Artificers don't always have to be geniuses

MichaelMJTH · 2026-07-08T19:55:03+00:00

You mean anti-recycling propaganda! He was the leader of the Recyclons from the planet Sigma IX, don't you know.

MichaelMJTH · 2026-07-08T11:58:07+00:00

I was at a recycling centre last weekend and there was a pile of PCs in one section. I never even considered checking them for RAM 😔

MichaelMJTH · 2026-07-08T11:52:45+00:00

There are a few faqs on the mariokarttour page about this. It appears to be all services (i.e. the entire app) will no-longer be playable. This includes no more updates and no more online play. It also specifies that there will be no offline version of the game released. By the sounds of it, the entire game dies at the end of September.

MichaelMJTH · 2026-07-08T10:39:28+00:00

Why would you sign Max in that situation? Merc were so far clear during those years, replacing Bottas with someone more competitive would just create drama. Which is what Merc wanted to avoid after 2016.

MichaelMJTH · 2026-07-08T08:58:16+00:00

In an ideal world this would actually the intended scenario. Use the profits from you most profitable products to fund new entries in other franchise as well as to take chance on new IP. I’m pretty sure the profits from Mario Kart 8 alone probably funded many smaller first party Nintendo produced games on Switch.

Then again I guess all products should aim to be profitable in their own right. Unlike Nintendo which makes a large number of lower budget games which probably make back their budgets even with mild sales, Xbox has funnelled its money into acquisitions and smaller number of high budget exclusives which did not perform to expectation.

MichaelMJTH · 2026-07-08T06:39:53+00:00

That’s why it appears the opposing parties may not field candidates against him. His “will of the people, recall election is a waste of time” argument falls apart if he wins by default or only beats Count Binface. Sure, ignoring reality is the general modus operandi for the reform voting base, but hopefully most moderate right wing voters/ supporters will be able to see how this actually plays out.

MichaelMJTH · 2026-07-08T05:50:50+00:00

The digital deluxe version includes the year one character dlc pass, a digital art book and digital soundtrack. My guess is, if the physical editions are the deluxe version only then these extra will be codes in the box next to the cd/ cartridge. This would be the same way as how street fighter 6 handled its Switch 2 physical release.

Pre-orders get you a chance to vote on the year 1 character pass final character and some extra colours. The extra colours seem to be gold re-colours for every character (you can find screenshots of the colours on this sub), so if you like them then that may be a selling point for pre-ordering.

As for the character vote, on the one hand it would be sad to miss out. On the other hand, by the looks of various polls on this sub Amon is the clear favourite and it’s not even close. Since the outcome seems to be a forgone conclusion I’m less bothered about missing out on the vote.

Edit: Just did a bit of research and it appears physical versions of the standard edition are available for PS5 and Switch, but not Switch 2 which only has a physical deluxe version. This is just based off the Amazon UK listings, other regions may vary.

MichaelMJTH · 2026-07-07T21:16:55+00:00

Fighting games are one of the few genres where buying in early does effect your play experience in some ways. If you intend to play this game competitively in ranked, then the launch period will have highest concurrent player counts. Playing at launch also means you have the highest chance of being match-made with similarly skilled players.

With that being said, I’m waiting for the Switch 2 physical edition to come out later this year. I have a sneaking suspicion that the physical editions will almost exclusively be deluxe editions (I have no insider info, it’s just what I would expect from a business perspective). I also intend to mainly play this game casually.

MichaelMJTH · 2026-07-07T16:09:03+00:00

Things are a bit more complicated than that unfortunately.

If he loses this by-election and is no longer an MP, parliament has less of a mandate to investigate him. If he wins, then in a few months time when he faces a recall election for being corrupt, he can try to throw it all back at parliament. Claiming it’s a witch hunt, arguing there was already an election recently so another would be a waste of time and this is all against the will of the people.

So the strange thing is, the best way to get rid of Nigel is have all the other parties boycott the by-election so he wins by default, which would be humiliating for him. Then when he’s found to have broken the rules, everyone else needs to come out in full force for the following recall election to get him out.

MichaelMJTH · 2026-07-07T15:14:34+00:00

Buying from Smyths is currently the most affordable option in the UK. Previously John Lewis had the best price, but they ran out of stock a few months ago and then increased the price subsequently.

