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- Comment on The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remaster is real - Eurogamer 1 day ago:
Why is that? It’s being done by a different studio entirely that specializes in ports and remasters.
- Comment on The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remaster is real - Eurogamer 1 day ago:
This is definitely a ground-up remake, not a port with original code.
- Comment on The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remaster is real - Eurogamer 2 days ago:
It’ll happen. I don’t think it’ll be good, but it’ll happen.
This remaster was made by a different studio, not Bethesda, so I do believe them after they said that TES6 is now in full production following Starfield.
- Comment on The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remaster is real - Eurogamer 2 days ago:
Microsoft likes doing shadowdrops, apparently. Hi-Fi Rush being the most prominent, but they also shadowdropped the Ninja Gaiden 2 remake a few months ago.
- Comment on The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remaster is real - Eurogamer 2 days ago:
I mean, despite whatever reputation UE5 may have, Oblivion was legendarily buggy. Oblivion defined Bethesda’s reputation for producing bug-riddled games.
- Comment on The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remaster is real - Eurogamer 2 days ago:
Well…more room for improvement, then?
- Comment on The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remaster is real - Eurogamer 2 days ago:
I am actually not even sure how much input Bethesda had in this. It was remastered by an outside studio contracted by Microsoft. The same studio handling the remaster of Metal Gear Solid 3, apparently.
- Comment on The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remaster is real - Eurogamer 2 days ago:
The only part that gives me pause is that this is supposedly in Unreal Engine rather than Bethesda’s usual engine.
Not to say that there won’t be a modding scene, but it will be substantially different without the equivalent of the Construction Set/GECK/Creation Kit.
- Comment on PS5 price to rise in Europe, Australia and New Zealand 3 days ago:
For me they’re still on par in terms of game pricing because PC still doesn’t have the advantage of physical media that you can buy used or borrow for free. But the console makers seem to be doing everything in their power to kill that advantage, with Nintendo’s “game key card” being the latest move in the all-digital direction.
- Comment on PS5 price to rise in Europe, Australia and New Zealand 3 days ago:
Good luck getting one, hardware has been practically non-existent lately. At least for anything other than scalper prices. I hope that this trend doesn’t continue too much longer.
- Comment on PS5 price to rise in Europe, Australia and New Zealand 3 days ago:
It’s not like the PC market is in great shape either, though. I mean I’m sure it’s fine if you’re mostly playing indie games that are not too visually demanding and taxing on the hardware, but it is insanely expensive to buy a good computer these days that can play newer games in good quality. Even with the price increases, a GPU alone will run you the cost of a PS5 or more, maybe even double.
Or maybe that’s just it, maybe there won’t be a noticeable gen bump for a long time, since no one can afford it. Time to start focusing on how to make hardware cheaper instead of better.
- Comment on Marathon | Reveal Cinematic Short 5 days ago:
No matter how interesting a concept it may look, it’s still just a shitty live service game.
- Comment on Baldur’s Gate 3 is getting 12 new subclasses next week 6 days ago:
Not to develop mods, but the PS5 version of the game (and Xbox) supports some mods available from the mod manager that you can also find on PC. I think the console versions of mods require an approval process to make sure they work.
- Comment on Baldur’s Gate 3 is getting 12 new subclasses next week 6 days ago:
You can turn auto updates off
- Comment on Day 268 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games l've been playing 1 week ago:
Really? I get like very creepy uncanny valley vibes with these cats
- Comment on Appers 1 week ago:
American sports fans literally don’t know any other chants besides “Let’s go (Team Name)! clap clap clapclapclap” for domestic games, or “U-S-A! U-S-A!” for international ones.
- Comment on Netflix’s Sci-Fi Series '3 Body Problem' to Film Seasons 2 & 3 Back-To-Back 1 week ago:
Well, “fine.”
“Your sister” and “Bad poosey” are lines that still stick with me despite still being in “book territory” at the time.
A lot of the other things, like some very important dropped characters, made the experience that much worse. They really bungled up Dorne, because they left out half of the Dornish.
- Comment on Netflix’s Sci-Fi Series '3 Body Problem' to Film Seasons 2 & 3 Back-To-Back 1 week ago:
I haven’t read the books but I did enjoy season 1.
My main concern though is that the show is being run by the same fuckups who ruined Game of Thrones, so it would not surprise me if they end up just really biffing the conclusion.
