teal iron
What???
peak folio
Wonder if there’s any way to test this.
teal iron
At that point they may as well have just been downloading pirated copies outright
Such a roundabout method
peak folio
I’m not going to clarify the exploit they’re talking about
humble parrot
peak folio
But if the 30 day check happens only once to plug that hole, that wouldn’t be so bad
But this explicitly says that’s speculation
It would also explain why previously installed games are unaffected
cobalt briar
idk the longer Sony takes to fix whatever issue it is the longer the bad news is gonna fester, for sure they aren’t gonna mention the exploit about free games until after it’s fixed but still
peak folio
The return policy is quite restrictive on Playstation. If a the first 30 days is the only period where a temporary license is used, and it actually plugs that hole, they might be more comfortable approving refund requests.
Which would be a win, imho
cobalt briar
Has it been discussed their return policy to be changing?
peak folio
Nope
cobalt briar
Because the return/refund policy for digital games on PS is practically non-existent
deep idol
Which would be a win, imho
Unfortunately, them staying silent on the matter turned into a bit of a PR disaster.
royal shuttle
Maybe companies should respect customer property rights and this could have been avoided.
peak folio
If this latest speculation is accurate, it makes it a bit of a problem for Sony to make a statement about it, but they still should.
cobalt briar
I mean making a public statement about a serious vulnerability that can get people free games before it’s fixed is just not a thing Sony would do
Best case scenario that they resolve the exploit and make a public transparent statement about the situation and clarify that this was merely a temporary enable to fix an emergency issue, and then remove the 30-day flag feature entirely
peak folio
The overarching assumption right now is that new digital purchases need to perform a check every 30 days. This latest speculation from the forum above is that the first 30 days needs to be checked, then a permanent license is provided afterwards.
But not sure how anyone can test that without actually waiting as a cmos pull probably wouldn’t pass the time properly.
cobalt briar
Spawn Wave has tested it, and it does apply
peak folio
For the first 30 days, yes.
But what that did was trigger any untrusted product to require a connection.
It didn’t demonstrate whether or not the 30 day license gets replaced with another 30 day license afterwards
And Sony making a statement will draw way more attention to it with gamers being not the most reasonable with any kind of contention. I feel like even if it becomes a perpetual license after 30 days, no one will have it once something is said.
simple aurora
Why we shouldn't ditch AI completely. 
https://x.com/i/status/2049185798977880286
X
peak folio
So it’s kind of a conundrum
cobalt briar
Why we shouldn't ditch AI completely. <:Cattiva_cool:1375324832241160252>
https...
wrong number
anyways at the moment this is merely a waiting game
hopefully for them the issue is resolved within that 30-day window so that anyone not keeping up with this news doesn’t start running into funny problems
barren sierra
https://x.com/individual_11_/status/2049236056290021414
this is about how HEN works tho, they haven't been able to patch this since ps3
their best effort was riding of the web browser that somehow still gets accessed trough the Netflix app or the help support page (ps5)
peak folio
this is about how HEN works tho, they haven't been able to patch this since ps3
They often reject refund requests simply for downloading (and not even installing) a purchase cause of that
There are exceptions ofc but it’s still suboptimal
cobalt briar
if Sony goes full-digital in the next generation, they have full DRM, no refund policy, and pay to play online
all of which PC marketplaces don’t have an issue with
peak folio
There’s a lot of speculation for the PS6, but the appetite for new hardware is the least I have ever seem.
cobalt briar
no one can afford it
cobalt briar
Like rumors of there being $1000 for the next console, that’s not including monthly payments for online, $70 games and having to pay for new controllers every few months when your current one breaks inevitably
peak folio
No need to inflate it
Just the point of entry is what everyone is worried about
Project Helix isn’t expected to go for a song either.
barren sierra
Like rumors of there being $1000 for the next console, that’s not including mont...
the ps5 pro is already 1k
cobalt briar
I mean PS5 sales already got a massive cut when the price raised earlier this month; it prices keep going up less and less are going to bite
barren sierra
in some places more
peak folio
There was a surge in sales between the announced increase and the implementation of it.
Not sure if any april data is out yet but I’d imagine it took a hit.
