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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You never forget your first⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah if you never got the red ring of death it was the best console.

  Its DRM was more flexible than we have ever or will ever see on a console again.

  • The licensing worked similar to xbox one but you could transfer all licenses at once instead of just when you downloaded a game.
  • You could install any disc or digital game to internal or external drives and could transfer it between any pc/console. The discs then functioned as physical licenses to play disc-based games.

  The avatar system was the gaming metaverse we all wanted and it got abandoned before it could reach its full potential.

  • Avatar awards as skins you could show off in multiple games!? Amazing.
  • indie devs could take advantage of the avatar system to enhance their games

  The library was the peak that xbox ever had to offer. Uniqueness and passion still showed through in AAA games of this era, and 360 had the majority of quality AAA games. PS3 still managed, but nostalgia for the 360 days is what is still keeping the xbox brand alive today.

  The online multiplayer in games of this era still celebrated and enabled community/random encounters with voice chat. This doesnt happen in modern games, nobody is in the game chat anymore. I am not a fan of paid multiplayer so i dont pay anymore, but back in the day, it was worth it for the shenanigans and connections we made.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You never forget your first⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m obsessed with the OG xbox and 360, oh how the mighty have fallen.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wario64: Borderlands 4 is moving its release date up to September 12th⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  As opposed to paying actual real-world currency to respec a character… Like in monster hunter wilds 🙃

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Starfield 2 May Be Better Off Not Actually Being 'Starfield 2’⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Great analysis.

  The sentiment around bethesda games among the uninterested rpg fans is “wide as an ocean, deep as a puddle”, which is exactly what you summed up here.

  All the systems they’ve introduced over the passed few games have been interesting, but shallow. Whats worse off is that the meat and potatoes of the games (story and rpg elements seem to be in atrophy as well. I dont believe fallout 4 had a bad story, but the games after it(fallout 76 and starfield) have definitely felt lacking in these departments as well.

  The oblivion remaster is very beautiful with some much needed combat tweaks, now i just wish they would do the same for morrowind.

  I dont have alot of faith that the next fallout or elder scrolls will deliver on the shortcomings of starfield, so i would gladly enjoy more bethesda remasters while another company takes up the 1st person rpg mantle. Who will that be? So far not Obsidian, unless they stop delivering shallow games as well.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Painkiller - Weapons Trailer | Galaxies Showcase 2025⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  We will see what the aaaactual gameplay looks like. If the hit detection and subsequent damage effects are at least at Doom’s level, it could be a good game. This video might as well be a mock up.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Switch 2 Rollout Was So Convoluted It Made Us Want A Steam Deck.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The only thing “convoluted” about this whole announcement was pricing. The price of the console The price of the games The price of their online services and upgrades…

  All of that is gut-wrenching as Nintendo claws at its dedicated fans wallets.

  Otherwise the features and games look amazing, i understand why people are willing to pay those prices.

  Fingers crossed we luck out with easy jailbreaks and emulators like we did for the Switch 1.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨PlayStation’s extraordinary effort to preserve its game-making history⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I have one as well that sits docked next to my playstation, its the ideal way to game, if you dont mind dealing with a bit of challenges to get some classics running.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨PlayStation’s extraordinary effort to preserve its game-making history⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Edit: preserve for their customers, not preserve the data for themselves, they can still choose to vault content forever, then what good is it to anyone?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨PlayStation’s extraordinary effort to preserve its game-making history⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It will definitely be something in between that incrementally moves the mark in their favor to an extent that people dont mind.

  Linux truly is the only open frontier of gaming and software independence. The only reason to not be there already is mild inconvenience.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨PlayStation’s extraordinary effort to preserve its game-making history⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Theyre already doing it with all PS3 games, and you can only stream them.

  This absolutely is not preservation of classic games, this is walling off and financially exploiting them as much as possible. Nintendo is doing the exact same thing.

  Imagine if these companies started doing this with all new games? They wont right now because people would be outraged at not possessing their games(or at least their data).

  Alas, we are all boiling frogs and 2013 Xbox is getting what they predicted… An all digital future where the consumer possesses nothing and pays more for it. This is exactly where Sony is headed… Dont let the insulting trickle feed of 2 classic titles per month convince anyone otherwise.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨PlayStation’s extraordinary effort to preserve its game-making history⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  With a subscription most likely lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨PlayStation’s extraordinary effort to preserve its game-making history⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes, and they still do not do nearly enough to preserve their games.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨PlayStation’s extraordinary effort to preserve its game-making history⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  But not to preserve its games…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is Baldurs Gate 3's voice acting so great that it ruined other games for me?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Well dont play The Last of Us part 1/2 or it will ruin gaming for you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are modern Final Fantasy games bad?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I understand your sentiment…

  I havent played 16 either but i also see almost no appeal. Its clearly an action rpg at heart and that isnt what Final Fantasy was originally about.

  The depth of story people expect in the modern is as high as it was when ff7 ot ff10 released, the only issue is that expectations for production value have gone through the roof.

  If anything is holding square enix back from creating the next ff masterpiece, its their commitment to high quality visuals, and unfortunately that is what they have groomed their fans to expect. This is why the ff7 remake is being done over 3 games, to get that much story into the visual and gameplay depth people expect, it would probably dilute the experience to cram it into 1 5-year production. That and they make money off 3 games instead of 1 lol

  What would salvage ff17 in the eyes of a classic ff fan would be to cut down production value and variations of gameplay. SE just needs to boil in good turn based combat, then focus on creating a beautifully unique setting and with deep, engaging lore. That is what was so powerful about ff7 and ff10 imo. A couple minigame distractions would be good, but the amount of effort that went into the minigames in ff7 rebirth is just ridiculous.

  It would be nice to see a spinoff series that focused on this at least… We can dream.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster pages are on GOG & Steam⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh yeah they are perfect games for the deck! Im dure the sequel will run great too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster pages are on GOG & Steam⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Definitely. Immersive sim is a scant genre with some of my favorite games. We need more of them, so its good that the OGs have been getting so much love.

  Thanks for sharing this, wishlisted.

  The remake of SS1 was so masterfully done i had hoped SS2 would get the same treatment… But this heavy remaster looks like itll do just fine. Thank god itll have controller support.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Recommend me a steam deck game⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Absolutely try Prey from 2017, it is an immersive sim that is now looked at as a modern cult-classic. You wont be disappointed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon will remove the option to download/transfer Kindle e-books via USB by February 2025⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  More loss of control over our data. Boycott Kindle’s and their store if you dont agree with this. Amazon is too big, they control too much.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Shovel Knight artist says throwback games need 'retro authenticity' but can't coast on nostalgia alone: 'Part of the appeal of the NES era of game making was that everything was a new idea'⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This comment is true for all games, regardless of graphics quality. If a game offers nothing new from a story/gameplay perspective, its graphics wont carry it very far.