- Comment on Ubisoft says you "cannot complain" it shut down The Crew because you never actually owned it, and you weren't "deceived" by the lack of an offline version 1 week ago:
Sadly, the legal interpretation of copyright says you own the plastic, but not the data it contains. It sucks but it’s not just Ubisoft.
- Comment on Hades 2 will be a Nintendo Switch 2 console exclusive at launch 1 week ago:
It’s no different from Hades 1. It was exclusive to PC and Switch at launch, then released for other consoles 11 months later.
- Comment on carlos for scale 1 week ago:
Around 20 ad-tier Big Macs, or ~31 shrinkflation Big Macs in 2025. Unfortunately the Big Mac as a unit of measurement was standardized way back in '89 so it may not be as consistent with modern-day readings.
Now measuring in Baconators is likely to be more reliable when factoring in time difference, but you’ll have to factor in the different conversion ratios depending on whether you’re dealing with a single, double, or triple. The double is the base unit and is defined as 1/71 of a 1995 Ford F150.
- Comment on ain't your buddy, pal! 1 week ago:
I’m apparently in the “Pal” region and it’s not a word I use often to refer to people, nor have I heard it used often by others either.
We use “Dude” pretty often, but looking at the map you’d think this is a dude desert.
- Comment on carlos for scale 1 week ago:
About 3/200 of a football field, or roughly 24 Big Macs.
- Comment on I really need these games ported to Steam. What do y'all have on your lists? 1 week ago:
You can, though from personal experience it can be a bit finicky if you’re trying to emulate the better PSP version. There are some optional patches that can be applied to it to improve stability, but it still crashes on me a few times in PPSSPP.
A native PC release would have been nice to have. It’s one of the few FF games still not available on PC/Steam.
Alternatively, one could grab the Android version and try to run that on PC through the now-deprecated WSA, but the mobile port is touch input only with no controller support.
- Comment on Satisfactory now has controller support, so there’s no excuse for your bad lines 2 weeks ago:
As someone who played World of Warcraft for many years using only mouse and keyboard, before moving on to FFXIV…I have never played FFXIV on mouse and keyboard and don’t even know how I could at this point >!except for the few times I do the Air Force One GATE at the Gold Saucer because the aim speed on a controller is just way too slow!<
- Comment on The Duskbloods [Nintendo Direct | Nintendo Switch 2] 2 weeks ago:
Before anyone gets hyped thinking this is a spiritual sequel to Bloodborne, they may want to read the description on the official site (translated from Japanese via DeepL):
The Duskbloods," a multiplayer action game, was announced during a Nintendo Direct released on Wednesday, April 2.
The software for Nintendo Switch 2 is a PvPvE-based multiplayer action game that pits up to eight players against each other, and between players and their enemies. Players take on the role of the “Twilight Bloods,” a race of people who have been given powers beyond those of humans through the power of special blood, and engage in an epic battle for the "First Blood.
The “Creator’s Voice,” an interview with the director regarding the concept and worldview of the game, will be released on Friday, April 4 at 10:00 p.m.
Please look forward to the release of this work in 2026.
This game appears to be to Bloodborne what Nightreign is to Elden Ring: an online multiplayer-focused experience using a lightweight version of their gameplay formula. Only, while Nightreign is co-op, this one appears to be more competitive.
Basically, no one should be buying a Switch 2 for this game if they’re expecting Bloodborne 2. If they do, they’re setting themselves up for disappointment.
- Comment on Nintendo Switch 2 Launches on June 5th Worldwide; 1080p Screen With 120 FPS and HDR Support, Docked Mode 4K Resolution Support Confirmed 2 weeks ago:
Well, “owning,” if they’re bought through Steam.
Does the Steam Deck have GOG support?
- Comment on GameChat - Nintendo Switch 2 2 weeks ago:
At least it seemed honest. But yeah, I feel like when you have only one other player in focus, it should try to stream in better quality. Must be capped by the output device.
- Comment on Three original movies are being released in theaters today 2 weeks ago:
Two, if one counts Death of a Unicorn as well, in spite of its comedic elements.
- Comment on Dig this trench to protect your landlord's ability to gouge your decendants. 3 weeks ago:
Weird that it would be coming from Americans given how often US media has depicted the importance of the homefront during the various wars that America has participated in.
Militaries still need food and supplies to operate, so someone has to be making/raising/growing all of that stuff. And those workers need to be paid, accommodated, and kept happy, so every other industry like banking, education, healthcare, entertainment, etc. needs to keep running at full steam to prop up all aspects of the supply chain.