7arakun

@7arakun@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨EU fines Apple $568m for deterring third-party payment methods on App Store⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah the comments about Steam being a monopoly are weird to me. Steam has a huge market share, but they don’t own the whole market and they don’t try to prevent you from buying your games elsewhere. Proton even works on non-steam games. I’ve used it to play WoW private servers on Linux.

  If Valve isn’t a pro-consumer company, then I don’t know what company could possibly fit the criteria. They’re not perfect, but they’ve earned the trust they have. I’ll trust Valve until they give me a reason not to.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨OG Guild Wars sees an all-new Steam concurrency high during its anniversary celebration | Massively Overpowered⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  One of my favorite games ever. Seriously one of the best online experiences I’ve ever had.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Exclusive: Tesla to delay US launch of affordable EV, a lower-cost Model Y, sources say⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Only if a wave hits it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Deck / Gaming News #10⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The cassette cases are really cool! I keep my Gameboy games in custom DS cases. It’s really nice having all of my gba/DS games looking uniform on the shelf. I kind of wish the Switch had kept that form factor.

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

  I agree, sales are constant (at least on PC) so I almost never even paid the $60 price tag. They can keep cranking up the prices but more and more people may just wait for sales. I know Nintendo games don’t go on sale very often but that makes the ecosystem even less attractive. $450 is in the range of a Steam deck.

  Inflation or not, prices can only go up if the market will support them. If people are unable (or unwilling) to pay the higher prices, then prices basically can’t go up.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Card Overview⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  One of the things I really like about the Switch is that I can actually buy a whole physical game that doesn’t need an Internet connection. Sure, I have to check a website first, but I can at least curate my wishlist with games that are complete on cart.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bringing Achievements To The Nintendo Entertainment System⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I think achievements are great for when you’ve finished a game but you want to keep playing it. A fun, additional challenge for when you’re not ready to be done with a game. Emphasis on fun though; you could easily design boring or frustrating achievements.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is the best looking retro console or PC?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I love how the SP looks. The original feels better in the hand but the clamshell looks so good and it feels great to open and close.

  I’m tempted to get a foldable as my next phone because I miss that design.