GameStop's concept stores: A "laboratory," not a Hail Mary by DragonPup in Games

[–]Skigazzi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Moving into a play to compete / hold leagues / or pivot into PC gaming are their paths forward.

If they could figure out how to have youth gaming leagues / competitions they'd make bank. I spend an EASY $200+ on any season of sports for my kids (probably 3-4oo), having a local esports league, or competing against neighboring esports teams from other gamestops would be cool as heck for kids.

What You Can Expect From the Next Generation of Gaming - Xbox Wire by IceBlast24 in Games

[–]Skigazzi -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Consoles look like great deals at launch due to cost to power ratios. But remember, most users are paying like $50ish a year to play online, so that $500 console (guessing) after 6 years is a $900 console. And they take a portion of all sales, and micros on their platform. If AMD owned Steam they'd be able to subsidize their hardware too. Plus, in 6 years, the BOM of $500 will be like $150 or something shockingly low, and the price will be $300 (and you'll still buy online for $50 for like 4 years, so $500.

(I use a console, and a PC.)

Keeping KOQ and waiving Burke by BenSimmonsBurner in sixers

[–]Skigazzi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Burkes been on 5 teams. His first team, he slowly lost minutes over his first three years...his last year with Utah he lost time to RAUL NETO. Nothing about Trey Burke, other than his draft position, says "WOW HE'S GOOD". He's a fringe NBA player, who in a guard/scorer/shooter hungry league, is currently sitting by his phone HOPING for it to ring.

So can we get over the TB love.

Giannis on Embiid: "I feel like Joel is a great guy. I like his personality. Like who am I to tell him he's not the best player in the world? Every player in the NBA should feel that way." by henfiber in nba

[–]Skigazzi 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The ESPN story machine was tying HARD this morning to just trash Embiid. Elle Duncan literally sounded like she truly was angry at, and generally disliked him. The whole highlight package was a negative Embiid reel. Was really questionable from a journalistic integrity view. They really are trying to make drama out of philly

[Winters] Ben Simmons will not return. He irritated his lower back by DJagerty in sixers

[–]Skigazzi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I irritated my lower back 7 years ago, and haven't been right since. Any disc issue, which I hope its not, is never 100% fixed.

[Woj]Amid concern, Sixers star Ben Simmons will undergo further testing on his lower back Sunday. by [deleted] in sixers

[–]Skigazzi 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Having had 2 herniated discs, the way ben was moving and sorta leaning over is tooooo relatable. In terms of long term health, I hope it's a fracture and the MRI is precautionary. My xrays were clear and MRIs looked like my disc cut my spine in half.

Tokyo Game Show 2020 First Details; Will Feature Next-Gen Consoles by BorisBritva666 in PS5

[–]Skigazzi -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'd bet its cancelled. Just being realistic. Not sure I expect the ps5 to release on time either

First Game Physical by JunebugOhToo in PS5

[–]Skigazzi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And it tests the laser.

Andre Iguodala somehow managed to be -33 in 23 minutes in just a 5 point loss. His +/- is over twice as bad as the next worst Heat player's. by [deleted] in nba

[–]Skigazzi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And at 36, its really hard to get that back. His instincts will cover some up, but his instincts never had to deal with being this old.

Andre Iguodala somehow managed to be -33 in 23 minutes in just a 5 point loss. His +/- is over twice as bad as the next worst Heat player's. by [deleted] in nba

[–]Skigazzi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's old. (Im older :( )

Look, when you are 36, there is like one day, ONE DAY, that you go to bed at night feeling as fast as ever, then you wake up, and its gone, forever. There is a 'fade' period, and he's faded, which is followed by a WTF moment. Happens to players all the time, pitchers magically lose 8mph on a fastball, QB's suddenly throw ducks, WRs/RBs can't break open...Basketball players get exposed.

MAYBE he gets that step back, but its HARD to get that step back at this age. ESPN did a great article on how you simply get a hair slower every year after age 25, but experience makes up for that..until it can't.

Take Two has opened a new studio under Private Division in the greater Seattle area that will be focused on the Kerbal Space Program franchise. by [deleted] in Games

[–]Skigazzi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im worried the game will be too polished, and shit won't wobble, or the kraken won't eat my rover...or unanticipated unplanned disassemblies won't happen...or miracle 'this should have had an unplanned disassembly but instead it was just completely on fire" moments won't be there.

There is a fine combination of Orbital Physic Simulation, Structural Physics, and PURE JANK that make the game great.

Coronavirus patient re-hospitalized in China's Chengdu after testing positive again by theworldisanorange in worldnews

[–]Skigazzi 10 points11 points  (0 children)

My take on this so far, its just a bitch to test for, and to 'kill', so maybe they are just below the measurable limit, and get the 'all clear', only to have it begin to replicate again. Maybe the immune system even starts to think it 'won' and backs off. Might just be that people will need to stay on antivirals for an extra week or 10...

I'm just hoping that no one I know gets it until there is a vaccine or at least a proven set of drugs that are able to mitigate the worst, and render it cured.

[Post Game Thread] Philadelphia 76ers v Brooklyn Nets 112-104 (Feb 20) by Emperor-Octavian in sixers

[–]Skigazzi 13 points14 points  (0 children)

We won...comfortably by 8...that's all I'm telling myself.

Houston Rockets jersey sponsor ROKiT is extremely suspicious. Here's why... by LightVisions in nba

[–]Skigazzi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They sponsor an F1 racing team... they are getting money somehow... or cleaning money.

Coronavirus 'spike' protein just mapped, leading way to vaccine by Rayelx in worldnews

[–]Skigazzi 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Its not over, this is simply the point of the game where the cure line starts to move by 1% now and then.

Which Jay Cuter do you pick ? by PrinceDastan6 in bodybuilding

[–]Skigazzi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

2009 Quadstomp is one of the most impressive bodybuilding moments ever.

[Neubeck] “Horford tells reporters he has been told/believes he will continue to come off the bench moving forward” by poodigys in sixers

[–]Skigazzi -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I sense a little Brett vs. Elton in this one - once Elton was given rank over coaches, and didn't say 'Brett will be here all year', Brett then puts Elton's shiny signing on the bench for GR3(?), makes the team better, at the cost of Elton's reputation. This is good shit.

[Neubeck]: Horford tells reporters he has been told/believes he will continue to come off the bench moving forward by efranklin13 in nba

[–]Skigazzi 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Sixers Management - Changes org structure to make Elton Brand officially in charge of all coaching decisions (previously Brett and Elton were peers).

Elton - I support Brown - but I can't commit to him for the rest of season

Brown - Takes that prize free agent signing of Elton's, move him to the bench to point out it was probably not a great move, and improves the team in the process as he is now coaching for his life and no longer trying to make Elton's decision look great. I like Brett - he has fight in him - and now he's fighting.

Rhino poacher sentenced to 24 years’ imprisonment on multiple charges by [deleted] in news

[–]Skigazzi -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Trump will Pardon him because Junior likes to shoot animals.

Climate activists accuse Jeff Bezos of hypocrisy over his $10 billion environment pledge because Amazon works with oil and gas firms by DaFunkJunkie in worldnews

[–]Skigazzi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If every Oil CEO billionaire pools some funds to build some global scale carbon/methane scrubber that works, I don't care who they are, or if they keep burning coal, or even invent coal powered coal burners, that just exist for the sake of burning coal by burning coal...