Megaman_EXE

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[–] Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

This kinda sucks to see. Less competition is a bad thing for everyone. Maybe it's just me hanging onto every bit of nostalgia I have, but the Xbox generations were special.

I know that it can't like...physically remove any of the good times I had with the systems over the years. But these consoles have been part of my life since 2001. So many friends and memories were created with these systems. In a way, it feels like your friend is dying, LOL. I know that's extremely over dramatic, but like damn.

Some of the exclusives that came to the system were really special. It's sad to see that over the past decade, there were really only a small handful of exclusives that were notable. Especially when early on we had some absolutely amazing stuff.

On a more serious note, I am extremely curious what this means going forward and how they will handle digital purchases a decade from now.

[–] Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 9 points 1 day ago

Just donated to wikipedia. I've used it a ton over the years.

[–] Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It seems like they are moving away from hardware sales now that they're pushing their console exclusives to PC/Playstation. They really are trying to push for gamepass, but I feel like that's going to alienate their core fan base that has invested into their ecosystem.

They don't seem to be concerned with communication either, which is concerning considering Sony and Nintendo both seem to have better outreach in the past decade. Such a strange shift from when the 360 dominated the market despite having red ring of death issues.

[–] Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 1 points 2 days ago

It's bad, but in a lot of ways, I've given up on looking for a better job. I do go back to it from time to time, but it leaves me feeling depressed and stressed for the entire week before and after. It's so hard to find something that I "fit" with.

The current online application processes are terrible

[–] Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 62 points 2 days ago (27 children)

Dang it. Why can't more wealthy people just be chill and not psychopaths. I get that statistically, they are more likely to succeed due to lack of morality. But damn.

It would be cool if somebody nice acquired the businesses.

[–] Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 2 points 3 days ago

I think a lot of my creativity is stunted because I don't generally notice these issues in rockstars games until someone points them out lol. I think it would be pretty cool if they gave people more choice and options

[–] Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I'm not entirely sure why places do this. It will cause distrust in your product and cause people to find the service elsewhere or for free.

[–] Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 7 points 6 days ago

I only recently experienced the luxury of higher frame rates.

I'll put up with 30. I usually don't notice it after a while, especially if it's steady.

60 is preferred, and I always aim for performance if I can.

[–] Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Which one? I feel like there were multiple lol

[–] Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 2 points 1 week ago

I'm very curious how this one will pan out. I tried Outer Worlds, and I dropped it after about 10 hours or so. It felt oddly empty to me. I figure I should give it another shot at some point.

I hope this game is good!

[–] Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Do you ever feel like Sisyphus?

Other than that, things are well. We're getting sunlight again. Spring is coming in a month or two, I get a long weekend this weekend. I got to hug my dogs today. I ate a big spoon of peanut butter.

I have a craving to create. Some kind of moving sculpture or animation, but I have no idea what medium or how I would approach it!

 

What are your thoughts on this? Are you happy? Sad?

I'm extremely curious. If you asked me this as a kid, I would have been celebrating. I always thought games should be accessible to everyone. But now I'm questioning if Microsoft plans to keep the Xbox ecosystem alive.

Exclusive titles are/were the incentive to keep people on certain consoles. Currently, I think only gamepass and digital libraries would be the only reason to stay with Microsoft if they continue to make systems in the future.

Additionally, I'm curious as to how this could destabilize the market. With no direct competition for high end hardware (other than pc/the steam deck), Sony can kinda do whatever they please.

 

I feel like I've played a good amount of horror titles, and I find I don't really get scared much anymore.

What are some titles that scared you the most? I would love to hear your recommendations!

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