Comment105

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[–] Comment105@lemm.ee 20 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (5 children)

Software "support" is such a fucked up thing these days.

Dropping support no longer means "You're on your own now, bye!"

Dropping support now means "Yoink! That's ours. Bye!"

[–] Comment105@lemm.ee 12 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (8 children)

Would be fucked if they delete the working version to ensure "purity" and parity in the state of supported versions, and not just leave it be, not update it and let people keep their shit.

Edit: Aaaaaaaand it looks like that's the case. ~~Live and let live.~~ Cull the weak.

[–] Comment105@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago

My brother bought the cv1 Oculus Rift pretty fast after it came out, we've both used it for most of the big releases and I've been wanting to buy my own since, but there's been a bit of hesitation considering my brother early uses his own. I also had reservations against buying a Facebook device after they took over, and I was seeing new releases and resolutions going up a bit.

Then information about the Big Screen Beyond came out, and I really wanted to get it. I checked out the page to buy it several times, kinda wanted to save the money too, though, but I think I was close enough that if I'd known anyone with the facescan iPhone I'd have done the scan and paid the ~$1,500 or so for the full setup.

Knowing myself and my brother, I would have played multiplayer occasionally and bought a few favorite games like Until You Fall, Bonelab, B&S, and Alyx but mostly it would end up sitting unused. I kinda also wanted to develop for VR but I probably wouldn't have done anything more than the two shitty assets I once imported poorly into Blade and Sorcery.

Right now I'm glad I have the $1,500 now because there are car issues to take care of. Ultimately I think VR is beautiful, but my world is still a little too rough around the edges to pay huge sums for a daydreaming toy.

[–] Comment105@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

You see, some NATO members have been known to use the internet. Artifacts of that usage may have been archived, like their statements and voting choices. For example, if IA stored a page where Jens Stoltenberg called a polandball comic "funny and accurate" in 2019. That would be bad for Gaza.

[–] Comment105@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

Daggerfall doesn't count.

[–] Comment105@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Oblivion is just Arena 3 which means Oblivion 3 is just Arena 6

[–] Comment105@lemm.ee 8 points 6 months ago (6 children)

Skyrim had good, smart devs. Starfield didn't. Skyrim 2 won't.

[–] Comment105@lemm.ee -1 points 6 months ago (2 children)
[–] Comment105@lemm.ee 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, it will be bad. I don't really understand how some people can be excited about it.

It will be passable, it will have a few moments, but in the end you'll be left wanting and it will set in just how disinterested the owner of the franchise is in any problem that doesn't preclude sales. It will sell well enough in preorders just because it's a Skyrim sequel.

[–] Comment105@lemm.ee 5 points 7 months ago

Weird.

I'd have expected Assassin's Creed Odyssey achievements to be added to Assassin's Creed Valhalla.

[–] Comment105@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I don't.

But I'm about to ensure nobody ever gets to buy any Winnie the Pooh stuff ever again. I will obliterate every trace.
I have my reasons.

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