what usually gets lost on people is how Mac tended to have had things first, like everything has Bluetooth now, but Mac OSX had it long before Windoze did
That’s just not true - in fact, Apple is well-known for repeatedly releasing ‘new’ products/features that already existed elsewhere, but acting like they invented it. That goes all the way back to the original Macintosh.
Or, to use your example, everything I can find says MacOS added Bluetooth support in 2004, while Windows XP was patched to support Bluetooth in 2002.
MacOS is good software, but let’s not pretend Apple hasn’t built their entire empire based on pinching other people’s ideas and marketing them better.
As an example. I grew up in hip-hop but at a certain point I stopped listening to new people and realised recently that I’d slept on some bangers. Like Kendrick particularly, but even people like Juice WRLD and Xxxtentacion....
The best controller I arguably thing is the 360 controller. It just feels right to use in fighting games and fps. I like xboxs layout with the analog sticks....
The return on indie games (if there even is a return) is already vanishingly small for 99% of releases - printing and distributing physical copies would just be pouring even more money down the drain.
As most of you know, HL3 is pretty much the most popular “vaporware” game out there. Something always rumored and in development, but never heard again after a certain point....
Wow - Take Two shuttering this studio AND Roll7 (OlliOlli, Rollerdrome) just a month after they announced they’re buying Gearbox for almost half a billion. Absolutely catastrophic mismanagement. What a shitshow.
Jumping into the Yakuza/Like A Dragon series from a random point would be incredibly confusing because of the storyline.
There are actually 3 good entry points (Yakuza 0, Yakuza 1/Kiwami, or Yakuza 7: Like A Dragon) but couldn’t recommend starting outside one of that set.
But you do still need to install Steam to get the files at all. GOG lets you download installers from the website, and the desktop client is completely optional.
It’s true that most (not all) old games on GOG now are also on Steam, but I do still find the GOG versions are often better configured, sometimes with custom or community patches preinstalled that Steam doesn’t include.
True, but my point is that having to use third-party tools just to access games you bought without downloading a desktop client isn’t as consumer-friendly as the way GOG offers offline installers directly for every game.
Definitely a mix for me, depending on what I want to play and how I’m feeling, but primarily PC (massive GOG and Steam libraries), Xbox (I have a series X and adore the backwards compatibility), and an Evercade handheld for portable fun and the occasional exclusive, like the Duke Nukem 1 & 2 remasters.
To most of us, this is probably just a summary of events over the past year or so. But, it’s good to know that this sort of news is reaching non-gaming channels.
Not uncommon for players to want to retire before their contract is actually up, so they go onto the team’s ‘Reserve/Retired’ list. It means they’re effectively gone, but if they decide to unretire the team still holds their remaining contract rights.
Portable convenience [The Square Comics] (lemmy.world)
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2024 offseason grades for all 32 NFL teams: Eagles, Chiefs and Bears among teams to get A's (www.pff.com)
Total War: Star Wars reportedly in development at Creative Assembly (www.eurogamer.net)
Video Game Execs Are Ruining Video Games (jacobin.com)
As someone who is aging. Late thirties. How can I keep my finger on the pulse of current trends, particularly in music?
As an example. I grew up in hip-hop but at a certain point I stopped listening to new people and realised recently that I’d slept on some bangers. Like Kendrick particularly, but even people like Juice WRLD and Xxxtentacion....
Sarah Bond Confirms Every First Party Game Will Still Launch on Game Pass - Including Call of Duty (insider-gaming.com)
Microsoft says it needs games like Hi-Fi Rush the day after killing its studio (www.theverge.com)
Favourite controllers
The best controller I arguably thing is the 360 controller. It just feels right to use in fighting games and fps. I like xboxs layout with the analog sticks....
Devolver co-founder says large-scale game dev "crushing under its own weight a little bit" (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Making good, profitable games 'will no longer keep you safe': industry expresses fury and heartbreak over closure of Hi-Fi Rush and Prey studios (www.pcgamer.com)
Apple MIDI interface Demo - 1987 (youtu.be)
Recommendations for Pacific Northwest Themed Games?
Thinking about games such as the newly Pacific Drive.
Half Life 3
As most of you know, HL3 is pretty much the most popular “vaporware” game out there. Something always rumored and in development, but never heard again after a certain point....
Kerbal Space Program 2 studio reportedly shut down by Take-Two (www.eurogamer.net)
What are some mainstream game series where you really do need to start from the first game?
Some games have decent recaps or disconnected stories which mean you can start from the latest release and still have the full experience....
Game devs praise Steam as a 'democratic platform' that 'continues to be transformative' for PC gaming today (www.pcgamer.com)
Older patient gamers: what is your preferred gaming platform?
I used to be a PC-only gamer but the older I get the more I gravitate toward very ‘simple’ platforms....
youths (derogatory) (i.redd.it)
Apple AirPods are designed to die: Here’s what you should know (pirg.org)
How Greed Ruined Gaming (www.youtube.com)
To most of us, this is probably just a summary of events over the past year or so. But, it’s good to know that this sort of news is reaching non-gaming channels.
EA's Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Is Heading To Xbox Game Pass This Week (www.purexbox.com)
As part of the EA Play lineup....
Matt Ryan retires from the NFL as an Atlanta Falcon (twitter.com)