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[–] edge@hexbear.net 48 points 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] 7bicycles@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Kind of? Do consoles come with them these days?

[–] Tom742@hexbear.net 17 points 1 month ago

Yup. PS5 load times are real short

[–] MaoTheLawn@hexbear.net 11 points 1 month 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