Cocodapuf

@Cocodapuf@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Commit culinary crimes in management sim The Diner At The End Of The Galaxy⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  I read the whole article. Did you like the game? Was it good?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨First they came for steam, then they came for itch.io .⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean you can use it as currency, and I do sometimes. I have bought plenty of steam games with Bitcoin. I’ve also bought a bunch of stuff on Newegg, and other places online.

  It has exactly as much protection from scans and fraud as cash does, that’s essentially what it is.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨First they came for steam, then they came for itch.io .⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  They do accept Bitcoin, so that’s something.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨First they came for steam, then they came for itch.io .⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  In theory, crypto could be good for this, but crypto is used (and designed) more as an investment than a transaction tool.

  I would argue that while crypto is as investment now, it was initially designed and intended to be used for transactions.

  Out of curiosity though, why do you think this situation would be any different if it were government controlled? Especially considering that you sometimes have administrations like Trump’s, which would do anything no matter how corrupt.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨First they came for steam, then they came for itch.io .⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  They make money hand over first for doing practically nothing… They’re perfectly happy with their current situation and the most important thing to them right now is not rocking the boat.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨First they came for steam, then they came for itch.io .⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Not even… They have the power because you gave it to them. States can take it away, but that’s worse, you don’t want that.

  But it doesn’t really matter, it’s all connected. The payment processors control how money can be used and the state controls how they’re allowed to let you use it. And you let it all happen by voluntarily using a credit card.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨First they came for steam, then they came for itch.io .⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not sure that works, like on a purely game theory level. If gamers start to apply pressure, threaten to stop buying games, the stores need to make a choice:

  A. Risk facing the wrath of the games, sales are likely to drop. Possibly by a lot, perhaps 15-20%. That could keep up for months before stabilizing.

  B. Risk facing the wrath of the payment processors, credit card sales will stop immediately, only alternative payment types get through. Sales drop by 80% and that will continue indefinitely.

  While both of those options are bad, one of them is totally fatal to their business.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨First they came for steam, then they came for itch.io .⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  This will never go away. Payment processors make life easy for most consumers, people like them. And as long as we have them, they hold all the power around how money can be used. And they will always be limited by governments and local laws.

  If you don’t like the situation, use cash. If that’s too inconvenient Bitcoin is essentially your only other option.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sid Meier’s Civilization VI: Platinum Edition is free to claim on Epic⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I was really excited about this until I remembered that I actually already own Civ VI…

  I just forgot.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Summer Sale 2025 has begun!⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I can’t really blame the studio though, I mean the publisher went bust. The game was coming along slowly, but it was definitely coming along, and I really liked what I was seeing.

  I just wish Private Division wasn’t such a mess. It’s all just so disappointing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fan-made Mario Kart 64 PC port released, with track editor and ultrawide support⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s kind of brilliant, in a Lex Luthor kind of way…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft and Asus announce two Xbox Ally handhelds with new Xbox full-screen experience⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It probably should have released a could months ago, pre switch2 hype.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Cyberpunk 2 is now in preproduction, CD Projekt says⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  You’re gonna need a lot more than 2!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Devolver Digital Announces Shroom And Gloom, A First-Person 'Double-Deckbuilder' Roguelike With A Demo Out Now⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That depends, is there anything that isn’t a roguelike?

  I’m pretty sure all applications are technically “roguelike” now. Hades (roguelike), FTL (roguelike), Dirt Rally (roguelike), card games (all roguelike), MS office 365 (roguelike), Android accessibility config pane (roguelike).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hacker advertises alleged database of 89 million Steam 2FA codes⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, that’s pretty dumb.

  Were I a nefarious scheming hacker, I wouldn’t pay shit for that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨WoW's Leeroy Jenkins, one of the internet's oldest memes, turns 20 years old—and after looking back on what we wrote in 2005, I feel like we've failed Leeroys everywhere⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  All your base are belong to us.

  Make your time…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨CD Projekt exec says "the right thing to do" is release a real Nintendo Switch 2 cartridge for Cyberpunk 2077, not a game-key card, in message to other studios: "Do not underestimate the physical edit⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean… Cyberpunk needs to be on a card. Otherwise how would you slot it into your neck?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Video game genre communities on Lemmy⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  TIL, the threadiverse has a lot of .zip communities.

  I wonder if they’ll be larger after I unpack them?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ex-PlayStation exec argues 'only the dog can hear' differences between consoles and gaming PCs: 'They're all quite similar'⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Bam! Fucking mic drop!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Should we boycott games with loot boxes?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Do I have to start playing games with loot boxes before I can start boycotting them?

  The only one I’ve ever played was overwatch, but overwatch 2 is garbage, so…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨6* months away now. If you're on 10, do you plan to upgrade? Make the jump to Linux?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Well, I have the ultimate defense against ransomware, full disk backups. Honestly, with automated backups, the whole world is a little less scary.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨6* months away now. If you're on 10, do you plan to upgrade? Make the jump to Linux?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t really use the browser on that machine. It still has basic virus protection, and such.

  End of security support is no joke.

  Well that all depends on if you’re laughing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨6* months away now. If you're on 10, do you plan to upgrade? Make the jump to Linux?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Nope

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨6* months away now. If you're on 10, do you plan to upgrade? Make the jump to Linux?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I still use steam on Windows 7. I don’t see the problem.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Civilization 7 Outlines Crucial 1.1.1 Update as It Struggles to Compete on Steam Against Civ 6 and Even the 15-Year-Old Civ 5⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  They do more Linux and Mac porting than any other company I know. Back in the day I believe they were actually game developer, but they seem to have become specialized in porting games specifically.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨PC gamers spend 92% of their time on older games, oh and there are apparently 908 million of us now⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve been playing a lot of terraria with my son recently, it’s been a lot of fun going back to it. Coincidentally, I just saw the trailer for Noita for the first time last night, and thought “woah, that looks cool as hell…”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Roblox CEO tells parents that “if you're not comfortable, don't let your kids be on Roblox”.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Well that’s been my policy so far. Since there are literally no controls whatsoever over the content in Roblox, it looks like my kid will be old enough to play Halo before he’s old enough to play Roblox.

  I have no problem with this, there are a lot of games out there.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨WoW guild uses exploits to get world 'first' on new raid, gets banned, puts its name backwards and does it again⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Is this news?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rebellion CEO seems kind of awed by major studios making massive videogames: 'How do you organize a game that has 2,000 people working on it?'⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  But does the texture artist need to talk to the modelers? Of course. Do they need to talk to people in sound design? Maybe. What about game engine and programming? Maybe. What about writers? Maybe.

  The fact is, you’d probably have a better product at the end of the day if everyone we’re able to coordinate their efforts.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Itch.io California Fire Relief Bundle - 422 items (187 games) for $10⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This is… A whole lot of games.

  I did love tunic, fantastic game, easily worth that price on its own.

  I’ve never played cook serve delicious, but it’s been on my radar. I’ll have to give this a shot. Heh, there are some tabletop games and rulesets on this list, could be some hidden gems in there. Honestly, this is big enough to be worth just buying on principle, sort it out later.