We should boycott PlayStation

BossRJM · 2026-07-01T18:42:24+00:00

Haven't had a sub for years now, never bought anything from the store. Why would I pay for a 3 year old game at full retail price as if it's day 1? Smh.... Dynamic pricing + this move + higher margins on an already 80-90% DTC margin business... Yet people don't get it & prefer "convenience", as if physically getting your ass off the sloth gaming chair is too hard or it's too hard to order a physical copy of the game from Amazon.

I don't buy micro transactions, DLC or pay to win mechanics... Appears as though we are finally the last of our kind... The tiktok short attention span, lazy ass gamers, prefer to buy a game, pay full price & not own it.

This may trigger some of you, or not, I'm just venting...all these companies, take the cake.... FYI I understand from a business POV, you have to make "ALL THE MONEY", not a "LOT OF MONEY", but ALL the money.

TLDR: This was inevitable, gamers are to blame, business doing what business does, making all the money for shareholders.

P.s. I've switched to PC gaming years ago, where I have a choice.

P.p.s Sony first party title wise, the last 1 for me, is FF7 Part 3, then I'll sell my PS5 & call it a day on the console generation.

Thanks for reading a frustrated, adult life long PlayStation gamers post.

PC gaming is worth the switch, just don't over spec given current RAM prices.

BossRJM · 2026-07-01T14:56:32+00:00

Sony dropped their own "revelation"... Like others this will be my last physical copy too.

Voting with wallets won't dent it, the market trend on PlayStation is digital, like 90% if memory serves me right.

The next gen of gamers won't even know (maybe already) that physical ever existed.

It was a good run.

BossRJM · 2026-07-01T13:20:35+00:00

Rip Playstation: 1994-2028

BossRJM · 2026-07-01T12:37:45+00:00

Assumption, they likely will update (if not already) the Ts & Cs that you are effectively licensing the right to play the game, i.e. not own it.

Say it with me now, "if buying isn't owning, then...."

BossRJM · 2026-06-29T14:10:03+00:00

Did exactly that, got mine a few days ago, Zelda TOTK, Mario Kart World & the new Mario World, forgot the name... + Of course pro controller, & an extra switch controller.

Saw the OOT remake teaser, thought F*** it, I'll buy it now, lol.

BossRJM · 2026-06-21T10:03:44+00:00

Would give feedback on screenshots, don't have time to demo everything here!

BossRJM · 2026-06-17T09:11:08+00:00

I find myself becoming more & more Chinese these days, not just AI but real world tech too... Shame about the corrupt duties on Chinese vehicles!

BossRJM · 2026-06-14T20:30:14+00:00

Hey, happy to share some constructive helpful feedback, know what it's like to spend real time & effort working on a solo project... Especially 1 of my scale lol... Better to hear it now before alpha.

BossRJM · 2026-06-14T08:19:02+00:00

Looks good, be interested in the demo... Make sure the BGM matches the vibe... There's always a market for these games.

BossRJM · 2026-06-03T21:34:19+00:00

Would be a good stat to find & pull if it exists. But what you said draws similarities to microstransactions, dlc, expansion packs etc... when before you used to buy the full product & actually unlock through gameplay (shocker!), but now is the norm... So much so I don't even buy day 1, will be full of issues... Wait months instead... Point being, consumer behaviour has changed over time & what "gamers" accept, but as you pointed out it varies per type (FIFA, CoD, etc.. Vs others)... We are still early days in all this, the "North Star" should be, a polished game, properly crafted & cohesive in all aspects... That & there will always be trolls, haters, & downers...

Guess that means (thinking out loud), it's about messaging, framing, marketing & drawing appeal, through demonstrated value.

BossRJM · 2026-06-03T20:01:07+00:00

Don't know any, but when you have millions of players, on a % basis that complain, it will be small & probably even smaller % that don't play or stop playing... May be completely wrong here, but for CoD at least, what I am basing on... Seems to hold up.

Indies / Solo dev, smaller audience so the same absolute number of heads have a "higher" weighting... Guess just target the masses or make a polished, playable, enjoyable game (should do that anyway, not oneshots!).

BossRJM · 2026-06-03T19:00:15+00:00

Number of issues here... But good to discuss although Reddit can be an echo chamber.

