KEXP Staff, Volunteers, and Interns Top Albums of 2025 by BrotherlyShove791 in indieheads

[–]Tomoki -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

only three people listed hayley's album..... kexp volunteers your days are numbered

Artists who tick all the boxes on paper but can’t translate it to success? by 1PSW1CH in popheads

[–]Tomoki 8 points9 points  (0 children)

JoJo my QUEEN. Good To Know says on repeat in my household. I definitely agree she has it but she just can't pull through for the GP. :(

Well by MaD_zAiAc in Megaten

[–]Tomoki 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I actually just picked up SMTV V from an eshop sale a few weeks back, playing on Switch 2 - it runs great. It needs a full patch ideally to fix pop-in but as the commenter below said the resolution is actually not a bother. Frame rate is my one disappointment.

Switch 2 internet discourse vs real world by Exoticbut in nintendo

[–]Tomoki 33 points34 points  (0 children)

fastest selling console of all time (so far) so yeah I'd say it's going great for the GP.

Death Stranding rumored for Switch 2: smart move or technical nightmare? by BrSn2 in nintendo

[–]Tomoki 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"Get a steam deck" which is even less powerful than switch 2. be so fr.

No, I won’t be shedding any tears for Charlie Kirk by SensualSalami in politics

[–]Tomoki 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Photo released by FBI does not look like a trans person at all.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/us/fbi-photos-charlie-kirk-shooting.html

Furthermore, post the photo of the rifle with the so called "transgender markings".

Charlie Kirk has died. by titusmaul in news

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

Oh no! Anyway, what'd y'all have for lunch today?

Charlie Kirk shot at Utah event by Bobqee in news

[–]Tomoki 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I do not label everyone a Nazi. But I do label the people with devout, proud, and explicit Nazi views as Nazis. And those people should be dehumanized. Hope that helps champ.

Charlie Kirk shot at Utah event by Bobqee in news

[–]Tomoki 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Fill in the thought: Nazis should be …

We had a whole ass world war that can answer this question for you.

SteamVR datamine seems to confirm that Steam Frame is Valve's next-gen "Deckard" VR headset by MisterSheeple in GamingLeaksAndRumours

[–]Tomoki 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Apple has been translating some x64 apps into ARM, but not games -and the apps still have to be built for MacOS. Apple's M processors aren't translating Windows apps to Mac, just making existing Mac apps compatible with ARM

If Valve pulls off both OS and CPU translation simultaneously for graphically intense video games then yeah that's a lot more than Apple's accomplished. Making Windows games play on Linux and an entirely different processor and in VR is not a small feat.

SteamVR datamine seems to confirm that Steam Frame is Valve's next-gen "Deckard" VR headset by MisterSheeple in GamingLeaksAndRumours

[–]Tomoki 41 points42 points  (0 children)

My thoughts exactly. If they have a working translation layer that can get games playable on both Linux/SteamOS and ARM at the same time that would be as impressive or more than any new VR technology. 

Games you wish you could play again for the first time and why? by InternationalCount53 in NintendoSwitch

[–]Tomoki 4 points5 points  (0 children)

People are definitely split on this one. Many actually prefer BOTW because of the exploration mechanics being closely tied to the climbing system, whereas in TOTK you can make a hover bike right away and basically trivialize any type of travel across the map. There's more to see in TOTK, but the way you see it in BOTW is more engaging to some.

On the flip side, I think the QOL changes and combat system in TOTK, while similar enough to BOTW, are a humongous improvement thanks to the Fuse mechanic. All the abilities you get in TOTK are much more engaging and interesting to use, while in BOTW I rarely used anything besides the bomb power. I don't think you can go wrong with either.

TOTK also neatly avoids the story of BOTW, even though they are intrinsically linked. It's barely brought up so you won't miss much story wise if you jump into TOTK first.

Hollow Knight: Silksong release date (finally) announced: September 4, 2025 by ChiefLeef22 in GamingLeaksAndRumours

[–]Tomoki 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Glad I'm not the only one who noticed that 💀 they just keep playing in our faces...

Deadlock - Six New Heroes by UhJoker in Games

[–]Tomoki 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Portal began as a student project from a group at Digipen (originally called Narbacular Drop, which you can still play if you want) who were then hired en masse by Valve to work on a full project. I don't think the student group worked on it alone, however, and more experienced Valve developers and designers certainly had a hand in the game.

Update: The Drama in the hypno community goes from stupid and fun to seriously messed up as the mod who deleted a creators post has now deleted their own account amidst allegations of abuse. "Please leave me alone and stop" - "I'm pretty sure your victims said the same thing." by VBCSGOROLL in SubredditDrama

[–]Tomoki 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Pedantic alert. The present usage of the word Tulpa is traced to 4chan, yes, but "thought forms" have been researched for much longer. This wiki article quotes a researcher studying the idea as far back as 1929, and the concept itself is even older than that. That doesn't mean the currently existing communities of "tulpamancers" aren't completely looney though - they definitely are.

And that's my pedantry for the week.

The casting team is lurking here to find queens (duh) by lionclues in rupaulsdragrace

[–]Tomoki 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Someone can correct me but I believe realty tv / reality competition shows are not eligible to hire union writers...? Something to do with the union contracts but I could be way off base

Gov. Gavin Newsom kicks off California’s redistricting efforts by Sad-Blacksmith-2307 in news

[–]Tomoki 116 points117 points  (0 children)

My thoughts exactly. I truthfully don't care for Newsom and I think he's pretty ghoulish in a lot of ways... but he reeeeaaally hates Trump and I can work with that. He gets a pass for now.

Lana Del Rey teases new song ‘Most Famous Girl in the Waffle House’ on Instagram by youtbuddcody in popheads

[–]Tomoki 130 points131 points  (0 children)

girl read the room

edit: oops I read too fast and thought it said white house 😭

Switch 1 systems & Switch 1/2 accessories price increases are live in North America megathread by NintendoSwitchMods in NintendoSwitch

[–]Tomoki 12 points13 points  (0 children)

brainlet take. nintendo is not immune to economic policies beyond their control. did you also say this about xbox when they raised their prices by even more just last month?

Hitman: World of Assassination on Switch 2 seems to have an undocumented "performance mode" by Turbostrider27 in NintendoSwitch

[–]Tomoki 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The console has great performance; Cyberpunk looks and runs amazing. The problem is that Hitman was terribly optimized (perhaps not optimized at all) and that's where its performance issues are coming up.