RightHandOfIkaros

@RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Day 746 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  The game is dark like that. Your display probably has settings that make it brighter. Even the original game didnt look that dark because CRTs brightened the display and added more to the omage than what the Xbox put out. Modern displays just output direct so they don’t get the benefit that CRTs used to have, so they looked way darker than you remember.

  Basically, its not your fault or something, its the display being different.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sony's PlayStation Profits Rose 37% – Powered by Tariff Refunds, Not Game Sales⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  The question is, how do you legally know that they passed all that cost on to the customers? After all, customers did not pay the import fees directly. It will be a hard case to make.

  Tariffs were announced which applied to PlayStation products. The prices consumers had to pay for these products increased at the same time. It is not hard to know that the price increase is related to the tariff. Also, I cannot find it right now but I think Sony even publicly blamed price increases on tariffs.

  Now personally, I strongly believe businesses abused the announcement of tariffs and the general person being a total idiot when it comes to knowing what tariffs do in order to increase the and consumer price by MORE than what the tariff added at point of entry. I believe this ALSO should be illegal as price gouging.

  Also, a majority of Americans voted to introduce tariffs. It was a big part of Trump’s campaign from the start. The reason Sony received this money in the first place was because of errors made by the American government, making the tariffs illegal. It was the US government that is responsible for this money, not Sony.

  Voting habits or trends are entirely irrelevant to the conversation. I dont care about politics, nor is it part of the issue. The government added a tariff on an imported good. The business passed the cost to the consumer instead of paying it themselves. If the business consumed the cost themselves, they would legally be entitled to the refunded money; they were the ones that paid it. But since they passed the price off to the consumer (or distributor, depending on the sale endpoint if they weren’t making a direct to consumer sale), they are not legally entitled to any of it. Therefore if they keep the money instead of refunding it, that should be legally considered theft. Like when an employer makes a payroll mistake and accidentally underpair an employee, they cannot keep that money they have to pay it to the employee it belongs to.

  It should be the responsibility of the government to enforce that the money gets to its legal owner. However, because Sony has all the sales records related to the refunded money, it is Sony’s responsibility to process the refunds to the effected sales. In the case of a distributor (like Target or Amazon), once they receieve the refunds for the tariffs those distributors now have the responsibility to use their own sales records to issue refunds to the consumers that paid it, unless the distributor consumed the tariff cost themselves.

  Should these efforts incur extra cost (IE, the financial employees have to work more hours than they are already on payroll for), then those additional costs should be the government’s responsibility to pay to the business. If there is no extra cost, the business isnt entitled to extra money. They already pay employees to handle financial records for the business, so unless they need to be staying overtime and working very long hours, this would already be part of their regular job responsibilities.

  Perhaps this explains what I said SHOULD happen a bit better. I am sure that isnt what actually will happen and the business is just going to fight to keep the money. Greed always wins in this world.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sony's PlayStation Profits Rose 37% – Powered by Tariff Refunds, Not Game Sales⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Since they passed that cost to the consumer, they should be legally required to play it back to the consumers. A refund on a tariff that the consumer had to pay should not be legally pocketable by the business, that should be legally considered theft or robbery.

  It is not the fault of the business, and if they incur more operating costs refunding the money then they need to sue the government to be reimbursed for that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The hill I will die on: Games are the opposite of fun, and I’d ban them for anyone over 12 | Emily Watkins⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Let me guess, TheGuardian has been declining and panicked by hitting the “publish a stupid article that is so outrageous it will definitely ruin the authors career but the outrage clicks might get enough ad revenue to line the CEOs pockets by one more dollar” button.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bethesda unveils new logo⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I hope they actually release a Bethesda game so they can put this logo on it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A new PlayStation controller patent showcases a controller with no physical buttons⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  “In order to keep up with changing player demands, we at PlayStation are announcing that controller buttons will no longer be available physically.”

  “From now on, each game will come with its own separate subscription service, where you can subscribe to the buttons for the controller device in digital form only. The game publishers will also sell skins for the buttons at additional cost, also only in digital form.”

  “Play has no limits.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Game Pass Was Supposed To Save Xbox – Instead, It’s Killing the Company⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Games Media has been acting like they want Xbox to die off and have only Sony and Nintendo making hardware, but I have been saying for years that would be horrendously bad for gaming.

  Nintendo pulled the ultimate anti-consumer move by actively removing themselves from competing with PlayStation and Xbox.

  Right now Sony is acting like they have no competition, pushing the envelop of what they can get way with while Xbox is still in the game: No more disks, absurd price increases, etc. They figure the same thing I was warning: Don’t like it? Where are you going to go? To what competitor? See you in two weeks.

  But for all the Normies? They don’t care. Just eat up the slop until the water is boiling them alove and they won’t have noticed until its too late.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"We still value the culture of physical media" As PlayStation prepares for an all-digital future, Sega president comes out in support of discs⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  This just sounds like SEGA is saying they want to get rid of physical media too. “Shift to digital” just means “end physical,” just like PlayStation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game Delayed on Xbox Hours Before Launch⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I would guess this means Xbox likely found a bug that they won’t allow the game to be released with. Xbox has the most rigorous testing requirements of all the consoles for developers to release games, believe it or not. Its not really for game stability but more for security. You submit a game or update to them and they check it to make sure its not malware/going to brick your Xbox/etc. If they find something they don’t like, they tell you to fix it and then resubmit it. Whatever this backend feature is that isn’t working (MTX cash shop probably) likely is causing a major security issue.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are your favourite PSP games?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
  • Obscure The Aftermath
  • Test Drive Unlimited
  • Silent Hill Origins
  • Brandish The Dark Revenant
  • Coded Arms
  • Fate Extra
  • Jeanne D Arc
  • Metal Gear Acid/Peace Walker/Portable Ops
  • Rengoku
  • Dantes Inferno
  • Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex
  • Warriors of the Lost Empire
  • Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
  • Gods Eater Burst
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Choo Chooo⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Due to the changing demands in gaming, trains have been discontinued physically and will now be enjoyable virtually.

