Normally I mute the in-game voicechat 'cause I just cbfa but with a game like Val? Comms are vital.
Mind you, regardless of that, I was never good at the game tbw so I'm only speaking on the general experience of Val, not the gameplay.
Mind you, regardless of that, I was never good at the game tbw so I'm only speaking on the general experience of Val, not the gameplay.
April 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Normally I mute the in-game voicechat 'cause I just cbfa but with a game like Val? Comms are vital.
Mind you, regardless of that, I was never good at the game tbw so I'm only speaking on the general experience of Val, not the gameplay.
Mind you, regardless of that, I was never good at the game tbw so I'm only speaking on the general experience of Val, not the gameplay.
I think what killed it's hype honestly was content creation around it simply made it sound like it was an e-dating game.
I get that you gotta do shit for content but honestly? I had an uncomfortable number of games with people mic-spamming their "discord kittens" for uwu's and other cringe nonsense.
I get that you gotta do shit for content but honestly? I had an uncomfortable number of games with people mic-spamming their "discord kittens" for uwu's and other cringe nonsense.
April 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I think what killed it's hype honestly was content creation around it simply made it sound like it was an e-dating game.
I get that you gotta do shit for content but honestly? I had an uncomfortable number of games with people mic-spamming their "discord kittens" for uwu's and other cringe nonsense.
I get that you gotta do shit for content but honestly? I had an uncomfortable number of games with people mic-spamming their "discord kittens" for uwu's and other cringe nonsense.
Fair, I am more hardware centered on this one as, well, it's not just a showcase for their new games, but also of the console.
Agreed, AAA studios opting for the easy EA angle since the advent of the Greenlight system, later EA, is bad. It's given them an easy excuse to release an unfinished mess.
Agreed, AAA studios opting for the easy EA angle since the advent of the Greenlight system, later EA, is bad. It's given them an easy excuse to release an unfinished mess.
April 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Fair, I am more hardware centered on this one as, well, it's not just a showcase for their new games, but also of the console.
Agreed, AAA studios opting for the easy EA angle since the advent of the Greenlight system, later EA, is bad. It's given them an easy excuse to release an unfinished mess.
Agreed, AAA studios opting for the easy EA angle since the advent of the Greenlight system, later EA, is bad. It's given them an easy excuse to release an unfinished mess.
And as a final note; nothing personal meant.
Just a long-time End-User of a PC since Windows '98 and a person who grew up on the NES giving his, admittedly, very big 2-cent thought :P
Just a long-time End-User of a PC since Windows '98 and a person who grew up on the NES giving his, admittedly, very big 2-cent thought :P
April 5, 2025 at 7:17 AM
And as a final note; nothing personal meant.
Just a long-time End-User of a PC since Windows '98 and a person who grew up on the NES giving his, admittedly, very big 2-cent thought :P
Just a long-time End-User of a PC since Windows '98 and a person who grew up on the NES giving his, admittedly, very big 2-cent thought :P
What I'm trying to get at is this;
If the only console was 50% increased in cost, most people wouldn't even have lifted their keyboard-warrior fingers in virtual protest. But the fact that 1st-party titles are even more expensive than the seemingly new $70 AAA PC-standard?
That's outrageous greed.
If the only console was 50% increased in cost, most people wouldn't even have lifted their keyboard-warrior fingers in virtual protest. But the fact that 1st-party titles are even more expensive than the seemingly new $70 AAA PC-standard?
That's outrageous greed.
April 5, 2025 at 7:17 AM
What I'm trying to get at is this;
If the only console was 50% increased in cost, most people wouldn't even have lifted their keyboard-warrior fingers in virtual protest. But the fact that 1st-party titles are even more expensive than the seemingly new $70 AAA PC-standard?
That's outrageous greed.
If the only console was 50% increased in cost, most people wouldn't even have lifted their keyboard-warrior fingers in virtual protest. But the fact that 1st-party titles are even more expensive than the seemingly new $70 AAA PC-standard?
That's outrageous greed.
You might be thinking "this guy is just a PC-masterrace person!"
I was planing on getting a Switch 2 when finances allows, and I still might.
*Then I saw the 1st-party game prices.*
Nintendo can make great games, but are they REALLY more worth than 9 $10 indie-titles levels of good?
I think not.
I was planing on getting a Switch 2 when finances allows, and I still might.
*Then I saw the 1st-party game prices.*
Nintendo can make great games, but are they REALLY more worth than 9 $10 indie-titles levels of good?
I think not.
April 5, 2025 at 7:17 AM
You might be thinking "this guy is just a PC-masterrace person!"
I was planing on getting a Switch 2 when finances allows, and I still might.
*Then I saw the 1st-party game prices.*
Nintendo can make great games, but are they REALLY more worth than 9 $10 indie-titles levels of good?
