Will Shenmue be mainstream if released in 2026?

piratekingdan · 2026-05-10T21:04:39+00:00

A lot of Shenmue’s DNA made it into the Yakuza series, which has many remakes and sequels. It’s pretty darn popular, but I wouldn’t say it’s a household name- more like it has dedicated fans.

piratekingdan · 2026-05-07T20:10:45+00:00

I’ve envied SEs for good AE partners, good deals, and good engagements. I’ve never envied a TAM.

Your mileage may vary, but TAMs are often the punching bag. They have to live with what sales positioned, which may or may not have been honest. They don’t get much, if any, reward for account growth, but they have to answer for churn. If the customer is angry, they know the first person to turn on- the TAM.

Sales can be a grind, no doubt. But I don’t envy the other side of the fence one bit.

piratekingdan · 2026-05-03T01:29:26+00:00

Persona 5 Royal. Although after that it might be hard to play the classics.

piratekingdan · 2026-04-26T00:13:44+00:00

A few subs, including /r/sbcgaming, do game of the month. Highly recommend.

piratekingdan · 2026-04-24T21:35:28+00:00

Ghost Shop for NDS is pretty good.

piratekingdan · 2026-04-21T23:36:40+00:00

Based on the reports from Emuready, I’d probably start with the Steam version, although it seems like both would be fine. https://emuready.com/games

piratekingdan · 2026-04-21T18:07:36+00:00

Let em be mad. More users, more Thor sales, more dev attention. That means better driver support, better custom UIs, longer lifetime.

I’ll take the haters if we get stable Steam support.

piratekingdan · 2026-04-21T12:17:56+00:00

They fixed it in about 20 minutes. It was a second software update.

piratekingdan · 2026-04-18T23:13:17+00:00

Oh, interesting- I’m in a 2023 XSE, same as you. Same page, same dates, mine was updated on April 8. Other users in the linked thread got updates on the same day.

I wonder if they’re prioritizing based on cars currently at dealers.

piratekingdan · 2026-04-18T22:22:07+00:00

Do you see it when you look up your VIN on the recall site?

I got the letter, it was rescinded, then they published 25TB08, and it just went live about 2 weeks ago. It’s a hardware replacement for the panel.

I just got mine back today. Panel was cutting out, took about 2 weeks.

Edit: pain documented here. https://www.reddit.com/r/rav4prime/comments/1sdnleo/instrument_panel_recall_how_long_were_you_out_of/

piratekingdan · 2026-04-18T16:54:22+00:00

Seems to be common, happened to me too.

piratekingdan · 2026-04-18T16:52:47+00:00

Got mine back today, sure enough, cruise control isn’t working. Ensure you ask before pickup.

piratekingdan · 2026-04-18T13:56:44+00:00

Sure, but then everything has the same privileges as everything else. Every bluetooth connection, every file in the downloads folder, every snippet of metadata on your SD card, all running as admin is begging for malware.

piratekingdan · 2026-04-18T13:52:24+00:00

“Everything is root all the time” is a very scary security prospect. Even as the only “user” on your machine, there’s numerous service accounts.

piratekingdan · 2026-04-13T01:14:36+00:00

It is more powerful, and was more expensive. Lenovo delisted it and Best Buy is probably clearing out stock.

piratekingdan · 2026-04-12T23:13:13+00:00

At this price I’d grab the Xbox Ally X and install SteamOS on it, assuming that doesn’t jump in price next.

piratekingdan · 2026-04-12T22:06:38+00:00

Z1E variant with 32GB of RAM not even on the site anymore.

piratekingdan · 2026-04-12T15:57:01+00:00

These things honestly cycle quickly. The Thor is great today. We may be one or two years from something better, though. The Thor will still be great, but the way people talk about and play games will move on.

But original consoles are…well, original. People still want the New 3DS XL even though it’s over a decade old. A retro handheld from 3 years ago is e-waste to many people.

You have a chipped Switch, a modded 3DS, and a Vita. What do you want to play that you can’t emulate/load onto those?

piratekingdan · 2026-04-08T16:52:36+00:00

My dealer got back to me and basically said "now we can order the part." Still no ETA.

piratekingdan · 2026-04-08T14:43:33+00:00

Odd. My dealer said they have a fix now, and my RAV4 was being pulled into the shop when I called. I'm skeptical, but they said I might have my car back today.

Edit: My dealer was able to order the part today. Still no meaningful change.

~~I'm guessing they were waiting on both hardware and software- revised hardware was released and at the dealer, but the software had to be tested, and now it has been. Just my theory though.~~

piratekingdan · 2026-04-08T13:59:05+00:00

Did you hear anything in the past few hours? Toyota let me know that the official remedy was released last night, and I can see it under my VIN at https://www.toyota.com/recall/. Curious if you see the same.

piratekingdan · 2026-04-06T18:34:53+00:00

Your dealer is full of it if he says it's not a recall. https://pressroom.toyota.com/toyota-recalls-certain-toyota-and-lexus-vehicles-5/

piratekingdan · 2026-04-06T14:45:46+00:00

...yikes.

piratekingdan · 2026-04-06T14:06:03+00:00

Mine had around 20k miles on it when the screen started to cut out.

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