The right has tried to censor video games for years.
I’m old enough to remember Doom being blamed for Columbine.
The right has tried to censor video games for years.
I’m old enough to remember Doom being blamed for Columbine.
Got the update the other day. Immediately disabled Assistant in settings.
There will be no new features worth using, especially considering privacy concerns, until this AI craze blows over, and ultimately that’s a long way away since so many executives have more $$$ in their eyes than ever.
My main worry is how long it will take before even disabling such features on one’s own device is impossible (and yes, I’m aware that there is already only so much you can do).
I started my Steam account in 2004(?) because it was required to do so even though I bought the DVD-ROM version of HL2. Imagine my rage when it also forced me to update – I was on dial-up at the time.
It does but only because of the default Steam executable. It can be run directly without the launcher.
It takes a lot of under-rock living to think that what we see currently isn’t corporate greed. There is not nearly as much competition as there used to be, in any industry, including food. We have a word for it – collusion – but no enforcement against it for at least 50 years.
It’s called corporate greed.
The best local sandwich shop in my town sells really good ones for $8-11. If Subway were still $5 they might be competitive. At $14 it sounds like the company no longer understands its product.
That’s just a by-product of how Steam works. Playtime is counted as long as the Play button says “Stop”.
For games without DRM (e.g. KSP), you can launch it from the Steam install folder without Steam running. Everything works perfectly but your playtime won’t be counted for the same reason.
I’d say less stupid and more shortsighted. If the cost of DVDs were to have stayed high for, say, 10+ years, then I could see getting a user base for DIVX and having at least moderate success.
But a giant tech retailer of all things should be aware that new tech tends not to stay prohibitively expensive for too long.
What is it with Burger King today?
Much love for these teachers. They are not paid nearly enough. I hate the corporate pizza party, but not the public school one.
Edit: I wonder if the difference in financial burden between a corporate pizza party and a public school one is a good metric
corporations – especially the ones run by MBA parasites
Is that not all of them right now?
Income. Everything else can be proportional, but if income isn’t, we’re fucked.
I would if I had. I don’t see an “uhm, actually” anywhere.
Here’s perhaps what has eluded you overall: $2 isn’t even worth continuing this argument.
Which part of your statement made it obvious?
Seriously, what’s up with you people?
This tends to mean you’ve misunderstood a basic social norm.
It’s a 5 dollar game (being generous) that was already overpriced at $6.
Facts and opinions are different things.
If you don’t like the game, or think it’s overpriced, don’t buy it. The dev should continue to price it as they see fit.
When AAA publishers price games at $70, the solution is not to buy it. It’s not different here, except that $6 > $8 is not a difference most people (except the dev, due to volume) will care about.
RDR2 was a beautiful game and one of the few that gave me a serious emotional response at the end. But it was a bit long winded along the way, so I’m OK with this.