I think not.
I was planing on getting a Switch 2 when finances allows, and I still might.
*Then I saw the 1st-party game prices.*
Nintendo can make great games, but are they REALLY more worth than 9 $10 indie-titles levels of good?
I think not.
Not to mention, with the cost of the PC hardware also comes the raw power the bigger components give.
I could NEVER imagine the Switch 2 running, for example, Apex Legends better than a PC that's as old as the game is (4th Feb '19).
I could NEVER imagine the Switch 2 running, for example, Apex Legends better than a PC that's as old as the game is (4th Feb '19).
April 5, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Not to mention, with the cost of the PC hardware also comes the raw power the bigger components give.
I could NEVER imagine the Switch 2 running, for example, Apex Legends better than a PC that's as old as the game is (4th Feb '19).
I could NEVER imagine the Switch 2 running, for example, Apex Legends better than a PC that's as old as the game is (4th Feb '19).
Consoles though?
Memory modules are broken? Welp, guess you're fucked now. Ship it back and hope for a new console that doesn't break the same way.
Console's lagging out? Pretty sure that everyone else has the exact same issue.
Memory modules are broken? Welp, guess you're fucked now. Ship it back and hope for a new console that doesn't break the same way.
Console's lagging out? Pretty sure that everyone else has the exact same issue.
April 5, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Consoles though?
Memory modules are broken? Welp, guess you're fucked now. Ship it back and hope for a new console that doesn't break the same way.
Console's lagging out? Pretty sure that everyone else has the exact same issue.
Memory modules are broken? Welp, guess you're fucked now. Ship it back and hope for a new console that doesn't break the same way.
Console's lagging out? Pretty sure that everyone else has the exact same issue.
You can also incrementally upgrade a PC piece-meal.
Also, not to pull that card, but back in my day, PC building was far more difficult for the average person.
Now? It's practically idiot-proof.
Not sure how to do it? Google on how to put together a PC.
Also, not to pull that card, but back in my day, PC building was far more difficult for the average person.
Now? It's practically idiot-proof.
Not sure how to do it? Google on how to put together a PC.
April 5, 2025 at 7:17 AM
You can also incrementally upgrade a PC piece-meal.
Also, not to pull that card, but back in my day, PC building was far more difficult for the average person.
Now? It's practically idiot-proof.
Not sure how to do it? Google on how to put together a PC.
Also, not to pull that card, but back in my day, PC building was far more difficult for the average person.
Now? It's practically idiot-proof.
Not sure how to do it? Google on how to put together a PC.
Real-time simulation renders.
Conference calls.
Data-storage that far exceeds consoles.
And much, MUCH more.
I'm not saying a console *couldn't* do these things... but is that really the main reason to get a console? I think not.
Conference calls.
Data-storage that far exceeds consoles.
And much, MUCH more.
I'm not saying a console *couldn't* do these things... but is that really the main reason to get a console? I think not.
April 5, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Real-time simulation renders.
Conference calls.
Data-storage that far exceeds consoles.
And much, MUCH more.
I'm not saying a console *couldn't* do these things... but is that really the main reason to get a console? I think not.
Conference calls.
Data-storage that far exceeds consoles.
And much, MUCH more.
I'm not saying a console *couldn't* do these things... but is that really the main reason to get a console? I think not.
Most people tend to forget though, that PCs are more than gaming hardware. The flexibility of use is kind of lost on End-Users when they discuss the cost of a PC versus console.
Video/Photo Editing.
3D modelling and animation.
Writing an essay or a novel or anything really.
Answering emails.
Coding.
Video/Photo Editing.
3D modelling and animation.
Writing an essay or a novel or anything really.
Answering emails.
Coding.
April 5, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Most people tend to forget though, that PCs are more than gaming hardware. The flexibility of use is kind of lost on End-Users when they discuss the cost of a PC versus console.
Video/Photo Editing.
3D modelling and animation.
Writing an essay or a novel or anything really.
Answering emails.
Coding.
Video/Photo Editing.
3D modelling and animation.
Writing an essay or a novel or anything really.
Answering emails.
Coding.
Also, I find it weird that you say "reactionary games journalists choosing now to care about financial accessibility..." when that's what most of the internet as a whole has been complaining about for well over a decade and a half with micro-transactions becoming rampant across the board.
April 5, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Also, I find it weird that you say "reactionary games journalists choosing now to care about financial accessibility..." when that's what most of the internet as a whole has been complaining about for well over a decade and a half with micro-transactions becoming rampant across the board.
On-top of that, a massive majority of the games on consoles? Yeah, they're on PC now, through one means or the other and even run better as a result (*cough* God of War 4 & Ragnarok *cough*). So why not pool ones money into one system and get the best of both-worlds, entertainment AND productivity?
