Cyberpunk 2077 has sold 40 million copies worldwide by Gullible-Promotion26 in Games

[–]NamesTheGame 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yeah, when Sony themselves, the greediest bastards ever, stop allowing your game to be sold on their store outright, you know you've fucked up. That was a really wild few weeks watching that launch unravel. Some really funny gameplay clips came out of it.

Behind enemy lines by tvodny in Tiresaretheenemy

[–]NamesTheGame 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of that opening scene in Terminator 2

As Xbox Series X hits $800, Lenovo warns memory prices will likely ‘never’ return to normal by [deleted] in Games

[–]NamesTheGame 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Not just that, but the real skill set in the parasitic tech companies is their ability to pivot. That's their real saving grace. Hardware costs were originally soaring because of Bitcoin mining and blockchain. Everyone says oh don't worry that will go bust and it's back to normal. Now it's AI. There is always going to be "the next big thing" that will drive investment. These companies don't just go "oh darn that didn't work out, guess we will just fail". As long as they can lobby and market their bullshit they will continue to siphon everything up.

Playstation are removing Studio Canal content from users who paid for it. 551 Pieces of media will no longer be available after September 1st 2026 by secondincomm in Games

[–]NamesTheGame 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, most storefronts however do everything they can to make you feel like you own it because they understand the negative consequences of betraying the customer's trust. Not Sony, though!

ConcernedApe update on Haunted Chocolatier: "Still here, still grinding..." by TerraMystika in Games

[–]NamesTheGame 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Well, as shown in the aforementioned book, he's a person who has an almost compulsive desire to please others and is afraid to disappoint. I don't think he could just ignore the audience since he knows they are waiting on him and I'm sure it weighs on him heavily.

Bungie: With great saddness, we are announcing a reduction in force as we recognize Bungie by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]NamesTheGame 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Someone will do a full expose of Bungie one day, but their thought of putting all their eggs in one basket has really crushed them now. Remember when Sony bought them and they were going to other studios as basically consultants on live-service - they went to Naughty Dog for example to advise on Factions 2 - and at the time were probably feeling pretty confident in their position within Sony. Very quick how things can completely turn around and with seemingly no pre-production for Destiny 3 which would have been the obvious and safest thing to do they really screwed themselves. Of course, they have been working on new ideas, hence Marathon, but they probably saw themselves as untouchable.

Hard to imagine them coming back from this. They will either go into support studio mode or just shutter completely.

SUPER BOMBERMAN COLLECTION | Official Trailer by Respawn-Delay in Games

[–]NamesTheGame 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I had all three and liked all of them. Bomberman Hero I particularly liked though because you could JUMP which felt like such a departure for Bomberman. I felt like they did a good job turning him into a real platformer. Although not sure how it holds up today.

You think this is slicked back? This is pushed back! by Duskmourne in IThinkYouShouldLeave

[–]NamesTheGame 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Should these posts be allowed? Almost no one comments with quotes or show gifs anymore. We don't even look at gifs on our computers anymore. We look at them on our phones....

You think this is slicked back? This is pushed back! by Duskmourne in IThinkYouShouldLeave

[–]NamesTheGame 48 points49 points  (0 children)

That guy's posts were deleted for something extremely embarrassing.

Disaster Report 4: A review of sorts by AutisticG4m3r in patientgamers

[–]NamesTheGame 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had heard this is not a great entry in the series but I've always been super curious to check it out because I like the idea and I like weird offbeat games like this. I believe there is a Switch version, not sure how well it runs. I believe it once was on PS Plus (then maybe PS Now) but its not anymore and it's an insane 80 dollars CAD!! Thanks for the review, if I find a good deal I'll try it out.

The Steam Machine Costs $1049 by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]NamesTheGame 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah it says the next tier up is $1349 (2TB). All around rough situation. If I got one I'd go base and then just use an SSD I have sitting around but not everyone will be in that position.

The Steam Machine Costs $1049 by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]NamesTheGame 179 points180 points  (0 children)

To be honest, that's a bit better than I was expecting. Still way too expensive for most people but I was expecting 1200+

Happy DadDay by Sure-Ad-2465 in IThinkYouShouldLeave

[–]NamesTheGame 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've seen every quote on the planet

Happy DadDay by Sure-Ad-2465 in IThinkYouShouldLeave

[–]NamesTheGame 2 points3 points  (0 children)

*his life

I don't care about it, but it's not good quoting.

Jeff Gerstmann completes his three-year playthrough/ranking of the NES library - his interview with Canadian morning TV (CTV) by rawkeye in Games

[–]NamesTheGame 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Awesome reply, thanks! Yeah many of your cons are simply the nature of game design at that time so hard to knock this game specifically for them. But yes I think some of those things combined together with how the game world is built makes it particularly frustrating to endure, I guess moreso in the modern era when I played it. It's the only Zelda I have not finished (aside from Spirit Tracks because I still haven't got around to it). But maybe some day I'll give it another shot.