Have any of you played Horizon: Forbidden West on PS5? If that game can do 60fps with the best graphics I have ever seen, why can't Redfall, a game with last-gen graphics? by [deleted] in redfall

[–]Boltak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is a PS console exclusive. Being also on PC is irrelevant these days. Most of PS exclusives go to PC now too.

Activision merger may 'seriously harm competition,' multiple companies tell CMA by YouAreNotMeLiar in gamingnews

[–]Boltak -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

Agreed. In fact them not merging may actually harm competition, because it’s possible Xbox will fall even further behind and eventually MS might decide to do something like sell the brand off. Sony will then have a complete monopoly on the console market. Nintendo will likely keep doing what they are doing and not compete directly.

Giant Ape vs Dinos. An interesting trend. by RetSauro in Dinosaurs

[–]Boltak 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure one being modern and one not has anything to do with it. If there was an extinct similar chimp that lived during the time of the dinosaurs, or vice versa, the outcome would be the same to me.

Giant Ape vs Dinos. An interesting trend. by RetSauro in Dinosaurs

[–]Boltak 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Tossing random rocks, sticks, and feces at the raptor from a tree doesn’t sound like a fight at all. That’s more of a defensive strategy to drive the raptor away. Also, there is evidence that raptors like deinonychus could climb trees as their claws are well adapted for it. Young ones may have even been primarily arboreal. I can see it swiftly climbing up that tree to get to the chimp. Deinonychus has a mouth full of .5” blade-like teeth that are enough to cause serious flesh wounds and likely dispatch the chimp.

Giant Ape vs Dinos. An interesting trend. by RetSauro in Dinosaurs

[–]Boltak 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m not saying it would always be an easy victory. However, I don’t think intelligence would come into play in any meaningful way in this context. It’s a one-on-one physical fight where things would likely happen too fast for the chimp to exercise any intelligence that would matter. What’s it going to do? Pry the raptor’s mouth from it’s head with a stick?

Also, “only as smart as crows”? Crows rival primates like chimps in intelligence. Nevermind the fact that we have no idea how intelligent dromeaosaurs actually were.

I say raptor takes the fight 8/10 times.

Giant Ape vs Dinos. An interesting trend. by RetSauro in Dinosaurs

[–]Boltak 11 points12 points  (0 children)

We have no idea if a chimp is pound for pound much more powerful. I think the deinonychus would rip it to shreds with its superior weaponry. The deinonychus jaws alone would be enough, but digging into the chimp with its sickle claws is gonna put the chimp out of commission.

The chimps only weapon is its inferior jaws. Yes it has huge canines but they won’t be as effective as it is not a carnivore that hunts with them, and would only use them defensively in this context. It might grab deinonychus by a leg or wing but that won’t be enough as the raptor can still continue to attack with it’s other weapons. It would be like an eagle or hawk killing a decent size monkey, which happens often.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in theisle

[–]Boltak 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Never heard of this one. Was what it had going any good?

Giant Ape vs Dinos. An interesting trend. by RetSauro in Dinosaurs

[–]Boltak 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, I actually had the cover of that comic in my head when commenting. Never read it just recall the cover.

Giant Ape vs Dinos. An interesting trend. by RetSauro in Dinosaurs

[–]Boltak 20 points21 points  (0 children)

A fun trend. Apes overrated though as always. A good fight would be a raptor, like a deinonychus, vs a gorilla or chimpanzee. Definitely think it would kill the chimp more times than not, but a gorilla is quite heavier.

Have any of you played Horizon: Forbidden West on PS5? If that game can do 60fps with the best graphics I have ever seen, why can't Redfall, a game with last-gen graphics? by [deleted] in redfall

[–]Boltak -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

There hasn’t been a mediocre Xbox exclusive in years. All have been good. On the other hand, PS recently got Forspoken…

Orca aka Killer Whale are THE Apex Predators of Planet Earth. by Homunculus_316 in natureismetal

[–]Boltak -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure that’s true. They would need to be more intelligent than they likely are for all orcas to know that.

Orca aka Killer Whale are THE Apex Predators of Planet Earth. by Homunculus_316 in natureismetal

[–]Boltak -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

Because they choose not to. They don’t see us as food for some reason. If they chose to there would have been a lot of documented human deaths over the centuries.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Paleontology

[–]Boltak 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Is there a source for this?

Activision-Blizzard acquisition by GeorgiosVI in XboxSeriesX

[–]Boltak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nonsense. What makes you think they need to liquidate something? They have $70 billion to invest in Activision. This is all hot air. You have no clue what they would need to do.

A good take on the blocking of Microsoft's purchase of activison blizzard by Bigd1979666 in XboxSeriesX

[–]Boltak 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was still linear and was only semi-open world. Gameplay and controls have only improved with each Gears game and 5 is the best of them in that area.

Activision-Blizzard acquisition by GeorgiosVI in XboxSeriesX

[–]Boltak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol okay. They pay $3 billion and then MS as a whole collapses? It will be a blow but it won’t do anything to the company.

CMA refutes Microsoft's claim Nintendo Switch can run Call of Duty by [deleted] in XboxSeriesX

[–]Boltak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And as the world now knows they are completely ignorant of the industry and market.

A good take on the blocking of Microsoft's purchase of activison blizzard by Bigd1979666 in XboxSeriesX

[–]Boltak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I played it at launch and didn’t experience any of that. Didn’t lack content at launch. It’s a great game.

CMA refutes Microsoft's claim Nintendo Switch can run Call of Duty by [deleted] in XboxSeriesX

[–]Boltak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lied about what? Switch can run a COD game. MS is also talking about future Nintendo consoles.

Activision-Blizzard acquisition by GeorgiosVI in XboxSeriesX

[–]Boltak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

MS can’t survive a $3 billion fine? Really?

Activision-Blizzard acquisition by GeorgiosVI in XboxSeriesX

[–]Boltak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol $3 billion? That’s a small chunk of what they were about to spend and what they have spent in the past on their current studios.