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numerous bug fixes, Creation Kit upgrades and there’s even a new Very Low graphics setting option.

So the gameplay still sucks, then eh?

No 4k TV either. I don’t really see the point.

I really hope this is true. The only thing that will stop Rockstar from the delayed PC release nonsense in the future is actually stopping the double dip.

I ended up with a PS4 just for Red Dead 2. But I still haven’t bought it on PC and have no plans to do so.

The thing is, the PS4 kind of made sense because I also wanted a Blu-Ray player. I still have it for that, so a PS5 would be an impossible sell to me. It’s like Rockstar tries to sell consoles but this time around is one of the worst ever console eras.

HL3 has been rumored to be on the way for longer than lots of people on the internet have been alive

It’s kind of fascinating: the Steam Deck is the only device I can think of with a “halo effect” that doesn’t involve giving a company more money: the ecosystem it pulls you into is an open one, and you don’t even have to have purchased a Deck to jump in based on the idea alone.

I’ve really liked it. I’ve gone back and forth between Cosmic and their old Pop Shell on Gnome. I find the tiling system on Cosmic to be much better, especially on a multi monitor setup.

I also agree with another commenter that the file browser kind of sucks, but that’s a minor complaint right now.

I think CS:2 was far too ambitious, and there were very strange design choices around subsidies which effectively removed any challenge from the game – at first. I just played it the other day, and frankly it has turned around a lot. Decent game now.

KSP2 was just a corporate shit show – devs were well intentioned but ultimately were unable to continue based on factors out of their control. It really sucks because KSP1 is one of the best games ever made and KSP2 had a lot of promise.

Tbh, I’m super into this. Especially if the range could be extended slightly or if the truck is somewhat hackable.

But then… Bezos. Ugh.

Mandrake. I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. But I did get it installed.

Sure. But the costs for implementing such a thing are certainly above simply using the tools on the platform on which the dev has decided to release their work. If they disagree, don’t release it there.

This idea that the consumer should do something additional besides giving you money is a nonstarter.

But remember: the design and initial implementation of the internet was paid for by the populace. It is supposed to be filled with cool and useful, free stuff.

Corporate interests and “web 2.0” have turned it into a weird hellscape of misinformation and targeted advertising. It was not designed for it.

It’s the walled garden thing that gets me. At some point, people got complacent. I’m 100% confident that there is an entire swath of the population which has never considered that Discord is a corporate entity with corporate interests. We made open standards for a reason.

Maybe tariffs were just a way to convert what could have been corporate greed into Trumpian incompetence

On whatever platform(s) you sell your games. The key is not expecting someone to sign up for a different service for your updates.

Hopefully they just post updates on the platforms they sell their games on. I shouldn’t need to sign up for anything else.

Once Discord enshittifies, lazy devs won’t be able to say “follow our Discord for updates!” anymore.

Wasn’t blockchain the griffty buzzword years ago? We have all new grifts now

I love it.

Though some people will certainly take it wrong. The “iPhone is more expensive because it’s better” people will happily pay their Windows tax, assuming they’re even in the market for a Lenovo.

I don’t feel bad. It’s a big number, but it was spread out over 20 years. I’m sure I’d be shocked at a lot of numbers amalgamated over 20 years.

Won’t matter.

Laws only apply to those with less than a billion dollars.