Kane99

Yeah I can see most PS3/PS4 games being fine. These days we have tech that can do wonders, so I can see that being a reality. I hope they utilize the same control scheme of the PS4/5 controllers. Streaming is a must, as that is our inevitable future when it comes to gaming and pretty much everything else.

Seems to be that many really like it, as is has really good reviews on Steam. But to each your own I say. I figure it's not everyone's cup of tea. For me I like the simple games with resource management. It's why I get into House Flipper. If this game allows me to edit anything inside the store, than I'll be happy. I doubt the work portions are too much, from what I hear it's fairly focused on building the arcade, with some work in the laundry mat side to gain profits to go into said arcade. I imagine once you get going, the work aspects become super fast. But, there seems to be a downside, as some of the arcade games are DLC and you have to pay for some of them. Reviews are also saying that the game is very nostalgic and reminds them of the time when arcades were popular.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2022/12/01/todays-google-doodle-lets-you-design-your-own-video-game-levels/ Go to google.com right now, and click on the doodle. You'll be able to play up to 5 games, and you're also free to edit the games as you see fit. This doodle was done to pay respects to Jerry Lawson, who is considered the father of modern gaming for helping with the production of the first video game console that took cartridge's. That console was the Fairchild Channel F video game console. Does anyone here remember it? I am aware of Jerry Lawson though, as he was the reason carts became so popular back in the day. He would have been 82 today.

Wired is messy, but more reliable, while wireless is less reliable, but doesn't create a mess like wired devices do. I like wired more, because you don't usually get lag with wired, but wireless can have connection issues and lag depending on the device.

Probably Madden NFL 21 or House Flipper. Been playing both as of late. I still intend to jump back into RDR2 sometime soon, as I have yet to finish my second playthrough. Other than that. I have downloaded a bunch of games on gamepass, so I may eventually get to some of those soon.

Just one game the whole time? Or are we allowed to play any games in our personal time? :D But seriously, I don't think I could stick to one game forever if that's the case. I prefer a mix of games. But if it's in terms of playing in Esports. Maybe. I played a lot of COD back in the day, so maybe I could see myself playing COD for a living if I ever jumped back into it. Also, if it paid really good money and I was able to win a lot, I'd do it.

I think it starts that way and then turns into you building and running your own arcade. Kinda like an work simulator game where you run an Arcade. It kinda reminds me of House Flipper after playing that recently. I wonder if they have a mode for just the arcade games, that'd be cool.

They could solve it by releasing something like a battle pass, that way they can be appeased. The only issue I'd see there, is finding content to include in each battle pass or lets say season pass. I can't imagine you can do much with a sports game, but maybe I'm wrong. I figure cool uniforms, custom teams, stadiums, and rosters could be a start. But no clue what else they could do. Maybe new game modes as well. I just think that having it be one release with a season pass every year, or every few months will help. And if it's just one game over years, they can make proper changes and improve upon the game instead of releasing the same game every year. On top of it, I bet they'd make even more money this way. So it's kinda a win-win for them.

I know there are other sites like this that are geared towards books (good reads I think it was) and I think there are a few movie sites like Letterboxd. I know IMDB has similar options to Letterboxd. I think I'll sign up for each of these game tracking sites and see which one has the best features. Figure it could be time I take down my collection anyway.

Exactly, which is why I don't get when Nintendo and some others decide to squash the work they put in. I get if they were to profit from the games, sure. But most of these were free and available to people to mess around with. I bet they would have been fine if they didn't use any of their characters likenesses. Maybe then Nintendo would be lax about it. I think their excuse is that they don't want anything to take eyes off of their games, so they ban these fan made projects because they feel it could undercut their profits or something. But I doubt that it'd even be much at all. Because they're Nintendo and people will never stop buying their games.

