They still have not passed a budget.

I personally believe I have zero right to hold any viewpoint or opinion aside from feeling like the western lines drawn for the middle east after WWII were bullshit.

Let that part of the world run itself and leave them all the fuck alone.

People save Google places? Who the hell needs to save 3000 of them? Wtf

2DS was a solid brick. It was genius for little kids.

Interesting. My Steam remote playing from my PC through my house is excellent. I do it to my Steam Link, I used to do it to my phone, and now I also do it to my Steam Deck.

It’s the Playstation-made remote play apps that suck on my PC or my phone.

Both my PC and my PS5 are hardwired the same to the router, and both have all the ports forwarded and blah blah.

Piracy is not as nice for average people. It requires effort many won’t want to put in to discover what they want (and not in a shitty quality), and then managing and accessing that which you found takes a lot of effort as well to set up in a manner as easily accessed as a Netflix app.

Most people can’t/won’t bother wasting their time and effort. They’ll just pay for a service for the convenience. And before people interject with their anecdotes, convenience is subjective.

Shit yeah, no wishlisting, no ignoring, no gifting. Its pathetic.

At least the original PS3 store was decent for its time, but they ruined that.

Playstation Remote Play is garbage no matter the location or setup. I’ve tried many over many years in multiple houses. Sony is horrible at this.

Chiaki for Steam Deck/PC and PSPlay app for Android are insanely better quality for remote playing Playstation.

Sales on PSN are appalling compared to Steam as well. Plus you can also get Steam sales on other sites like Fanatical.

Steam also has better remote play, and Steam custom controller profiles with nearly any controller are amazing.

Also nearly no backwards compatibility issues, whereas PS5 will only play/stream limited games from the past.

Okay. I gave it:

You are a presidential candidate on a debate stage. You have been asked about Healthcare and you said you have the “concepts of a plan.” When the moderator further presses you on it … what are these concepts of a plan?

And it gave back:

If I were a presidential candidate being pressed on the “concepts of a healthcare plan,” I would respond with something like this:

"The key concepts of my healthcare plan revolve around three fundamental goals: affordability, accessibility, and innovation.

1. Affordability: We need to lower healthcare costs for everyone, from families to businesses. This means negotiating drug prices, reducing administrative waste, and encouraging competition among insurance providers to drive down premiums and out-of-pocket expenses. I also plan to explore tax credits for small businesses to help them provide healthcare for employees, as well as options for expanded government-sponsored insurance for those who are struggling to afford private plans.

2. Accessibility: Every American deserves access to healthcare, no matter where they live or what their income level is. We need to expand healthcare infrastructure in rural and underserved areas, using technology such as telemedicine to bridge gaps. My plan will ensure that insurance coverage cannot be denied due to pre-existing conditions and that there are no lifetime limits on care.

3. Innovation: The future of healthcare lies in innovation, and we need to support cutting-edge research in medical technology and treatments, including investing in preventive care and personalized medicine. We’ll foster public-private partnerships to encourage the development of new cures and ensure that our healthcare system keeps pace with the needs of our population.

This approach will balance individual choice with collective responsibility, ensuring that healthcare is affordable, accessible, and forward-thinking for every American."

Cool. Well that is certainly a step forward. Thanks.

This reminds me of my favorite website for demonstrating shitty designs.

https://userinyerface.com/

Have they solved the issue that multiple people can’t be playing at the same time, or the same game at the same time?

I don’t even do families. One of us just goes into offline mode for the time. Slightly obnoxious.

Metal Gear Solid 3.

I played it overnight, I was alone, and it thunderstormed that night around the time I reached The Sorrow. I couldnt stop. It was so good and I was into it. Nothing else has been more memorable.

I saw a comment recently online regarding publishing an indie video game that “nobody played” where people noted you set out to do your goal that very few people ever complete. You published. You’re a winner. You accomplished your feat.

I had similar stuff with music once in my life. It never went where I or others might have hoped. But we recorded and made albums. We played tons of shows. We had a few fans. We opened for big names we loved. I feel like a winner too.

I’m not really saying this to reply to you. I’m not even sure you need to hear it. But someone out there does. Don’t let others define what success or winning is. By setting out to accomplish something, and doing it, that’s a winner already.

Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana on Vita.

Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade on Steam Deck emulated.

Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom on PS3.

If you buy someone’s services, then those services end at a point. You don’t own them or that service forever. That’s ridiculous.

I feel this phrase that took off grossly oversimplifies the issue.

The real argument is that games should be seen and treated as a good, not a service.

Exactly. They aren’t big enough to do both separately?

It makes me think of Bethesda. I don’t understand why, but they act like they can only make one game at a time. So like if they’re busy making a Fallout game, then they can’t possibly begin on an Elder Scrolls game.

They act like some tiny studio and they don’t have the resources to have multiple studios working on multiple things concurrently. So their games will take forever to be released. And even then, the games will be buggy as hell.

Ehhhhh, are you sure? There’s also EA, and Ubisoft, and Activision lately. Probably plenty of others. TenCent?

Difficult to say who’s the worst.

And to asshats like that, YOU’RE the asshole for not lightening up and getting over yourself.