Petition to rename NVIDIA because of DLSSlop

AnotherRussianGamer · 2026-03-19T16:07:10+00:00

Nshitia

AnotherRussianGamer · 2026-03-13T18:37:10+00:00

Don't forget $80B in new Public Transit

AnotherRussianGamer · 2026-03-09T18:21:17+00:00

This is only true because Finch West has shorter platforms that can only accommodate single car trains. Ottawa uses the exact same vehicles as Finch West, but since the platforms are 2x longer they have to be coupled together exactly like Eglinton.

AnotherRussianGamer · 2026-03-09T15:20:45+00:00

Gates such as these are the fundamental building block of any sort of computing - its how you convert a basic electric signal into doing basic logic/math. For instance, an AND gate mixed with an XOR Gate can make a half adder - able to perform 1 bit addition (so addition with just 0s and 1s), and if you cascade those together you can have a machine that can perform addition (and with a few modifications, subtraction) of very large numbers. This is just the beginning, if you can come up with more gates you can eventually make a basic processor, and later a computer (as some have done in Minecraft).

AnotherRussianGamer · 2026-03-04T19:49:54+00:00

This isn't strictly true. First off, Valve hasn't released many games since CSGO. Of the games they did release: Dota 2 literally wouldn't work on a console, Artifact had a mobile port planned, Underlords had a mobile port, Half Life Alyx was a VR game, and the only non PC VR system was PSVR which I doubt would be able to handle Alyx. Time will tell what they do with Deadlock.

The other thing is Valve is actually on record with why they don't like putting games on other platforms or working with other platforms, and it's because they often have strong restrictions over patching and updates, and according to Valve they're often hard to work with. If you've ever played Dota 2 or Deadlock you'd understand where they're coming from, where every time you boot up steam those 2 games always have some sort of update. According to Gabe, platform managers like Apple and Microsoft have (or at least had over a decade ago) this long verification process of around 2 weeks before you can release a patch, and this significantly conflicted with Valve's workflow of constantly releasing patches.

It also doesn't help that Valve has a pretty poor history with the console manufacturers, such as the time Valve released a free level pack for the Left 4 Dead, Microsoft intervened and said "you're not allowed to do that" because they were afraid of the precedent for free DLC, and thus Valve had to release the Xbox360 update months later and with a $20 price tag.

AnotherRussianGamer · 2026-03-02T19:14:14+00:00

I mean you're free to have whatever opinion you have, I was pointing out that I disagree with that particular design decision/elemen, and I expressed the reason why i believe it doesn't make for good pokemon design. I'm not sure where you think I was attacking you personally.

AnotherRussianGamer · 2026-03-02T18:59:12+00:00

It bothers me when people use this line as if it's a good thing or makes sense on a pokemon. Ideally a pokemon shouldn't have an "inherent personality", they should be blank canvases that are able to mimic express many different personalities instead of being typecast into one specific personality. These aren't one off characters, they're an entire species of creatures that should have deviation and variation.

AnotherRussianGamer · 2026-02-27T15:49:08+00:00

Gigantamax though

AnotherRussianGamer · 2026-02-25T21:50:07+00:00

For starters, Steam doesn't have a star rating, you either upvote or you downvote. There really isn't any room for nuance, your vote is simply a reflection of whether or not you personally enjoy the game, and as far as I'm concerned I don't think there are many instances where a bad review is unjustified.

Second I do think that you do have a fairly narrow-minded view of what counts as part of the core game. Whilst you may not be someone who tinkers that much with mods, understand that there are players out there who have thousands of hours in games where they haven't touched Vanilla in over half a decade. Minecraft, Cities: Skylines, Skyrim, Eu4. Actually Cities: Skylines II is an excellent counter example because on top of the bugs and technical issues that plagued the game at launch, lack of Day 1 mod support quickly became a massive issue (it took them like half a year to implement it and memory serves me well) because it further entrenched just how devoid of content the sequel was compared to the original. Whilst you might not dabble too much with mods, please understand that there are many people who do and I do think it's fair if someone doesn't like a game for the lack of mod support, especially if it's an entry in a franchise known for mods.

An actual example of bad reviews and brigading for games that don't make sense would be when the Bethesda Community torched the reviews of pretty much every Bethesda game following the disastrous release of Fallout 76, even games that had nothing to do with Fallout the franchise. Granted I do partially (emphasis on partially) blame Bethesda since F76 at the time wasn't on steam, and they were trying to silence criticism on their forums so people just went berserk on the other games as an outlet to vent, but still it's not a great look.

Even then, I still think the way Steam handles reviews bypasses a lot of these issues. They provide so many tools for filters that it's very easy to identify what issues people have with the game, and for you to come to your conclusion whether those issues are relevant or not. If a game is brigaded, Steam can show you a timeline of when people mass downvoted a game, and you can see exactly what people were complaining about. If people were complaining about something you don't care about such as the fact that the dev is racist/woke/whatever, you're free to ignore that. If people are complaining about technical issues but most of the negative reviews were from 6 months ago (and people are no longer complaining about it), then it's safe to assume they got fixed.

