Gerudo

@Gerudo@lemmy.zip

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft reportedly mulls ad-infested free Xbox Cloud Gaming plan — Game Pass Ultimate subscriber allegedly catches ad during game loading⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  You know, I hate ads, and I stopped my recurring Ultimate sub due to the price hike. However, I can ignore a 2 minute preroll if it means that once in a while, I can try out some random indie game.

  But Jesus christ, a 5 hour monthly cap? That’s not even worth putting up with ads for. They really have lost the ability/want to keep customers.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Now, actually using TikTok to do it too

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Shortly After Xbox Game Pass Prices Spiked, the Page to Cancel Game Pass Subscriptions Was Overwhelmed⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t have a backlog of PS games due to mainly playing Xbox for the last 20 something years. That’s why subscription services can make sense, you play through games you’ve missed out on. Kind of like sub hopping for tv streaming, you build up a back log, sub for a few months then move to the next.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Shortly After Xbox Game Pass Prices Spiked, the Page to Cancel Game Pass Subscriptions Was Overwhelmed⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah I was shocked at the overlap of titles between the 2. If I had noticed that the last price hike, I might have switched sooner.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Updates to Xbox Game Pass: Introducing Essential, Premium, and Ultimate Plans - Xbox Wire [prices going up]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Even if that was the intention, I used the platform while it worked for me, and I saw value. The minute I didn’t see the value, I left the platform. No tech company (and most companies) has had my loyalty for years. The minute they do something I don’t agree with, I’m out.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Shortly After Xbox Game Pass Prices Spiked, the Page to Cancel Game Pass Subscriptions Was Overwhelmed⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I know it’s not better, but it has a bunch of the catalog from Game Pass as well as a bunch of PS titles I’ve missed while being on Xbox.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Updates to Xbox Game Pass: Introducing Essential, Premium, and Ultimate Plans - Xbox Wire [prices going up]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Jesus, did all you people pissing on fans of Game Pass stand outside of Blockbbuster back in the day?

  I paid for a service KNOWING I was renting. KNOWING the service would eventually enshitify. KNOWING it was unsustainable at past prices. I rode the wave as long as it made sense, the ride is now over. It’s just like the Movie Pass deal a few years ago, milk it for all its worth while you can.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Updates to Xbox Game Pass: Introducing Essential, Premium, and Ultimate Plans - Xbox Wire [prices going up]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Not all games are cracked? I’m still waiting on Borderlands 4

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Shortly After Xbox Game Pass Prices Spiked, the Page to Cancel Game Pass Subscriptions Was Overwhelmed⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh I’m sorry, did Playstation start charging 30 bucks for their service? Oh, it’s actually CHEAPER than Xbox even was? Oh and it’s a massive back catalog of PS games I haven’t played due to being on Xbox? Fuck me right?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Shortly After Xbox Game Pass Prices Spiked, the Page to Cancel Game Pass Subscriptions Was Overwhelmed⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Turned off my recurring billing. I’ll have about 3 months then it’s bye bye. I have been a customer since 360, but now will probably sign up for Playstation Network for the first time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Updates to Xbox Game Pass: Introducing Essential, Premium, and Ultimate Plans - Xbox Wire [prices going up]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Are you fucking kidding? I thought I’d use up my saved points to grab a month or 2 next year. They REALLY know how to screw the fan base.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Updates to Xbox Game Pass: Introducing Essential, Premium, and Ultimate Plans - Xbox Wire [prices going up]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Woops… Now THAT would be a reason for me to keep Game Pass

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Updates to Xbox Game Pass: Introducing Essential, Premium, and Ultimate Plans - Xbox Wire [prices going up]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  FYI - as of this posting sites like cdkeys (now loaded) have some og pricing but it’s quickly rising. Buy em if you want to get through games like Outer Wilds 2 before dropping service.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Updates to Xbox Game Pass: Introducing Essential, Premium, and Ultimate Plans - Xbox Wire [prices going up]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I haven’t been able to buy cheaper months since the last price hike. Cdkeys had one sale and it sold out insanely fast.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Updates to Xbox Game Pass: Introducing Essential, Premium, and Ultimate Plans - Xbox Wire [prices going up]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I used to be a huge advocate for Game Pass. I’ve played so many games I never would have without, and have saved so much from buying games and not liking them.

