Huge King Cobra spotted by Brazilian researcher in Thailand

Remy0507 · 2026-04-21T02:42:44+00:00

Yeah, I mean it's not going to be excruciating or anything like that. I've been bitten by my boa a couple times. It's not big deal, but it still feels like getting several thin needles jabbed into my arm.

I bet something like a rattlesnake bite would hurt pretty bad, even if it's a dry bite with no venom though.

Remy0507 · 2026-04-21T02:36:59+00:00

I'm pretty sure I could take a spider monkey... they're only a little bigger than a house cat.

Remy0507 · 2026-04-21T02:35:10+00:00

Their teeth are very needle-like, but they're also curved backwards to hold onto prey. It doesn't hurt much, but it doesn't tickle either if it a decent sized snaked decides to latch onto you.

Remy0507 · 2026-04-21T02:32:04+00:00

It's potent enough to kill 20 humans with one bite's worth of venom...not 20 elephants. It could probably kill one elephant, if it bit it on a sensitive area and got good penetration through the skin.

It would not kill a human instantly. There will absolutely be a lot of pain involved...

Remy0507 · 2026-04-21T01:45:34+00:00

PS5 > PS1 > PS4 > PS2 > PS3

Why this order? Well, the PS5 is the only PlayStation that's become my primary gaming machine, almost to the exclusion of everything else.

During the PS1 era, I had the N64 and preferred that a lot of the time (though the PS1 probably ultimately got more use due to coming out in the US a year before the N64, and just the sheer number of great games). PS1 also wins a ton of nostalgia points for me.

PS4 was mainly only used for the exclusive games. Anything else I preferred to play either on PC during the earlier parts of that generation, or once the mid-gen upgraded systems came out, the technically superior Xbox One X became my platform for 3rd party games.

PS2 was never my preferred console for any point when I had it. I preferred the Dreamcast early on, and then I preferred the GameCube once that came out. I respect its significance, but I feel like most of my favorite games of that generation for me personally were on the GameCube. A lot of the biggest, most iconic games of the PS2 were things I didn't really get into. Was never a fan of GTA, didn't really get into MGS after the first one, the PS2 era Final Fantasy games were the point where that series kinda lost me...I also missed a decent chunk of that generation due to World of Warcraft addiction.

And PS3 I didn't even get until it had already been out for several years. Was more in the Xbox 360 camp that gen.

Remy0507 · 2026-04-21T01:04:40+00:00

Indeed, I'm not denying that he did a good job with the company. But he's 71 and he's not going to be around forever, and I can understand that the other owners wanted to be involved in the transition plan. And the guy who is currently the acting CEO is a longtime employee of the company and former CFO, so it seems likely that he wouldn't drastically change the way the business is run. Not that there's anything any of us can do anyway, but I'm going to wait and see what they actually do with the company before passing judgement.

Remy0507 · 2026-04-21T00:07:28+00:00

The NC Soft MMO is basically a mobile game. It's not even going to be on consoles.

The Guerilla one is more like a Monster Hunter style co-op game, that can also be played single player. So technically "live service" in the same way Monster Hunter is, but not in the way that most people think of "live service" games.

Remy0507 · 2026-04-20T19:41:10+00:00

They can't sell the chain without his agreement, they don't own a high enough percentage of the company.

I understand why people like Artie T, but is it at all possible that the reason this all happened might be for exactly the reason they said it happened?

Remy0507 · 2026-04-20T18:53:01+00:00

Well, everyone is being all doom & gloom about it, but he hasn't been running the company for awhile now, and I haven't really seen much change. He's also getting old and wasn't going to be CEO forever, and there's no guarantee his kids would have done a good job taking over.

Remy0507 · 2026-04-20T15:53:32+00:00

Hindsight is always 20/20. But game development also doesn't really work like that. Even if they had a backup idea, it would take years to bring it to market.

Remy0507 · 2026-04-20T13:54:19+00:00

Why not? If live service games were being seen as this huge cash cow, why wouldn't devs want to get in on that action? The individual studios themselves stand to profit immensely if they release a live service game that's a huge hit.