I wouldn't really say it's important, but if it's your thing go for it. I like RGB lighting to some extent, mainly because it always reminds me of Christmas and seeing all the fancy lights. I got a HyperX keyboard that lights up, a mousepad that lights up and under my desk I have a strip, but rarely use it. I just like the aesthetic at night, sitting in a room with LED lighting. I know it's not for everyone, but I like it. I used to use LED lights on the back of my TV, because it kinda helped with viewing the tv in the dark. But stopped using them when my TV died, though it was a sceptre tv, so surprised it lasted as long as it did.

haha fair. When I read that on the list I first thought it'd be something gross. Though I do wonder how much these sheets are worth now. I'll have to keep an eye out for the game, maybe they're worth a some good money. :D

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/the-only-video-games-to-ever-include-scratch-and-sniff/ar-AA14GJa5 So I guess this was a thing for a few games in the past. I read an article (above) about how some games released with a scratch and sniff option. For example, the article discusses how the PAL version of Gran Turismo 2 has a disc called the "Pit-Stop Disc" which is said to smell like burnt rubber and gasoline. This article here discusses just that game - https://anihilistabroad.com/2020/04/i-just-discovered-the-scratch-and-sniff-ps1-disc-that-still-smells-good/ and in that article, the person discussed buying the game again, and finding out after 20 years the smell is still there. The main article discusses the other games to have it as well. Those games being: FIFA 2001 - Another with a scratch and sniff disc, this time with the smell of a soccer field Leisure Suit Larry: Love For Sail! - A bit different, this time the game came with a snatch and sniff sheet with 9 different colors called "Cybersniff 2000." The colors reflected perfume, chocolate, etc. The game would actually tell you when you scratch and sniff these colors. It's become a huge thing, that these sheets are collectible now and are hard to come by. That's all that the article discusses. But it does make me wonder if any games released in the past with scratch and sniff stickers or cards or something. But yeah, this was something I didn't know about, so it's kinda cool. It kinda reminded me of a time I got an album from an indie metal band that had incense & perfume put all over the cover art and booklet. Still smells to this day.

James Gunn, the director behind the likes of The Guardians of the Galaxy and the recent The Suicide Squad, is saying that upcoming video games may tie-in to the cinematic universe they're trying to build. So instead of games being separate from the cinematic side of DC, we could be seeing video games, tv shows and movies all being connected together in their own universe. These days the DC movies and shows don't usually tie into the video games. Same with their animated shows and movies. Their live action shows and movies have kind of teamed up, I know the CW did a couple cameos from the DCEU and the tv shows like The Flash, Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow. So the idea isn't out of question. But now, we may see more games tie-ins again. So I wonder if they will do the game releases with movie thing studios did in the past. You can read more on this news here - https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/james-gunn-e2-80-98some-e2-80-99-standalone-dc-projects-will-still-exist-outside-of-a-dc-universe-that-connects-film-tv-animation-and-games/ar-AA14Fb1q

I imagine this sort of thing happens often if they are repairing a ton of stuff under one banner. I think most companies these days use third party repair services. I think Microsoft did so when I had to send my 360 in for repair 5 separate times lol. I imagine they hire third party companies to handle repairs. But they're probably certified in repairing said devices too. He'll get his console back and probably a gift card for their blunder.

Um, okay. Kinda reminds me of the topic I made a little while ago about apps for your cat. But this startup looks to be making video games targeted towards dogs. Yeah you heard that right. A studio called Joipaw, is making video games for dogs. They use a saliva-resistant touch screen so dogs can play, with the "controller" being the dogs nose. Hence why there's a saliva-resistant screen. :D They also said that these games can help the dogs by having a positive effect on them. Especially elderly dogs to help keep their brains sharp. So far all of this is in the prototype stages, but if they can make it a reality, I think it's pretty cool. And your doggo can get a treat for playing these games too, so double the happiness for them. :D Anyway, would you ever try having your dog play a game? Maybe they're making a tablet just for dogs haha, that'd be crazy. Read more on this story here: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/u-k-startup-making-video-152526447.html

The most recent God of War game released on PS4 alongside the PS5, and I was wondering how much longer Sony will keep releasing their exclusives to the PS4. Do you think eventually they will stop and just focus on the PS5? I'm all for them releasing them on the PS4, because I'm sure a lot of their games could still play on the PS4 I imagine the best version is the PS5 one, but I imagine they did a good enough job getting the PS4 version to work. I think this graphical jump isn't as big as we thought either, so I think that's why the PS4 is still getting a lot of these games yet. But I think at some point, the PS4 will be left out of the mix for new releases. Though I imagine smaller games wills till release for the console. Anyway, what do you think about this? Will Sony continue to release games for the PS4?

