There’s so many things coming together to enshittify the PlayStation brand all at once. No discs? Mass layoffs? Weak game output? Sky high prices? Every other month it’s like we get another crappy headline.

Alanah Pearce@alanahpearce.bsky.social · 2w ago

This took me several weeks to make because I went through several years worth of corporate/investor/earnings reports but... here it is! The actual, long-term reason Sony killed physical discs, and why they can't go back. youtu.be/_Znc7MVsSlg?...

We cannot with one breath express disgust at bloat that leads to obnoxious budgets and layoffs and with another say all games must be created 100% from scratch.

Nintendeal@nintendeal.com · last mo.

developers reusing game assets is a good thing, actually

Hi, we saw you from across the bar, and we'd like to give you health care.

Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Rep. AOC posts new photo on Instagram celebrating the Knicks alongside Mayor Zohran Mamdani

Here I am, a certified hater of all things New York sports, and I’m damn happy for that team.

Crazy how most of Nintendo’s “Not E3” highlights came from third parties. So many great games coming day and date to Switch 2, often highlighted at shows that weren’t the Direct. I can’t remember the last time that happened!

I’ve had this in the backlog for a minute. I held off on starting because I was waiting for this specific update.

Nintendeal@nintendeal.com · 2mo ago

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition bit.ly/49QkSUl Includes: - Support for 4K resolution in TV mode - Improved performance at 60 fps - New action battle mode - New rare Blade and Blade quest - New equipment designs for Pyra and Mythra

Recorded at @maximumfun.org HQ! Here’s the photographic proof:

EXCITING BREAKING NEWS: The audiobook of JOKE FARMING (my humor writing book) is now available on Spotify, Apple Books, and Barnes & Noble! If you were waiting for the chance to hear my annoying voice read the book to you -- THE TIME HAS COME! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/joke-farmi...

My first story for @theatlantic.com is about how ed tech slop is taking over American classrooms. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

My Son’s Math Homework Is Essentially Just Pokémon

Education games are taking over American classrooms.

theatlantic.com

"The Switch is so old," you all said. "I need better graphics," you demanded. "Wah wah," you cried. And now, you sit here before Slippy Toad, the slippiest he's ever been, slippier than a fucking banana peel under a kart wheel, all thanks to the raw power of the Nintendo Switch 2—and you reject him?

There is nothing more “Nintendo” than them saying “Fuck it, what if this was completely different from what it was like before?”

Nintendeal@nintendeal.com · 3mo ago

I think they look cool 👉👈

Mottoans! In case you haven’t heard the California episode of E Pluribus Motto, prospector Janet thinks you MaxFun Members are good as gold. Go support her and John Hodgman at Maximumfun.org/joinmotto! @maximumfun.org

Incredible to invoke the “why don’t you try being nicer to the world’s biggest asshole?” question.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo ago

BASH: You and your fellow Democrats have used some heated rhetoric against the president. Do you think twice about that when something like that happens? RASKIN: What rhetoric do you have in mind? BASH: That he's terrible for this country and so on and so forth

Made this for @gofactyourpod.bsky.social’s live show this weekend at @laist.com. Go see it! And if you can’t make it, become a MaxFun member at maximumfun.org/joingofact — that’s where I’ll eventually showcase the funniest moments that didn’t make it onto the podcast.

Yeah, well it’s gonna double that percent when I go to a late night screening with a 100mg gummy in my tummy

Rotten Tomatoes@handle.invalid · 4mo ago

The first reviews are in for #TheSuperMarioGalaxyMovie - currently it’s Rotten at 50% on the Tomatometer, with 42 reviews. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_super_mario_galaxy_movie?cmp=TWRT_Movie_SuperMarioMovie_TMReveal

this album is a hugely overlooked gem imo, a whole journey mutamassik.bandcamp.com/album/symbol...

Symbols Follow, by Mutamassik

10 track album

mutamassik.bandcamp.com

Welp

Sarah Spain ✨@sarahspain.com · 5mo ago

I’m no expert but feels like some pretty bad outcomes could be expected for airlines if this administration insists on making air travel difficult, dangerous, unpredictable and - since ICE is involved - potentially fatal.

Got to make this Sailor Moon piece for my wife’s denim jacket. Fun to get out of my comfort zone for Meatball head’s big ol’ anime eyes.

At its best I admire DF for revealing some of the technical tricks behind how some of my favorite games run. At its worst, DF shows me that people don’t play games to have fun, but to admire them as pieces of technical achievement; ignoring artistic vision in the race for AI driven photorealistism

Digital Foundry@digitalfoundry.bsky.social · 5mo ago

DLSS 5 brings next-gen quality, photo-realistic lighting to GeForce RTX 50 series. We've been hands-on with four games and here are our first impressions: youtu.be/4ZlwTtgbgVA

When the Trump era is over, this will be the business school 101 lesson of what happened, who blew it, and who didn't: www.cnn.com/2026/03/16/b...

"we're heading toward a world where players and tech companies have the final say in what videogames look like, not their creators." Hot damn this completely sucks.

PC Gamer@pcgamer.com · 5mo ago

Nvidia says that game developers who support DLSS 5 will have "artistic control" over its effects, but if so, that's not obvious from the first demo.

Calvin & Hobbes + Godzilla by @jamesstokoe.bsky.social. #comics #art

A great lesson in proofreading your posts before pressing send.

IGN@ign.com · 5mo ago

Tech boss of developer Sony is shutting down thinks PlayStation has pulled back from PC not in response to the next-gen Xbox, but Steam Machine. https://bit.ly/3PysnYr

“I’m anti-war and wanted a revolution so cheering for the democrats to lose in 2024 was very smart.”

People imagined Joe Biden/Kamala Harris The Warmonger in their heads and ran from there. As said, nothing to do with objective reality. However much you hate Democrats, the possibility they would've just willy-nilly bombed Iran and murdered millions by destroying USAID is infinitesimal.

Just amazing how many losers really acted superior because “Ackshully the democrats are just as bad and nothing matters”

Matthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 5mo ago

‘There is no difference between the parties’ is frankly one of the more blinkering articles of faith a lot of people hold. If you believed it, you couldn’t really believe Trump was gonna do what he was obviously gonna do

‘There is no difference between the parties’ is frankly one of the more blinkering articles of faith a lot of people hold. If you believed it, you couldn’t really believe Trump was gonna do what he was obviously gonna do

Militant Nerd@militantnerd.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I can only posit that those people forgot objective reality exists and not everything is Washington DC cave allegory imperial court kabuki.

“the cost of gas doubling is a small price to pay” is an incredibly funny thing to say as the head of a political movement that in many ways is still built on a nationwide psychosis triggered by having to go about four weeks without a haircut six years ago.

Remarkable: With support for the Iran war tanking, Trump is now throwing away the GOP's advantage on three core issues: Economy, immigration, national security. A year ago it looked like he might be popular on all three. He lit it all on fire. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2074...

Donald Trump’s Presidency Is in Free Fall

Republicans typically lead on the economy, national security, and immigration. Trump is squandering the GOP’s traditional strength on all three.

newrepublic.com

Nintendo suing US government over tariffs aftermath.site/nintendo-tarif...