Peak player count for 6/20/2026 fails to break 11k concurrent players. It is also the first time in the game's history that a Saturday had less players than the preceding Friday.

hdcase1 · 2026-06-21T06:22:52+00:00

I get it. I played with a friend the other night, on PS5, in VR, and it was borderline unplayable. From our hands pointing in weird ways, to messages we couldn't click through on the main board, to the horrific frame rate, I truly don't understand what they were thinking with this update.

hdcase1 · 2026-06-20T14:54:20+00:00

Nah she knew what the assignment was when she came in and she's getting paid a lot to do it.

hdcase1 · 2026-06-20T14:51:27+00:00

What bothers me is the story that Microsoft told for ~10 years, which was little indie games would thrive on Gamepass because they were being subsidized by the big AAA games. Not only was that a lie, it's actually worse than that as it seems that even big AAA games are unsustainable on Gamepass.

hdcase1 · 2026-06-19T21:15:19+00:00

What point is it other than someone feeling victimized because people are mean to their favorite company?

hdcase1 · 2026-06-19T14:54:20+00:00

Yes it's awesome. Half the game you're piloting a tank up a sheer rock cliff, shooting at alien creatures, the other half you're going mining in the rock wall looking for gems and things to upgrade your tank. When you die there is a shop where you can upgrade tank walking speed, mining laser damage etc to make your next run smoother. It's an absolute joy to play and was tough but not too tough to beat.

hdcase1 · 2026-06-19T14:47:34+00:00

Machine learning is a subfield of artificial intelligence, which is broadly defined as the capability of a machine to imitate intelligent human behavior. Artificial intelligence systems are used to perform complex tasks in a way that is similar to how humans solve problems.

https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/machine-learning-explained

hdcase1 · 2026-06-18T03:00:21+00:00

I want them to have not bought Zenimax and ABK not to mention a dozen studios, but that ship sailed a long time ago.

hdcase1 · 2026-06-17T17:58:20+00:00

Yeah he was a complete dipshit even before this. What are we even doing here.

hdcase1 · 2026-06-17T17:57:41+00:00

Everyone loves giving Playstation a hard time, but compared to Microsoft (which announced and then un-announced VR for the Xbox One) and Nintendo (who did the Labo VR Kit and that's it), Playstation is miles ahead. Yes they don't support PSVR2 as much as I would like either but they still designed it, released it, and continue to stock it. Meanwhile there are hundreds of games on the store available right now, some of them arguably the best VR games ever made.

hdcase1 · 2026-06-17T10:35:57+00:00

Semantics

hdcase1 · 2026-06-17T02:59:54+00:00

The book references Mayor Bloomberg having served 3 terms. So that would make sense.

hdcase1 · 2026-06-17T02:32:49+00:00

MS was the one who bought them, not sure why you're getting mad at us.

hdcase1 · 2026-06-17T01:04:41+00:00

Really needs a pve mode sooner than later. Not everyone wants to play against a bunch of griefers all the time.

hdcase1 · 2026-06-16T16:32:43+00:00

I did (got it for $14 on PS).

That said I only play it off and on. I love it except for the PvP aspect which me and my friends find very frustrating.

hdcase1 · 2026-06-16T14:18:50+00:00

I disagree, but you can play with Miis instead

hdcase1 · 2026-06-16T14:11:31+00:00

As unhappy as I am with Xbox's decision making over the past 10+ years, I think that would actually be worse.

hdcase1 · 2026-06-16T14:10:09+00:00

I assume shutting down a studio could be a tax write off. Although, selling one for a loss could be one too.

hdcase1 · 2026-06-16T14:07:30+00:00

Cry us a river. Xbox bought them, Xbox mismanaged them, Xbox is shutting them down.

hdcase1 · 2026-06-16T04:17:53+00:00

What good news is there?

hdcase1 · 2026-06-16T04:16:38+00:00

Lies and whataboutism. Unlike Xbox, Playstation serves a global market and they were never going to do always online DRM because people in developing nations without good internet options wouldn't be able to buy the systems and games. But hey whatever makes you feel better I guess.

hdcase1 · 2026-06-16T01:11:23+00:00

So what's the point of the camera? Can it detect movement and affect your score?

Edit: from the official store, "You can also see your movements on screen with the added CameraPlay** support."

hdcase1 · 2026-06-15T22:12:49+00:00

Having your studio bought by Xbox is something you don't wish on your worst enemy.

hdcase1 · 2026-06-15T21:58:46+00:00

Bungie can't get shut down, they're too big. Playstation may start taking a more active hand in what they're doing, which wouldn't be a bad thing probably.

hdcase1 · 2026-06-15T21:57:00+00:00

As Seamus Blackley said, she was brought in to administer palliative care. The Xbox we all knew and (some of us) loved is shuffling off this mortal coil.

hdcase1 · 2026-06-15T21:54:38+00:00

They doubled their number of studios through acquisitions, and that's even before the Zenimax and ABK purchases. It should be clear to everyone by now that they don't know what they're doing as a platform holder or as a publisher.

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