April 5, 2025 at 7:17 AM
On-top of that, a massive majority of the games on consoles? Yeah, they're on PC now, through one means or the other and even run better as a result (*cough* God of War 4 & Ragnarok *cough*). So why not pool ones money into one system and get the best of both-worlds, entertainment AND productivity?
-like Steam, you're good on options.
Not to advocate for piracy but for game-preservation, which Nintendo have many times opposed, emulation of older titles may be the only way TO experience some more niche games that were never given the chance to shine due to whatever circumstance of the times.
Not to advocate for piracy but for game-preservation, which Nintendo have many times opposed, emulation of older titles may be the only way TO experience some more niche games that were never given the chance to shine due to whatever circumstance of the times.
April 5, 2025 at 7:17 AM
-like Steam, you're good on options.
Not to advocate for piracy but for game-preservation, which Nintendo have many times opposed, emulation of older titles may be the only way TO experience some more niche games that were never given the chance to shine due to whatever circumstance of the times.
Not to advocate for piracy but for game-preservation, which Nintendo have many times opposed, emulation of older titles may be the only way TO experience some more niche games that were never given the chance to shine due to whatever circumstance of the times.
Not just Steam but Epic, GoG, GMG and more. It isn't hard to see that yes, people get angry. Living is expensive these days as is.
Not to mention, some devs use their own websites to sell the game so there's market freedom as well in that way, so if you don't like the "restrictiveness" of something-
Not to mention, some devs use their own websites to sell the game so there's market freedom as well in that way, so if you don't like the "restrictiveness" of something-
April 5, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Not just Steam but Epic, GoG, GMG and more. It isn't hard to see that yes, people get angry. Living is expensive these days as is.
Not to mention, some devs use their own websites to sell the game so there's market freedom as well in that way, so if you don't like the "restrictiveness" of something-
Not to mention, some devs use their own websites to sell the game so there's market freedom as well in that way, so if you don't like the "restrictiveness" of something-
So when we see a 50% price hike from the last console, the Switch and even a 33/50% price increased on Digital and physical game copies and compare that to PC that regularly posts multiple sales per year.
April 5, 2025 at 7:17 AM
So when we see a 50% price hike from the last console, the Switch and even a 33/50% price increased on Digital and physical game copies and compare that to PC that regularly posts multiple sales per year.
However, I personally think the problem is this;
Consoles, by their very nature, are closed gaming-ecosystems that most of the time, aside from some cross-platform games, don't allow much flexibility. So when you buy a console, you're mostly stuck with just *that* ecosystem of games and player-base.
Consoles, by their very nature, are closed gaming-ecosystems that most of the time, aside from some cross-platform games, don't allow much flexibility. So when you buy a console, you're mostly stuck with just *that* ecosystem of games and player-base.
April 5, 2025 at 7:17 AM
However, I personally think the problem is this;
Consoles, by their very nature, are closed gaming-ecosystems that most of the time, aside from some cross-platform games, don't allow much flexibility. So when you buy a console, you're mostly stuck with just *that* ecosystem of games and player-base.
Consoles, by their very nature, are closed gaming-ecosystems that most of the time, aside from some cross-platform games, don't allow much flexibility. So when you buy a console, you're mostly stuck with just *that* ecosystem of games and player-base.
I agree, the PC market IS expensive to get into. GPUs now are more than 2-3 times the price of a console alone.
It is really expensive to get even a decent pre-built PC versus just buying a console for a third or even a quarter of the cost most of the time.
It is really expensive to get even a decent pre-built PC versus just buying a console for a third or even a quarter of the cost most of the time.
April 5, 2025 at 7:17 AM
I agree, the PC market IS expensive to get into. GPUs now are more than 2-3 times the price of a console alone.
It is really expensive to get even a decent pre-built PC versus just buying a console for a third or even a quarter of the cost most of the time.
It is really expensive to get even a decent pre-built PC versus just buying a console for a third or even a quarter of the cost most of the time.
Let me just start off by saying this; 🧵
TL:DR;
agreed, PCs are seriously expensive.
Consoles are too restrictive and closed-off vs a PC's flexibility-of-use, upgradability and open-market.
Increasing prices = angry customers, shocking absolutely nobody but million- and billionaires.
TL:DR;
agreed, PCs are seriously expensive.
Consoles are too restrictive and closed-off vs a PC's flexibility-of-use, upgradability and open-market.
Increasing prices = angry customers, shocking absolutely nobody but million- and billionaires.
April 5, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Let me just start off by saying this; 🧵
TL:DR;
agreed, PCs are seriously expensive.
Consoles are too restrictive and closed-off vs a PC's flexibility-of-use, upgradability and open-market.
