Kane99

It's only the first year as well, usually the first year it's scalpers getting their way. And then the console gets a price cut eventually and it kinda slows down. Each generation starts with this sort of situation. It's just gotten worse because scalpers have become more sophisticated and have utilized bots and other annoying tactics to get ahead of people just trying to get the console the legit and proper way. It's bad that stores have to put out signup's in order to be notified first when new stock comes in. I assume scalpers get in to these as well. I don't know how so many get away with it too. I think a lot of sites have implemented rules of "one console per person". Maybe it should be for each address for now. Hell, even some stores are charging for tickets to get first dibs on the consoles. That's kinda messed up.

Oh I believe it. There are bad eggs on each side of the fence. I know Steam is full of games that are just asset flips with really bad coding. I can see some suing over bad reviews. I remember Jim Sterling I think it was, he talked about a game that was just an asset flip essentially, and they ended up suing him. The game was basically a unity asset with assets lol. But yeah, indie devs/studios can be just as bad sometimes. I'll for sure have to check those channels out now.

I am kinda the same way. It took me a while to get used to futuristic games. I was honestly not that into Halo when it first came out. It wasn't until I think the 360/ps3 generation when I started to play more, or get into more futuristic style games. These days, we get so many games based in the future, it's kinda become repetitive.

Yeah it was bad. I believe some stores even put Adult only labels on the games, until Rockstar released a new the new copy without the mod. It was a pretty big story. Looking back at it today, it's more laughable than anything. I still have an original copy of the game, as I got it when it came out, so it has the mod. I wonder if there is any worth to the original copies. I doubt mine would be worth anything, as it's in rough shape, but who knows. The sex scene in Indigo Prophecy wasn't that racy though. I don't recall if there was any nudity, but I could be wrong. Even so, it was one of the most weird and awkward scenes I've ever seen in a game. Just felt so out of place. And it made absolutely no sense for those two . Also it hasn't aged well lol, it is kinda funny if anything. And yeah, you'd think Manhunt would be rated Adult, but they had to cut out a lot of stuff to make it an M rated game. I believe they refused the game originally, until changes were made to pass an M rating. These days, nudity alone doesn't cause an adult rating. I think it depends on the amount of nudity, and sex involved, and whether or not you can partake in it. Because games like GTA V, The Witcher 3, Cyberpunk 2077 all show nudity, with the latter showing male & female genitals. I think it's when it's excessive that causes adult ratings for the most part. That's why Hatred got an A rating for the excessive violence in it, so I imagine adult rated would be excessive sex and nudity.

Oh for sure. It makes things so much easier. Games like Minecraft come to mind, because even though it's not much, you get a random built world, and can explore, and build. Soon enough, games will be built that way, where levels will be different each time. Well, It's already happening in games these days, so I figure we're already there. Oh I wouldn't blame AI on that either. the AI bit from the remastered trilogy was just to smooth out the graphics, billboards and other such things. They used AI for that because they were too lazy to do all the graphic work themselves lol. But, it shows that it can be done, but there is for sure some more work to do.

I remember when Driv3r tried to make fun of GTA, which is quite laughable considering the quality that was Driv3r. I forgot that GTA 3 and Vice City made fun of Driver before. Sucks because Driver 1 and 2 were decent games, and were really ahead of their time. But GTA was the one that improved upon it.

True, microtransactions especially. Loot boxes seem to be dying down some, mainly because of the backlash they have received, but they are still around. What's funny though, is that video games haven't gone up a lot in price in the past 20-30 years. I think back in the NES days, games were often priced just as high, if not more. I think when the N64 was around, I swear I remember seeing prices up to $60 or more. But I forget. I kinda wish I saved some of the JCpenny catalogs we got for Christmas back in the day, I bet some of the prices back then are crazy outrageous.

I believe most PS4 controllers are rated for a few hours of charge. I heard PS4 controllers die faster due to the batteries, but I am not sure if that's true. My Xbox 360/Xbox One controllers would often last for a couple hours or more on a full charge. I usually play with a wired controller these days though, as I can't be bothered with a wireless controller anymore.

Are there any books out there that show the history of consoles? Maybe shows images of classic retro consoles, and maybe even showing prototype consoles and ideas that never came to light. I know there was a console book a while back, but I think it only showcased the main ones. I'm wondering if there are any books, maybe photo books that showcase more, if not, all of the past known consoles, including prototypes and ideas. Any suggestions?

