Kane99

Sad to see a game fail like this. That's why I always suggest games add a single player campaign, otherwise all these live service games on disc are going to become obsolete pretty fast. Reminds me of the few online only games that came out in the past, that have since become coasters now that they are rendered useless. That's the problem with games that only have online modes, because once there's no one left to play, that game is pretty much done for. Especially if they decide to close the servers.

Most games tend to download pretty fast, whether it be on my Xbox one or PC. I'd say most games these days may take a few hours to download and then install. For games like Call of Duty, it could take even longer. Especially when they have you download so much content.

No I never really bothered to check a game out again before it closed its online servers. I know there's been a few games that I wanted to do that with, like Halo 1 & 2, maybe the earlier Call of Duty games if the online servers are no longer active for it. Other than that, I never really bothered to go back to old games that were closing down.

The article below gives more detail. Supposedly he worked for EA at one point and helped with live service games for both Zynga and EA. So he has some history, but I'm not seeing much to be honest.

I forgot about it too, as I remember other games coming out that looked similar, so that also didn't help. I called other games Scorn thinking it was scorn haha. But I'm glad it's close to finally releasing.

At this point though, do we really need sim cards? I'm sure Apple has figured out a way to easier register phones and not have to worry about needing something like a sim card in the first place. The downside of this though, is that it'll probably be tougher to upgrade from a previous phone with a sim card to a new iPhone 14. Wasn't the sim card on its way out anyway?

I sadly don't backup my date very often, but I probably should change that soon in the hopes of protecting my PC better. I'd rather be able to backup my files instead of losing everything. I've dealt with PCs losing data before, so it's not fun when it happens, that's for sure.

I've heard the arguments before. Are video games art? Some will say no, others will say yes. I'm with the latter, as I think video games are for sure art. Much like movies, tv, music, poetry etc can be considered art, than video games definitely are art too. Games like Okami, Journey, Stray, Metal Gear Solid 3, Red Dead Redemption 2 , and so much more. I consider many movies and TV shows art as well. So video games definitely deserve to fit into that too. What do you think? And what games do you consider a work of art?

VR is going to continue to improve as we get into new generations of video games. How good is VR going to get? Do you think we'll ever get to a point where we'll live in VR? And not like wearing just a headset, but full immersion. So maybe a bed, sensors on the body etc. Whatever it takes to make it feel like you're in a virtual world. Or it could be like in Assassin's Creed, where you can essentially chill in a chamber and can control another person. Do you think full immersion VR will ever be a reality?

I wonder if they will let you get cremated with the games as well. I don't know if that's something they would allow, but could be worth checking into. 😄 I don't think I'd be buried with the games anymore, instead I'd probably hand down the games to a family member instead.

The thing is, it's not made by Sony, it's a third party controller technically. But it's meant for the PS side so you can do mobile gaming on your phone. It's probably not going to match the exact layout of the PS controller, simply because of copyright I would imagine. So they probably had to change the layout a bit. Aside from that, it's just a controller. as long as it works, I don't care much on how it looks. It was made by third party team, not Sony, but they teamed up with Sony to make it. That's the difference. And yeah, I think any controller attachment looks dumb when on a phone.

Gaming is great to take ones mind off of things. It doesn't always work for me, but gaming has helped me keep my mind off of many life problems, or at least temporarily. The pandemic was a big problem when it came to stress. I was stressed quite a bit, but gaming, movies, tv, helped me through it.

Clicking on it should bring you to twitter where you should be able to read it a lot easier. Are you on a phone? Because I don't have any issues reading it from a browser. Yeah I get that. I have 2FA for a few accounts. Maybe it's time I do it for everything that has my card info on it or has any personal details.

Oh that's nothing new really. It happens on every marketplace out there, from Xbox, Sony, Steam etc. Maybe not Nintendo as they have a better system to block out the fake/poorly made crap. There are a lot of people out there who try to swindle people by making fake/minimalistic games in order to make money. That's why that God Of War clone on Xbox got a news report, because somehow this game got onto the Xbox. It's especially bad on Steam, Android, Apple, etc, as I think there are a lot of people out there making fake crap just to draw a quick buck out of people.