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

  The regular price being $59.99 USD or less.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  They should be forced to update the original version which stopped working before they do this. Wildlands isnt even that old, they definitely have the source still.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Whatever Nintendo thinks will appease the shareholders is what will happen.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bethesda roadmap: more Fallout is coming, Starfield support continues, but Elder Scrolls VI is the main priority⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Honestly Id rather have Creation Engine anything than Unreal Engine 5. Ill even take regressed versions like Gamebryo or NetImmerse.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨EA VP Urges Companies To Think About In-Game Ads During Development: ‘That’s A Huge Opportunity’⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Guess we can’t have real life cars then either, right?

  Putting real life cars into racing games, real life athletes into sports games, etc. its only purpose is advertising. There is no other reason than advertising to include any brand logo or product from real life into a video game.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨EA VP Urges Companies To Think About In-Game Ads During Development: ‘That’s A Huge Opportunity’⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Im fine if they actuslly fit the game. But this means they are basically limited to games that are only set in the real world. I actually liked seeing the Old Spice and Nokia billboards in NFS Underground 2, and seeing them now is an even bigger reminder of the time the game came out. Or the random products in Kojima games.

  But seeing real world product ads in games like Halo or Dark Souls? No thanks. I can’t see how you add those to the world and make them feel like prt of the game world.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do both games & consoles cost more in the US when you factor in both sales tax and minimum wage?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Here in South California, the poverty line is $100,000 USD. If you make less than that per year, you are considered poor. Cost of living is horrendous here, so you can imagine that makes everything feel expensive. And its only going to keep getting worse. I wouldn’t be surprised to hear in 10 yeas that its $175k.

  If I have to choose between one game and a meal for my family, the game loses every time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Guess the game (#009)⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Reminds me of the Lord of the Rings Battle for Middle Earth RTS. That was a great game.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Contemplating on playing a controversial developer's bought game⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You already gave them the Monet

  Bro paid an insane price for this game, he better play it.

• ⁨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"⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Bandai Banco has the RE Engine

  Don’t you mean Capcom?

• ⁨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"⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Bethesda still uses NetImmerse dervived Creation Engine. Or is it called Hero Engine now? I always knew it as NetImmerse which morphed into Gamebryo and then that morphed into Creation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft loses Brazilian court case after telling hacked Xbox user to re-purchase games⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I am pretty sure most business financial experts would say this unironically.

  Obviously they also know they are ethically wrong to do this since in this case it isnt the customer’s fault. Also $400 USD is such a tiny expense to a business like Microsoft, I dont see how they couldn’t just comp it. He already paid for them before, so effectively moving the 1s and 0s to a new account will cost them next to nothing, way less than $400.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨As Xbox and PlayStation flounder, Steam is reportedly having another record year⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Steam sales.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bethesda Union Workers To Protest Mass Layoffs Next Week⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean, I don’t think Todd could have predicted the world’s economic crisis it is currently in.

  If people like you and I actually had the money to spend on games like we used to ~10-15 years ago, I would say it is less likely that Todd’s statement would be considered wrong.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bethesda Union Workers To Protest Mass Layoffs Next Week⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Never forget what Oblivion did to beast race legs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Statement from OneBGS, the Bethesda Games Studios union⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ll be honest, I think Bethesda is too big. They hired too many employees for the studio to handle.

  Most AAA studios have too many people. It gets to a point where these huge teams take too long to make something because they cannot be as flexible as game development requires with so many people.

  That they held onto so many people for this long is pretty impressive, actually. I thought certainly it would have happened sooner.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Finally started Cyberpunk.... I can't stop climbing everything.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I think the marketing did this game a great disservice. It promised something the game was not, and the developers had to alter their plans to match the marketing. This ended up with a very rough launch, but the recent patches have really helped pick the game up.

  I find it is still more limited than even something like Starfield, as far as limited choices effecting the game go, and while I would have preferred the greater freedom Starfield presents (to that games own detriment sometimes), Cyberpunk 2077 is still an enjoyable experience for what it is.

  Just make sure to fully spell out the name instead of abbreviating it. Bit of an unfortunate situation with that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[OC] Anon is a femcel⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  An Incel would say to a femcel “I’ll date you” and the femcels would say no therefore proving the Incels point thats its voluntary celibacy.

  I won’t lie, they would kinda have a point with that.

  I am not suggesting incels and femcels should date each other, that probably would be a bad idea, but some people who call themselves incel/femcel are just overly picky with unrealistic expectations of the kind of partner they can reasonably expect to draw the attention of. That is not involuntary, that is quite literally voluntary.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Piracy is not a pricing issue. It’s a service issue": Sony just proved why digital storefronts are broken⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean, Gabe is right mostly. But piracy sometimes is just a pricing issue. In a lot of poor countries piracy is more common because they cannot afford games at $59.99 USD.

  Gabe couldn’t really have predicted games would get where they are today, with publishers trying to normalize $70 and $80 for the basic incomplete versions in a global economy spiraling the drain, so holding his statement to today’s standards isn’t very fair. He’s right, but things have become much more dire than he likely imagined.