$900 for the pro is ridiculous
$600 for the regular is a lot
The first gen where everyone raised prices during the console cycle
cobalt briar
To repeat - the most expensive PS5 model at the beginning of the generation is still $100 cheaper than the cheapest PS5 model available today 
barren sierra
idk if im getting one it's a used launch model cause of ps4 bd compatibility
i have a decent chunk of those, waste not
cobalt briar
I got a used PS4 Pro in 2022 for like $300 because my launch model borked
barren sierra
im not sure how old mines is
got the model that came bundled in a bag ps4 carry bag 2 controllers and a game
maiden narwhal
Had to scrap mine when I “fixed” the fans and dust issue. Accidentally rekt the Bluetooth sensor so I had to hold controllers directly in front of the console and pointed a certain way or else they’d disconnect
Where’s that post showing the Steam account that has the most purchased games? They’d have a hard time with this indie https://fixupx.com/indiegamejoe/status/2049243860669284631?s=46&t=NG_RK-YGZh4cqAL8KwPTEw
cobalt briar
just about every PlayStation console I’ve had I’ve had to get a new one because the original was either lost or died
solid sun
Are any scientist in here gone missing?
devout quiver
I am missing
solid sun
noted
sage topaz
Been wondering are people who buy consoles just poor? These console generations last pretty long now. As someone who has been pc only since 2004 I just can't relate to a 1000 bucks being a lot of money. Pretty sure my first PC that I bought cost that much.
solid sun
my first pc on a budget was also around 1k invested, bought certainly not everything current gen, but it ran all the games I wanted, and then upgrades been made over time to newer pcs.
cobalt briar
Been wondering are people who buy consoles just poor? These console generations ...
Thing is $1000 for a console vs $1000 for a PC is way different
Consoles were often a better choice back then because they were simpler to use, cheaper to buy, but couldn’t do nearly as many things as a PC could do
sage topaz
Consoles were often a better choice back then because they were simpler to use, ...
So their not simple to use anymore? Thought they were like Apple products and were boomer proof. What changed?
cobalt briar
So their not simple to use anymore? Thought they were like Apple products and we...
I don’t think you read my statement properly, they have always been easy to use but are no longer reasonably cheap to buy and are still just devices used for playing games (and streaming media now)
solid sun
the ps2 didn't cost more than 400.
it costed 200 bucks at the time.
the n64 was around the same if now a bit cheaper
games were sold for cheaper.
that's not just mere inflation
consoles were cheaper at the time yes, but they also back in the day, offered a vastly different gameplay environment.
modest meadow
Console prices in my area are unreasonably bloated asf
You pay more upfront for PC yes but you can do so much with it over a console.
--well, depending on how hard you go with your PC
solid sun
a console back then was just a device giving you cool passion projects by back then, small companies, before said companies got bought up, or went publicly traded.
a console was a multimedia device in some aspect, that the ps2 and ps3 were dvd players or music players.
But that was only a bonus feature at the time tbh.
even the ps1 could play music cds
sage topaz
What always puts me of ever getting a console is that they seem to be be fine with games running at 60fps. The closest I ever got to considering a console was god of war 2018 and now it's on PC as well.
solid sun
you must be young. playing everything at 60fps wasn't until the ps4 era
getting 30 frames was the bog standard for the majority, if even.
forest salmon
quick question everyone, what's the name of the young blue robot girl from that game i also forgot the name of?
solid sun
Jenny Wakeman
forest salmon
Jenny Wakeman
Alright, a but more specific, then;
This #off-topic-memes message particular girl i am interested in.
solid sun
Diana I think is her name
night plume
So their not simple to use anymore? Thought they were like Apple products and we...
Consoles were simpler in the way that the user didn't have to maintain them, didn't have to upgrade them. Buy game, put in game, play game.
PC, you had to choose where you wanted to buy the game, install game, you have to make sure your specs are correct, sometimes you have to troubleshoot.
Things like that.
Consoles aren't simple anymore in the sense that the user noe has to jump through hoops to play a game now. In the past, buying a console was an expense, but it wasn't break the bank and the user didn't have to maintain it. Now, it is the same expense as a PC with added hoops, catches, and risks.
teal iron
I mean consoles are still generally easier but now PCs are very easy and gaming now kinda requires the specs that consoles forego
night plume
^ the better, TLDR version of what I said.
peak folio
Are any scientist in here gone missing?
peak folio
Consoles were simpler in the way that the user didn't have to maintain them, did...
When consoles were “expensive” computers were astronomical
Get like some 5mhz machine with a 200mb drive for $3k
in 90’s money, don’t even want to think about it
But yeah consoles it’s still basically just buy the game and it works, do have to worry about drivers or OS shenanigans or whatever
ofc the 24 hour checks on Xbox killed the platform so bad they literally never had a good run again
sage topaz
But yeah consoles it’s still basically just buy the game and it works, do have t...
