Wrote about how I'd regularly recommend the Series S to my more casual gamer mates, the broader disastrous trend of console gaming increasingly becoming a hobby for the monied, and how the new & totally unviable Series S price is a searing alarm for another iceberg the industry is sailing toward

Respec@respec.net · 8h ago

Valid complaints about power levels and development strain be damned, the Xbox Series S was the best value in console gaming. That experiment has now utterly failed: https://www.respec.net/feature/135-the-xbox-series-s-was-best-value-in-consogaming-that-experiment-has-now-utterly-failed

Wrote about how I'd regularly recommend the Series S to my more casual gamer mates, the broader disastrous trend of console gaming increasingly becoming a hobby for the monied, and how the new & totally unviable Series S price is a searing alarm for another iceberg the industry is sailing toward

Respec@respec.net · 8h ago

Valid complaints about power levels and development strain be damned, the Xbox Series S was the best value in console gaming. That experiment has now utterly failed: https://www.respec.net/feature/135-the-xbox-series-s-was-best-value-in-consogaming-that-experiment-has-now-utterly-failed

im interested in fire emblem again

Hayes Madsen@solfleet.bsky.social · yesterday

I just woke up and haven’t watched the Direct yet but the absolute funniest thing is just seeing this screenshot where she had a gun

Sorry for the self promo but I literally won’t have a job by the end of the year if enough people don’t subscribe. I think we’re doing good stuff!

Chris Schilling@schillingc.bsky.social · yesterday

Belatedly caught up with this (the other Firezide Chats are well worth checking out, btw) and man, it's impressive how Kirk gets his interviewees to really open up. That's not as easy as you might think; there's an art to it.

Vaguely obsessed at the mo by the slow political realization of what's happened to internet search. Where politicians would optimize policy delivery & messaging for search (ie snappy quotes presented thru trusted media outlets that'd rank high in search), they are now optimizing for AI summaries.

Back in January 2026, the average US selling price for a new unit of video game hardware was $452. By June that had risen to $525 (a 16% increase). Will be interesting to check back in a few months and see where this year ends up. Source: Circana Retail Tracking Service

Big Walk is a fascinating take on a social game that I can see becoming a good way to shoot the shit with friends. It is truly special so far: https://www.respec.net/feature/132-big-walk-review-ps5-pro-nintendo-switch-2-steam-deck-pc

airbnb I’m staying at unintentionally created the toughest punk album cover of 2027

"I do hope that in the eyes of our players, Cyberpunk 2077 has earned its place, and I look at it now with pride and gratitude" - CD Projekt Red's @pawesasko.bsky.social on Cyberpunk 2077's launch, Edgerunners, quest design, his favorite characters, music, and more: www.rpgsite.net/interview/20...

On this week's podcast we chat Final Fantasy, more layoffs, & Tom's expensive holiday coffee. Plus, Breens talks Palworld 1.0 & how it's secretly like a cookie clicker: https://www.respec.net/podcast/131-ff14-fanfest-recap-even-more-layoffs-why-palworld-secretly-cookie-clicker-game-respec-ramblings

✅ Touring Clacton ✅ Visiting local businesses ✅ Listening to constituents’ concerns ✅ Hi-vis vest Make your Vote Count! #VoteBinface #Clacton

TikTok has incredible moderation team. Our InfoWars video about Multiple Horse Theory — the idea that there are many horses in the world and not just one — has been fully deemed misinformation and lost the formal appeals process. Confirmed by Larry Ellison: There is only one horse on Earth.

The Gun Officially Returns to My Mouth after seeing this headline/subject matter combination

2019 Defunctland video: "In 1989, the Walt Disney corporation was feeling the heat from the Six Flags Dick Smasher and wanted a one of their own" (20 mins) 2025 Defunctland video: (single very serious plaintive piano note) "Since the dawn of time... Man... Has always tried to eat a snack" (3 hours)

WHISTLEBLOWER TELLS ALL: Tim learns the history and culture of Japan is bigger than ANYONE realizes.

any excuse to write about this

Respec@respec.net · 6d ago

Watching this loving tribute to 90s PC classic Lego Island sent me hurtling back in time in the best way https://www.respec.net/news/130-watching-this-loving-tribute-to-90s-pc-classic-lego-island-sent-me-hurtling-back-in-time-in-best-way

What if someone told you there's MORE than one horse? Have you ever considered that?

Ahead of its launch tomorrow, we have a new comparison feature covering Blue Reflection Quartet across PS5, PS5 Pro, Switch 2, Switch 1, Steam Deck, and ROG Ally going over visuals, performance, load times, and more: www.rpgsite.net/feature/2097...

Something I'd drop into Room 101 in a heartbeat: twitch-style viewer chats in private game preview streams for media & influencers

male loneliness epidemic is here to stay

I have two Cyberpunk 2077 interviews going up this week on @rpgsite.net. The first one, with @cdprojektred.com's Artur Kepen, reflects on the last year covering the Switch 2 launch, working with Nintendo on the physical release, the macOS release, PS5 Pro, and coffee: www.rpgsite.net/interview/20...

Just an absolute shout out to everyone out there who helped manufacture doubt around the question of this guy being a Nazi, particularly after the Nazi salute.

Snigdha@snig.bsky.social · last wk.

Tweet from Elon Musk: “Anyone who opposites remigration is a traitor” posted yesterday.

I’m just a simple Internet user, but it seems to me that the UK government shouldn’t use this man’s website for official communications, I dunno.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · last wk.

Here is a call for the murder of Home Office ministers + officials by the X user endorsed by the site owner Elon Musk.

It’s finally out

palmer luckey gotta be the easiest billionaire to actually annoy on a deeply personal level

Sharper than a cyber razor cut! yardleyart-store.myshopify.com