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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's the rarest Steam achievement you got?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  I have bunch of 2% achievements listed on my profile with the “Rarest Achievement Showcase”. I feel like they are not even worth mentioning here, compared to the 0.2% lists in this thread. Amazing achievements. I don’t know any other way to find the rarest (without involving any third party service).

  Which is yours?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Game Pass Was Supposed To Save Xbox – Instead, It’s Killing the Company⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Day 1 AAA games were its biggest value in my opinion, because those are the most expensive games. I forgot the exact old prices, but I think on PC it was 12 and on console 15 Euros. Paying 180 Euros per year to “lend” them is still cheaper then buying one AAA game each or just every second month. I’m not the biggest fan of subscription. When I stop paying, then I loose access to those games. Yes, that’s the point of it, but that is also the problem I have. When the point of as service is a problem, then we have a problem. Therefore I purchase games rather (especially on PC). But that’s not the value for everyone else. Game Pass genuinely had its value, even if you subscribe for a few months in a row.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Game Pass Was Supposed To Save Xbox – Instead, It’s Killing the Company⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I hate Microsoft. I love XBOX.

  I hate Nintendo. I love Nintendo games.

  I hate Sony. I loved Sony.

  I love VALVE. I love Steam.

  PC is the Endgame.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is PlayStation Network Down Right Now? Players Report PSN Issues⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Status page probably took a while to “realize” its offline. They do not operate on realtime.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is PlayStation Network Down Right Now? Players Report PSN Issues⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I wonder if this is an organized attack, out of hate what Sony does at the moment.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is PlayStation Network Down Right Now? Players Report PSN Issues⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Not everyone has a console. And those who have it, might be at work and could plan around to come later to home. :-) These articles aren’t bad to have, they just report what is happening.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nintendo says users voluntarily paid higher prices, have no right to tariff refunds | Nintendo says Switch buyers got what they paid for, urges court to dismiss lawsuit.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Nintendo: (opens mouth)

  Me: lalalalala

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Miyamoto: Games based on developers’ personal interests resonate around the world, not those aiming for global appeal | VGC⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Link’s Awakening (the original on the OG GB) has a very special place in my heart, just like A Link To the Past. For years I debated with myself (no we are not split personalities) about the ending. I could listen to the tunes all day long, especially Tal Tal Heights. :-) You just unleashed a wave of nostalgia feelings.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Miyamoto: Games based on developers’ personal interests resonate around the world, not those aiming for global appeal | VGC⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I think it depends on the genre and even down to each individual game. Especially cheaper the game to produce, the more can be experimented not caring if its a failure. Because some taste might work for a small group and others might work for a bigger group. To me its fine to have games trying to appeal globally, but not in cost of individual games. I like both type of games, as long as they are realized well.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  My emulation backlog of games I want to (or started to) play is also huge. But besides that, I am also a sucker for games to try out without the intend to play them for longer session; especially true for really old systems from the 80s… XBOX holds up well, given its age off course. You don’t have to play all games, its often just fun to try out to see how the game works and then move on.

  For anyone starting with XBOX emulation, I recommend the files in .xiso format. That is a compressed .iso, which saves ton of space if you have lots of them (i am innocent!).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  My XBOX backwards compatibility on PC is called Xemu. On Linux, not just Windows 11.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are your favourite PSP games?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I never owned a PSP, but tried a few in an emulator. Really missed out on a fantastic device and game library. I think there are some obvious famous games that many recommend, as such

  • Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7
  • God of War - Ghost of Sparta
  • Grand Theft Auto Liberty/Vice City Stories
  • Lumines
  • Metal Gear Acid / Peace Walker / Portable Ops Plus
  • Monser Hunger Freedom Unite
  • Persona 2 Innocent Sin
  • Ratchet and Clank Size Matters

  Also kind of ports I think, maybe new games in series, I’m not sure. But just able to play these on a portable device is awesome:

  • Gran Turisomo
  • Littlle Big Planet
  • MotorStorm: Arctic Edge
  • OutRun 2006 - Coast 2 Coast
  • Tekken 6

  I didn’t play much on PSP yet. Following are also interesting:

  • Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex
  • Hot Shots Golf
  • Jeanne d’Arc
  • R-Type Command
  • Tekken - Dark Resurrection
  • Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins
  • WipEout Pure

  And the list goes on and on. This was an awesome handheld.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I didn’t realize the highly regarded Blood and Wine would have so much possible playtime! Maybe that’s the playtime with the normal play through of the actual together? OK so I looked up howlongtobeat.com/game/33660 and it says 28 hours for main story and side missions on average, and over 40 hours for competitions. Which is still extremely impressive, as the DLC is of high quality.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Anyway it’s 11 years old and didn’t even need another dlc/expansion.

  No one is forced to buy or play it. The fact that the game didn’t need a DLC / Expansion speaks for the game. Nowadays games are developed with DLC in mind and cut off from the actual game just to sell you a part at launch. I wish more older games would get high quality DLCs like Witcher 3 does. CD Project Red does usually a phenomenal job of doing these expansions without abusing its user base.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  What does that even mean? No one who has the game and expansions need to buy it. Having Special Editions with everything in one go is just easier for anyone going into the game for first time. Also it most likely has all the updates up to that point builtin. I really like Special Editions for this reason. Generally speaking off course.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Only 7 PlayStation games have sold over 100,000 physical copies in the US this year, says analyst, as commenters demand discs without buying them⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  With the PS4 and PS5, I can’t think of a single game that works from the purchased disc.