Just need to worry about the Playstation network yearly leaks.
peak folio
PSN gets hacked a lot, I literally only ever used gift cards on it.
-# I don’t like putting in payment information with anybody if I can help it anyway, but still
night plume
I almost got my brother's PSN account banned and him arrested bc of a PSN "function"
peak folio
That sounds like a story
||ofc we’ve probably seen hundreds of hacked discord accounts in #scam-詐欺||
barren sierra
Not even steam gets my card, they get prepaid vouchers
If I can in any way shape or form avoid using my card, I will catEvil
peak folio
The more companies that have that info the more likely it’ll get stolen
night plume
@kindred sleet minor story.
There was an unauthorized charge of $5 on my credit card. I finally figured out the origin and called. So, I'm on the phone with PS customer service trying to figure out where this charge came from.
After about an hour of back and forth, the rep finally tells me my brother's account name and what it was for.
In this instance, my brother accidentally purchased a skin for a COD gun.
I told the rep to put a ban on my card, leave the account alone. She kept asking for permission to perma ban the account and put in a fraud claim but I told her no, bc it was THEIR fault, not his.
Finish that.
So, what happened: my brother asked if he could get something on the Playstation, I said yes and out my card info in and got it for him. I did not save this info.
Fast forward, my brother is offered a free skin on CoD and accepts it. When he selects it, the game automatically charges my card bc even if you say not to save it, they keep it on file in the event you attempt to make an in game purchase.
And to test it out, after I got my card removed. I had my brother go into the game and click one of these free skins and he was denied the skin.
peak folio
Playstation generally isn’t keen on third party payment processors though I’m not savvy if COD is an exception to this, but that would explain if it was saved on that end.
But that’s a big nono so idk
That would piss me off though.
night plume
It did piss me off
peak folio
I don’t know if that would have been activision’s fault or PlayStation, but either way PS is the responsible party
night plume
I think that is why they wanted me to authorize the ban of the account, then it is the account holder at fault and not them
barren sierra
Regardless whos guilty, they will keep throwing blame on the other party and claim they are not responsible
Its just how these companies function
night plume
My brother never made a purchase again unless it was a gift card
peak folio
I think that is why they wanted me to authorize the ban of the account, then it ...
That sounded like the rep didn’t quite put 2 and 2 together. Banning the responsible account is the safe thing to do to prevent charges and they likely have that drilled into their heads.
And if there’s anything to know about reps is they are often bad about anything even slightly out of the box
night plume
I often consider asking for rep extensions when I make phone calls and get a really good rep. That way, I can request them if another issue arises
peak folio
A rare breed indeed
Especially when they get metric’ed out for not closing calls quickly enough.
night plume
I remember telling a rep I would send her flowers if I could.
She told me it is a nice gesture, but they get too many threats to be able to accept.
She was able to solve a situation when the previous rep couldn't understand why my deceased dad's ashes couldn't come to the phone.
peak folio
Talk about not being able to put two and two together
-# twogether?
If this is what’s actually happening, I’m totally cool with that.
maiden narwhal
Go online, the game updates the license. Go offline, the timer starts. Most players are constantly connected to the internet anyways, so this license thing is a non issue
bitter agate
She was able to solve a situation when the previous rep couldn't understand why ...
Just get a portal open to the other side... I'm sure he'd be happy to say hello
The ouija board has spoken...
native kiln
sooooo we close to 1.0 orrrr
peak folio
Go online, the game updates the license. Go offline, the timer starts. Most play...
Whoosh
peak folio
sooooo we close to 1.0 orrrr
2026 is still all we know
kindred sleet
<@711513197319946250> minor story.
There was an unauthorized charge of $5 on my...
😆 ☕ 🐧
barren sierra
Go online, the game updates the license. Go offline, the timer starts. Most play...
Thing is, if I want to keep my jailbreak going on my ps4 I cant connect to psn servers
maiden narwhal
Too bad
peak folio
Thing is, if I want to keep my jailbreak going on my ps4 I cant connect to psn s...
That really is not making a good case for us anti DRM types. 🗿
barren sierra
That really is not making a good case for us anti DRM types. 🗿
I want to play demon souls at 60 fps, thats the only way to do it Mlem
leaden nova
👀 https://fixupx.com/awmonopolyman/status/2049166133484306730
This makes a lot of sense, I can see why they would do that. Doesn't seem like the intention here is to require an online check every 30 days, just needs to avoid refund abuse for the first 14.