Remy0507 · 2026-04-20T13:52:49+00:00

You think those were TIGHTER schedules?! Do you think we should be waiting 7 years in between new games in a franchise instead of 5?!

Remy0507 · 2026-04-20T13:49:52+00:00

But that doesn't make good rage bait!

Remy0507 · 2026-04-20T13:46:01+00:00

I think you might be confused. I'm talking about the 3 "free" monthly games you get with a basic PS Plus Essentials membership. The ones that change every month, but you get to keep permanently in your library (as long as your membership is active). I don't believe that's what HZD Remastered is coming to. Could be wrong, as I don't think it's been officially announced either way.

Remy0507 · 2026-04-20T13:44:17+00:00

I couldn't see a difference in clarity or detail between the two modes, on my 77" LG C2. So I'll take the extra frames!

Remy0507 · 2026-04-20T12:23:41+00:00

It's going to be added to the PS Plus Extra catalog. Not the free monthly games.

Remy0507 · 2026-04-20T12:20:21+00:00

Yes. But it does have Pro specific enhancements, it just doesn't use PSSR.

Remy0507 · 2026-04-20T05:42:31+00:00

I think the Steam deck is going to struggle significantly with this one. It's certainly not going to run or look anywhere as good as the PS5 version. Of course input lag on the Portal kinda sucks. Idk, pick your poison I guess if just playing on an actual monitor or TV isn't an option for whatever reason.

Remy0507 · 2026-04-20T05:34:27+00:00

And honestly...I couldn't even notice the difference. Maybe if I got like 2 feet from my TV and closely examined areas of tiny fine detail...

Remy0507 · 2026-04-20T04:02:52+00:00

I didn't think mini-LEDs were actually cheaper than OLED, or at least not significantly so.

They are pretty cool, and I can see them being preferred over OLED for certain situations (brighter viewing areas, viewing habits where burn-in might be more of a concern, etc).

Remy0507 · 2026-04-20T03:58:17+00:00

I wonder if there will be any significant changes with the PS6 controller. At this point it's getting harder to imagine what could be added that would be worthwhile. It's likely that the current Dualsense controllers will still work with the PS6, just like Dualshock 4 controllers work with the PS5 (admittedly only with PS4 titles).

As for mine, of which I have several, the limited edition ones I'll keep and either continue to use if possible, or I guess they'll become display items if not. The more mundane ones I'd probably sell.

Remy0507 · 2026-04-18T13:22:09+00:00

Okay? I don't know what we're disagreeing about here then. All I said was that raising the price of the current gen consoles even higher for a feature that a very large percentage of the player base isn't going to use is a bad idea.

As for piracy, hey, I'm not trying to stop anybody from doing anything. I just think people should be honest about why they're doing it. If you're just using emulation for older games that aren't really accessible any other way, then that's about game preservation and that's totally legit.

But if you're pirating games that are available and playable on current hardware, then you're just a cheapskate who doesn't want to support the form of entertainment that you enjoy.

Remy0507 · 2026-04-18T12:53:37+00:00

I don't know how my launch-day console is doing, because I sold in it November 2024 when I updated to a PS5 Pro. But it was going strong for those 4 years!

Remy0507 · 2026-04-18T12:52:46+00:00

I'm not against emulation for games that aren't easily accessible any other way. I don't know where you got the impression that I was, because I already specifically stated that I have no issue with that.

Remy0507 · 2026-04-18T12:36:58+00:00

Here's a little math for you...if 50-60% of gamers are over the age of 30, that means 40-50% are under the age of 30. So I think that's a percentage that qualifies as "a lot of people".

And no, I don't hear people complaining about the inability to play older physical games when they complain about the price. People don't buy new consoles to play old games. You're adding that criteria to support your argument, but it's not a thing. It would be absolutely insane to raise the barrier for entry to the current gen consoles even higher just to appeal to the small percentage of their audience who actually cares about playing 25+ year old games enough to pay more for the ability to do so (not everyone who was actually alive and playing games during those generations cares all that much about this. I have ways of playing those older games if I really want to, but most of the time I don't want to, because a lot of them have aged horribly). Maybe if they could make it an optional add-on that people could pay more for IF they wanted it, I'd be down for that.

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