Fair point, but I still can’t imagine they’ll be double that price for long. The only GBP price I’ve seen for a Switch 2 game is the MKW bundle which is only £30 more than the console on its own.

Same as the current Switch online, Microsoft’s game pass, and whatever Sony offers then?

Aren’t consoles and their new game always ridiculously expensive on launch? I know Nintendo stuff often doesn’t drop in price that much but I’d be surprised if they stay this expensive for long. Plenty of other games to play in the meantime!

Not sure if I like the 3D look, definitely keen to see more though

Interesting, does that mean there is just one primary account and to be part of a family group with it you essentially can’t have your own account or purchases?

That’s probably because it’s a PC game that was ported to phones!

Because if they don’t then you can essentially just give a game away, and that means less sales

How would you make it so you can only share games with your family? As in what technical definition of “family” would you use that can’t include your friends?

Sounds like it’s no more DRM than the limits of a physical cartridge, right?

Brand new account immediately starts spamming about cryptocurrency “games”? Seems legit.

I was specifically thinking of the guy in bed with the really long arm!

If you’re wanting to build a game, do it for you and not someone else. It’s going to be a difficult and thankless task, so make sure that you are enjoying the process!

Looks like a screenshot from Thank Goodness You’re Here

what other game can you accelerate to literal infinity and beyond by simply driving backwards

Watch GDQ, turns out quite a lot of games!

My personal hypothesis is that everyone likes online multiplayer initially because it’s pretty cool, then you get bored it when you realise playing with angry randos is no fun. It’s not that a younger generation prefers online multiplayer, it’s that they haven’t got sick of it yet!

Yes, that is the main point the article makes

Actual answer:

The data shows that from January 2024 to December 2024, 67% of player hours on PC were spent on a game that was six or more years old. A further 25% of player hours were spent on games that were two to five years old, and the remaining 8% of time was spent on games that are less than two years old.

Sample:

The results are extrapolated from a yearly in-depth survey of 73,000 players, alongside data from over 10,000 games

Mario vs Rabbids is how you trick kids into playing XCOM, great game!

Apart from the bait title it’s a reasonable article. If they’d have called it “Six things Microsoft need to do for their portable Xbox to compete with the Steam Deck” it could have had exactly the same content.

TimeSplitters 2 and 3 were pretty great

I think this is a bit of a harsh review; “not as good a puzzle as Portal” and “not as funny as the Stanley Parable” are like criticising an indie film release for not being as good as Lord of the Rings!

It’s a short puzzle game with an interesting unique concept and a few hidden secrets, I don’t think it’s trying to be funny or revolutionary.

The quick check is to search for a game on Proton DB and see how well it runs (usually pretty well!)

People are people; I feel we’ve generally got quite a good vibe going on so don’t let the grumps bring you down!

Absolutely. If all you care about is the win at the end then maybe you don’t actually enjoy the game, you just enjoy dopamine.

The Last of Us was one of the most disappointing and dull games I’ve every played. Over-hype definitely didn’t help, but it looked brown and dreary, seemed to mainly involve walking around waiting for press X to do thing to appear on screen, and threw plot at me when I actually wanted to play a game.

Lol fair point. A couple of the newer characters I remember being easier too, Aria is impossible though.

Bard is good for learning the mechanics at a slow pace (if I remember correctly, it’s been a while!)

Just one of the reasons that Teams is horrible to use!

The reason is that it’s great for collaboration and sharing info

I don’t do modern consoles, do people consider 30fps acceptable?

I also tried loading it on my laptop and it just stuck on the coloured horizontal lines

Seems to run fine on my phone

Actually you’re right, it runs but it doesn’t seem very playable!

See the tweet from Balatro’s developer:

Since PEGI gave us an 18+ rating for having evil playing cards maybe I should add microtransactions/loot boxes/real gambling to lower that rating to 3+ like EA sports FC

I don’t think the Sega Saturn was particularly popular with neonazis

I guess they really did learn from the WiiU!

I don’t think Nintendo have ever done a Console 2 before though. I was hoping for Super Switch but as ever Nintendo absolutely refuse to be predictable!

Doesn’t “foresee” mean to look forward, to predict?

Short for “the foreseeable future”

Ever played XCOM?

Key quote:

Microsoft is looking at combining Xbox and Windows experiences together — and that we should see changes this very year, rather than needing to wait for an Xbox handheld that might still be years away

So there probably will be an xbox handheld, but don’t hold your breath. In the meantime they actually are a little worried about how much SteamOS is showing Windows up.