I like the red one. Too bad the bundle I bought (which was the only way I could get a PS5), came with an extra controller. I really can’t justify getting another. I mean, I’m one of the half-dozen or so people who actually like the two tone design, but the white really highlights where I wore out some spots on the…

When the first one came out, I thought, “I’ll just wait for them all to be finished and then binge them.” I didn’t know I’d be waiting 14 years.

What with Team Asobi being the only part of Japan Studios these days, perhaps we can look forward to a sequel being released with the new VR. Fingers crossed!

That’s weird, I wonder why it doesn’t work with the DualSense? That’s what I mean about Sony’s BC. It’s not that it’s been bad exactly, but it’s... spotty.

And that doesn’t even include the autoplaying video that gets stuck to the top half of your screen as you scroll down. Good times.

You make some good points, and ultimately the BC incompatibilities with older systems were a minor disappointment for me. I’m just a little salty because, just the other day, I found out my wedding video (which is burned on a BD-R disc) doesn’t play on my PS5, while it works perfectly on my PS4. Like... why? Just why?…

I think I’ll be shocked if it is. With Sony’s track record on backwards compatibility, I’ve decided that pessimism is the best protection against disappointment.

Here’s hoping it’s backwards compatible with the 1st gen PSVR games. I’d love to finally play Astro Bot: Rescue Mission (among others).

This weekend is for continuing to make incremental progress in “A Suitable Boy” by Vikram Seth. I bought that book solely because it’s size on the shelf. I spotted it and thought, “challenge accepted”. I’m happy to say I’ve been enjoying in on its own merits, but man, it really is long. Once I finish this book I’ll…

GOG Galaxy. I still have yet to use this feature or link any other accounts. Looks handy.

Good luck!

This is something of a backlog year for me. I’m getting better at deciding ahead of time which new games I’ll actually get around to playing, and of all the games I’m interested in this year, only a few make the cut: Mass Effect Trilogy, Horizon: Forbidden West and God of War, and I would be very surprised if those…

Maybe I’ll finally start making progress in Days Gone and Cyperpunk? But probably not. I’m finishing up a stretch of home projects, including finally painting the living room so it’s no longer the vomity putty beige color that was on almost every single wall and ceiling in the house when we moved in (and there’s still…

That’s disappointing to hear! Though perhaps not surprising - the sort of click I always imagined (similar to attaching joy-cons to the switch, but with more of a deeper *thunk*) probably requires tight manufacturing tolerances. What you describe sounds like how old monitor cables had two screws you had to laboriously…

Speculating may be pointless, but it is fun - I often imagined a world where Square didn’t leave Nintendo, though in retrospect I don’t think that would’ve changed much except to have allowed for a different (true?) Chrono Trigger sequel.

The 64DD is something that middle school me was so excited about for the longest time. I think it was the first time I found a piece of tech impressive for its own sake. There was something about the idea that the N64 was designed from the get go to be expanded later that just blew my mind, and I kept waiting for news…

I like the group therapy image.

You didn’t help in a little way - it’s more accurate to say you helped in many little ways that have added up to a larger whole. What’s the opposite of death by a thousand cuts? Grace from a thousand kindnesses? You (not just you Zack, but also all of Kotaku’s staff), your humanity comes through in your posts and your…

Clueless Hero knows the struggle is real.

I just built on the strength build I'd started in my base playthrough with almost no arcane. Arcane/magic is something I always mean to try one day, but I keep going back to plain old melee builds. Sort of like ordering my same favorite every time I get takeout. Maybe I’ll try something fresh whenever Elden Ring comes…