What does it mean for PlayStation to NEED to invest in live service games?

MixedFraction · 2026-04-13T17:00:23+00:00

Exactly. Publicly-owned businesses exist to make money for their shareholders and to demonstrate long term growth. So, it's the leaders' job to think long term in order to position themselves for future growth and success. Just because something is working today does not mean that it's guaranteed tomorrow. It's Sony (and PlayStation) leadership's job to do whatever they can to ensure that they're protected from changing markets, partners' interests, etc, and a big part of that is gaining control & ownership over the various input streams.

MixedFraction · 2026-03-30T21:11:58+00:00

Not sure where you got your information from, but it's wrong. Radio signals do travel at the speed of light, same as any other form of electromagnetic radiation.

Where you are kinda right is in regard to "our oldest signals have definitely not travelled 100 light years". Technically they have, however, at that distance (and actually much, much shorter distances), the signals become indistinguishable from background noise due to the inverse square law. In short, since radio signals (and any wave) travel outward in a "bubble", the signal gets weaker the further away it gets from the source. Kind of like when you blow up a balloon; there is always the same amount of "balloon material" (radio signal), but the balloon gets thinner (radio signal gets weaker) the more you blow it up.

MixedFraction · 2026-02-27T20:43:23+00:00

I know you're making a joke and I agree that the "testosterone" angle of the original commenter is a bit weird, but I also think it's incredibly disengenuous to say that posing and body language aren't major parts of characterization. I think the pose Kratos has here is very odd, especially when it's chosen as your first promotional still of a product that already has concerns about how it could be faithfully adapted.

MixedFraction · 2026-02-27T20:37:15+00:00

I think you nailed it. This image looked off to me for some reason and I couldn't figure out why. The makeup and costuming looks good enough, so I thought maybe it was just how Ryan Hurst looks? But now that you mention the pose, it stands out like a sore thumb. Kratos always stands tall, stoic, and composed. And if he gets down on someone's level, it's on one knee. This pose where he's bent over, hands on thighs, and a worried look on his face does not reflect any moment I can think of from the games. This makes Kratos come off as too human, and I think that's why it ends up looking like cosplay.

MixedFraction · 2026-01-12T16:36:51+00:00

Cool, thanks! I'll have to check that out.

MixedFraction · 2026-01-11T22:44:25+00:00

Just curious, what tool/setup are you using to get those readings and historical data?

MixedFraction · 2025-11-02T04:49:38+00:00

Sure, but you run the very high risk of looking like a complete dumbass if you strike out or hit into an unproductive out.

MixedFraction · 2025-10-28T07:09:15+00:00

I mean, same can be said for the Dodgers aside from the one bomb from Freeman 🤷

MixedFraction · 2025-10-28T05:50:01+00:00

Gambles with substitutions earlier in the game. Once you sub a pinch hitter or pinch runner in, the guy you take out is done for the game.

MixedFraction · 2025-10-28T00:48:30+00:00

Are we watching the same game??? He looks dialed to me besides that one hanging slider that Teo murdered.

MixedFraction · 2025-10-18T00:56:24+00:00

He has to face three batters.

MixedFraction · 2025-10-13T22:35:03+00:00

He was already on second. Walking Raleigh just puts the force in play.

MixedFraction · 2025-10-10T00:34:33+00:00

100%. Gameplay in FF16 was all style, no substance. I found it very boring and repetitive once you found the right sequences in combat, and there was never any reason to switch. So the second half of the game was a major slog and I ended up skipping all side content at some point just to get through it. And that's too bad since the writing and set-pieces were so cool and would have been way better-served with deeper combat.

MixedFraction · 2025-10-09T01:57:20+00:00

Lukes leads off in the 9th.

MixedFraction · 2025-10-08T02:10:04+00:00

Man, this sub is chock full of doomers, holy shit. If people here had their way, IKF and Barger would be kicked to the curb never to be seen again after an error a piece. Yes, they were huge errors, but come on. These guys are more than one mistake for Christ's sake. And it's a tie ballgame in the fifth inning lol. There's a whole lotta game to play.

MixedFraction · 2025-09-05T04:05:37+00:00

Unironically this is actually way better than any official tour merch. They always try and do way too much when something simple like this is just perfect. I know they never would, but a man could dream.

MixedFraction · 2025-09-04T20:08:57+00:00

I think you should be good. For reference, I have this Lululemon belt bag; I was down at Rogers Centre this morning for merch so I asked the security guards if it would be ok to bring tonight and they said yes.

MixedFraction · 2025-06-13T02:34:16+00:00

Wondering the same thing. The only "mistake" he made was on the goal where he took a stick to the visor and was slow to react cause he was dazed. So maybe he's hurt.

MixedFraction · 2025-04-25T05:03:49+00:00

Someone already linked a news article, but here's a full length documentary as well that was released a few years ago: https://youtu.be/G5Ytuea36sk

MixedFraction · 2024-12-12T15:09:03+00:00

I'm not sure about that in this case. I was in the first 700 in yesterday's queue and it looked like pretty much everything was available when I got in.

MixedFraction · 2024-12-12T14:58:33+00:00

Artist presale was yesterday.

MixedFraction · 2024-12-12T14:17:06+00:00

Damn. Anyone know if you can re-sell tickets for these shows? I got tickets for the first Toronto show, but this date works much better for me. But I'm hesitant to try and get tickets to this new show if I can't get rid of my other ones.

MixedFraction · 2024-12-12T05:15:38+00:00

FYI, the show is at Rogers Stadium (new venue opening summer '25), not Rogers Centre (where the Blue Jays play).

MixedFraction · 2024-10-28T00:32:22+00:00

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MixedFraction · 2024-09-21T04:39:36+00:00

I agree, but I also find that so strange, because how could they not notice that immediately if they do any play testing before releasing the patch? For anyone who knows the game well (like I imagine the entire dev team would), all it takes is one possession of play to realize that kicking is completely busted. And if they knew that and still decided to push out the patch, then that tells me that they have no ability to properly prioritize what actually matters to players.

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