artyom

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⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Cracked version of Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls on PC runs better than official release - Variable⁩ ⁨⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:
Good performance isn’t necessarily an “issue” in the sense of something that would be reported. It’s an issue in the sense of stuff being left on the table for the sake of greed.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨First test flight of largest all-electric aircraft used just $5 of electricity⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:
Notably missing: the distance of the flight. Regardless, I don’t believe it. I think they’ve for some funny math going on.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rideshare Stimulator finally gets its genAI disclosure after much Saber-rattling, and it turns out the game also uses the tech for in-game music⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

The game also includes a mix of radio stations featuring human-made music and AI-generated music

This is probably the wrong audience to ask but if you don’t give a shit at all about the quality of the music, why not just use royalty-free music? Isn’t that easier? And cheaper?

I just don’t understand this shit at all. You’re Coca-Cola and spend $5 b-b-billion/year on advertising but you’re gonna skimp and save like $1k on paying a human to create quality content and instead just outsource it to shitty AI-generated images? WTF is happening?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rideshare Stimulator finally gets its genAI disclosure after much Saber-rattling, and it turns out the game also uses the tech for in-game music⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
So there will be some sort of punishment from Steam for lying about their game on the store, right?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
When I used Facebook I would use this GreasyFork script with the ViolentMonkey extension. That’s about as close as I ever got to a “clean” Facebook experience.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Take-Two CEO Admits GTA 6 Could Have Cost More Than $80, but Rockstar Chose Restraint and Overdelivered Value⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Ah yes, Take-Two, notorious philanthropists in modern gaming.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dev at id Software says Microsoft 'burned a lot of bridges' in the industry: 'They fundamentally don't understand art, they don't understand games'⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
If they understood dollar signs they would leave the art to the artists and just deal with management. But they don’t understand that either.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ford's affordable EV pickup is named Fathom, and it will start at $28,350⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
ok?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ford's affordable EV pickup is named Fathom, and it will start at $28,350⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Ok now make it a car and you’ll have my attrntion
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube’s AI slop detector incorrectly targets Kurzgesagt as other creators fear same fate⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
Yeah this is happening on every major platform now, and only getting worse. As usual, the YT review process is useless and the humans are nowhere to be found.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bloodbath Ahead For EA As It Looks To Cut $700 Million In Annual Costs Under Saudi Arabia⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Good riddance
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ghosted After a Job Interview? Report the Company⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
So then isn’t the reverse also true?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ghosted After a Job Interview? Report the Company⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
But it’s not, because you got a job, and thus are no longer interested/eligible.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ghosted After a Job Interview? Report the Company⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

I do notify those that gave me an offer

And the ones that didn’t?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ghosted After a Job Interview? Report the Company⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
1. Every company does this. So this will be great if you want a database of companies that exist.
2. When you get a job, do you go back and notify all the companies that you interviewed with? Because I don’t.
My advice: get as many interviews as you can. When you’re done, forget about them and move on to the next one.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nintendo says users voluntarily paid higher prices, have no right to tariff refunds⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Yeah I don’t think there is a legal precedent in place for this sort of scenario. Ya know, the one where the President unilaterally demands an illegal tariff and the various departments all comply, but then someone tells them the illegal thing is obviously illegal and now they have refund all the tariffs they took.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Former Valve writer says PlayStation killing physical discs is no conspiracy: "You, the consumer, have made your choice, and the choice is for digital"⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
It’s not at all “no matter what”. They have to be worth it.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Former Valve writer says PlayStation killing physical discs is no conspiracy: "You, the consumer, have made your choice, and the choice is for digital"⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

I wouldn’t really use 60$ as a low price, but that’s beside the point.

You’re talking about capping game prices at a relatively “low” price, and I think you knew what I meant.

Your missing the trees for the forest. It’s not the low price, but setting a line which one does not cross.

I’m not missing anything. I’m saying setting a line makes no sense because not every game has the same amount of content.

Not having that line and constantly accepting every subsequent new mechanic to extract more profit from us has resulted in the current state of AAA gaming industry.

The gaming industry pricing has been virtually unchanged since inception. If anything, it’s because consumers refuse to pay more that games suck now, because publishers rely on DLCs and relentlessly harassing consumers to buy mtx.

Though where would you draw the line?

I don’t draw a line anywhere. That’s what I’m trying to explain to you. As I said, it’s entirely dependent on the content of the game.

If they launch Control Resonant for $100 I would pay it because it’s my favorite franchise of all time and I’ve gotten hundreds of hours of enjoyment out of it.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Former Valve writer says PlayStation killing physical discs is no conspiracy: "You, the consumer, have made your choice, and the choice is for digital"⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

A point from which onward one no longer accepts any further abuse.

A higher price does not mean abuse. It very well could just mean its a higher quality game with more content.

or else we do get current climate of AAA games riddled with mtx, psychological manipulation, getting more expensive yearly, no longer any long term guarantees either, while gameplay, story and performance quality dropping as well.

How does a low price stop that from happening? If anything it’s the opposite.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Former Valve writer says PlayStation killing physical discs is no conspiracy: "You, the consumer, have made your choice, and the choice is for digital"⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
A random bluesky post is not a study
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Former Valve writer says PlayStation killing physical discs is no conspiracy: "You, the consumer, have made your choice, and the choice is for digital"⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
And you returned it and demanded a physical copy?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Former Valve writer says PlayStation killing physical discs is no conspiracy: "You, the consumer, have made your choice, and the choice is for digital"⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

The corporation always has the upper hand because the customer CAN ONLY buy what the corporation is OFFERING to sell

Absolutely not correct, because the opposite is also true. The corporation can only still what the consumer is offering to buy.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Former Valve writer says PlayStation killing physical discs is no conspiracy: "You, the consumer, have made your choice, and the choice is for digital"⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
There shouldn’t be an arbitrary “line in the sand” for games. Just like there shouldn’t be for any other product. Because products are not all the same. Some games might take an hour to beat and others have endless replayability and it shouldn’t be expected that these all cost the same.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨EA VP Urges Companies To Think About In-Game Ads During Development: ‘That’s A Huge Opportunity’⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Reminds me which platform FDroid works on. And Obtainium. And Accrescent. And Epic Games Store. And Amazon store.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨EA VP Urges Companies To Think About In-Game Ads During Development: ‘That’s A Huge Opportunity’⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Why don’t you go ahead and do that and come back with some links.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨EA VP Urges Companies To Think About In-Game Ads During Development: ‘That’s A Huge Opportunity’⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
No one owns the Android landscape either
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨EA VP Urges Companies To Think About In-Game Ads During Development: ‘That’s A Huge Opportunity’⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
I know they exist but I can’t be bothered to sort through the mountains of garbage to find them.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨EA VP Urges Companies To Think About In-Game Ads During Development: ‘That’s A Huge Opportunity’⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
I never got into Android gaming because 90% of it is adware. If the PC landscape turns into this, you can bet your ass I’ll stop playing that as well.
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
What’s wrong with existing databases?
⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨id Software insists in new statement that it still has "the crew we need to build the games and tech we're known for"⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:
Exactly. You expect us to believe you laid off half your workforce and your games will be completely unimpacted? Either you had terrible management and a ton of completely unnecessary employees or (more likely) you’re lying.