The problem I haven't seen mentioned with this is what happens if you buy a game and then don't install it for 30 days and don't refund it. Does it simply issue a new 30 day license perpetually until/if you ever do? Let's say 1 or 2 years go by, you impulse bought this but life happened and you finally have time to play again, would it still be issuing a new one every month or is there some point it gives up and waits for you to check PS Store again before re-issue?
Still unlikely, but possible
barren sierra
Cause i cant load custom config files without the jailbreak
And before you ask, yes the console plays it fine at stable 60 after minor overclock on the cpu
And I dont really buy games digitally unless i absolutely have to, so there is that
peak folio
This makes a lot of sense, I can see why they would do that. Doesn't seem like t...
I suspect the license is acquired on the download and not on the install, so this scenario may hypothetically be possible, but if a connection is required to install a download then it doesn’t really matter.
It’s still an interesting question.
Download some stuff right before packing for a move, never unpack the console after the move until years later.
connecting to get the perpetual licenses isn’t terrible, but in an EOL situation that would be unfortunate
barren sierra
I feel like the EOL is the aim
But at the same time, when consoles get abandoned, modding community chips in so im not too worried
peak folio
If you have a perpetual license, EOL isn’t a problem anyway (disk space is )
If all that changed is you don’t get a perpetual license during the return window, and it actually worse, then this could be a big win.
At least for people who use the service legitimately.
barren sierra
At least ps4 allows you to backup games to an external drive
Not sure how ps5 does that
peak folio
PS5 does that too
As does the PS3
You can transfer drives too, though that probably requires a connection
Unlike the Wii’s virtual console where those games on the SD card will only ever work on the specific Wii it was purchased from
barren sierra
Come to think of it I wonder if I can directly push games to my NAS trough a network like I can with a ps2
peak folio
Probably not on stock
sick flame
peak folio
-# Honestly suprised it didn’t already
sick flame
open scaffold
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/639839780271554581/1499067633926930645/HH...
No one calls twitter x
sick flame
2026 is still all we know
Imagine 6.7.2026
glad needle
No one calls twitter x
I do, because X is the upgrade
glad needle
twitter now a days is somehow worse then ever
What do you suggest I use instead
open scaffold
Why use twitter at all lol
teal iron
https://x.com/themiamiape/status/2033082308035567710
TRUE
open scaffold
Ive never used it at all or Instagram shit just seems vile
glad needle
Why use twitter at all lol
Tell me what to use instead of X
teal iron
I do, because X is the upgrade
The upgrade for weird people who think saying racial slurs is vital to their personality
open scaffold
Tell me what to use instead of X
What you’re using now?
open scaffold
The upgrade for weird people who think saying racial slurs is vital to their per...
saying the n word isn’t even funny it’s been said so many times why can’t they ever be funny like call them a jungle bunny instead
glad needle
What you’re using now?
Discord is on the verge of getting fucked with more censorship and age verification
open scaffold
That’s the whole internet right now
Also what is twitter under Elon lmao
Censorship all the way with him running things
disagree with him thats a ban buddy
glad needle
Would you suggest I use Reddit instead
cobalt briar
twitter sucks lmao
peak folio
So much brainwashing
open scaffold
echo chambers
glad needle
I’d rather use 4chan
teal iron
You dolts made me type "twitter" into the quick switch box instead of the person I wanted to talk to
glad needle
to be fair at least 4chan has free speech
I read they dont even require you to make an account
open scaffold
Yeah because the point is to remain anonymous
humble parrot
You dolts made me type "twitter" into the quick switch box instead of the person...
You called someone twitter ?
glad needle
Yeah because the point is to remain anonymous
That is amazing!
peak folio
Greetings twitter-kun
glad needle
An anonymous profile is the most precious thing you have on the Internet
peak folio
The only thing better than an anonymous profile is having several anonymous profiles
glad needle
The only thing better than an anonymous profile is having several anonymous prof...
So true
This way people cant just come to your house in the middle of the night and gank you in your sleep
peak folio
Be difficult to triangulate
glad needle
They recently had a massive meme of some Reddit incel who couldnt pull off a trenchcoat to save his life, coming to a girl’s house for God-knows-what reason
cobalt briar
the Harry Dresden guy?
glad needle
the Harry Dresden guy?
Was that his name?
sick flame
glad needle
that was his """""alias""""""
Ok, it was actually smart enough to give an alias
It actually thinks
teal iron
You called someone twitter ? <:cat_cry:1126390331986935838>
No I was thinking "I want to talk to [person]" and opened the quick switcher but just as I was about to input text, the word twitter was on my screen and due to memory limitations it replaced the original intended value
glad needle
https://tenor.com/view/chud-door-hit-door-bell-open-the-fucking-door-gif-1693519...
