ToastedPlanet

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Former PlayStation boss says games are "seeing a collapse in creativity" as publishers spend more time asking "what's your monetization scheme?" in c/games@sh.itjust.works
[–] ToastedPlanet@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

Ok, I'll bite, what.

Former PlayStation boss says games are "seeing a collapse in creativity" as publishers spend more time asking "what's your monetization scheme?" in c/games@sh.itjust.works
[–] ToastedPlanet@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

No, what?

Former PlayStation boss says games are "seeing a collapse in creativity" as publishers spend more time asking "what's your monetization scheme?" in c/games@sh.itjust.works
[–] ToastedPlanet@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

Apparently it is what is known as a rigged rental which is the equivalent of a quarter muncher. The game was so difficult that it would be to hard for new players to beat during the rental period to force them to buy it. It doesn't seem like there was an actual arcade version, just a case of mixed metaphors. edit: typo

Anon reconnects with nature in c/greentext@sh.itjust.works
[–] ToastedPlanet@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 9 months ago

Class sizes are outrageous now. There must have been literally 100 people in the class including him. =p

It is essential to stop using Chrome. Under the pretense of saving users from third-party spyware, Google is creating an ecosystem in which Chrome itself is the spyware. in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] ToastedPlanet@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 10 months ago (6 children)

Thanks for the reminder. I've switched to Firefox on my mac and iphone for personal use. I just need to move some web development stuff around so I can switch to Firefox on that too. I may even uninstall google chrome, but for now I've just taken it off the task bar.

A history of Rock papier scissors game theory in c/memes@lemmy.ml
[–] ToastedPlanet@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Invention of shotgun ~1500s

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Pay to win power creep