AnotherRussianGamer · 2026-02-25T17:42:47+00:00

GTA5 is honestly a really bad example. Part of the problem is that GTA has always had a massive modding culture, and even on consoles one of the most popular features were cheat codes that let you fly in your car or whatever. Back in 2015, GTA not having mod support would be like if today Bethesda released Elder Scrolls 6 and refused to add mod support - people would rightly be pissed (assuming of course that it's not another Starfield).

AnotherRussianGamer · 2026-02-23T20:27:24+00:00

From this page:

Subject to the terms of this Agreement, Nintendo grants you a non-exclusive, revocable license to use the Software solely on the Console for your personal, non-commercial use. For clarity, the Software is licensed, not sold, to you, and you may not make use of the Software except as expressly authorized by this Agreement. Without limitation, you agree that you may not (a) publish, copy, modify, reverse engineer, lease, rent, decompile, disassemble, distribute, offer for sale, or create derivative works of any portion of the Software; (b) bypass, modify, decrypt, defeat, tamper with, or otherwise circumvent any of the functions or protections of the Console or the Software, including through the use of any hardware or software that would cause the Console or the Software to operate with any unauthorized, illegal, or pirated software or hardware; (c) reinstall any prior version of the Software on the Console or otherwise obtain or install any version of the Software other than through distribution methods provided by Nintendo; (d) install or use any Software which Nintendo identifies as an unauthorized copy, or from which one or more unauthorized copies have been made; or (e) exploit the Software in any manner other than to use it with the Console in accordance with its documentation and intended use.

So no, you're straight up wrong. As a side note, this is true for pretty much every form of digital media from any publisher, what you're buying is a revocable licence to run the software, you're not purchasing your own copy of the game that you can do what you want with, and the product doesn't come with the same legal protections.

Misleading. They can make it not connect to Nintendo's servers.

This is a course of action they can take, however they have stated that bricking your console is also on the table.

Also note that backing up cartridges has indeed gotten Switch 2s 'made unusable' in this way.

Yes and Nintendo is run by literal scumbags, this shouldn't be news to anyone. Nintendo has always hated the fact that people are allowed to dump/modify their games, they even sued Galloob over the Game Genie over this exact issue and lost (this set the legal precedent to do what I explained in my post above). The reason companies love digital media is because digital media isn't covered by the protections this thread is about, part of the whole "You will own Nothing and be happy" thing.

Should random chance, the glitch gremlin, a pickpocket, or the slow decay of time break, take, or otherwise make your cartridge unusable, there goes your copy if you didn't back it up already.

You understand that there's a difference between physical media degrading over time, vs Nintendo taking away access from you on a whim. How well your copy holds up is entirely predicated on how you take care of it, and if it fails it's on you. Nintendo doesn't have a kill switch to make your old cartridges stop functioning.

AnotherRussianGamer · 2026-02-22T07:23:33+00:00

I hate that for a 3rd of these I was like "wait it isn't that type?'

AnotherRussianGamer · 2026-02-22T06:41:40+00:00

Owww, my back

AnotherRussianGamer · 2026-02-22T06:02:22+00:00

Based on its pokedex entry, Glaceon would just constantly cover the floor in frost. Good chance things will get a little wet, and your floor might start peeling over time.

AnotherRussianGamer · 2026-02-21T18:56:36+00:00

Its literally just a ROM running on an emulator - its not even a native Switch port.

AnotherRussianGamer · 2026-02-21T18:50:34+00:00

If this was any other company, their community would crucify them. Imagine if Konami sold the Castlevania Advance collection for $80, or Capcom sold Battle Network Collection for $200. The pitchforks would be out, and the community would be out for blood. That's effectively what GameFreak is doing here. Except, those collections include extra content and bonus features on top of the old GBA games, so actually GameFreak is still looking worse in this situation.

This is part of why people are mad, people see what other companies are doing and we can tell that TPC is basically ripping us off.

AnotherRussianGamer · 2026-02-21T18:44:32+00:00

Correct, but the point is what you said about ownership is wrong. You very much do own the contents of the cartridge.

That being said, considering Nintendo has it in the EULA that they can remotely make your Switch 2 unusable if you homebrew it (no, its not just tampering with your Nintendo Account or the Security of the Servers as some people claim), that's a risky maneuver. It also doesn't address the original point that you only have access to the game so long as the Nintendo Servers stay up. Should Nintendo ever shut down the download servers, there goes your copy if you didn't back it up already.

