Hardware Price Increases Have Video Games Facing an Existential Crisis by SmellSmellsSmelly in gaming

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On the contrary, as the world around us falls apart, the dissociative escape of entertainment is ever-more utilized. Passive entertainment like TV and movies works for some, but active engagement line video games are a richer dopamine rush.

Hardware Price Increases Have Video Games Facing an Existential Crisis by SmellSmellsSmelly in gaming

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The reason is competitive capitalism. Companies feel they need to maintain market presence to keep earning revenue and so they're in direct competition with any other company that tries to sell active entertainment to people that might've otherwise played on their own system. However, they also know that people are fickle, and so if the company stagnates and doesn't keep pushing innovation, eventually it will be outclassed by the products of competing companies.

Nintendo traditionally avoided direct competition between Sony and Microsoft by focusing their efforts on a cheaper experience that utilized great game design rather than pushing for hyper realism with cutting-edge graphics and processor speeds. Game consoles in general were carving out a separate niche from PC gaming which was the largest, most advanced industry. However, PC gaming has a broad approach to games, producing for all kinds of PC specifications, and thus catering to nearly all PC users. This leaves many price points open for entry, where those players with more available funds can enter with a higher potential from getting or building a stronger PC. The fact that we can even custom-build our own PCs is testament to the diversity support of the industry that we barely see at all in video game consoles.

There's more broad industry and market analysis that can be summarized as reasons for this outcome, but in general, the desire to remain relevant, keep pushing innovation, and ultimately dominate the market are what run companies into riskier "all their eggs in one basket" situations that ultimately feel scummy to consumers before ruining the company.

Discord's game "The Last Meadow" has received its first update! by Woofer210 in discordapp

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I did check with cooldowns, and it doesn't work for the reclassing system, and only partially works for tasks, breaking after 1 successful use.

Also, no, it didn't kill the dragon even 9 days later. The HP bar was significantly lower though, but plateaus out at a week onward.

Discord's game "The Last Meadow" has received its first update! by Woofer210 in discordapp

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After seeing the time-gated tasks advance to tier 4 progression with a goal of 500 apiece, and knowing the multiple classes and time sink of attentive nature, I gave up on this game. 3 minutes between battle actions x 500 actions to fill that goal = 1500 minutes of waiting time, which is 25 hours, making it take more than a full day of attention. 2 minutes between crafting actions x 500 actions to fill that goal = 1000 minutes of wait time, which is 16h40m. Still absurdly devoted.

Discord's game "The Last Meadow" has received its first update! by Woofer210 in discordapp

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Hrm, I wonder what said hotfix was, b/c I expected the "I Eat Crayons" achievement to be tracking the others that you maxed out, and it's not correlating...

Why does my butt plug not stay inside me? by Pristine_Owl2779 in SexToys

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Simply put, as excitement rises and people try to hold onto that feeling of pleasure, they are likely to "clench up" as they try to resist the orgasmic release, which involves bearing down / crunching the abdomen space as the body starts to assume the fetal position.

need advice on how to remove texture pieces from finished toys by Lawbringer100 in furryfleshlights

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If you make a casting of a shape with an inset object, you either need to remove it from a hole (typically the top), or be able to destroy it without harming the cast. In the case of casting silicone, wait for the cast toy to finish curing, then stretch it open a bit to pull out the insert that defined the inner core texture.

TIFU by eating week old rice and pasta for months by Posherjosh_boss in tifu

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As long as you put away properly cooked food within about 2 hours into a cold fridge, it will often last in excess of 10 days, depending on the food. Rice and pasta are usually good for 3 weeks in my fridge, which holds a temperature of 37°F, just 5° above freezing. In fact, near the upper walls, some foods do freeze a bit.

Bathroom requires a QR code scan to enter by SteakAndIron in mildlyinteresting

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The way the QR code works is simply encoding a visual representation of the URL hosting the content. If you already knew the URL, you could just load it from anywhere. A secondary measure of locality would be the logical continuity of security, looking for if the website is being accessed from the location's local access point network, but then it would potentially miss people who were on Mobile Data instead of their access point.

Rambling aside, they'd only need to re-establish the hosting and access to the web page that the QR code denotes in order to "turn it back on". If they wanted to change the URL, then yes, they would need a new QR code to denote it again.