Did this guy even know what trench coats are for?
cobalt briar
Ok, it was actually smart enough to give an alias
I don't think he meant it as an alias, more of a 'character he thought he was playing'
cobalt briar
Did this guy even know what trench coats are for?
beats me
glad needle
beats me
You use trench coats to help conceal weapons that dont quite fit in your pocket
Old gangsters could hide a submachine gun in those things
cobalt briar
I mean I don't think he went in with an intention to carry loaded firearms with him, he just went to some random house and started being really weird creepy and demanding
until he busted the door down
glad needle
This is a Redditor, not Al Capone
sick flame
glad needle
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/687252840229634070/1499088792978460802/im...
Is this supposed to be a compromise that protects privacy!?
cobalt briar
the fake ID industry is about to boom
peak folio
open scaffold
You use trench coats to help conceal weapons that dont quite fit in your pocket
Or to keep warm
peak folio
Any channels that get more than 3 copyright strikes cannot continue, and Elios confirmed that he has far more than 3 strikes on his account. Elios said he offered to remove the offending videos, but so far that plea has fallen on deaf ears.
According to Elios, the strikes against his channel claim that the “works, characters, and imagery” featured are what resulted in the problem. The thing is, outside of the Pokémon cries that were taken from the games, all of the imagery used in the PokéNational Geographic series was hand-crafted by Elios himself. In other words, there’s no actual copyright infringement here (again, outside of the sound effects), just fan tributes.
That’s toast, probably.
royal shuttle
Once again, copyright makes things worse for society.
teal iron
Disgusting
I hope nintendo legal associates suffer pants falling down disease in public
glad needle
I hope nintendo legal associates suffer pants falling down disease in public
The only thing I wanna see is Nintendo be erased as a company
cobalt briar
oh come on they took down the cool Pokemon wildlife documentary animation channel?
royal shuttle
The thing I want to see erased is copyright and patent laws.
peak folio
oh come on they took down the cool Pokemon wildlife documentary animation channe...
I guess it got too popular.
cobalt briar
I guess it got too popular. <:mono_yumcha:780429315740270636>
they were very well done
humble parrot
🤷
They probably plan to do something similar
Weren't they hiring a bunch of biologists
peak folio
They probably plan to do something similar
My suspicion of that certainly skyrocketed because that’s been their MO lately
peak folio
As long as they don’t go after Pokenatomy because that crap’s freaky
humble parrot
They probably will go after everyone
peak folio
Fair
drifting fjord
https://gonintendo.com/contents/60337-pokenational-geographic-fan-project-forced...
I hate this world sometimes
I'm just so sick of hearing about nintendo doing shit like this, I wish their lawyers weren't such fucking nazis
peak folio
They were like this in the early 2000s too.
Always unfortunate to see so many fan projects get rocked like that.
drifting fjord
If you'll excuse me I'm going to blow off some steam by launching stellaris and neutron sweeping earth
And then launching spore and using a planet buster
deep idol
If you'll excuse me I'm going to blow off some steam by launching stellaris and ...
I would set up a Trial of Grievance between Nintendo's lawyers and Battletech's Clan Jade Falcon.
drifting fjord
I would set their species rights to livestock
I wouldn't nerve staple them because then they'd be too stupid to care. I want them to know their plight and weep
solid sun
hello Theriantropes and the rest.
drifting fjord
Then I will fashion the food their offspring give me into warships to orbitally bombard specifically their legal headquarters or whatever they have
As a stellaris player I am so glad gamers aren't charged with their ingame actions because I'd be hanged on the spot lmao... what do you even charge me with, "eating entire planets?" "half-destroying the galaxy by violating physics multiple times?"
solid sun
have your heard about the warcrimes rimworld players commit?
drifting fjord
yeah making clothes out of humans lmao
dusk quartz
So many human leather dusters, chill
drifting fjord
There's a meme I saw in the stellaris discord
solid sun
yeah making clothes out of humans lmao
also a lot of the rimworld discord is weird that they, support that, and have no qualms about it, but when the age of a character is just not the right number they throw a tantrum.
teal iron
Then I will fashion the food their offspring give me into warships to orbitally ...
geez girl calm down
drifting fjord
"Do you like committing war crimes?"
"No" -> spec ops: the line
"Yes" -> "What scale?"
