Lfrith
@Lfrith@lemmy.ca
- Comment on PS6 and next Xbox console are both aiming for 2027 release, separate reports claim | VGC 2 days ago:
Same I when it comes to my next upgrade I want to go AMD GPU next time around for the best Linux support.
- Comment on PS6 and next Xbox console are both aiming for 2027 release, separate reports claim | VGC 2 days ago:
Well for me Sony exclusive means Sony produced games, and they’ve just not released in that department. I’m PC now so its not exclusive for me anyways, but it does matter for console players choosing between Sony or Xbox. And Sony has really under delivered this gen with games from them.
- Comment on PS6 and next Xbox console are both aiming for 2027 release, separate reports claim | VGC 2 days ago:
That’s been the only selling point of consoles for me. They mostly all come out on the PC now so more an observation of how Sony’s releases this gen has been really lackluster compared to previous gens.
- Comment on PS6 and next Xbox console are both aiming for 2027 release, separate reports claim | VGC 3 days ago:
It seems soon because it feels like barely anything came out in terms of exclusives for the PS5. Naughty Dog didn’t even come out with anything that wasn’t a remake.
- Comment on 5 days ago:
Makes me happy I have the GOG version of Fallout 3. I’ve played New Vegas but not gotten around to 3.
- Comment on Tobu Tobu Girl Deluxe - Open source Itch.io game that is fun to play on any gb/gbc systems 6 days ago:
Gameboy and Gameboy Color?
- Comment on Switch 2 continues to break US launch sales records, selling more in its first three months than PS4 | VGC 6 days ago:
I think skins and lootboxes are too expensive but they make billions so pointing to financial succeas doesn’t mean much aside for companies which we are not.
I think switch 2 would sell fine at 500. Bigger issue for me is them wanting to raise the price of games, but that is once again different from me not willing to buy it at the price and me making claims about if it will sell.
- Comment on Switch 2 continues to break US launch sales records, selling more in its first three months than PS4 | VGC 6 days ago:
Case in point people spending thousands on microtransactions and lootboxes helojng to user in billions a month from a single game.
- Comment on Switch 2 continues to break US launch sales records, selling more in its first three months than PS4 | VGC 6 days ago:
There is a difference between saying something is too expensive and that it won’t sell. Otherwise live service games wouldn’t be billion dollar industries and NVIDIA cards selling out.
- Comment on Is it me or does it seem like review bombing on Steam has become so much worse recently? 1 week ago:
Last time I actually heard of review bombing was for Helldivers 2. So for me it feels like there hasn’t been a big public review bombing event in a long time, and reviews can filtered by country, time, and there’s warnings when there are unusual spikes.
So for me no I had forgotten about it, since it hasn’t made headlines in a while.
- Comment on More than 60% of US game players only buy two games or fewer per year, survey finds | VGC 1 week ago:
Yeah I just can’t bring myself to actually spend money in live service games. Even if I like the game.
But, am open to buying actual physical merch I’d use.
- Comment on More than 60% of US game players only buy two games or fewer per year, survey finds | VGC 1 week ago:
I’ve played live service games with the one I’ve been playing being The Finals, but I’ve spend 0. But, have all the BP just from the multibux I saved up for free.
I’ve wondered what percentage of live service gamers are like me spending no money on them.
- Comment on More than 60% of US game players only buy two games or fewer per year, survey finds | VGC 1 week ago:
I buy maybe over a dozen games a year, but sometimes spend less than the price of two fill priced titles. Benefit of patient gaming, and leads to not needing the latest and greatest hardware as a result saving me more money.
So when people complain about optimization of recent triple a titles I have not yet encountered those issues due to being behind.
- Comment on Xbox: "Price Increases Are Never Fun For Anybody" 1 week ago:
Company gets cut of every single game sold, gets more customers over the years, and because they are making even more money than ever they can’t stay afloat without charging for online.
Yeah… Okay… I wonder how Valve hasn’t gone bankrupt.
- Comment on Xbox: "Price Increases Are Never Fun For Anybody" 1 week ago:
It’s console brain basically of just never wanting to admit the cons. How many generations and decades went by before they finally admitted 60 fps and above is ideal after years of arguing 30 fps is enough.
Difference for me was I too move over to PC after the PS4, since why would i accept paying more for what is free on another platform.
- Comment on Xbox: "Price Increases Are Never Fun For Anybody" 1 week ago:
And it started with convincing console gamers it is necessary to pay for multiplayer. Whole ecosystem has been about trying to squeeze consumers for all the money they have. Even the locked proprietary hardware feeds into it of normalizing lack of control over hardware.
But, it is Microsoft at the top so not surprising.
- Comment on Xbox: "Price Increases Are Never Fun For Anybody" 1 week ago:
Yep in this thread I’ve been arguing with some who is saying consoles havr to charge for online because it is so expensive… Yet, on PC for platforms like Steam and Epic despite also hosting and having multiplayer games they don’t charge.