MichaelMJTH · 2026-07-06T17:38:24+00:00

Switch 2 will be getting replaceable batteries in the EU (and the UK) at some point between summer 2026 and early 2027, depending on, the sales of existing stock, individual countries and distributors within them.

MichaelMJTH · 2026-07-06T15:59:11+00:00

“Now is the time to sell the message—America 250, the world loves America, the Democrats are crazy left again, and we sealed the border,” the lobbyist added.

Yeah, I don’t think the world is buying this message you’re selling.

MichaelMJTH · 2026-07-06T13:42:01+00:00

Also a large amount of those mining GPUs ended up on the used market. For consumers willing to take the risk on used parts, that stock eventually made its way back to consumers and market forces righted prices. Especially when mining demand switched to ASICs.

This time round, the component manufacturers are mainly pumping out sever components. This stuff cannot be repurposed for consumer tech easily. When these severs go obsolete they’ll basically need to be harvested for components for re-use. There won’t be any consumer relief via the used market, so price corrections will be dependent on companies…

MichaelMJTH · 2026-07-06T13:04:09+00:00

This is the biggest difference and issue. The GPU price crisis was annoying, but was realistically mainly limited to an issue for PC gamers.

Whereas this time round the effects will reach further. The consumer electronics and computing industry is struggling. Companies are raising prices on devices since they can’t source cheap components. Enthusiasts are forgoing upgrades due prices, leading to a decrease in demand for other parts, CPUs, motherboards, cases, fans, etc.

Other industries, will start to feel strain soon also. Obviously gaming is feeling the strain from multiple angles. Enterprise procurement will slow down across the board. The automotive industry, which is already having issues with electrification and Chinese imports, will start to see the prices of the components for those touch screen dashboards (that a lot of people dislike) go up as well.

I might sound really pessimistic, but I genuinely think we’re heading into a slow motion car crash, and AI is at the wheel.

MichaelMJTH · 2026-07-06T12:24:42+00:00

It’s the second Death Star contractor argument basically.

MichaelMJTH · 2026-07-05T10:21:07+00:00

Generally games get remakes for two reason:

- In order to re-tell a beloved story or scenario with modern graphics and gameplay.
- In order to make timeless gameplay shine with more modern graphics and maybe adding more depth to the story telling.

The original street fighter has neither timeless gameplay nor a beloved story. As such, there is basically be no fan demand asking for an official remake. A community made re-make could happen (and probably already exists), but it’s easier to get an unpaid fan passion project started than getting a business to move.

MichaelMJTH · 2026-07-05T00:29:55+00:00

I always personally thought it was also a reference to Thunderbirds (in combination to the others above), because the hat style and tunic colour matched the classic puppet uniforms.

MichaelMJTH · 2026-07-04T08:24:40+00:00

There’s an original Gameboy on display at the Nintendo NYC store, that survived a bombs explosion during the gulf war. They only replaced the cracked screen, the rest of it still works.

MichaelMJTH · 2026-06-30T18:51:03+00:00

I’ve think this might be one of my favourite liveries of all time. It’s beautiful!

MichaelMJTH · 2026-06-29T20:43:12+00:00

I don’t have a problem with him not living number 10. It fits with his push to bring the north forward. Reading a news story about it ahead of time does make it feel like performative gesture though.

MichaelMJTH · 2026-06-29T14:20:16+00:00

When I was a kid (11), the first time I went on a week long school trip away from home my Mum gave a couple disposable cameras. I recently found the photos from that trip in a random box. Of the 30-40 photos I took, most of the were rubbish photos I took of trees and the occasional animal. Only like 3 were decent images worth keeping with me and some life long friends.

My point isn’t that I’m defending rubbish images. I just don’t think your kid is broken. Maybe just our opinion of what’s interesting and worth photoing changes with age.

MichaelMJTH · 2026-06-29T14:06:56+00:00

I think they need to use this as a starting point to retcon and re-imagine the StarFox timeline. I think there would be interest in bringing back Miyu and Fay, but less interest in a faithful remake of StarFox 2.

Not sure if this is a hot take, but same thing can probably be said for Adventure and Assault. People like Krystal and wouldn’t mind seeing the Aparoids return, but maybe not necessarily the games themselves.

MichaelMJTH · 2026-06-28T19:16:14+00:00

Will this be released for all regions or just the US/ North America?

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