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@latewander.bsky.social
I like to talk about video games and stories. Maybe wrestling, maybe Linux too. 🏴
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Medicine Nutrition Renewables Personal safety Being LBGTQ Being neurodivergent Internet speed Access to information Access to education On demand TV/Movies/Music Affordable electronics Video games I know many of these might not feel like it all the time, but in general, yeah they are better!
Social media loves talking about how everything is getting worse. But what’s something that you’ve seen get _better_ in your lifetime?
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Medicine Nutrition Renewables Personal safety Being LBGTQ Being neurodivergent Internet speed Access to information Access to education On demand TV/Movies/Music Affordable electronics Video games I know many of these might not feel like it all the time, but in general, yeah they are better!
Social media loves talking about how everything is getting worse. But what’s something that you’ve seen get _better_ in your lifetime?
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This. 100% this. Just buy a PC. It’s much more versatile and customisable than a console will ever be, and for $1200-1800 you’ll be able to play whatever you like. If you’ve never built one before is nowhere near as difficult as you probably think it is.
Sorry still thinking of $1,200-$1,800 dollar console just conceptually. Those are Real Computer numbers. You can just get a real computer for that kinda cash. The entire premise of the console is “this is a baby computer you don’t control but it’s standardized and affordable” but they can’t do that.
This. 100% this. Just buy a PC. It’s much more versatile and customisable than a console will ever be, and for $1200-1800 you’ll be able to play whatever you like. If you’ve never built one before is nowhere near as difficult as you probably think it is.
Sorry still thinking of $1,200-$1,800 dollar console just conceptually. Those are Real Computer numbers. You can just get a real computer for that kinda cash. The entire premise of the console is “this is a baby computer you don’t control but it’s standardized and affordable” but they can’t do that.
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This is completely untenable for most people. Honestly, if you’re going to spend this amount of money on gaming hardware, just buy a PC. This from a life long console gamer who has just made the switch to PC, and who keeps feeling better and better about that decision.
'the price of the [Xbox] Helix console has internally been projected to cost consumers between $1,200 and $1,800, unless Microsoft decides to subsidize the cost' -Game Pass planning major overhaul (a la carte) -next-gen handheld by 2027 holidays, console 2028 holidays fortune.com/2026/10/20/t...
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Xbox is currently leading the entire video game industry in... profiles of its CEO. Day ending in Y? Another CEO profile. Amazing. Anyways, "...the price of the Helix console has internally been projected to cost consumers between $1,200 and $1,800..." So, good luck with that.
This is completely untenable for most people. Honestly, if you’re going to spend this amount of money on gaming hardware, just buy a PC. This from a life long console gamer who has just made the switch to PC, and who keeps feeling better and better about that decision.
'the price of the [Xbox] Helix console has internally been projected to cost consumers between $1,200 and $1,800, unless Microsoft decides to subsidize the cost' -Game Pass planning major overhaul (a la carte) -next-gen handheld by 2027 holidays, console 2028 holidays fortune.com/2026/10/20/t...
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100,000 weekly active Bazzite users! 💜 universal-blue.discourse.group/t/100k-pengu...
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NEW: Epic Games has delayed its upcoming (not yet announced) Star Wars + Marvel shooter as it pivots to complete AI game development. "No more hand-written code," a director told staff. All art "generated with full AI workflows." Full scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Replying to @retroblastpod.com
My general rule for emulation is this: If I would otherwise have to buy the game/hardware second hand (e.g. in a transaction no third party is making any money from) emulating a ROM is completely justified. That said, the way major publishers are now behaving… fuck ‘em. 🤷♂️ Do what you want.
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“…we do not owe him deference, or a voice, or a place of influence in public life. We don’t owe him redemption.” ^ This. Hiding is not the action of a good man who is sorry. Hiding is the action of a coward who is sorry you found out. He is owed nothing. This is well worth reading.
Consider The Woodchipper by @edgarallanbro.bsky.social CW: sexual assault, rape "Let me be clear: you are not a victim of what Geller did." Read on:
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I look forward to referring back to this when Xbox is run by some other mega-corp, which will almost certainly only make things worse before killing it entirely.
"Xbox is not for sale": CEO Asha Sharma says "we will do whatever it takes" to turn the console maker's fortunes around. https://bit.ly/4rF7Yjv
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I look forward to referring back to this when Xbox is run by some other mega-corp, which will almost certainly only make things worse before killing it entirely.
"Xbox is not for sale": CEO Asha Sharma says "we will do whatever it takes" to turn the console maker's fortunes around. https://bit.ly/4rF7Yjv
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This is such a desperately sad situation. Obvs first thoughts are with the victim, having to sit with this for years while your abuser lived his dream and became hugely successful must have been awful. I’m sure a lot of people (including me) who have followed him for years, feel complete betrayed.
Video essayist and YouTuber Jacob Geller removed from MinnMax following sexual assault allegations aftermath.site/jacob-geller-m...
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Video essayist and YouTuber Jacob Geller removed from MinnMax following sexual assault allegations aftermath.site/jacob-geller-m...
This is such a desperately sad situation. Obvs first thoughts are with the victim, having to sit with this for years while your abuser lived his dream and became hugely successful must have been awful. I’m sure a lot of people (including me) who have followed him for years, feel complete betrayed.
Video essayist and YouTuber Jacob Geller removed from MinnMax following sexual assault allegations aftermath.site/jacob-geller-m...
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Replying to @plante.bsky.social
I don’t know if your being facetious, but I think that is genuinely interesting… We have seen similar actions from companies “trimming the fat” for an acquisition, and we all know Xbox is WAAAAYYYY less profitable than many other parts of their business. Xbox just seems to be a headache for MS!