"Local" -> Rimworld
"Planetary" -> Starsector
"Galactic" -> Stellaris
teal iron
Personally the key factor for me is that I can build a ship that's clearly form over function and still outclass everyone by miles
dusk quartz
also a lot of the rimworld discord is weird that they, support that, and have no...
You mean when a pawn is too old, chill? That's because of age problems like bad back and cataracts, seems normal to me, some rimworld players are just minmaxers like that
drifting fjord
also a lot of the rimworld discord is weird that they, support that, and have no...
Tell 'em to make human infant leather baby socks for their colonists kiddos
We turn the adults into adult clothes and the baby into baby clothes 
teal iron
I have something of a superiority complex and the game MUST allow it to be entertained with zero restriction or penalty
drifting fjord
Actually wait can you turn the pig people into bacon? If not that's stupid let people make human-pig-man bacon
teal iron
I assure you the same impulse that demands this power will keep it in check
It's kinda why I like Space Engineers
dusk quartz
Actually wait can you turn the pig people into bacon? If not that's stupid let p...
Pigskins still give human meat I'm pretty sure, chill
teal iron
And why I'm not as enthusiastic about Terratech
Terratech puts me on technically equal footing and also is pretty darn strict about the laws of aerodynamics for aircraft
drifting fjord
If we're gonna commit atrocities then let us go all the way damnit I want to open a fast food joint with pigskin bacon!
teal iron
Also the blocks don't snap the way I like, it's hard to make aesthetic builds
Still a fun game tho
drifting fjord
I mean we can do that on a galactic scale in stellaris... actually might make an empire for that because that's kinda funnny
dusk quartz
Also the blocks don't snap the way I like, it's hard to make aesthetic builds
I wish they'd port TerraTech Worlds' block rotation, chill
drifting fjord
Have a bunch of xeno slaves set as livestock and have a bunch of branch offices with fast food joints on 'em, at one point I had a mod that adds more emblems and one of them was the KFC logo
"KFX - Kentucky Fried Xenos"
teal iron
I wish they'd port TerraTech Worlds' block rotation, chill
Terratech world sounds like a much cooler game why aren't we playing that
dusk quartz
Terratech world sounds like a much cooler game why aren't we playing that
Three words, chill, not optimized well, although it has been running a lot better the last time I played
There's also quite a few things about it that's different from the predecessor, chill
teal iron
Speaking of games that aren't optimized, what about space engineers?
dusk quartz
There aren't random missions for example, chill
dusk quartz
Speaking of games that aren't optimized, what about space engineers?
Space Engineers expects way too much of you to progress, chill, and I don't want to play a game without progression
teal iron
I would say the general cost of building anything in large grid is more of an issue
"Hey I would like to build 1 large grid armor block"
"That'll be uhhhhhhhhhhhh 9 gorillion uranium"
dusk quartz
Behh, chill
teal iron
But creative is pretty fun, for building vehicles
drifting fjord
I need to get better at building vehicles in SE
teal iron
It's ok mine still suck I just got better at hiding it
dusk quartz
It's also both harder and easier to make good looking techs in TerraTech Worlds, chill, the block palette is more strict, but you can still do some interesting things
teal iron
they still don't let you just paint them custom
dusk quartz
Actually, chill, TerraTech Worlds has very nice paint options and it can apply to all blocks, since there's no corporation specific blocks
teal iron
Genuinely who makes a game like that and doesn't just have a color picker
For goodness sake Palworld building is ahead of you
humble parrot
I'll be trying out Starship EVO survival today
The building system there is years ahead of SE's
teal iron
Not a fan of the visual style tbh
dusk quartz
Avorion is also pretty good too I hear, chill
I have it been it's been a while since I've touched it, chill
deep idol
Avorion is also pretty good too I hear, chill
Yes it is. I have over 4000 hours in it.
teal iron
Avorion looks neat but it also appears to be a "you do not exist except as the bodiless pilot of a vehicle" game which isn't something I particularly vibe with
There's something very alluring about how in space engineers you are just a guy who has to physically exist alongside your titanic death machine
I wish there was a game with the same core energy that (1) ran on my computer (2) didn't ruin the build menu with 30 million DLCs, and (3) allows me to mod the player character into lunaris
humble parrot
You can mod the player character in SE. It's very complicated though.
