“1) ActiBlizz folds completely, and 10k people find themselves jobless in an industry that is highly competitive and exploitative.”

It’s always nice to remember that everyone that posts on the internet is a moron, not just me.

This has been the case for years and years. It’s never as bad as it looks. It’s not going to be the end of this or that. There are no frogs in the stockpot, and the burner isn’t on.

The amount of people stuck in a Brand Loyalty/schoolyard Console War mentality is depressing.

PC gamers, like myself, have probably never thought in these terms. I’ve always thought of consoles as lesser, though important, companions in gaming.

We could stop using Amazon. All businesses, out most, allow you to order directly from them. We could start there.

“good” ? come on now. mass appeal does not equal good, quite the opposite

Hell, gamers are still celebrating this news today. Not a shred of consideration for any long term consequences. Just a vague and naive expectation that this will somehow mean more and better games for them in the short term.

We have paid lip service to competition with one side of our mouths, and gladly handed Sony and Microsoft the keys to the castle with the other. I have been arguing against consolidation since the beginning of the digital age, back when I was young and pissed off at everything. The writing has most likely been on the…

“It’s capitalism.” - assholes, everywhere

“I feel” “probably”

To be fair, a 20 minute cut scene about an obtuse subject is pretty standard in most Metal Gear games.

Some families barely have money to eat. Someone needs money to pay their rent or they’ll be evicted. This person just bought a worthless JPEG for 26,000. What a world.

 

Yeah there’s a lot of disillusioned Gen Zers who were too late for bitcoin who are being tricked into thinking this is the next big thing by a lot of greedy boomers and gen Xers while millennials despair at what a destructive scam the whole thing is.

Nah, that shit is hideous.

Heck, you didn’t buy art, you got ripped off for art. $26k is enough to hire a professional artist to work full time for you for a few months. You could have your walls covered with real, physical prints of gorgeous, unique artwork for that much.

or you’re young and dumb, and we’re old and know better because we’ve lived long enough to see our fair share of scams.

I’d like to hear a non-crackpot or buzzword filled argument in favor of NFTs, because I’m not sure what that would be.

Er, the map sold for $26,538.

I 100% back Troy Baker in this one.