CosmoNova
@CosmoNova@lemmy.world
- Comment on Happy Birthday! 2 days ago:
Given they were literally on the payroll of organized crime and happily profited off of blood money I‘d say it‘s quite ironic how they abuse the law.
- Comment on Nintendo’s Switch Mario Galaxy collection will retail for $70 3 days ago:
They are really good games that me and my siblings enjoyed a lot. I‘ll probably replay them again one day but on a computer.
- Comment on Virtual Boy: Nintendo Classics - Announcement Trailer 3 days ago:
I don‘t think it does anything for game preservation. What is it preserving exactly? Not the titles. Those are subscription based. A piece of plastic where you can insert your handheld in? Just get a cheap VR headset for your phone. And if Nintendo thought Wario Land was so great then why did they stop making those games like 2 decades ago?
- Comment on Virtual Boy: Nintendo Classics - Announcement Trailer 3 days ago:
So they‘re selling a literal piece of plastic that becomes utterly useless the moment you lose access to their subscription service. Also, 14 games that they plan to release over time? Damn they must hate their customers with a passion.
- Comment on Konami’s AI project backfires, Yu-Gi-Oh! videos deleted over unauthorized use of popular actress’ voice 6 days ago:
Konami and AI are a match made in heaven (or hell, depending on how you look at it) then.
- Comment on Amid Palworld Lawsuit, Nintendo Patents a System for Summoning a Character 6 days ago:
Alright, that was unexpected. To be honest it doesn‘t even make sense. You literally can‘t patent broad gameplay concepts in the US. This patent shouldn‘t even exist according to the law so Nintendo probably doesn‘t have the best of chances here. I’m assuming they‘ll lose that patent in trial as quickly as they got it. How ridiculous.
- Comment on Amid Palworld Lawsuit, Nintendo Patents a System for Summoning a Character 6 days ago:
I believe existing work doesn‘t matter much in Japanese patent law for some reason. You either have patented it or you haven‘t. That‘s what we‘ve been seeing with this lawsuit again and again. Honestly, Pocketpal should consider moving to Singapore or something to avoid this bullshit.
- Comment on "Very dramatic shift" - Linus Tech Tips opens up about the channel's declining viewership 1 week ago:
That‘s an interesting hypothesis. I‘ve also mentioned a shift in the algorithm that favors smaller channels a little more in another comment.
If we take into account that a lot more people also browse Youtube shorts now and older channels have been struggling with it then we have a good mix of things that drive potential viewers away from many channels.
- Comment on "Very dramatic shift" - Linus Tech Tips opens up about the channel's declining viewership 1 week ago:
It horrifies me as a German. They also get titles, descriptions and comments wrong all the time. It legitimately doesn’t work.
- Comment on "Very dramatic shift" - Linus Tech Tips opens up about the channel's declining viewership 1 week ago:
The overwhelming majority of Youtuber visitors use the official app and even those who use a browser don’t have an adblock 88% of the time if my memory serves me right. So no, it’s not adblock.
- Comment on Gamers frustrated as Hollow Knight: Silksong crashes stores on launch 1 week ago:
I‘ve read some complains directly from people when it was happening. It‘s honestly not hard to believe that people get frustrated when a service with a good track record on availability spontaneously goes down for a few hours. It‘s okay when you say that you don‘t care though. I wasn‘t personally affected. But it did happen.
- Comment on Gamers frustrated as Hollow Knight: Silksong crashes stores on launch 1 week ago:
Purchasing and downloading are different services within Steam. You could update and download games just fine during that period. You just couldn‘t buy anything new for a while. And yes I have seen people complain about it on a Discord for example so there was a degree of frustration.
- Comment on "Very dramatic shift" - Linus Tech Tips opens up about the channel's declining viewership 1 week ago:
I haven‘t watched this video either but Rossmann is an extremely pedantic guy who can be extremely biased when talking about things that rub him the wrong way personally. His take about sponsorblock was almost as baffling as Piratesoftware‘s take about SKG and that says something.
- Comment on "Very dramatic shift" - Linus Tech Tips opens up about the channel's declining viewership 1 week ago:
I‘ve noticed the algorithm drizzles a good portion of smaller creators on my front page in recent months and that part is growing. I ala talking about videos with jusz a few thousand or few hundred views that make up roughly 10-15 percent or so.
I think Youtube is diversifying exposure so you don‘t see the same faces you‘ve seen the past 15 years as often and new channels get a chance to grow. I am guessing Youtube doesn‘t want to be too dependent on the same huge channels anymore either.
