I’m just trying to see if a new console generation is even warranted at this point. From an outsider/Nintendo POV, the Switch 2 was a necessary upgrade, but it really feels like the other two don’t need new hardware? They need games.
SolumnMushroom
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Genuine question for those that see this post: If you own a Series X or a PS5, do you feel like games are being held back by the hardware at all?
I’ve been playing through Digimon Story: Time Stranger since I beat P5R, and while I like the game, I’ve been finding that the environments have been a bit too busy. I find it tricky at times to figure out what the game wants me to find/do in a given area even with the glowing paint button.
My read on this is that Uchikoshi was put in a situation where he had to choose between using AI to meet a tight deadline under budget, or the project gets canned, and he and his team chose not to use AI. Game devs deserve protection from BS like this. Wishing the best to the Crash Keys team.
Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · last wk.Kotaro Uchikoshi has followed up with Q&A
the original got wiped from the internet. but you can never get rid of luigi house, but it mansion
I redacted the user info since I’m voicing a general grievance instead of trying to call any one person out. That being said, my own experience with desktop Linux has been relatively smooth until I have tried to install a software update.
Oh yeah, I should probably mention that I’m going to Portland Retro all three days.
Posting Kars again, because I love my beeper ❤️ (alt text for artist credits) #synthspecies #synth
With a final playtime of 119.5 hours according to Steam, I have rolled credits on Persona 5 Royal. I’ll give more thoughts on it after I’ve given it some time to rotate in my brain
Jack Frost shows Pikachu and Agumon the amazing world of "demon talk"
This morning’s Direct will determine how high in my priority list buying a bigger SD card for my Switch is. Currently, my 256GB one is completely full, so we’ll see
From a technical standpoint, the OoT remake is very impressive. The fact the Zelda team was able to get that level of fidelity running a 60 FPS near-consistently is a testament to their tech art prowess, nobody’s doing that like Nintendo, likely due to how weak their hardware has been in the past.
I can’t wait for it to be revealed in either Kingdom Hearts 6, or some cancelled-before-it-launched-in-the-US gatcha mobile game that the Master of Masters was Sora the entire time
I saw that Portal 2: Community Edition was open to the public for testing, so I played through to incinerator. It’s not bad! I’m less of a graphics snob than I thought I was, so the lighting changes aren’t groundbreaking for me, but the load time improvements are killer.
Two options here: Either I’m camping for a year with anthropomorphic, mostly chill animal people (if we count mobile games), or I’m spending a year in Japan while a bunch of cognitive mumbo-jumbo happens in the background. Not a bad set of choices tbh
Nina Marotta ☢️💙@mrschief7.bsky.social · 2mo agoYou're offered $250,000,000 but to claim it you must enter the last video game you've played and stay there for a full year. How are y'all faring in this deal?
Nice to know that nearly 13,000 people being in favor of making this optional wasn’t enough to change course. If I do return to streaming, I will be turning this “feature” off. Generative AI doesn’t vibe with me or my audience, plain and simple.
Zach Bussey 🍁@zachbussey.tos.gg · 2mo agoTwitch now uses your channel to train generative AI by default. You can opt out of some training here: www.twitch.tv/settings/sec...
Thank you for your continued diligent reporting Zach. Here is the UserVoice thread I left my opinion on: twitch.uservoice.com/forums/92338...
Zach Bussey 🍁@zachbussey.tos.gg · 3mo agoTwitch and Amazon are apparently planning to use streams to train Generative AI. Multiple sources tell me it will be announced in the coming months, despite some internal friction against it. Creators may be able to opt out of some training data.
I don’t want to be “engaged with” by a company. I prefer digital games, and even I see this as a terrible decision. Like I posted before, $1,000+ for a box that maybe plays your digital PS5 games a bit better at launch just isn’t compelling…
VGC@videogameschronicle.com · 3mo ago"We’re going to cautiously move this forward" - Sony says it hears the PlayStation disc backlash but will continue its plans. CFO Lin Tao said its focus was on trying to "engage the gamers" in "the future digital ecosystem". www.videogameschronicle.com/news/were-go...
Actually, I think I’ll be doing this tomorrow
SolumnMushroom@solumnmushroom.bsky.social · 3mo agoOkay, but what if I went live this evening with Splatoon Raiders… And, perhaps, friends? We’ll see. I’ve already played past the first dungeon-type level, so you’ll have to go elsewhere to see the beginning of the game
Pokemon Commissions for @solumnmushroom.bsky.social and @okayrigamarole.bsky.social of Sableye and Cyclizar! Fun rendering practice with a new brush.
Okay, but what if I went live this evening with Splatoon Raiders… And, perhaps, friends? We’ll see. I’ve already played past the first dungeon-type level, so you’ll have to go elsewhere to see the beginning of the game
Got some work-related news today that has me super anxious. If you’ve got any positive vibes to spare, I wouldn’t say no
Oranges, but said like phalanges. Is this anything?
Heard there was a Raiders demo, but it’s kiosk-only? Hate that. I understand it for Switch 1 games to avoid datamining, but no exploit has been made public for Switch 2 yet, so that concern doesn’t really apply. If you have a demo, why not put it on the eShop?