  Have a look here: www.doesitplay.org/list

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Great Steam Deck Crash of 2026: How The New Pricing Slashed Demand by 80%⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Not really surprising, if the price goes up for an old device. Its not like consoles that the Steam Deck would be the only way to play PC and Steam games, let alone all the competition on the market for handheld PC devices. On top of it, the availability wasn’t guaranteed either.

  It is what it is.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Should I buy a Switch 2 despite owning an OLED?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Its expected that the Switch 2 will increase in price and then on top of it, the OLED edition will be even more expensive probably. In todays day and age, holding off in hope of better deal or hardware is no longer the best default option. Unless you really want an OLED, then there is no other way than waiting.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Unbelievable that Assassin's Creed never won a Game of the Year award⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe if you look at the games in isolation, maybe then? The problem for many (especially for testers) was the fatigue of massive Assassins Creed games with so many meaningless stuff added around an actual good game. And later things like microtransactions ruined the fun for lot of people too. And the later games even didn’t do anything particularly original or was very perfected games to stick out.

  So therefore many testers didn’t “champion” the Assassins Creed games anymore. It had its fans, especially longtime players in the series. But those are not who decide if a game gets an award or what rating it has. So even if players like the games, that is disconnected from the testers of various outlets.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Unbelievable that Assassin's Creed never won a Game of the Year award⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  For which year? After the few Assassins Creed games, they were similar in gameplay, so not really worthy of GOTY for most. Not every good or popular game can win an award. The best chance of winning could have II, III or IV. I’ve looked at best rated games of the year for those games on Metacritic (I could not find a way to sort lists on OpenCritic).

  Assassins Creed 2 (2009) - 90:

  • Uncharted 2 - 96
  • Call of Duty Modern Warfare - 94
  • GTA China Town - 93

  Assassins Creed Brotherhood (2010): 89

  • Super Mario Galaxy 2 - 98
  • Mass Effect 2 - 96
  • Red Dead Redemption - 95

  Assassins Creed 4 Black Flag (2013): 88

  • Last of Us - 95
  • BioShock Infinite - 94
  • Super Mario 3D World - 93

  The Assassins Creed games are fun, but not a juggernaut in gameplay or otherwise. They were never these massive perfected games, standing out as the pillar of gaming. If you have competition like Uncharted 2, Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Last of Us, and come with the same formula again, then you can’t expect to win awards for being the best game of the year.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I think we weren’t talking about the exact same thing. It got convoluted already, so maybe we just move on. :D

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes and no. As in, if this its true, then the poster is in a situation where he or she would not clarify. Because its a question. From their perspective. If the poster would know and clarify these things, then my theory would be wrong. So I cannot be right and the poster clarifying at the same time. That’s the “paradox” here you ask.

  But whatever. I just tried to help understanding.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Please don’t. I hate if the original question gets deleted after discussion and answering.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Well that is just a thought process. Its like explaining and then asking: “Is it correct what I am thinking.” That also shows the person is thinking this through, but is unsure if this is correct and needs validation or correction. It always sounds funny if someone asking answers it themselves in the same question. But as explained, it makes sense from the view of the poster.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Regional prices. To not abuse regional prices, and to make it work, they have to lock it. Otherwise some regions would have extremely expensive games. But because they could not afford the games otherwise, the regional prices takes this into account and sell the games for cheaper in those regions. If everyone outside the world could buy there, they would. Then it would be pointless for the publisher, because the cheapest price is then the normal price.

  So regional prices is not here to make it expensive for you, but more like make it affordable for those, who wouldn’t otherwise able to buy. At least that’s the idea as far as I understand.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Xbox needs to make a choice, says former PlayStation leader Shawn Layden: be a publisher or a platform, but you can't be both⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  And on the eve of Spider-Man, it was like: we should just put a ring on it - we’ve been dating for 20 years.

  Lol, never seen it like this. They were dating and making babies for 20 years. And then got married.

  On the other side, we have Microsoft with a big harem, but uncapable of doing babies with most of them, abortion, mistreatment, replacement with robots.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Xbox needs to make a choice, says former PlayStation leader Shawn Layden: be a publisher or a platform, but you can't be both⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  XBOX hire this man.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Indie dev defends criticism of Steam refund abuse amid review bombing of his game: 'It's wrong to refund a game after having fun with it and completing it'⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t know how you can compare the AUR to this situation. With the AUR, if you know what you are doing, then you can check the script yourself. You don’t have to trust in good faith.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Just a scam. And this is a spam post to market this scam.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨As Xbox and PlayStation flounder, Steam is reportedly having another record year⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What choices do you mean? Steam is the defacto standard on PC. Also just because most people use something (like Windows as operating system), does not mean they don’t care or get annoyed by Windows. Just for the analogy. Millions of people care about the points I listed. And you can see it in forums and social media or YouTube video creators too, if you don’t believe me.

  You are not very specific about what you think. It is hard to understand about what exactly you talk. What choices, which people?