It looks like Nintendo was recently brought to court because of their refund policy for pre-orders. I guess originally there was no way to refund a digital game from their eshop, and people in Germany sued Nintendo for it. They lost the original case against Nintendo, but the case was overturned. After Nintendo won the case, they ended up changing their refund policy anyway, to where you can get a refund on pre-orders as long as it's 7 days before the release. But, that's why the case was later overturned, because the courts had a disagreement about putting money on something, and it being pre-loaded and not being able to play the game yet. Read more on this story here - https://gbatemp.net/threads/nintendo-loses-german-court-case-regarding-digital-pre-order-cancellation-policy.604192/#post-9683965 What do you think about this? I kinda wish Nintendo would put out a refund policy like what Steam has. I can't imagine they have one like that. But I could be wrong. I don't own a Switch at the moment, so I couldn't say. Please do correct me if I'm wrong though.

Source of story here - https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2021/12/08/ubisoft-launches-039playable039-nfts-in-its-video-games NFTs are becoming more popular, so popular that they're not getting into video games. From what the article states, the NFTs will be like items you can get in game, and will have a serial number, so it's unique to you. It could be vehicles, weapons and other items depending on the game. And all of these can be sold and resold if wanted. The first game to feature these NFT options or "Digits" will be Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint. Ubisoft's service will be called Ubisoft Quartz. What do you guys think of this? One part of me likes this idea, because it means we can sell our items if wanted, which is a nice option. But, on the other hand, this is Ubisoft and they will make a ton if this actually works as intended. It reminds me a lot of what Counter-Strike Global Offensive does with their weapons and loot box system. Because isn't it a big ecosystem of items you can buy with real money? Sounds similar to what Ubisoft is doing here. But yeah, it'll just be Ubisoft getting richer as usual.

How many games do you think your phone/tablet could hold? My phone currently holds I think 120gb, plus I have a 32 SD card in there. I store most of my images/videos on my SD card and the phone itself can then be used for apps and games. I don't have many games on it, as I don't normally play mobile games that much. I do from time to time, but not as of late. But, with the amount of storage I have, I could hold a lot more for sure. I remember my last phone eating up storage really fast. Even when I had an SD card, that was like 8gb though, now with 120, I can actually play games without worrying about my storage going low. Anyway, how many do you think your phone or tablet could hold?

If it isn't EA making the news for dumb things they do, it's Activision, Blizzard, Take-Two, Rockstar, Ubisoft or some other big corporate run gaming company that just keeps making horrible mistake after mistake. Games are released broken, full of microtransactions, and deceptive practices, and yet we still support a lot of them. Half the games these big time studios makes, are bugged messes, yet indie developers seem to do much better work with their games, at least in terms of optimization. Anyway, what I'm saying is this, do you think that Indie games will be the way to go for gamers? Or will these big companies start to shape up and start to fix their errors? I'm starting to think no, because it seems companies I once respected, like Take-Two/Rockstar, have become nothing but greedy. I know I'm probably a broken record at this point, but it really says something if some of the biggest gaming companies out there, are destroying their own reputation with each mistake they make. At this point, I kinda want to just focus on the indie titles, because supporting the majority of the big companies isn't helping anymore.

All because they want to sell the Bundles version instead it seems. So they decide to delist the standalone versions of Uncharted 4 and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, which I believe are fairly cheap separately, but now the only way to get both of them is in a bundle. This is probably being done because a remastered set is coming out for the PS5 soon. I get why Sony is doing it, to maximize the profits. But I feel it does a disservice to gamers who may just want one of the games out of the collection. Say I already have one of the games, then am I forced to buy both digitally? Why make it tougher for consumers to decide? Let the bundle stay, but keep the standalone games around as well. I can't imagine it'd be hard for Sony to keep it that way. But, maybe I'm throwing too much of a fuss about this. I just wish they would keep the standalones alone. They can still make bundles. Source - https://mp1st.com/news/uncharted-4-and-lost-legacy-standalone-versions-delisted-from-playstation-store

True, but the tech is there, so it's just about taking the time and money to make something VR related. I think what will eventually happen, is that they will end up supporting VR headsets maybe, so that people can use their VR headsets on VR enables Nintendo games. It would save them having to make their own VR headset, and would probably save them money in the long run. Yeah they started out as a card company and I believe they were producing toys around the time they were looking into video games. I'm pretty sure that was the reason they got into video games. So yeah, anything is possible.

