Only Sony knows how many of those 103.7 million game sales were PS5 game sales and what that ratio implies about how much of their inventory is being held by scalpers. But if the situation is as bad as it seems from a would-be buyer’s perspective, hopefully Sony is thinking about how to get the next 7.6 million PS5s…

As a former member of the Google Fiber team, I can say that this is something Google as a whole should be well aware of—that internet connectivity in the US is terrible. And while Fiber’s fate seems unclear, I always thought Google’s efforts there were at least noble, and if/when they are successful they would…

I mean... maybe? I played Demon’s Souls when it first launched and while I really enjoyed it, it’s a much smaller experience than Dark Souls. I think if I were a Souls fan who hadn’t played Demon’s Souls yet, I might actually be disappointed by how much smaller of a game it is (though I will say it does look and sound…

Yep. Though I’m sure both MS/Sony had so many other complicating factors involved in the launch: Developers with games, pre-orders, contracts with retailers (and who knows what else, I’m no expert). It seems like they really got stuck in an awkward place due to wildly increased demand.

It’s not the slapstick that I don’t like, it’s that he doesn’t really seem to be trying to do anything interesting comedically that makes me find him boring to watch. But hey, lots and lots and lots of other people do enjoy watching him, so clearly my opinion is my own and shouldn’t dictate how he behaves. Not to…

Low sugar but isn’t sake carb-heavy due to its nature? Per ABV probably not worse than beer but I thought a night of sake could leave you with a nasty hangover from the carbs and relatively high ABV compared to wine/beer.

Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hiddleston, John C. Reilly... Skull Island is only a few magic stones away from being an MCU What If? issue.

P.S. I did indeed pick up The Left Hand of Darkness today, so thanks again for the reco!

Is there a source for your first paragraph? It’s an interesting interpretation, but I’ve never heard that distinction before so I wonder if I’m missing something.

I think your second paragraphs gets at exactly what I was trying to say: Jack being pansexual in the Mass Effect universe is a big deal to our human expectations of sexuality, so was pansexual always the intent or was the intent bisexual (which is now thought of as pansexual by many)?

Hopefully I’m not about to open a can of worms here, but has the term “bisexual” become synonymous with “pansexual” in recent years? I’m surprised because before the last few years, hearing that a character or person was pansexual was exceedingly rare, and the only instance I can think of is the Dean from Community…

Now I just want some kind of (fully supported) Peloton plug-in for playing Mario Kart and other racing games. I would totally play the hell out of that.

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Exec 1: “What should we do for Japanese videogame icon Mario’s 35th anniversary?”
Exec 2: “How about make people think of Germany?”
Exec 1: “I love it!”

Seriously though, Berlin is a fantastic city so this is fun but still seems out of leftfield. I also was very confused why everything felt so slow and then realized this…

Frankly, given the boondoggle with preorders and bots I’m glad it didn’t. It’s felt way less painful to not be able to get one knowing that there isn’t anything to play on a PS5 (Demon Soul’s looks beautiful, but I played it back for the Ps3 so personally I’m good). The only thing I’m remotely interested in is…

Not an Apple Music user but not having any problems when searching with just your katakana string there. I see 3, 4, 5, Q, Q2 and a bunch of what looks like specialized/live/single albums.

Will share my two cents: Also not a fan of rogue-likes, and have only had a few experiences I genuinely enjoyed in the genre (e.g. Rogue Legacy and Into the Breach), but I’d argue Hades is a different beast.

Wow. I have not been following this too closely but I really loved Super Meat Boy when it came out, despite me not being much of a (nor a very good) platform gamer. I never got too frustrated with it and I adored how tight everything was, even when I was sweating bullets during some of the more intense levels. Truly…

This exactly. The idea of a “YouTube for Games” doesn’t gel with the notion of a walled garden, and as technology has shown us over the last 30 years, interoperability is key if you want to crowdsource the content of your product.

While I agree 2020 was a banner year for Playstation games, I think both Microsoft and Sony should get seriously dinged for their console launches this year. Both have been general disasters, with a huge amount of money going straight into the pockets of what are essentially digital pirates. And considering that…