I think they’re trying to establish “Xbox Series” as the branding for their consoles. They want to make Xbox Microsoft’s brand for all gaming (Xbox Live, Game Pass, Xbox Game Bar in Windows, etc...) instead of being mostly associated with their consoles.

I get that they wanted to start the Xbox “Series,” with different letters in the future denoting different features... But did they really have to start with the exact same letters as the XB0 line? Especially when those two letters sound really similar? lol

I mean, I agree, but that doesn’t absolve them of responsibility. They’re one of the biggest development studios in the world, and they had the resources and time to do it right.

Yes, but discrimination against trans people has been rooted in the alleged disconnect between a person’s body and their gender. Portraying a female-passing or androgynous body with an enormous penis and little else (and other similar depictions) is specifically problematic towards trans people, in a way that doesn’t…

I agree that they pulled that character off well, but almost every other example of a Trans person in the game (that I’ve seen so far) is heavily sexualized with little else. There’re a few lore entries expanding on things,  but it’s still not proportionate.

I think you’re misunderstanding the argument a little bit, though that’s partially because the clip doesn’t go too deeply into theory of whiteness and stuff like that.

The problem is that the vast majority of Trans representation in the game is heavily sexualized and revolves around genitalia and other physical characteristics.

Glad I’m not the only one who had missing words lol

Mario 3D World is peak IDGAF-if-it-makes-sense Nintendo. They really took advantage of the enclosed levels by making them all so different, it’s definitely a successor to Galaxy 2 in that regard.

Agreed, paying full price is what really stopped me from getting MK8D and what will stop me from getting this. (Especially with MK8, where I paid for the game AND DLC on Wii U.) I’d even be more inclined if it was $50, but...

I’ve had really good experiences with Nighthawk. Got an RAX48 on black Friday and an older AC router a few years ago, both have treated me very well!

I’m way more excited about a center stand lol

yeah that’s exactly what i said

I mean

Yep. This is America, and it’s how it’s been for the past six to eight years at minimum. And things will only get worse.

I LOVE Calm's walking meditations. They're so relaxing, and they've changed how I take walks entirely.

I generally agree about mounting cloud drives, but OneDrive just takes all the friction out of it. My user directory is on OneDrive and it's made my life so much easier.

I know you mentioned OneDrive in the first point, but I think it deserves its own bullet because it’s completely baked into Windows and File Explorer. You don’t need to download anything, you don’t need to change any settings, you just turn it on and start saving stuff to the OneDrive folder. You don’t even have to…

I probably won't play this game until it takes $20 (if ever), but I'm really enjoying how much YOU are enjoying the game Ari. Lol

I’m kind of pumped for this game. Hopefully it's good.