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- Comment on Is Hollow Knight Silksong's 'cheap' price a problem for other indie games? Devs and publishers weigh up its impact | Eurogamer 1 hour ago:
I think you got the most level-headed take here. It really is about capitalism and the fact that gaming is now a mature market, which means it is now sufficiently saturated in the stink of capitalism and megacorps, just like other media industries. In a world where we weren’t all being squeezed from every direction, games would probably cost less and Silksong’s price wouldn’t seem like an outlier.
- Is Hollow Knight Silksong's 'cheap' price a problem for other indie games? Devs and publishers weigh up its impact | Eurogamerwww.eurogamer.net ↗Submitted 3 hours ago to gaming@beehaw.org | 12 comments
- Comment on PS5 price is an ‘unexpectedly large’ barrier for Monster Hunter Wilds sales, Capcom president says | VGC 6 hours ago:
oh yeah, in an MMO 10k hours is practically a requirement for endgame hahaha
- Comment on Sainsbury's to trial facial recognition to catch shoplifters 8 hours ago:
In a supermarket? It’s always been a good time to wear a mask.
- Comment on Doc's Cleaning Kits and Accessories Advert 8 hours ago:
Why does Doc wear Mickey Mouse ears?
- Comment on PS5 Digital Edition consoles are reportedly getting a quiet storage downgrade | VGC 1 day ago:
yeah it’s unfortunate that they have become the dominant force in the gaming industry. Sony always does cool stuff when they are in second place, and then they do this fuckshit when they are in first. It will be interesting to see how they fare as we get closer to the next generation of consoles, one wonders if the current trends in the market will cause them to lose a lot of market share just because they’ve become stagnant.
- PS5 Digital Edition consoles are reportedly getting a quiet storage downgrade | VGCwww.videogameschronicle.com ↗Submitted 1 day ago to gaming@beehaw.org | 5 comments
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- Comment on Welcome to Rogue (a new worker-owned gaming outlet) 1 day ago:
ooooh always love a new worker-owned gaming outlet bee heart eyes emoji
- Comment on PS5 price is an ‘unexpectedly large’ barrier for Monster Hunter Wilds sales, Capcom president says | VGC 2 days ago:
We thank you for your service to the Origin System bee hat tip emoji
- Comment on PS5 price is an ‘unexpectedly large’ barrier for Monster Hunter Wilds sales, Capcom president says | VGC 2 days ago:
mad respect for y’all, but you monster hunters are crazy. I have like 100 hours in games like Cities: Skylines or Crusader Kings, but 100 hours in an action game is so wild to me. But I love y’all for it.
- Comment on PS5 price is an ‘unexpectedly large’ barrier for Monster Hunter Wilds sales, Capcom president says | VGC 2 days ago:
I played it for 200h and it was okay but it somewhat lost me after that.
I can’t tell if you’re joking
- Comment on Why Do Kids Play Roblox? | Remap 2 days ago:
if you already thought Roblox games were slop, wait till you see what M$ has in mind!!
- Comment on Why Do Kids Play Roblox? | Remap 2 days ago:
I’ll give you that maybe it’s just “different”, but I also feel like no one would give obbies even a passing glance if they weren’t free-to-play. There may be depth there, but I think most would agree that it doesn’t feel good to play.
- Comment on Why Do Kids Play Roblox? | Remap 2 days ago:
Fair point, but I disagree. I think the point of the article is to ponder what makes Roblox so appealing to kids, and the target audience is parents and older gamers that don’t “get it”. To that end, I think the article is fine to meander, because Patrick is partly explaining what Roblox is to an audience that mostly does not understand. He’s also trying to poke at what the popularity of Roblox means for traditional games that most of us put our time into. So yes, he’s kind of hitting three points in one article and that comes across as a bit unfocused. On the other hand, I think the article is more conversational and fun to read than it would be if he had laser-focused on his thesis.
- PS5 price is an ‘unexpectedly large’ barrier for Monster Hunter Wilds sales, Capcom president says | VGCwww.videogameschronicle.com ↗Submitted 2 days ago to gaming@beehaw.org | 13 comments
- Comment on Why Do Kids Play Roblox? | Remap 3 days ago:
Do you disagree that Roblox is dangerous?
- Comment on Why Do Kids Play Roblox? | Remap 3 days ago:
“the core platforming mechanics are fun” is subjective, but I generally agree with Patrick that platforming in Roblox is awful. I feel like if you think that is fun, you haven’t played a real platformer.
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- Comment on Sony is reportedly planning a Nintendo Switch-style PlayStation 6 portable | VGC 4 days ago:
the problem with the mobile game market is that it is aggressively opposed to any kind of premium experience. Time and again, the market has proven that they are not willing to pay very much upfront for a premium gaming experience. Games that try to charge a “premium” price like $10 or $20 tend to suffer for the choice to charge that much. You’ve seen attempts to address this problem (like Apple Arcade), and they’ve seen moderate success, but it doesn’t seem to be changing the overall shape of the market. App stores are still full of free-to-play slop because that is what gets the most downloads and plays and positive reviews.
- Comment on Sony is reportedly planning a Nintendo Switch-style PlayStation 6 portable | VGC 5 days ago:
Yeah I don’t blame ya. Sony has dropped the ball on a lot of side hustles in the past. PSVR2 is just the most recent one.
- Comment on Sony is reportedly planning a Nintendo Switch-style PlayStation 6 portable | VGC 5 days ago:
Not exactly. “Nintendo-Switch-style” means it would be part of the PS6 stack, like any game that releases on console PS6 would also have to work on handheld PS6. And docking=the device runs in a higher power mode.
- PC modders optimise Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater before Konami does, and add Hideo Kojima to boot | Eurogamerwww.eurogamer.net ↗Submitted 5 days ago to gaming@beehaw.org | 4 comments
- Comment on Sony is reportedly planning a Nintendo Switch-style PlayStation 6 portable | VGC 6 days ago:
That’s because that market is still niche. It’s “exploding” relative to the population of PC gamers, but outside of that circle, people still find the Switch more appealing than any of those options. Certainly there are people out there for whom the Steam Deck is obviously better than the Switch, but those people are a niche within a niche. Small fries compared to the Switch audience that Sony is eyeing.
- Sony is reportedly planning a Nintendo Switch-style PlayStation 6 portable | VGCwww.videogameschronicle.com ↗Submitted 6 days ago to gaming@beehaw.org | 40 comments
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- ‘I would like for us, when we fail, to fail early and cheaply’: PlayStation Studios head says Concord taught a big lesson | VGCwww.videogameschronicle.com ↗Submitted 1 week ago to gaming@beehaw.org | 5 comments
- Comment on Framework Laptop 16. Upgraded! 1 week ago:
From the link:
Updated 2nd Gen Radeon™ RX 7700S graphics also available
They’ve been offering good AMD options, and they’re even adding in an upgraded option.
- Sony finally makes the PlayStation refund process easier, killing the support chat bot | Eurogamerwww.eurogamer.net ↗Submitted 1 week ago to gaming@beehaw.org | 0 comments
- Comment on Dawn of War 4 developer King Art knows what you all really want: 'Overwhelmingly, it's singleplayer content and the campaign' 1 week ago:
I hope they’re right! I seem to remember RTS games like Grey Goo coming out in the 2010s with a similar focus, and then not doing selling so well.
