Said it before will say it again, running a business by committee is NOT the way to be successful Give the users what they think they want by adding useful features, not retrofitting competitors ideas Didn't work for Sony copying Wii remotes or other things they 'borrowed' won't work for MS either
Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · 5h agoPlatinum trophy equivalent coming to Xbox Achievements later this year
Interesting how this got approved so easily by the US Govt. Oh wait, I already talked about that a few weeks ago, so there were no surprises here. They don't really put out anything I've been interested in for a few years (Dead Space Remake), so this isn't a big loss to me personally, Cest La Vie😐
Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · yesterdayEA Announces Completion of Acquisition by PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners www.ea.com/news/ea-anno...
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From what I understand of the game technically that is NOT a small feat. So I'm very impressed someone is taking on this challenge. Marsh has a complete playthrough video on the game as well as background of the creators (they did Hellnight on PS1) Warning the video has massive spoilers though😉
The Dreamcast Junkyard (is 20 Years Old!)@thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk · 3d agoOne of the Dreamcast's strangest tiles is finally breaking its language barrier. deSPIRIA, Atlus' surreal horror RPG released only in Japan, but now its first chapter is available in English thanks to the work of rio de popomocco and their team. Info: www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2026/08/atlu...
I own two of these & it's my daily driver on my AYN Thor & my new mini PC It's not perfect (some slight creaking noises from the build) but it's solid But for the price, these can't be beat
Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · 4d agoGameSir Tegenaria Lite Wired Game Controller For Switch, Mobile, PC - hall effect sticks / 1000Hz polling rate (Retro Gray/White) is $9.99 at Walmart ($8.99 w/ code GAMESIR2026 - limited to 1000 uses) buff.ly/bwRU5Cr #ad
I'm always in favor of getting physical whenever possible But THIS, this is just stupid, strictly limited did 1000 copies WW for what they should have known to be a fairly popular release, it sold out in a day or two Now, it's on Ebay for almost 5x the original selling price, ridiculous
Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · 4d agoWizordum is $9.99 on GOG buff.ly/T1SeSuo #ad $12.99 US eShop buff.ly/Qdgacr1
Or 'play' it for free on your PC right now, just make up your own story while 'playing'😉
Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · 5d agoDefrag Incremental is $3.19 on Steam (20% off launch discount) buff.ly/C4psMDT
Sony vs. missing the point (of physical ownership) This is going to be another PS3 generation for them, being hard headed is not a good look Sadly, I don't think they have the leadership in place to learn the lesson, be humbled & do better🤦♂️
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PNP Games 🇨🇦@pnpgames.bsky.social · 5d agoDid Sony forget they are publishing games for their OWN console and walled storefront... and not PC? They're so far behind the curve you can't even gift digital purchases on PSN. change.org/p/don-t-kill... Nobody is buying Code in Box, ergo nobody is buying PlayStation. Don't Kill the Disc.
I'd have something positive to say here, but with all of the stupid **** Sony's been doing this year to kill any good will, I don't have anything good to say, sadly. Not sure who's doing better to kill their brand faster them or Xbox Funny w/the anti-consumer crap Nintendo pulled last year that
Gematsu@gematsu.com · 6d agoPS5 shipments top 95.3 million PlayStation 5 has shipped 95.3 million units worldwide, Sony announced in its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2026.... https://www.gematsu.com/2026/07/ps5-shipments-top-95-3-million
EA's new logo😉 & for those wondering how the deal went through consider this Think of who the new owners are And think of who's in power in the US right now Any questions? Didn't think so.
Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · 6d ago'Electronic Arts Set to Close $55 Billion Go-Private Deal Next Week' "As of July 30, 2026, all regulatory approvals required to complete the Merger have been obtained. Electronic Arts currently expects the Merger to close on or about the close of trading on August 4, 2026."
Never thought I'd say that I guess people really like Splatoon, apparently it's a system seller as well (doubled system sales since the price increased) Rhythm Heaven is still crusin' along, being a NSW1 game helps w/a larger install base of purchasers, same with Tomodachi Life, but that seems
Only took them 40 years to make the logo ('bout as long as it takes them to make games, am I right...) Yeah, I'll let myself out.😅😉
Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · 6d agoBethesda reveals new logo for its 40th anniversary
I still wished SNK hadn't of killed these releases, they just started to get to the 'good' stuff, now the ONLY way to play the RPGs is to emulate the ones they didn't bother to put into a volume 3 Seems like a trend, they didn't finish the Neo Geo Selection on NSW1 & now this least their consistent
Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · 6d agoNeoGeo Pocket Color Selection Vol.1 is $5.99 on Steam buff.ly/qKanb1b $19.99 US eShop buff.ly/8E9lSYl
Every time I see exact opposite posts like these to a quality upgrade I always laugh & it reminds me of something someone posted sometime about the 'duality of man' Someone always is going to disagree or have a differing opinion about something than someone else, 😂🤷♂️
This should be surprising NO ONE With the blow back Valve got from the $1000+ pricing & underwhelming specs Plenty of other better options (more power & similarly priced) available, people either held off or went with something better The only thing here was the form factor & newness to it
Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · last wk.Steam Machine updates: Reservations, waitlists, and more "We expect everyone in the reservation queue will have the option to purchase by the end of this year." steamcommunity.com/groups/steam...