Increasing prices = angry customers, shocking absolutely nobody but million- and billionaires.
TL:DR;
agreed, PCs are seriously expensive.
Consoles are too restrictive and closed-off vs a PC's flexibility-of-use, upgradability and open-market.
Increasing prices = angry customers, shocking absolutely nobody but million- and billionaires.
TL:DR; I am impatient and need answers that's weeks in the waiting to what is quite frankly a 5 second reply:
"We look forward to working with you."
or
"We are moving forward with another applicant."
a.k.a., Yes or No.
"We look forward to working with you."
or
"We are moving forward with another applicant."
a.k.a., Yes or No.
December 30, 2024 at 7:28 AM
TL:DR; I am impatient and need answers that's weeks in the waiting to what is quite frankly a 5 second reply:
"We look forward to working with you."
or
"We are moving forward with another applicant."
a.k.a., Yes or No.
"We look forward to working with you."
or
"We are moving forward with another applicant."
a.k.a., Yes or No.
Before the obvious "it's the holidays, relax!"
1. An answer was promised by the 23rd. Nothing came in.
2. This answer dictates what I spend my time and effort on.
3. Not everyone is able to enjoy the holidays 'cause someone couldn't give the microscopic fuck it'd take to send a reply.
1. An answer was promised by the 23rd. Nothing came in.
2. This answer dictates what I spend my time and effort on.
3. Not everyone is able to enjoy the holidays 'cause someone couldn't give the microscopic fuck it'd take to send a reply.
December 30, 2024 at 7:28 AM
Before the obvious "it's the holidays, relax!"
1. An answer was promised by the 23rd. Nothing came in.
2. This answer dictates what I spend my time and effort on.
3. Not everyone is able to enjoy the holidays 'cause someone couldn't give the microscopic fuck it'd take to send a reply.
1. An answer was promised by the 23rd. Nothing came in.
2. This answer dictates what I spend my time and effort on.
3. Not everyone is able to enjoy the holidays 'cause someone couldn't give the microscopic fuck it'd take to send a reply.
- I had to have them give information that they'd already talked on (again, wasn't called in for when they'd be starting so I missed it)
- Had to hurridly give the whole spiel while everyone else could take their time.
So the whole timetable was both well in advance, yet rushed.
- Had to hurridly give the whole spiel while everyone else could take their time.
So the whole timetable was both well in advance, yet rushed.
December 30, 2024 at 7:28 AM
- I had to have them give information that they'd already talked on (again, wasn't called in for when they'd be starting so I missed it)
- Had to hurridly give the whole spiel while everyone else could take their time.
So the whole timetable was both well in advance, yet rushed.
- Had to hurridly give the whole spiel while everyone else could take their time.
So the whole timetable was both well in advance, yet rushed.
Details btw:
- I was notified by 4/12 that we were getting interviewed on the 18th.
- I arrive on the 18th and am swiftly forgotten for over half an hour (was told I'd be called upon)
- I sit and wait for yet another 40+ minutes because others took their sweet-ass time, so I had even LESS time.
- I was notified by 4/12 that we were getting interviewed on the 18th.
- I arrive on the 18th and am swiftly forgotten for over half an hour (was told I'd be called upon)
- I sit and wait for yet another 40+ minutes because others took their sweet-ass time, so I had even LESS time.
December 30, 2024 at 7:28 AM
Details btw:
- I was notified by 4/12 that we were getting interviewed on the 18th.
- I arrive on the 18th and am swiftly forgotten for over half an hour (was told I'd be called upon)
- I sit and wait for yet another 40+ minutes because others took their sweet-ass time, so I had even LESS time.
- I was notified by 4/12 that we were getting interviewed on the 18th.
- I arrive on the 18th and am swiftly forgotten for over half an hour (was told I'd be called upon)
- I sit and wait for yet another 40+ minutes because others took their sweet-ass time, so I had even LESS time.
Is there an ACTUAL reason why it needs 2-3 weeks or more before an answer is ready or do you just want to seem busier than you actually are?
Is it taboo to just give an answer within a day or two?
Is there some agency that'll break your kneecaps if an answer is given in a reasonable amount of time?
Is it taboo to just give an answer within a day or two?
Is there some agency that'll break your kneecaps if an answer is given in a reasonable amount of time?
December 30, 2024 at 7:28 AM
Is there an ACTUAL reason why it needs 2-3 weeks or more before an answer is ready or do you just want to seem busier than you actually are?
Is it taboo to just give an answer within a day or two?
Is there some agency that'll break your kneecaps if an answer is given in a reasonable amount of time?
Is it taboo to just give an answer within a day or two?
Is there some agency that'll break your kneecaps if an answer is given in a reasonable amount of time?