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SkoomaDealer

Even Clownfish is getting in on it.

Dielan

If we wanna talk about the NYC mayor race this is our opening

SkoomaDealer

Dielan warm up the Soviet anthem.

Also, Nintendo is trying to get you to buy another console. I think what they’ve done, make a shitty update, is the biggest reason I’ll stick to PC gaming. I can always get a previous patch on a PC game. But I can’t do it on a Nintendo game.

Dielan

SkoomaDealer

release console with only one game

ruin that game

???? What are they doin

SkoomaDealer

Dielan people gotta vote with their wallets. Even you’ve been giving them grace on the podcast. I’d say not releasing a game with the console would have been a stronger choice.

Dielan

SkoomaDealer I really hope that Xbox handheld is affordable, cuz the kids already want a switch 2 pretty bad and they might not settle for less

SkoomaDealer

Dielan funny thing that we’re talking about Microsoft. It’s a corporate bloodbath right now.

SkoomaDealer

Dielan so, I didn’t know about this other thing Nintendo is doing. But they’re basically saying even legal ownership has an acceptable kill switch trigger. If you use anything other than the Nintendo brand cartridge, like a digital version of your library on an SSD, it can and will trigger the perma brick setting. Which apparently even Nintendo can’t override.

Dielan

SkoomaDealer no surprise considering they are contracting Asus to make the new handheld instead of doing it themselves.

We may never see another console from them. Unless it's a hybrid steambox

Dielan

Holy shit! Hate works!

Dielan

Speaking of hate check this out

Ludwig is running defense for Piratesoftware with false review bombing claims, whereas pirate software is making unverified harassment claims

Dielan

SkoomaDealer its a pretty dark pattern but I was aware of this one already. I think the terms of service on playstation and Xbox also enables this but Nintendo is the only company actively bricking their product in the wild

I'm not too worried about my kids getting their future consoles bricked cuz I just won't buy a MIG, but what's stopping Nintendo from bricking consoles for saying mean words on Nintendos new chat system? What if the mics are always hot and they hear wrongthink? It's conspiracy territory but why tolerate giving them that power in the first place?

Steam Deck would never

Dielan

Get a load of this guy lol

This argument has one big foundational flaw - this only affects online dependent games. He argues that indie games will be impacted but how many online dependent games are being made by the small indie dev teams that would be burdened by this? I'd argue close to zero.

Adding online dependencies is a convenience for megacorps.

Dielan

Dielan in fact, his argument that it will increase prices is even dumber considering this will mostly affect free to play titles

SkoomaDealer

Dielan Frost had some good talking points on the matter.

Dielan

SkoomaDealer I'll check this out later

In other news PS continues to double down on being wrong

The ignorance is unbelievable

SkoomaDealer

I don’t think it’s ignorance so much as a refusal to admit defeat. He’ll probably at some point say he did it all on purpose and change his turn to “the right side.” He strikes me as that kind of coward.

In other news, more literally, all the articles about Mario Kart World being bad dried up and the usual suspects are all singing praises and making guides again.

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