Most boring game imo, that's a tough one. There was this cricket game I played years ago, and I thought it was super boring. I also get bored with Baseball games, probably because I suck at them. I get that. You should see some of the pros play it though. Takes some skill to be a pro at the game. I'm not a huge fan, but I've enjoyed playing a few games here. It's a fun puzzle game, but I suppose you could say that about most puzzle games.

Oh yeah, I'd grab up all of the classic gaming magazines as well. I wish I took better care of my magazines growing up, I had a decent collection. But I was the type to cut stuff out and make dumb art stuff as a kid. I'd go back and get the Electronic Gaming Monthlys, Nintendo Power and maybe that Sega magazine that came out years ago. Also, I think I'd be into revisiting when I got my PlayStation as a kid. Just to revisit that feeling of getting the console and all the games. Idk, I think going back even further though would give me an even bigger nostalgia trip, because I didn't grow up when the NES was in its prime, and seeing the games and console brand new in the day, would be exciting.

That's what Assassin's Creed does a lot. They usually throw a little message before each of their games, saying something about how their team is a diverse one with many different religions. And I think they mention about the game being inspired by true events or something. I forget, haven't played an AC game since Syndicate lol. True, you either go full force and tell the true story, or you go in a different direction and create upon the real story. For me, I think it depends on the story of the game, the idea and the characters. Sometimes I like 100% accuracy, but then I also don't mind when some games go a little overboard with the creativity and change the story up. I suppose you could say it's pretty much about preference.

If you thought Lawn Mower Simulator was far enough, wait until you get a load of this game: 😄

Star Wars is jumping into the battle arena genre with Star Wars: Hunters. The gameplay trailer for it looks pretty dope, but I heard it's being developed by Zynga. Not a fan of that, considering Zynga is a bit mobile developer. The game is coming out for Switch, iOS and Android. No mention of PC, PS or Xbox though. Is this a buy for you? I'll admit, it does look kinda fun, but I do worry it's going to be microtransaction heavy. But, we'll see.

I heard a while ago that you can add Discord to Xbox now, and it shows all your discord friends and servers and such. But is it worth using? I'm kind of tempted to connect my account, but I am kinda privitate, in that I don't like people seeing when I'm online. If I appear offline on Xbox, it won't show me online on Discord correct?

Do you ever take time out to clean up your gaming collection? Like, maybe take a day to clean up discs, cases (not cardboard ones), carts, and even the consoles. I have thought about cleaning my collection more often, as it gets covered in dust so often. One of these days I plan to put up a shell across my wall. I will then put all my games up in it. But, what I was thinking to curb dust, was to install glass doors. This way I can still see my collection, and it protects from dust and other junk.

Nintendo did try to do a VR headset thing a while ago through their labo kit, but it isn't like VR in the sense of what Oculus does. Do you think that Nintendo could join the VR world one of these days? I think it'd be great to see Nintendo doing VR, because they have a catalog of games that could easily do VR. Imagine playing a Zelda game in VR, or flipping around a level as Mario. I don't see it happening anytime soon though. It's probably years off.

If the source material the game is based on, or is in a time of history, do you want that game to be 100% accurate to the time and story? Or do you like how, say Assassin's Creed does it, where it mixes real characters and their history, with made up characters and ideas? I think there's a place for historical accuracy in certain games, but I don't think every game needs to be accurate to the truth. What is your preference? Do you want your historical games to be true to the times? Or do you want to play around with the times and do whatever you want?

I think the biggest thing to gaming in recent years is VR gaming. To me, video games haven't really changed all too much. Sure we've had some additions with rhythm based games like Guitar Hero, Rock Band, etc. And great new mechanics in video games. But I feel video games have been a constant for the past 15-20 years. At least for me, because each new console has been an easy experience for me to adjust to. I guess dealing with online connectivity was a change, but it was more of a welcomed change, to finally be able to play video games online with friends. Aside from that, I think the only adjustments you really got to make is to your wallet, because each new generation consoles cost a ton, and I've never been able to adjust to that.