About ~345k now, still going up How long will Sony hold out before saying anything or do they need a major hit to their sales to actually consider this something to pay attention too?😉
PNP Games 🇨🇦@pnpgames.bsky.social · 2w agoI don't totally agree with everything in this video, but on thing I wanted to point out is I reported on this almost over a week ago, then brought this interview with Shawn Layden (below) as to the REAL reason why Sony is doing this It all came down to $$$ simply🤔🤨 www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Znc...
everyone is missing the point
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Gamesmaster5555@gamesmaster5555.bsky.social · 2w agoShawn Layden former Sony president has a TON of great comments in this interview he did, I only grabbed snippets from the first 15 mins, but if you're interested in how a former Sony boss views how Xbox & Sony are doing today this is a very interesting interview www.youtube.com/watch?v=afg_...
You're going to start seeing a TON of these remakes from Ubisoft now that this was successful Bad enough it's NOT on the disc, but also that it was a cheap cash grab for them & they fired the dev team that did it (oops...) But they'll now be looking at all of the AC games, Far Cry, etc to exploit🤦♂️
From Ask Iwata: Seems Iwata understood things that CEOs still forget & leave behind in consideration of the quick buck, especially when it might NOT be the best thing for a company's long term interests.
Here are five of my personal favourite Video Games of all time. Each contributing in no small part to me sitting at this keyboard typing this now. www.change.org/p/don-t-kill... We will not be 'Have Nots'. We want to OWN what we buy. Forever. 💿❤️
Had to take all of that hype that they had yesterday with people being excited by their doa relaunch of BC and **** it all away in one day flat. Stay classy Xbox🤦♂️😅🤷♂️
Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · 2w agoXBOX Insiders - "Today, we’re starting to test an ad-supported way to stream select games from your library for a limited time, available to XBOX Insiders." Players will have one hour session limits across supported devices and regions. news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
At least ONE person GOT IT 3 years ago. Shame they were one of the few.
Funny her and Phil have a lot in common, they were both fired at the same time Also funny is reading these comments from TWO years ago & how Phil & Sarah were going to turn things around because they were 'ONE of US' That didn't work out as planned, now did it...
Apparently I wasn't the ONLY one who misunderstood what they said or more appropriately they OVER promised & UNDER delivered (which is EXACTLY what happened) www.ign.com/articles/201...
Gamesmaster5555@gamesmaster5555.bsky.social · 2w agoAdditionally, is there any reason why I WASN'T confused when Project Scarlett (aka XSX) was announced, Phil Spencer (as I remembered correctly) said XSX should play EVERY past game A promise which was never kept, even if Phil foolishly thought he could keep it Wonder no more why I'm gunshy right?
Additionally, is there any reason why I WASN'T confused when Project Scarlett (aka XSX) was announced, Phil Spencer (as I remembered correctly) said XSX should play EVERY past game A promise which was never kept, even if Phil foolishly thought he could keep it Wonder no more why I'm gunshy right?
Gamesmaster5555@gamesmaster5555.bsky.social · 2w agoMS literally killed the BC program back in 2021 (not even a full year after promising this would continue) The reasons being technical, licensing & legal reasons publically What they didn't say out loud was it didn't make them any money so Satya Nadella nixed the prog www.ign.com/articles/xbo...
MS literally killed the BC program back in 2021 (not even a full year after promising this would continue) The reasons being technical, licensing & legal reasons publically What they didn't say out loud was it didn't make them any money so Satya Nadella nixed the prog www.ign.com/articles/xbo...
Xbox Backward Compatibility Won't Add Any More Games After Today's Massive Update - IGN
Xbox announced that due to licensing and legal complications, it has added every Xbox backward compatible game that it can and will no longer be adding more to the library.
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Gamesmaster5555@gamesmaster5555.bsky.social · 2w agoWhen we start seeing games NOT on this list that already exists from the XSX compatbility list, then we can start discussing they're supporting this Until then, I will keep my skepticism where it's currently at because of how they're treated this program in 6 years en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
When we start seeing games NOT on this list that already exists from the XSX compatbility list, then we can start discussing they're supporting this Until then, I will keep my skepticism where it's currently at because of how they're treated this program in 6 years en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
List of backward-compatible games for Xbox One and Series X/S - Wikipedia
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Hope no one thinks I'm dunking on the Xbox BC, because I'm not. I'm commenting on the failed promises that Phil Spencer made before the release of the XSX in 2020 (almost 6 years ago) He promised ALL older Xbox titles would be playable on XSX 6 years later, the program was dead, now brought back
Started playing Echo Generation a bit, it's a neat throwback game (voxel Stranger things RPG), but it's way too grindy, IMHO
Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · 2w agoLast day to get Echo Generation: Midnight Edition & Luto for free on Epic Games Store buff.ly/XeznDc4
