Master167
@Master167@lemmy.world
- Comment on People regret buying Amazon smart displays after being bombarded with ads 2 weeks ago:
I bought the thing. I should control want it shows at all times. The reason I can’t trust the company to futz with that is why I don’t have one.
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
Hmm, I wish organizations had public postmortems on failed projects. I’d like to know the story there.
- Comment on More Halo: Combat Evolved Remake Details Emerge, Including Who Is Making It 3 weeks ago:
This is my first hearing of this. With the latest Xbox news, I doubt I will consider the pruchase.
- Comment on Nobody who complains about video games costing more than $60 ever considers inflation 3 weeks ago:
It’s the inflation of everything else that contributes to this frustration. Food prices have risen over the same period at higher rates.
- Comment on Xbox consoles are now getting a fullscreen Xbox Game Pass Ultimate ad at boot, just a day after a 50% price hike was announced 3 weeks ago:
These Full Screen ads are the reason I do not own a Xbox Series X and I’m not upgrading to Windows 11.
I’m turning on my console to do use it for streaming or gaming. Anything that gets in the way of going to be vilified.
- Comment on Asus ROG Xbox Ally Gaming Handhelds Cost Up to $999.99, Preorders Open Now 4 weeks ago:
(laughs in Steam Deck)
- Comment on Early access periods should ideally be around six months, research suggests - AUTOMATON WEST 5 weeks ago:
Yeah, that checks out. There’s a number of early access release games that release to little fanfare or changes. If you’re going early access, use it as a prolonged testing period. Then release the full game.
GameDiscoverCo’s Simon Carless analyzed over 1,500 games released between 2015 and 2023, […] His results showed that the longer a game stayed in early access, the weaker its full-release sales tended to be.
Probably because most gamers at this point see EA release as just a release. It kinda begs the question of when it’s useful.
- Comment on I asked 20 game developers about Stop Killing Games. [Alanah Pearce] 1 month ago:
I appreciate this conversation coming from the developers point of view. Especially, the concerns about the legality conversation. The definitions will be scrutinized by everyone involved.
- Comment on YSK that if U.S. housing and U.S population projections hold, the Electoral College will shift further away from Democrats after the 2030 census. 1 month ago:
It took the Emperor 20 years to remove the Senate in Star Wars.
- Comment on GitHub is no longer independent at Microsoft after CEO resignation 2 months ago:
Because businesses that use .NET are already paying for it with their visual studio subscription or higher Microsoft support. It’s a bare minimum product that has no incentive to improve because no one pays for it. But businesses force the use of because “we’re already paying for it”
- Comment on Developer survey shows trust in AI coding tools is falling as usage rises 2 months ago:
Executives are getting kickbacks? I’ve gotta do some research here.
- Comment on EA CEO Says No $80 Games for Now: 'We're Not Looking to Make Any Changes at This Stage' 2 months ago:
I don’t think one ever came out. Microsoft closed their studio to make them.
- Comment on Xbox returns to gamescom next month with over 20 playable demos, including Hollow Knight: Silksong 2 months ago:
How many of the 20 demos won’t be released? I’m sitting at a solid 5, maybe 7.
- Comment on PSA on privuhcy 2 months ago:
IMO, any developer who uses URL parameters for required functionality is short sighted. They should use the path as required parameters.
- Comment on Microsoft concedes that 'The Outer Worlds 2' retail price was too high — Xbox says it "will keep our full priced holiday releases at $69.99," with refunds incoming 2 months ago:
If the reviews are good, I’ll spend the $20 on game pass for a month.
But only if the reviews are very good.
Or some other game caught my attention.
Or I’m replaying Outer Worlds 1
Or I’m still playing Monster Hunter.
Or… I think I’ll just pass on it.
- Comment on ROG Xbox Ally Is $700 And Xbox Ally X Is $1050 3 months ago:
This feels like an executive saying “I want to have an Xbox handheld”. Then saying to make it profitable without market research.
I feel like the Xbox brand is not long for this world.
- Comment on Him and Elon were cybering, calling it now... 3 months ago:
A source for further reading.
- Comment on Netflix Says 50 Percent of Global Users Now Watch Anime, Reveals Expanded Slate 3 months ago:
I wonder what is causing this. Netflix being unable to buy or create shows to fill demand, Hollywood Writing going downhill, or Executives cancelling shows quickly.
- Comment on As Data Centers Proliferate, Illinois Communities Grapple with How to Supply the Necessary Water 3 months ago:
In an ideal world I think data center waste heat would be captured for use in a district thermal grid / seasonal thermal energy store like the one in Vantaa.
Yes, this would be the ideal for dealing with that issue. Re-use that heat to generate some of the energy the data center is demanding.
Imagine there’s an engineering & physics issue to be solved. But where would we find those top talent people to solve it?
- Comment on Bungie confirms it stole art once again, will undertake a 'thorough review' of Marathon assets 5 months ago:
“Bungie is making a new game based on Marathon”
Great, I’m in.
“It’s a multi-player extraction shooter”
Nope, I’m out. This smells like a “Prey” situation.
- Comment on Just months after reportedly cancelling two live service games in development, Sony announces a new PlayStation studio with a live service game in development 5 months ago:
That’s what we call gambling.
Most companies call it R&D.
- Comment on Wikipedia sources their information better than most journalists do in their articles. 5 months ago:
I don’t call them journalists. They’re bloggers.
- Comment on The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Won't Include the DLC 6 months ago:
I get the feeling the Switch 2 is gonna be the Wii U with stories like this.
- Comment on The FBI Is Investigating Attacks on Tesla as ‘Domestic Terrorism.’ Here’s Why That Matters 7 months ago:
They’d only find that the call was coming from inside the house.
- Comment on Palworld Update 0.5.0 Adds Crossplay Across All Platforms, Blueprint Upgrading, Photo Mode and More 7 months ago:
I hope this lives to see 1.0. That assuming it doesn’t get killed by legal fees.
- Comment on Get your new PebbleOS watch 7 months ago:
Ditto, even though I’m in the market to replace my smartwatch since the buttons fell off.
- Comment on Rift of the NecroDancer Official Launch Trailer 8 months ago:
HYPE