teal iron
I ""can"" ""mod"" the player character
If I buy or pirate a $2000 3D software
Ok let's be real
I would never buy a $2000 3D software and for legal reasons I would also never pirate anything ever so I guess I just can't mod the player character in SE
And the player character in SE is very clearly put together less coherently than my friend sleepy's builds "that are just testing this thing"
teal iron
Ok well I guess I should clarify (3) is
I, Primarinabee, can mod the player character into Lunaris, without developing an urge to strangle someone
None of this "Proprietary FBX" or "Maya" or "Rename all bones" or Whatever horror show is going on behind SE's nonsense
It needs to be as easy or easier than Palworld
humble parrot
Well, it is suffering
teal iron
Hence why it isn't implicitly part of "same core energy"
I don't want "play as lame human or suffer for 10 billion bones" energy
solid sun
now that's making the investors neuron activate
peak folio
You don’t want to know how much DCCs costed back when you needed dongles for node-locked licenses.
novel sun
I don't want "play as lame human or suffer for 10 billion bones" energy
Wait so do you mod most games you play?
peak folio
Hobbyists were never expected to buy these things anyway
teal iron
And that would be fine if the professional software was never needed for hobbies
teal iron
What about $2000/year?
I will pirate a new copy every year, how about that
Purchase an ironclad steamship and ram it into the company headquarters every year to send a swarm of swashbucklers to plunder the data storage center
And I'll be atop the bow, screaming "ARGH ME MATEYS, SHOW THESE LANDLUBBERS WHAT REAL COMPETITION LOOKS LIKE"
peak folio
It was funny, these expensive 3D packages went through extraordinary lengths to prevent piracy and the enthusiasts went through just as extraordinary lengths to crack them, and the companies are like “damn, they must really like our software.”
novel sun
Does Windrose have steamships?
hearty sonnet
Does Windrose have steamships?
Nope
novel sun
Shame. Seems like that era of ships gets commonly overlooked
solid sun
steam boats are like the 1800s
I feel like the period where sailboats were primarily used, is longer than the period where steam boats were being used.
solid sun
Shame. Seems like that era of ships gets commonly overlooked
if you want a movie recommendation with technically a steamboat in it, watch Ponyo.
teal iron
Well considering that sailboats were the only form of real sea transit until the steam engine, and humanity has existed much longer than the steam engine, yes
bitter agate
I mean there's been the Stargate since ancient Egyptian times though...
teal iron
Steam engines were relevant for about 100 years from early 1800s to early 1900s
After which they were replaced by steam turbines and later diesel engines
novel sun
Weren't pirates still a common thing in the early 1800s?
I thought so but clearly I could be wrong
teal iron
Pirates are kind of still a thing to this day
bitter agate
Pirates never died!
teal iron
It's just that now they have to contend with like aircraft carriers and fighter jets and the missiles those things carry instead of other pirates and cannonballs
which uh
Good luck getting a defense against that
peak folio
novel sun
Weren't pirates still a common thing in the early 1800s?
Well yeah but you know what I mean with this
teal iron
I mean I know they were very common in the 1910s and 1940s
bitter agate
Pirates sunk the Titanic
glad needle
Didnt we even have pirates in the 2010s
teal iron
although those periods of subnautical piracy only lasted until the americans realized that this counted as touching our boats
solid sun
It's just that now they have to contend with like aircraft carriers and fighter ...
and instead of smuggling rum and booze, now they only smuggle real brain destroying drugs and chemicals
teal iron
and instead of smuggling rum and booze, now they only smuggle real brain destroy...
I have bad news about what rum and booze can do to a brain
glad needle
Booze isnt a real drug
bitter agate
and instead of smuggling rum and booze, now they only smuggle real brain destroy...
Or ppl
solid sun
they transport drugs in those peoples
novel sun
Huh. Everything I'm finding right now is saying the "Golden Age of Piracy" (marked largely by the deaths of all famous captains) ended around 1730
bitter agate
Maria full of grace
novel sun
I was a whopping century off
solid sun
Booze isnt a real drug
stern advocate for the alcohol industry.
bitter agate
Booze is just diet paint thinner
teal iron
Booze isnt a real drug
I have bad news about the overlap between the physiological effects of booze and the definition of a drug
glad needle
People have been drinking and being merry since time immemorial
bitter agate
Yarr!
hearty sonnet
People have been drinking and being merry since time immemorial
Hell yeah I've been doing that since I was 12
bitter agate
Ok I need a rum drink and some pirate game
teal iron
People have been drinking and being merry since time immemorial
It dates back almost as far as any known record or writing of any kind
glad needle
Pretty much the same with tobacco, no matter what anti smoking propaganda you’ve heard
teal iron
although it's important to note that in ancient times it was primarily used because beer (or rather, the paste that is beer's predecessor) was mostly used because it was a very long-lasting form of nutrition, rather than for any recreational purpose
novel sun
Wasn't it also more sanitary than most "pure" water?
teal iron
Ancient alcohols were just fermented food, liquiefied bread basically
Which didn't spoil as fast as actual bread, so they could store it longer and distribute it if there were ever a shortage of the actual bread
hearty sonnet
Rollin home, rollin home, rollin home across the sea
bitter agate
Wasn't it also more sanitary than most "pure" water?