  30 a month is insane. It now outpaces my buying rate and I can’t justify it. The lower tiers just don’t do it for me. They finally killed an Xbox Live customer since the 360.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I did a similar early run. Everything clicked and then took me FOREVER to get past the 2nd one again.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Costco Confirms It's Removed Xbox Consoles, Calling It A "Business Decision"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Your completely right. They are already headed down this path and, in all honesty, have been for years. The Xbox handheld that was rumored has been axed and they basically chose to work with Asus on the Xbox Ally. The future Xbox console is rumored to be essentially a pc with xbox software. My money is the Xbox Ally is a testbed for the software for next gen Xbox (if a true standalone console is to be made).

  Even 5 years ago, when working for them, the goal is to get Microsoft service on multiple platforms. The services (365, Azure, etc.)across Microsoft are what makes the company money, not products. They make more money selling Windows license to 3rd parties than the Surface product line. Their goal is to get you using their Xbox platform on whatever device you want to. As long as you’re a subscriber, they honestly don’t give 2 shits on what device you use.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Watch first, then wipe: Some China’s restrooms put toilet paper behind paywall⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Using the bathroom should never be charged for. Ever.

  If you have a GI disease and you don’t happen to have 7 cents, or the network is down, or the power is out, you accidentally lost your phone, or a million other things that could go wrong with this, the alternatives are dehumanizing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Would-be City of Heroes successor, Ship of Heroes, decides to launch the MMO with a $45 price tag and a $15 monthly subscription and it's, er, going about as well as you'd expect⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I can’t believe the devs sat there, built that abomination, and said, yeah $45 and $15 a month sounds about right…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon is making it impossible to remove the DRM from Kindle Books⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The Paperwhite was magnitudes cheaper than a Kobo. I wanted a Kobo but just didn’t have the funds at the time. I use the Paperwhite and have never connected it to wifi, thank God for them not tanking usb downloads. Yet.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ibuprofen⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I unfortunately am not on prescription meds for it. I have tried a handful of some from friends with not much impact. I really need to get back to the doctor and to find something that works.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ibuprofen⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I have truck, bathroom, bedroom, work drawer, wife’s purse, wife’s car ibuprofen.

  Migraines suck

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hearing Kash Patel's Voice for the First Time⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Every time I see or hear him, it’s Tom Haverford in my head.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Borderlands 4 Patch Due Out Today, PC Performance 'Our Top Priority,' Gearbox Says⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  All he had to say was “we are working on it, in the meantime, use some frame gen, or bump your res down. Our bad”. But no, he had to be a dick about it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you had to buy a new TV, what brand would you get?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What’s the goal of the tv? Budget?

  Want the best quality picture? Want the highest refresh rate for gaming? Anything beyond just displaying a moving picture?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨They just couldn't say the word⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Couldn’t even say fornication?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A nice tall glass of OJ⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Real life pro tips are always in the comments.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Mothman⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Source for these human scale cryptic comparisons?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Star Citizen fans sigh deeply, rub their foreheads as developer casts doubt on Squadron 42's 2026 release: 'I don't know if we're going to make it'⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You know, when they mentioned 8k textures 10 years ago, I laughed because it was so overshooting gaming standards that it was laughable. Now I’m think they will be just on track when it actually launches.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A little memorial at the local dump⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  All I did on my NextDoor was post the quote from Kirk about being ok with gun deaths if it means 2a in response to someone asking for tots and prairies. The utter stupidity of what was said baffled me. I was called sleazy by one person, and a blue haired limp wristed boy from another (I almost asked if he meant to use the f slur but held my toungue). Only for using his own quote…