Correct me if I'm wrong, but so far, there's only one PS5 exclusive that isn't available anywhere, including PS4: the Dark Souls remake. You have stuff like Bugsnax, which is on PC on Epic Games. Miles Morales is on PS4.
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Sure, but there remain entire franchises that are exclusive to PS4, and I would imagine that the business model hasn't changed that much. I own a PSP, and that's the only reason I've been able to play a God of War game. Never seen Uncharted. Never seen The Last of Us. Still can't get Persona 5. I'd love it if they changed, but since I haven't seen Spider-Man either, I'm not holding my breath.
On the one hand, exclusives are anti consumer and limit consumer choice. On the other hand, the games industry is awful and the only way to get games like this (single player, big budget) is for companies like Sony to pay for them, because independent AAA game studios are slaves to capitalism and can only make live services in an endless effort to appease their share holders and continue an impossible trend of endless growth through a culture of worker endangerment.
But I did make you catch a bunch of fish to buy a pair of dogs.Artist's assertion: "Valheim and Animal Crossing are basically the same game."
Sure, except I didn't have to take out a mortgage to Thom Nookson for my mead hall
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GasBandit
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61 fish for 2 wolves.
Granted, they were pretty high quality wolves.
Getting them home was a challenge.
GasBandit
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I found the two that made it here with the boat. The one that ran off in that distant forest still lives there, absolutely annihilating anything he comes across no doubt.
But then I also left the gate open yesterday and a new puppy got out and I lost track of him so there's probably another 2 star wolf somewhere in the vicinity just doing his thing.
I read somewhere that every one of these NFTs use about as much electricity as a normal person uses in 4 days.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAND I just read an article where some crypto asshole says this is false and NFTs and cryptocurrency will help save the planet because it incentivizes cheaper cleaner energy.
Eat shit.
GasBandit
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Jeeeeeezus.
This almost makes me want to get back into Space Engineers again. It has obviously come a LONG way in the last 6 years (since I last played)
Back when I played, there were only gatling guns, dumbfire rocket launchers, and turret versions of same. That's it. Now they've got railguns, homing torpedoes, lasers, Point Defense, SHIELDS??
Great googily moogily.
This almost makes me want to get back into Space Engineers again. It has obviously come a LONG way in the last 6 years (since I last played)
Back when I played, there were only gatling guns, dumbfire rocket launchers, and turret versions of same. That's it. Now they've got railguns, homing torpedoes, lasers, Point Defense, SHIELDS??
Great googily moogily.
Yeah, the shields bit was something I learned about during the Soviet Womble stuff. Space Engineers is a "game" now.
They have already promised that they will still release videos while they deal with this, even if it involves just flat out uploading the videos for download.
Statement On Gilson B. Pontes' Failed Attempt To Kill My Platform
It was a nice attempt, but better idiots have tried. Gilson B. Pontes, the terrible developer, attempted this week to have my channel removed by issuing three different copyright strikes over three consecutive days. One day he hit a video, the next he hit three, and today he attempted the final one.
This plan exhibited more thoughtfulness and structure than any one of his terrible videogames.
As of now, however, YouTube has reinstated the videos. The one he tried to claim today was not honored by YouTube for lacking evidence. Initially, YouTube attempted to wash its hands of this situation by saying it was "unclear" if Gilson had been issuing fraudulent claims. In a counter-counter-dispute, I let YouTube and Gilson know that if my videos were not reinstated by the end of today, I was more than prepared to take this to court and even set precedent for the way things should be done IF it came down to it.
I am not sure what spurred YouTube to reverse course, but it was pressure either way. Could have been me, or the support my platform has received. Either way, one thing is clear - my channel was going to be killed today because one oversensitive little boy got upset at criticism, and the only reason it's still here is because I had perks others did not.
I had the incredible privilege of resources and the right people at my back. I had lawyers to throw at them, and a history of dealing with this kind of thing. Many others who don't have that, or the platform to apply pressure, are wiped out.
