tryitout

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[–] tryitout@infosec.pub 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The time that he complained he wasn't making enough money was after he took a $267,000 loan for a luxury RV so this comes across as him wanting a lavish lifestyle instead of actually struggling.

[–] tryitout@infosec.pub 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Rather telling that the Trump supporter at the end of the video has difficulty spelling YMCA.

[–] tryitout@infosec.pub 7 points 2 years ago

Please tell me everyone has figured out that all large companies are pure fucking evil

Fixed that for you

[–] tryitout@infosec.pub 9 points 2 years ago

I guess they haven't made that Sonic game yet.

[–] tryitout@infosec.pub 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Why aren't there space suits with tails?

[–] tryitout@infosec.pub 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I also heard "respect muh authority"

[–] tryitout@infosec.pub 10 points 2 years ago

Unfortunately they welcome the arrival of their murderous God because they think he will destroy all the icky people.

[–] tryitout@infosec.pub 24 points 2 years ago

It's too bad they cut that scene from The Hunt for Red October.

[–] tryitout@infosec.pub 9 points 2 years ago

How tf would he do a sequel to Face/Off? He was very dead at the end.

"I'd like to take his soul... off."

[–] tryitout@infosec.pub 2 points 2 years ago

I agree that microtransactions and loot boxes in gaming need regulation as well. Hopefully this is a step towards that.

[–] tryitout@infosec.pub 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Any protections to consumers are a win. I think overall this will be a positive for gamers.

IMHO this ruling is shortsighted and pushes for a future with increased monitisation that isn't in the box value of the game and targets to hurt the Devs that make consumer friendly games while giving games with loot boxes and microtransactions an advantage in the market when talking in terms of overall sales for the devs.

Your last paragraph could hold some truth if publishers think this will affect profits. I don't know if this would significantly impact profits since we're talking about a new secondary market that did not exist in the digital space before. There's probably some historical data for how physical used game sales affect new game sales but it might be hard to quantify since that market has existed pretty much from the beginning.

I would anticipate another across the board price increase for games as a result, but I see this more as an excuse for greed on the publishers' parts rather than a cost to offset any actual lost revenue.

[–] tryitout@infosec.pub 35 points 2 years ago (2 children)

That reminds me of this study I read that anyone will believe anything that looks like a screenshot of a reputable news article.

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