The common line that people say is that HR exists to protect the company, not the employees, which is true enough.(Tangent: It always seems to me as if this is said as if it is some profound piece of wisdom that most people are unaware of when at this point I don’t think that’s really true, but enough about that).

Publishers are the only ones who benefit, and this isn’t new! It’s more or less industry standard. Physical distribution has these cuts as well!

I still play retro games way more than any recent release. Not saying the recent releases aren’t fun, but they just don’t hold my interest for long. And even among the recent releases, those with a more “retro-inspired” flair are usually the ones I’m having the most fun with.

I don’t have time anymore for games with 2h…

Truth is, I was a big fan of the first game, and was completely hyped about the sequel, reading the developer’s blog relatively regularly, etc... But the Apple exclusivity thing made the game completely drop off my radar to the point I completely forgot it actually existed.

Glad that this site reminded me about it.…

I mean, I don’t understand how a guy who has been through what he went through, struggling so hard to get fair compensation and being weighed down by massive medical debt, can be so against “socialized medicine.”

I know. But dynamics are often sent to hell in most recent albums I’ve bought. Musically, they’re fine. Songs are great. It’s the sound quality that is crap. They mostly all have wimpy flat loud sound with almost no dynamics. It is not normal for acoustic and quieter type sections of a song, let’s say, an intro, to…

I think, regarding the 30% cut, that Netflix and Spotify are going around the rules by making a subscription a prerequisite for making their app function. Like, you need an active, valid subscription, bought somewhere else beforehand, to use the apps.

So they’re apps are just providing “access” to something you…

Well, the Apple ecosystem was always a closed one, with everything that this implies. I don’t think this is anything new. Maybe more people are realizing it these days.

Agree. This should be a case study in what NOT to do in terms of user interface. This is the complete opposite of “user friendly”. One quick look at this and my brain freezes from all this content all over the place without any form of definite logic. I literally can’t look at it without my brain telling me “stop, or…

Depends. Some people will buy into an ecosystem out of peer-pressure, for instance. Same as in the console world, most people who game online on their console will buy the same one their friends buy. And let’s say the downsides of entering the Apple ecosystem don’t affect you, as in, you don’t care that much about it,…

I know. But still, I’ll say what I say to most people out there looking to buy tablets/phones: Apple sell nice, well-built devices, as long as you’re ok only using them the way Apple intended you to use them. If somehow, the thing you want to do is not something Apple wants you to do, then you simply won’t be able to…

Yes. But if Steam says you can’t play the game (for whatever reason), that backup is useless, as it needs validation from Steam servers to be restored to your library (provided you still have access to your Stream account).

So those backups are good, provided your account haven’t been hacked, or blocked, and if Steam…

I think it would be hard to say, unless your house electricity network was really botched up or if you regularly leave your doors unlocked and windows wide open. Then yes, I’d say in that case, there may be greater chances for your discs to get stolen or destroyer in a house fire. Otherwise, I’m not entirely sure…

Yeah, and aside from shady offers on Facebook and others, flea markets and the likes are also full of these sellers, selling what amounts to Raspberry Pi boards in NES mini-like cases with something like 600 NES games on them for about $80. And they push it as far as mocking up the real NES mini box to give the…

Exactly. I would never be able to justify spending $30 for a movie rental to watch on TV at home. Even for a family of four. Especially since that movie will eventually move into a regular spot on Disney+ some time after its release, it would feel like throwing money out the window.

When we go to the theatre, it’s not O…

Yep. And given this can emulate PS1 quite well, it is very easy to create your own images of PS1 games from discs (if you still have a disc reader in your PC), which in many countries, is completely legal to do. Dumping your own cartridge ROMs is a bit more complex, as it generally involve special gear to do it, but…

I was always a fan of the original ones (first two seasons), despite Kricfalusi later being recognized as a total ass. But I agree with your point. Part of the reason why this was great was its constant threading along the fine line of what would be allowed in a kid-friendly show, without completely crossing that…

Made up by gamer imagination due to fear from change. Any games purchased are yours forever, no different than physical

This would be cool for anyone NOT having a data cap on their phones. Or for anyone having always access to good, reliable wifi on their phone or tablet.

I don’t know about you, but up here (Canada), mobile data plans prices are INSANE. And most come with a data cap. And those advertising unlimited data are actually…

Games aren’t the same as movies, I agree with you on that point.
And while I agree there is still advantage to owning your games, the problem is that even when you buy them on Stadia, you don’t own them, and Google can remove them from the service whenever they want for whatever reason (say, a game uses licenced music…