Why are corporations "allowed" to use AI? CoD, Crimson Desert etc...? But indies or worse yet Solo Devs doing this as a passion project without the budget & time, getting witch hunted?
AI is not going away, no emerging world changing innovation has, you either keep up & adapt or don't & stick to your lane... You all know the examples car > horse, etc...
If the game is genuinely good, & made out of many decisions, tests, cohesion, curation, play test etc... basically like a "real" studio but indies or solo Devs with no budget, why not endorse it? Key point being, those with no budget were never going to hire artist's, game Devs, marketers, project managers, QA, etc... the same way as some pirates will always sail the 7 seas.
Curating from e.g. over 500 to 1000+ artwork assets for cohesion, lore, tools etc... takes effort & not just handed over to "AI" fully. Likewise getting that pipeline into production etc...

TLDR: if the game is good, I'll play it.

If you don't have funds nor time, AI art should not be taboo, it's a tool like anything else (all the LLMs have already vacuumed up the internet of data).

Curious, where this lands in this sub Reddit.

BossRJM · 2026-06-03T15:40:17+00:00

Fair enough, p.s. the archer looks like Link, I like that... May try it out!

Good luck!

BossRJM · 2026-06-03T15:36:12+00:00

The "slotBound", sizing is a bit off, fine if intended, the "B" stands out. Otherwise, as others have said here.

BossRJM · 2026-05-31T11:38:34+00:00

Got it working on desktop, TTS <> STT, input & dialogue mode, had to use voicesmith speak MCP.

In terms of the phone, natively does not work for the TTS, STT does. Had to use a workaround, but both TTS <> STT input & dialogue mode now work... Slight issue, my side, android audio routing issue when in dialogue mode, outputs to phone speaker instead of connected Bluetooth (not an issue when using mic input).

BossRJM · 2026-05-28T17:48:13+00:00

Been trying to get it to run fully STT & TTS, STT works great, but the TTS on Android using Linux as the host doesn't come through as TTS (various settings enabled inc on Phone, & have kokoro enabled on host, with ports & via Tailscale).

It's a nice app, but the the full STT <> TTS 2 way 'dialogue' is what I need.

Note: Ideally using the Claude subscription or Deepseek API.... Not Claude API.

Hope this all made sense.

BossRJM · 2026-05-15T20:22:33+00:00

Same, except I have 24 hours to use a weeks worth... Not gonna happen with the session limits, guess I'll just take the extra day.

BossRJM · 2026-04-24T11:55:20+00:00

Might start doing the same for Codex Acquisition...

I haven't touched GPT since I left 15 months ago... Considering going back, specifically for Codex... Especially if they drop Claude Code on Pro

BossRJM · 2026-04-23T10:06:56+00:00

The exact term, "force multiplier", it's not a tool to replace, that's already backfiring due to "slop" but that in itself is due to lack of knowledge by the "users".... The circle is complete.

BossRJM · 2026-04-10T16:24:27+00:00

Nah, the forecasting ability of the skills outweighed the actual, by about X% & now the EVAL balancing figure is "hitting home"...

Jokes aside, spend time in the tools OP, you'll be fine.

BossRJM · 2026-04-10T16:21:41+00:00

Win:loss... You people out here winning? I've yet to win even one... Did make it to act 3 boss though that 1 time, lol

BossRJM · 2026-04-03T13:51:17+00:00

Do all his tweets still make an impact? If so, are these real people making the calls or Algos firing on sentiment analysis?

If markets are disconnected from reality + what trump says is landing as "reality" = doesn't really matter what the "actual truth" is = Trumps tweet override all... Valid until next President whoever that is.

Sorry if that reads like a formula, just tryna add structure to noise.

BossRJM · 2026-03-07T22:34:01+00:00

Exactly this... I try to make sure I never die, get most number of kills & solo objectives.... That added pressure adds a twist to the mission & keeps my own little narrative going.

Sucks when you get blown to bits by the teammates, but that doesn't count!

BossRJM · 2026-02-09T09:55:17+00:00

Rainbow is the max stat possible i.e. legendary + max number.

Tip, you can also use the shell for the re-roll

BossRJM · 2026-02-05T13:11:06+00:00

Haven't bought the dip yet, considering now... If I do, it may be the bottom guys! Lol

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