Yesterday was meant to be my day off after an incredibly busy week and a long period of my chronic pain flaring up. What's more, I do not dedicate my life to my job anymore, and certainly not to a platform that has been nothing but hassle on a channel subscribers fled from en masse after I came out as trans. I just wanna have some fun with my platform as I hurtle toward The Void! I have so much going on, so much of a new life to be getting on with, and I don't have time for boys like Gilson B. Pontes. I have time for *other* boys. Hot men who want it, basically. And also, let's face it, any adult human of any gender or my level of personal attraction. It's been a long lockdown.
The point is, as I've said in the past, YouTube and other platforms will be seen as part of a future problem of mental health issues facing content creators. The sheer stress of dealing with an obtuse, unfriendly corporation like Google is bad enough, but with it comes arbitrarily enforced rules, community standards that have no standard, and a clear protection of certain kinds of content over others. Many of you may have seen the stories of the 20-somethings who are burned out from the pressures of constant content, terrible community management, and endless harassment. Meanwhile, the platforms that benefit most from their efforts do nothing to help them, and actively worsen their situation by creating an unstable and risk-laden work environment.
There will be a reckoning for that one day. I'll gladly back any efforts to pressure platforms into taking their poisonous atmosphere seriously, and I am currently considering the best option to mount it myself if need be. Furthermore, smaller channels need some manner of protection from these fraudulent attempts to screw with their lives and livelihoods. There at least needs to be SOME downside to lying like this, some risk in waving your legislative genitals about.
As for Gilson, I have asked my lawyer to let him know that this scenario is literally the best thing that could have happened... for him. We have all seen what becomes of developers who pull this clownish nonsense, and despite being too tired for this shit, I'm still considering pursuing this further. It'll come down to what's worth doing, ultimately, but I am continuing to investigate LGS Studios and weighing the options.
These developers do not know how much sheer mercy is afforded them by my not being bothered to waste more money and time on their sorry little lives. It's the fact they throw that in my face, like when Scar tried to fuck Simba over at the end and was ate by Cheech Marin and Whoopi Goldberg.
Huge thanks to everyone for being so supportive over the past 24 hours. You kept my mood up to a shockingly high degree, we had a great stream last night which made me nearly do a cry, and spreading the word about what Gilson tried no doubt helped tremendously.
Thanks and see you on Monday. Because Monday is coming.
Love from the Gender Dumpster,
James Stephanie Sterling (The One From That Show You Saw Linked On Reddit Before The Mods Took It Down)
I’m sad to hear they’re losing subscribers over that. Even if you were somehow disgusted/terrorized (and probably aroused... don’t lie, conservatives) by their coming out, what the fuck do you care? It has almost no relevance to the focus and quality of content of their channel! The actual commentary on video games and the industry hasn’t changed so... why unsubscribe?
They did say that they haven't lost any Patreon sponsors I think, so that's good.
GasBandit
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I too haven't watched Jimquisition in a fair piece... is Jim still the same persona on the show?
They still have the same personality, they just look more feminine. Or as they like to put it, more gendertrash.
At first I thought this comment was somehow prompted by Overwatch, but then I realized it wasn't, but then I realized it technically could be.
--Patrick
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Old school adventure games:
I Kickstarter backed it because I'm unrepentently curious about non-visual novel porn games. Lost interest pretty hard when they decided to have noted ultra racist piece of shit Arch-(no longer Warhammer since GW decided to cease and desist the fake British accent having racist) show off the game and defended the decision to do so.
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GasBandit
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The last few years has basically convinced me that every single person you will ever hear of is a milkshake-duck-in-waiting, and the fatigue has finally made me numb.
I don't give a shit anymore. I just want to play. If it is a good game, I'll play it. If it is a bad game, I won't. If I have to shun every book, movie, and game that has associated with someone reprehensible, I'll just sit here at home playing cards by myself for the rest of my life.
And if you don't think the kind of people who make porn games have some pretty fucking huge skeletons in their closet, you'd have to be pretty damn naive. So even if Arch wasn't in the picture, there's definitely more under the surface to be horrified at, I'd be willing to bet.
So...
The history of the standard 52 card deck includes the part where King James decreed that the ace of spades had to indicate the manufacturer of the deck, in order to help make sure the relevant taxes and duties had been paid. This tradition has somewhat continued to this day, which is why the ace of spades often has widely varying designs between decks and brands.
King James also had a bunch of people arrested and tortured for witchcraft.
So you might need to play something else with yourself.