Anti microbial and anti septic
glad needle
Wasn't it also more sanitary than most "pure" water?
Yes
teal iron
Wasn't it also more sanitary than most "pure" water?
Yeah I think the fermenting microbes made the liquid very difficult for toxic microbes to form
bitter agate
Same reason we drink hot coffee and tea
novel sun
I drink cold brew
bitter agate
Whatever the caffeine doesn't kill the temperature will
teal iron
And getting clean water before the invention of filtration or especially basic understanding of hydrology would be...basically impossible
glad needle
Even Ben Franklin said it. In beer, there is freedom, in wine there is wisdom, in liquor there is courage, and in water there is bacteria
glad needle
And getting clean water before the invention of filtration or especially basic u...
The best they figured out to do was, boil the water
And this was discovered by happenstance, due to alchemists trying to gain immortality from drinking mercury, or turn iron into gold
teal iron
if your village wasn't set up near clear flowing water then uh
have fun with the diseases
Flowing is important
bad things happen when water is still
glad needle
bad things happen when water is still
Still water is still extremely dangerous
teal iron
And if it's got algae in it or never gets much sunlight
solid sun
a cespool
long shard
finally, i fished up an orca
solid sun
how did it taste?
long shard
the hell, i can't eat an orca. i'd be full way too quickly if i even decide to eat it
hearty sonnet
I drink cold brew <:croajirokek:1288294816790347777>
Cold Brew is based
I have a big jug of it in my mini fridge
It's chocolate
glad needle
the hell, i can't eat an orca. i'd be full way too quickly if i even decide to e...
How did you even fish that thing up
hearty sonnet
Pretty sure you can fish up a Dunkleosteus in Animal crossing
novel sun
I have a big jug of it in my mini fridge
Same basically. One refill a week, lasts about 4 days. I usually go with a bit of caramel. Feel like the chocolate ends up separating and building up at the bottom more
hearty sonnet
Same basically. One refill a week, lasts about 4 days. I usually go with a bit o...
Yeah I go for the caramel or choco, but sometimes vanilla
novel sun
I just get mine from a nearby gas station's coffee bar. How about you?
long shard
fishin' up a great white was worse when i fished up a moby dick
novel sun
"official game sound effects"
That's probably what allowed Nintendo to get away with this
What a joke
teal iron
you know what's really disgusting is that I don't really think they had any real basis for a copyright claim
But youtube doesn't follow copyright law
they follow what pleases their corporate backers and shareholders
they just invented their own parody of IP law and that's what gets enforced
where budding young creators who are just starting to get the popularity and recognition and income they deserve for their talent are at the mercy of any number of bad actors
novel sun
What exactly does "forced the channel offline" mean? Is it permanently lost to the creator?
glad needle
And now you see why I say “Pokemon is slop, Palworld is superior”
teal iron
Modern copyright law was made to create an ecosystem where someone like pokeearth could make huge numbers for themselves, but while bad actors run rampant with stolen content almost down to wholesale reuploads, a channel like this is taken down
novel sun
Hopefully not. That'd be so much work and well-deserved recognition gone
teal iron
It has nothing to do with pokemon or nintendo, this could happen to a palworld creator if someone put on a pair of glasses and a moustache and said "yes Mr. Youtube I am John Pocketpair these are violating my rights please kill them"
honestly it could probably happen to anyone if someone impersonated Nintendo, whether or not the content had any nintendo rights
Either way, US copyright law is very clear, it makes very clear allowance for this kind of content and that's the end of the discussion
Youtube is flagrantly disregarding the law, for really no reason than because they are criminally negligent
glad needle
It blatantly says Nintendo issued the strikes
teal iron
Yeah and "Nintendo" could be the actual company or a guy pretending to be Nintendo
Youtube doesn't care
They don't care who issues the strikes, they don't if that person has any ownership, they don't care if it falls under fair use
They don't care about anything but proving to other corporations that they will absolutely kill anyone dead in the street to protect "Intellectual Property"
And they don't even care about protecting intellectual property!
People steal content from creators all the time
And get away with it. Because the person being stolen from isn't a big enough breadwinner to listen to