Of course that means huge creators are calling to the pitch forks and torches because they lose revenue but why should I care? Most of them are rich anyway and don‘t necessarily produce better videos than a guy with their phone in their garage workshop or a college student in their dorms.
There is a lot wrong with Youtube but I couldn‘t care less about huge channels being forced to slim down or try harder.
- Comment on Huawei unveils new trifold smartphone before Apple’s iPhone 17 reveal 1 week ago:
Eventually they‘ll go full circle (literally) and go back to scrolls.
- Comment on Hollow Knight: Silksong Will Release for Only $20, Release Times Revealed 2 weeks ago:
Unfortunately AAA studios have a long rat tail of unproductive execs and managers that take a huge pay cut so their games will soon cost $100.
- Comment on The U.S. is interested in acquiring machine-learning technology to carry out AI-generated propaganda campaigns overseas. 2 weeks ago:
The best US propaganda has always been the arts. Music, movies, literature and games. Replace it with AI and you get the type of slopaganda that doesn‘t really work. Especially since everyone can do it. The USA is just paving it‘s way further into irrelevancy.
- Comment on AI was a common theme at Gamescom 2025, and while some indie teams say it's invaluable, it remains an ethical nightmare 2 weeks ago:
It can be stopped just like climate change but we won‘t and kill humanity instead apparently.
- Comment on Think NSA surveillance is bad? Come to Denmark—their surveillance includes your DNA. Literally. 2 weeks ago:
Good read. Mass surveillance is a sure way into fascism. Not only because it’s critical infrastructure for a fascist dystopia but it conveniently destroys trust. Trust in the current government, trust in democracy and trust in each other. It divides and doesn’t bring any benefit.
- Comment on AI Killed My Job: Translators 2 weeks ago:
It‘s terrible and sad. Even more so because AI still gets things wrong all the time.
- Comment on YouTube secretly tested AI video enhancement without notifying creators 3 weeks ago:
Tinkering in this way with someone‘s work should be regarded as copyright infringement regardless of what their TOS say. It shouldn‘t be allowed and Youtube should pay up big time for this theft. But of course this is probably not how it‘s going to be handled because Google is mega rich and the law does not apply to AI somehow.
- Comment on ‘We want to protect what we have’: Blizzard cinematics workers discuss the reasons for joining a union 3 weeks ago:
Working for a billion dollar company is the only reason you need here. There are far more of course but that should be enough reason.
- Comment on ‘Even after 20 years, I still cry’: the enduring brilliance of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 3 weeks ago:
That could be a reason to not discuss the game, though. It‘s probably not as rough or memeable.
- Comment on Steam: Updates to User Review Scores Based on Language 3 weeks ago:
I mean yeah and that‘s very unfortunate. Users need more control about these things. This is as rushed as Youtube‘s automatic translation slop. Most people speak more than one language. When will Americans learn that?
- Comment on At Gamescom, it felt like the industry now has a plan: make games quicker | Opinion 3 weeks ago:
That will backfire hard when AAA gaming implodes next year and consumers will demand quality over quantity. But I expected no less from a bunch of execs high on profits who never even booted up a game in their life. The bonus crap they promise you for a pre-order at the end of many trailers paint a grim picture.
- Comment on At Gamescom, it felt like the industry now has a plan: make games quicker | Opinion 3 weeks ago:
It will mean they’ll offer less, cost more and have even more bugs and crashes.
- Comment on ‘Even after 20 years, I still cry’: the enduring brilliance of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 3 weeks ago:
I haven‘t played it but it‘s arguably the least discussed Metal Gear Solid game. At least people talk about 4 and 5. 3 literally just sits in the middle and sort of… exists.
- Comment on Steam: Updates to User Review Scores Based on Language 3 weeks ago:
What is „my language“? Because depending on where the game is from this changes. Have they thought of that? Because I know from experience that US companies cannot comprehend speaking more than one language.
- Comment on Roblox faces scrutiny after banning YouTuber ‘Schlep' amid ongoing controversy 3 weeks ago:
I hope the whole platform shuts down. Roblox is a shit stain on the online gaming industry and that‘s saying something. Everyone will be better off without it.
- Comment on Harvard dropouts to launch ‘always on’ AI smart glasses that listen and record every conversation 3 weeks ago:
When your mom briefly mentions hers and you realize your conversations have been recorded for god knows how long.