Ignoring all the sweaty players and streamers crying about pub stomping, what you say is very true and I wish it was more of the focus of conversation. SBMM itself isn’t a bad thing, but how it’s implemented in CoD and how wildly and aggressively it swings is the true problem.

There is no ranked/unranked in CoD. The SBMM forces everyone to sweat in every game mode.  What’s worse is that it weighs pretty heavily against the oldschool connection-based matchmaking so you also get way higher ping and longer times to get into matches as you improve.

I think you may have a misunderstanding of how the whole process works, but that’s OK. My guess would be that Sony sells less than 10% of PS5s direct. The other 90%+ are released to the wild where it’s up to retailers how they want to sell them. They’re the ones who are choosing to sell them online-only, not Sony.

You’re really trying to blame the lack of available PS5 stock on Sony? They’re producing as many as they possibly can, and even offering some of them on a lottery basis as direct sales to try to prevent scalpers and script kiddies from getting all of them.

The PS5 more than justifies its existence on framerates alone. Sure, a lot of PS3 games still look pretty good, particularly in a snapshot, but anyone who thinks going from 30fps to 60fps (or more if you have a very new TV) is no big deal probably has the vision of a mole; once you’re used to the upgrade, going back…

I think the jump from PS3 to PS5 will be significantly different. I’m on Xbox with the Series X. The load times are lighting fast. It takes me 20 seconds to get into Forza Horizon 5. My Xbox One took me two minutes to load into Forza Horizon 4. Lighting, shadows, water and fire effects look better as well.

Load times. That’s where the best improvement is, in my opinion. I haven’t played a PS5 as of yet, but the jump from PS3 to PS4 is fantastic. It’s why I originally even got a PS4 even though there wasn’t really any games for it. The load times in DC Universe Online were brutal on a PS3.

I think GT7 is a fantastic case for why SSD speeds are helpful: a race loads from the menu in less than a second most of the time, which drastically changes how you play. You’re more willing to jump into a race just to try it and see how you do, and if it doesn’t work out, it’s no big deal. On PS4, those same loads…

I NEVER see an “aggressive” title when it’s about apple on this website, compared to similar articles about Microsoft, Android, Facebook... But go ahead, ignore some more

The review title is condescending. The same kind of condescending comments I get from a certain type of maddening customer I sell to. 

The paraphrase was an exaggeration, but the subtext is accurate that the article admits this phone is outstanding while simultaneously saying throughout the review (I noted 5 separate times) that it has a niche audience. Well, okay, that is true for nearly every phone and the point is “fair” except they did not…

Something to consider: Samsung, Apple, Google, et al. They don’t release a new phone every year (multiple per year even) thinking that people will buy every new phone they release. And they aren’t trying to make each one an enormous leap forward in technology.

Want to sell me a new phone? I need more battery life, internal storage and blazingly quick charging.

In 2 years when the iPhone finally adds all the same features, they’ll declare it a mold-breaking innovation.

These reviews are maddening.

Funny you never write “Apple’s most powerful flagship costs a lot. The question is: Do you really need it?”

This seems like a valid swing at what my Aftershocks are good for: hearing shit while I am on my bike.

My issue isn’t with an increased amount of POC representation in voice acting (more representation in the industry can only be a good thing), but the way these companies have gone about doing it.

This! South Park is still a great satirical show. The arc that they did with Garrison as Trump is brilliant. I'm excited for this season.

Simpsons, sure. Family Guy, I’m good with that. South Park, yeaaah you lost me