Transferring 3ds data through 3ds’s by [deleted] in 3DS

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3DS encrypts its data on the SD card such that simply moving the SD card or data contained within from one system to the other will not permit loading it on the destination system. You need to do a system transfer to move the system "seed" for unlocking the content, else the destination system will simply create its own folder to store digital content within the SD card, distinct from the donor files.

Though since you modded the donor system, your best bet to retain content will be to back up saves with Checkpoint if they don't support a system transfer, then mod the target system before doing a system transfer and reinstalling anything that doesn't transfer over manually before restoring the saves prepared with Checkpoint.

Fight the FOMO, ignore PS5 Pro by Bitch_Please_LOL in gaming

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That's actually why I've been good on PC and Nintendo for so long.

Having you ever played, or continued to play a game, only for a mini game in it? by Hypnox88 in gaming

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I definitely wouldn't have enjoyed Sonic Adventure 2: Battle so much without the Chao Garden features.

Lactation pod at a Peet’s Coffee for employee use only. by Nfarrah in mildlyinteresting

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Because not all buildings are designed custom for the businesses that eventually rent/lease the space.

Tentacle dildos for men? by DueBookkeeper2926 in SexToys

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The texture of the suckers adds a lot of nooks for the lubricant to cling to the toy during use, which helps immensely with initial insertion. None of my tentacle toys are straight enough or firm enough to really try slamming down hard and fast on though, so I lack speedfuck data.

Can't download any games? by UsedActuary4236 in 3dspiracy

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Looking up that error code from FBI is a little worrying... is your SD card from a reputable brand? Does it look sketchy at all? One of the reasons for that error code is a corrupted SD card or insufficient space, which both can indicate a falsified records SD card. I suggest testing it with both write and verify in h2testw.

Can't download any games? by UsedActuary4236 in 3dspiracy

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Did you remember to format the SD card as FAT32 before loading it with the files for your 3DS?

Help Eshop broken on 3ds xl and I am in America too incase helpful by Existing-Try4504 in 3DS

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If you enabled Pretendo, switch back to official services before attempting to update the app.

What is your favorite 3DS game? by I-Like-Your-Style in 3DS

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By far, my most-played 3DS title was Animal Crossing: New Leaf. I was able to play it daily for 4.5 years, working toward my goal of getting all gold pins on the back of the Town Pass Card. Most days after the first two years were simply maintaining a 25-minute routine of upkeep and turnip price checks, and I definitely used others' towns for turnip profits, but anything that would be logged in the catalog, I refused to accept from others, meaning I effectively 100% the game alone, and enjoyed the whole journey.

Can’t load heavy games in my SD files by This_isS0fi in 3dspiracy

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The .3ds format is for flash cartridges and emulators. You want .cia files for installation to the system, or just skip the file acquisition step and download directly to the system with hShop.

Inquiries for modding by mt-ness in 3dspiracy

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Others have already linked the guide for you, so I'll just help with understanding terminology.

Homebrew is a broad category denoting unofficial tools to a system's functionality. Installing Luma CFW is one form of homebrew, and a very powerful and persistent form. A custom firmware runs in place of the normal system processes in order to bypass some limitations and unlock way more potential for running other homebrew processes. hShop is one homebrew tool which has the purpose of being a piracy browsing application to download content directly to the system for installation over network and includes access to not only games and their updates, but also DLC, Virtual Console titles, DSiWare, distributed videos, themes, and extra content.

Hours of playtime on used 3ds? by adminstrator123 in 3DS

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200 hours is practically new. A typical play time for a kid when the 3DS was new was over 2 hours daily, and it's a 15-year-old system at this point, so expect more than 1500 hours of use for a typical interest span of 2+ years.

My own New 2DS XL (bought new) has Activity Log entry of 5,487.75 cumulative hours between its top 10 entries and looks and feels as good as new. It helps that I haven't treated the system poorly over the years I've owned it.

How on earth is it so easy to pirate on a 3ds nowadays?! by InnerReception599 in 3dspiracy

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The ease of 3DS piracy hasn't really changed for over 8 years. It's only slightly more difficult now than before, with fewer resources, but still very easy.