I don't think MS buying up Japanese studios would help them any though. I think it would 1) Annoy the fans if it's a hugely popular company and 2) I believe they've tried to buy Japanese studios before and it didn't help them secure a better position in the Japanese market. It has been forever known that Microsoft doesn't do well in most foreign markets, especially in Japan. Even buying up Japanese developers and teams doesn't mean they will do better. I hope to god they don't buy any studios like Bandai Namco. Because I feel they'd hurt that company more than help it, and I don't think it'll result in more sales in Japan. Even with a big name Japanese company under their banner.

I had the commodore before that, probably mid/late 90s is when we had it. Sadly it died and we put it away in a shed to rot away. I wish I still had the whole computer and everything with it, but my parents likely tossed it years ago. Yeah the 2000s were a good time to get into computers. I remember before we got a newer PC, I would always throw a fit to my parents asking for one. I learned PCs pretty quick, but I remember having to teach my mom how to use a PC many times until she finally figured it out.

Sometimes I use my phone for work, but I will often be working and have a video on my other screen. I currently have a three screen setup for my PC. My main one is used for general use, work, etc. My second monitor is mostly used for video/screensharing from discord, etc. Third screen is mostly meant for Discord itself. I don't work much on my phone unless I'm away from my PC or not home. I used to work more on my phone, but got tired of doing that, so don't do it as much anymore.

No idea what came of this, I'm guessing a few people did have a funeral for the games, but I didn't see or join in. Looking back at this topic now, I realize that most of these games don't have many people playing their online modes. That's even if anyone is playing, or was playing before they took the servers down. I'm sure some people will make their own private servers to keep some of these classics alive online.

The Sims kinda puts things in perspective. I get that feeling too, why play a game that's so similar to real life, taking your hobby time over to play it, and then realizing that you may already do this in real life. But yeah, I played the Sims 3 for a while, and I didn't feel the same way you did, but I did think about how I'm playing this game, when I could be doing something more productive ya know. But still, it's a fun game to play.

I have no intentions of buying the remaster series until they fix it 100%, which RS probably won't, because their focus is on making the new GTA. But yeah, that was probably one of the worst remasters/remakes to release. There really is no excuse for how bad it was at release, and probably how bad it still is. Rockstar/Take Two should know better than to rush things. What sucks even more, is that it's rumored that they are no longer making a remaster for GTA IV or RDR1. Which I was so looking forward to, but now looking at the trilogy remaster, I think we saved ourselves from disappointment.

It's looking like it could very well be the best video game adaptation yet. At least from what I see in the trailer, it looks brilliant. Of course I'm not going in to expect a masterpiece, but it would be nice if it did become a masterpiece just like the game has.

It's probably nothing, but who knows these days. If it's listed on a shop site, then there is a possible chance of it being real, since I don't think most shop sites would add a game just out of nowhere. But, I really don't want Konami making a Silent Hill game, their track record hasn't been great with the series, and I have a feeling they'll hurt it more than save it.

Good question, I'd say probably the fist Batman game on the NES is one of my favorite licensed games out there, then again most Batman games are I'd say. Simpsons Hit and Run is great too, along with the many other Simpsons games out there, like Bart Vs the World. The Warriors was a really fun game too. Surprised they never remastered it or tried to remake it even. Telltales Walking Dead series is pretty decent as well. I'm sure I'm forgetting a bunch, but those are just some that I can remember off the top of my head.

I hope the story is good. Dan Houser is no longer with the company, and he was one of the leaders when it came to the story, so I am kinda worried that the story may be a bit lacking. But, who knows, maybe they will produce a quality story. lol they aren't going to scrap the game because of a leak, that would be crazy. I'd maybe understand if it was very, very early in development, but this is way ahead of that. It's possibly close to being finished. There's clearly some work to be done, but I think we're much closer to release than we first thought.

It wouldn't make sense for the PS3 considering it's still a bit fresh on our minds. As well, it would need hardware similar to a PS3 and I doubt Sony would want to go that direction. I imagine it would be pretty costly as well. So it just isn't practical. It's a lot more practical to just re-release the games on the PSN marketplace.