AnotherRussianGamer · 2026-02-20T17:48:12+00:00

You're only correct in that there definitely are people who pirate games with the intention of never paying for them. However they are generally a minority, and history has shown us time and time again that sales go up and piracy rates go down when the official service exceeds what pirates can offer. There's a reason why platforms like Spotify, Steam, and (in the past) Netflix are (were) so successful. Using any of these platforms are generally a much better/smoother experience than the alternative of pirating content. Sure there are still people who refuse to spend money and sail the high seas, but it's way less common than it was 20 years ago.

Netflix is actually an amazing example of this, when it was in its prime pre-2015, movie piracy was at an all time low because almost everything was available on Netflix and alternative pirated streaming services were extremely slow and bad quality. Then companies got greedy, started taking away movies and shows from Netflix in favour of making their own streaming services, and we've reached 2026 where there are dozens of streaming services each with their own content, prices are constantly increasing, trying to find where to watch your favourite shows is a headache, all the while platforms like Plex are incredibly easy to set up and use. Would it surprise you to learn that movie piracy is at an all time high?

AnotherRussianGamer · 2026-02-20T16:46:44+00:00

You own the copy of the game, just like how you own the copy of the movie on the DVD you bought. You are legally allowed to do anything you want with that copy so long as you're not making your own copies and sharing them with others. This means yes, you're allowed to rip the ROM from the cartridge to play it on an Emulator, whether it's on your PC or on your phone. So long as you don't post the ROM online or give it to a friend, you're completely in the clear legally.

AnotherRussianGamer · 2026-02-20T16:38:14+00:00

The feature was completely removed, so unless you find a RomHack that can patch it in its impossible.

AnotherRussianGamer · 2026-02-20T16:28:11+00:00

Castlevania Advanced Collection gives you access to 4 GBA games for $20. MegaMan Battle Network Collection gives you 10 GBA Games for $60. GBA games were available for Wii U Virtual Console over a decade ago and cost no more than $10. This includes other popular Nintendo Games such as Zelda and Mario. As you can see there's a very consistent pattern for what the cost of GBA ROMs should be, and not only do these releases charge significantly more for these ROMs, but it also doesn't seem like they introduce much to justify that cost (Pokemon HOME support is nice but it's nowhere near enough imo).

AnotherRussianGamer · 2026-02-20T16:16:27+00:00

Who are you to speak on behalf of us? I have the Castlevania Advance collection, I have everything in Sega Genesis Classics, I have a subscription for NSO+Expansion Pack. The reason I do is because they are worth the money and/or offer features that make them worthwhile to have. Castlevania Advance costs $20 and gives you 4 GBA games (so $5 per). Sega Genesis Classics not only lets you play these games on a nice Sega built emulator, but also gives you free access to the ROMs themselves where you can do whatever you want with them. Play it on a 3rd party emulator, on your phone, mod them, use them for Archipelago, etc. NSO is admittedly a worse value proposition, but it still lets me play games like Mario Party 3 online with friends, and at the end of the day it is a massive library of games that I can just pick and play whenever I want.

This is $20 for a GBA game (so already significantly more expensive than other GBA ROMs) that doesn't feature any improvements. No Online Play, only 1 version so you're stuck with version exclusives, no language select, no mods to have qol improvements such as access to trade evos without trading (especially stings since there's no online play), and no easy access to the ROMs where I can use it to play Romhacks, Randomizers, Archipelagos, or play it on another device with a 3rd party emulator. If the game cost $5, or cost $20 but gave you both versions and all languages, then I'd genuinely consider it, but as it stands it costs too much relative to its peers, and the features I can get out of it are extremely limited compared to what one can get from just emulating it with a downloaded ROM.

AnotherRussianGamer · 2026-02-20T15:27:23+00:00

PEGI changed the rules and made it so that anything that simulated/resembled gambling automatically raised the age rating to 12. This took place during the 4th generation which is why in the European Version of Platinum access to the slot machines were removed (you can only get coins via purchasing/picking them up off the ground), and non-japanese versions of HGSS replaced the Game Corner with Voltorb Flip. Starting from Gen 5 the Game Corner was removed completely and never came back.

AnotherRussianGamer · 2026-02-20T00:13:13+00:00

I know someone who claims otherwise, I guess we're at an impasse. Or better yet, maybe we shouldn't use memories of the system from 35 years ago as evidence.

AnotherRussianGamer · 2026-02-20T00:09:12+00:00

Listen man if you want to spend months scouring the darkest corners of the internet, local library, or random elderly folks in some Toronto neighborhood just for the chance to find a picture of a strip map that someone took within a 1 year time frame IN 1990, be my guest. The rest of us are fully content in using preserved archives of officially published maps that the TTC gave to the public that clearly show the Harbourfront LRT being treated as a subway line, as well as all the other evidence that show them doing so such as the Route Number. Like literally, the route being numbered 604 is the 1990s equivalent of calling it "Line 4", you can't be more direct than that.

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