While spontaneous differences could occur, or even be influenced by ambient EM interference, I was referring more to faulty parts / parts of different spec being used.
In some cases, on some hardware, memory corruption can also be caused by, for example, slapping the unit, playing a specific game first, etc.
When…

Given your study of the topic, I defer to you on the specifics. I simply wanted to make the point that hardware matters in ways that are not always obvious simply from a coding perspective.

I believe it would depend on the difference, or the fault, if one was used. Your assumption of determinism is based on things like conditionals always being the same. But corrupted memory values that weren’t properly cleared from a register until later in the code might allow for a frame or so of higher speed than was…

But not all hardware is created equal. A manufacturing fault or difference might allow varying behavior of software running on the hardware. This might explain the different internal time, for instance, if Atari tested on a dev unit. Such a thing should probably still invalidate the record, but it would remove the…

So cool. The engineering involved in these satellites always fascinates me.

I’m seeing reports that the entire game, including single player requires users to be online. Is that the case?

The ground is littered with the third party devs EA bought, squeezed dry, and then discarded. Why did anyone ever think Bioware would be different?

I feel like either crypto coins will crash, and I’ll be able to vulture up a cheap used card. Or newer graphics cards will be released, and I’ll be able to vulture up a cheap used card as miners jump to the latest greatest.

Without the voice, I just can’t see it.

Given what you’ve described, I’m inclined to think flashback?

Not AC: Call of Booty?

Only if they outlaw the knuckle ball!

Is Yamcha really cheating though? Through training he’s way more physically able than the other players. But supposedly, any of them, having undergone the same training would be able to play as he does?

Do they integrate any of the elements from previous games? I adore FF6, but one imagines it could be kind of jarring if Kefka appeared from nowhere and dropped a train on folks.

I seem to recall reading that even more dlc will follow this so...I guess I’ll wait till they’re finished.

Yeah... not feeling half the characters as DLC. A shame.

I found them to be dry and generally disappointing, and I wasn’t expecting much of them to begin with.

I enjoy video games a lot, but the ESA quote listed above sounds like textbook PR denial of a problem.
There are video games which are specifically designed to take advantage of addictive tendencies, often in ways which are profitable to the developer.

From what you describe, it sounds like the best thing might be for Patreon to hire someone and allow affected to opt into a process by which said hired someone filed DMCA complaints?

Kotaku’s coverage made it sound quite interesting, but as far as I can tell it’s essentially a very expensive app. That has implications regarding its longevity.
I’d be more interested in a straight up PC version. Less a game perhaps, than just an excuse to tool around with the music.