Shit like this makes me glad I left the private sector and moved into an academia adjacent job. Pay isn’t as good but the pension is great and so are the perks, especially the amount of time off I get. But most importantly there’s so much less bullshit. No irritating middle management trying to justify their existence…

This is why this is great to be honest. Supergiant probably get a decent chunk of change out of this deal and despite the exclusivity no one is really missing out because as you say Hades would be miserable on mobile. More money to put into the development of Hades 2 which the rest of us can enjoy with proper controls.

Exact same sentiment. Sometimes you can have greater emotional attachment to something while recognising that it’s not as well put together as something else. I think FMA: Brotherhood is the best anime but my personal favourite is Eureka Seven. I think in a lot of respects FMA:B is the better series but E7 has a…

I just hope that it ditches or changes the factions metagame. It was a neat idea but if you actually want to engage with it (and I did to get the trophies) it kinda limits how you play the multiplayer. The safest way I found to reach the end was just to focus on healing other players and crafting items. It was a far…

True, but a lot of physical sports have been declining in popularity over the years. Both in participation and viewership. It’s not impossible for them to go out of vogue but they do have a lot more momentum than any eSports title that’s for sure.

Which galaxy brain thought up this idea? It’s one thing to rollback too much progression as a result of a bug or error. It’s kind of crappy but simply changing it back might be seen as unfair to new players and it may also impact how long the players that benefited from it stick with the game if they were able to get…

I really hope this isn’t the case. The DS was a success because of the touch screen and a solid library of titles combined with the fact that Nintendo has been the overwhelmingly dominant force in the handheld market for a long long time. The dual screens never proved themselves as a worthwhile feature though. Even…

“it does not and will never justify atrocities against civilians”

But also Israel should be called out for their war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and displacement of a people. Hamas are awful but Israel are hardly better. Ultimately it’s the civilian population that suffers while two brutal and merciless war machines perpetuate a cycle of hatred and violence. I don’t think we should…

It’s not a “license in name only”. Even if you have a physical disc you’re still restricted in how you use the data on it. You can’t make copies to sell. You can’t exhibit it for profit. And quite frankly while they can’t take the actual disc away from you it’s very easy for current generation consoles to restrict…

There’s probably some bullshit to do with copyright (because copyright law is fucked) but mostly it's the legal leg of they have much more money and many more lawyers. Often it's more about who is wealthier than who is right.

And the sooner gamers actually understand this they'd actually realise what they should be advocating for. Instead of lamenting and chasing after a concept that never existed and isn't practical (digital ownership). We should have rights over the things we purchase but we also need to be aware that you cannot own a…

I don’t replay a lot of stuff but I do sometimes. More importantly though do you actually get around to every game you have an interest in during a consoles lifecycle? I’m still playing PS4 games on the PS5 that I just didn’t find time for previously so the backwards compatibility has been very handy for that.…

People just need to admit that there’s some supremely evil people on both sides of the conflict. Hamas are pieces of shit but quite frankly so is the state of Israel. The west has given them a free pass for far too long because they don’t want to be seen as anti-semetic but the state of Israel should not represent…

I rarely have more than two games on the go (and often at least one of those is digital) so I don’t find switching discs much of a hassle. I also almost never buy used and even more rarely sell my games. As I said I only really buy discs because they have the potential to be significantly cheaper, not because I value…

Not to mention people don’t really understand what they own when they own a disc. They think they own the data when the reality is they own a license. The only practical difference between a digital copy of a game these days and a physical copy is the physical copy grants a transferable license. Ultimately it depends…

I’m not sure they'll even make a pro version. Feels like the "pro" consoles from last generation were just a stopgap solution to support the proliferation of 4k TVs. But I think it's going to be a while before 8k is really widespread enough for it to be worth supporting and by then they'll probably just move on to a…

The height is the biggest issue with the PS5. I have an 1x4 IKEA Kallax that I’ve attached legs to as my TV stand and every console I owned fit neatly in each segment either vertically or horizontally. Until the PS5 came along anyway. I have to have it on top sitting behind the TV peeking out one side like some kind…

And the thing is while it's a valid argument that wages aren't keeping up with inflation it's not really relevant to this specific situation. As Sony has little control over that beyond what they choose to pay their own employees. Ultimately complaining about the prices of games and consoles is just a distraction from…

I mean relatively yes, but she still has a fair amount of sway and clout within the industry now. Especially compared to where she was when she was starting out. And yes there’s other talented voice actors out there but there is a reason why the same handful of actors get a lot of the jobs. Really it’s going to come…