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[–] edge@hexbear.net 48 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Reminder that we could have had mini games during long loading screens but Bandai Namco patented the idea and barely did anything with it and it didn't expire until loading screens were no longer really a problem.

[–] 7bicycles@hexbear.net 22 points 6 days ago (1 children)

and it didn't expire until loading screens were no longer really a problem.

are you from the future

[–] edge@hexbear.net 21 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] 7bicycles@hexbear.net 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Kind of? Do consoles come with them these days?

[–] Tom742@hexbear.net 17 points 6 days ago

Yup. PS5 load times are real short

[–] MaoTheLawn@hexbear.net 11 points 6 days ago

now we just get slow crawls/shimmies along small gaps while the level loads

just give me a rotatable object instead for fuck sake