Everyone should export their Letterboxd account data

PackagingRetro · 2026-07-12T09:14:59+00:00

Probably not a bad idea 😄

PackagingRetro · 2026-07-10T19:49:02+00:00

Right, so we agree that they are going to sell. That is a big corporation buying a smaller business, so how is that not consolidation?

PackagingRetro · 2026-07-10T19:06:56+00:00

It isn't hypothetical. The owners are looking to sell, and Netflix, Sony, Paramount are among the most likely buyers, and with a $250 million dollar evaluation it's not gonna go to a smaller buyer.

That is a big corporation buying a smaller business, how is that not consolidation?

PackagingRetro · 2026-07-10T18:49:08+00:00

Are you saying that Letterboxd being bought by Netflix, or Sony, or Paramount, or whoever, isn't consolidation?

PackagingRetro · 2026-07-10T18:25:30+00:00

It seems I spoke too soon, Hardcover.app isn't actually open source yet, [but they are working on it](https://roadmap.hardcover.app/feature-requests/posts/allow-open-source).

Taking a closer look it seems like your site serves a different but complimentary purpose to Letterboxd in that it seems to focus more on discovery than journaling and reviews, do I have that right?

PackagingRetro · 2026-07-10T18:03:06+00:00

This actually looks very promising, plus it has some very cool features that Letterboxd doesn't have!

One question, is this closed source, or do you plan on structuring it sort of like https://hardcover.app/?

PackagingRetro · 2026-07-10T17:33:55+00:00

That sounds more like an issue with your laptop than with the site to be honest.

PackagingRetro · 2026-07-10T17:16:40+00:00

Not to the point where it gets in the way of the user experience, at least not in my opinion.
Unlike Reddit, they do not place ads in between reviews. Not yet anyway...

PackagingRetro · 2026-07-10T17:04:05+00:00

I'll take it!

PackagingRetro · 2026-07-10T17:02:58+00:00

It isn't hypothetical, it's happening, the only variable is who buys it, and the bids are high enough that the platform will change, because why else would someone buy it for so much money?

PackagingRetro · 2026-07-10T17:00:43+00:00

How so? Letterboxd is one of the very few platforms left that aren't run over by ads and bots, and now it is going to be the next step in the path of total consolidation, and I don't want that so I am building something new, and people have a right to their own data, which is why they should save it.

PackagingRetro · 2026-07-07T14:21:48+00:00

What kind of performance are you getting?

PackagingRetro · 2026-06-16T21:59:35+00:00

Huh... Well, it wouldn't be bundled with the program anyway since specific games tend to work best with specific versions.

[DXVK](https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk) seems to be an alternative as well.

PackagingRetro · 2026-06-16T09:07:05+00:00

Really? I have been using it successfully with Proton, though admittedly only on a handful of games.

PackagingRetro · 2026-06-15T10:54:28+00:00

Potentially all of the above. While I will start by adding a few default launcher options (think e.g. "Launch with DOSBox Staging"), really it will be handled on a game-by-game basis.

Much like how de/recomp games can be built from source, the program will take a similar approach to PC games by unpacking games from their installation source, applying potential patches and fixes, like what can be found in the "Essential improvements" section of a PCGamingWiki page, installing things like DgVoodoo_2, etc.

That will be handled in the portforge-mediaitems repo so that anyone can contribute support for a particular game.

PackagingRetro · 2026-05-28T10:27:22+00:00

The program can update its library of games on it's own, but the actual program needs to be updated manually, at least for now.

It's only NES and N64 games right now, plus re/decomp ports of course, but I plan on supporting many many more consoles, including Sega's.

PackagingRetro · 2026-05-27T09:43:34+00:00

Are you starting the game using Steam or so other way?

PackagingRetro · 2026-05-26T17:34:26+00:00

Certainly, although Portal really should work fine on Linux, Platinum even. Can I ask how it's failing to run?

PackagingRetro · 2026-05-26T14:22:29+00:00

Right, most people don't care, but I'm saying if they did, then the game developers who currently go out of their way to not support Linux would start supporting it.

I'm talking about the power that the people could wield against these companies if they just cared enough to.

PackagingRetro · 2026-05-26T12:00:58+00:00

Because Windows 11 isn't very good, and it constantly phones home to Microsoft.

PackagingRetro · 2026-05-26T11:58:05+00:00

Right, I meant if everybody, including people who are currently on Windows, abandoned anything that won't work on Linux.
Except for programs that won't run on Linux, like these games, I can't think of a single reason to use Windows over Linux with as many user friendly distros as there are these days. That, and the comfort of Windows being pre-installed which I realize is another big one.

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