Loot boxes are just one of those things that to me, isn't worth the junk you get. You're gambling for digital items that will likely only be usable for a short period of time. Some games may let you keep them over multiple games, but who's to say that agreement will hold true for long. I'm fine with the way Fortnite and some other live service games do it, where it's not some loot box, but instead you can spend your points on items that are released every so often. Loot boxes are gambling, no matter which way you put it. Not everyone may pay for loot boxes, but there are many who do, and they're wasting so much money just to get a few rare items that most others probably already have. I hope soon, that games with loot boxes are forced to be rated A for adult or M rated, because of the gambling aspect of it. If they want to have loot boxes in their game, they have to rate the game accordingly, which in turn could hurt their sales, in turn hopefully stopping them from using loot boxes in the first place. The only time I accept the idea of loot boxes, is if they're given for free, or given to you based off of challenges and things you earn in the game. They should never be able to charge you real money for them.

The Switch has had issues playing bigger games, and I think in order for the Switch to stay fully relevant, would be to release a new, and upgraded model. It's been rumored to happen for a while now, but all we got so far was a bigger OLED version that didn't really do anything hardware wise to make the Switch better. I think it's becoming time for a Switch 2.0, do you agree? A Switch with better hardware, and maybe a bit of a redesign to help with ergonomics. Maybe deal with the Joycon drift while you're at it. At this point, I do feel it's inevitable that we'll get a new Switch with better hardware, I just don't know when or how long it'll be. Nintendo of course probably doesn't need to make a new switch yet, but going on 5 years now, it may be time to consider an upgrade.

We already have yearly releases of most sports games, from Madden, NBA 2K, FIFA etc. All of these games tend to come out yearly and don't usually change much of anything. All the while, each of these games have their own live service thing. Madden has Ultimate Team, which is kinda like a live service thing where you can pick up packs of cards to gain players, so on. I think NBA 2K has a system like this with their MyPlayer or MyCareer modes. With the news that Konami stopped doing a yearly release plan for their soccer games, it made me wonder why more sports games don't just do this. Release one singular game, and update that sucker every so often. All of these live service games live for years like this, and I don't imagine most sports games need yearly releases anyway. Patch those games every so often and make money off of adding team uniforms or random stadiums. Give gamers fun stuff to mess around with. I just think it's time for sports games to adapt and stop with the yearly release BS, because it's clear that there is no innovation when they keep doing these yearly releases.

Sourcey source - https://www.ign.com/articles/the-witcher-remake-will-be-open-world-cd-projekt-red-confirms?utm_source=twitter It's being reported that CD Projekt Red are remaking The Witcher, but it will be open world this time. I have not had the chance to play the original game, nor did I play the second game, but I think this is a good move on their part, because it gives new fans (like myself) a chance to play the original game. Of course it won't be the same game, but I think that's okay as long as it keeps most of the game the same. But, I wonder if this is just going to be a whole new version of the original game. They might not even use the same code, and might just start from scratch. I could see them doing that. Do you think they'll remake the second one as well? I played maybe 10 minutes of the second one years back, and I figure that could do with an update.

Well yeah, that's a given. As long as it's used on single player and you're not profiting you should be fine. But, there is always a risk they could ban you for using any kind of mods. VR is going strong these days. There is a new PS VR coming soon. I also see a lot of content around VR on YouTube and other streaming sites. As for RDR2, there are VR mods, but no official release from Rockstar for their own.

Not too big with Final Fantasy myself. Not really feeling the song either. But I'll give it a 5/10. https://youtu.be/FNQu3O1C4Pw One of my favorite video games soundtracks. Far Cry 3s Blood Dragon. So good. Power Glove makes some great music.

Don't own an original Xbox, but I will certainly keep this in mind if I ever pick one up. I know there is a bit scene online of people bringing old consoles and games back online. And I love that. Helps give a fresh bit of life to these old consoles and games.

Tenchu series for sure. I think the last game in the series dropped in 2007 on the 360. Or from what I remember. I second syphon filter, mainly because I played the hell out of the first two games demos. Lol. Other than that, I'd like to see a new Einhander game. I really liked that game back in the day, but I think it was the only game in the series.