Just goes to show how some consumers after being so used to not having flexibility and lack of restrictions when comes to products become convinced it is necessary.
- Comment on Xbox: "Price Increases Are Never Fun For Anybody" 1 week ago:
Yeah I don’t buy it. Nintendo does free across multiple hardware then when they saw they were the only one decided they’d start taking money too, since it is in a companies nature to maximize profits exponentially.
And then there’s Steam. Also in the hardware business and hosting games and mods and a bunch of other services even Epic with their Fortnite money hasn’t matched. Yet online is free.
You just sound like a consumer who iust accepts whatever methods companies try to exploit consumers and defend as necessary. More a stockholder than a consumer.
- Comment on Xbox: "Price Increases Are Never Fun For Anybody" 1 week ago:
Sounds like excuses when PS3 and Nintendo Wii, WiiU, and Nintendo DS had free multiplayer and it was after Sony decided to start charging Nintendo also jumped onboard because they saw peope like you were easy to take their money.
I don’t even know why you’d have a problem with Xbox charging more for their subscription when you already argue for paid online.
- Comment on Xbox: "Price Increases Are Never Fun For Anybody" 1 week ago:
If they are charging to multiplayer why wouldn’t they want to replace ownership too so they get money every month.
- Comment on Xbox: "Price Increases Are Never Fun For Anybody" 1 week ago:
I’ve been in the fuck subscriptions camp. Sony locking multiplayer behind PS+ wad led me to dropping consoles as my primary gaming system too, since I refused to pay for online.
- Comment on New EA Owners Hoping AI Will Cut Costs And Boost Profits, It's Claimed 2 weeks ago:
I recommend saving the money and checking out the Finals which has better destruction. Has 3 v 3 objective mode too now for those who hated getting third partied.
- Comment on EA CEO says company values will 'remain unchanged' under the new ownership of Saudi Arabia and Jared Kushner's investment firm 2 weeks ago:
Finals has superior destruction anyways.
- Comment on The Video-Game Industry Has a Problem: There Are Too Many Games 2 weeks ago:
I have a friend that insists on getting games at launch. When I get the games years later though I notice they haven’t even played them for a hour while I go on to actually finish them.
So I think some people buy because of the hype than to actually play the game, since the act of purchasing gives them the high.
- Comment on I get texting and driving being a danger. But back in my day you could eat drink change radio stations etc. Why weren't laws implemented back then? 3 weeks ago:
They didn’t have seat belts either. So simplest explanation is that people were still figuring out what safety features were necessary for a new invention that started gaining traction. Lot of safety regulations that came into play happened afrer disasters like building codes. People learn from tragedy.
- Comment on 'My Advice to Users Is to Accept Reality and Tune, or to Not Play' — Randy Pitchford Is at the 'Get a Refund From Steam' Stage of the Borderlands 4 PC Performance Backlash 4 weeks ago:
The game already charted high on steam before he said anything. The game didn’t need customers to be direcrly insulted to get attention, and there’s so many better ways to get attention if controversy is the intent like saying people can’t see over 60 fps and that over 1080 is something most people don’t notice.
Telling people to redund if they don’t like it is jusr bizzare.
- Comment on 'My Advice to Users Is to Accept Reality and Tune, or to Not Play' — Randy Pitchford Is at the 'Get a Refund From Steam' Stage of the Borderlands 4 PC Performance Backlash 4 weeks ago:
Those people buy games regardless. But this feels like a personal challenge of being called out. Like the face popping out and going “yeah I knew you couldn’t resist bitch”. Usually there isn’t that psychological push back being put out there. It’s not needed.
- Comment on 'My Advice to Users Is to Accept Reality and Tune, or to Not Play' — Randy Pitchford Is at the 'Get a Refund From Steam' Stage of the Borderlands 4 PC Performance Backlash 4 weeks ago:
I don’t think there’s anything that well thought out, and it’s just someone who takes things personally and cant resist blurting out their thoughts.
Since after what he said my thinking was even if my friends beg me to get the game on discount I wont because of how personally irritated the comments have made me.
- Comment on 'My Advice to Users Is to Accept Reality and Tune, or to Not Play' — Randy Pitchford Is at the 'Get a Refund From Steam' Stage of the Borderlands 4 PC Performance Backlash 4 weeks ago:
It’s the year of the billionaire who dont keep their mouth shut because they believe they are right and everyone will agree with their points and love them.
Happening right now with Mark Cuban on the NBA side.
- Comment on Which handheld should I get? 4 weeks ago:
Looking at how there is still no follow up to the Steam VR and controller any attempts at estimates i doubt are based on any facts. Valve works in ways that don’t follow normal business logic.