An online connection will be needed to install the game

Guess I ain’t buying a used copy then

It takes place in 17th century Japan? I might actually buy a used copy if it doesn’t have any fantasy elements whatsoever, and if the open world aspect isn’t just a time sink like it is in most modern games

Helps protect the shareholders from guillotines after the proles get fed up enough

Not that I’m advocating for that or anything

No shit, that’s the entire problem

companies of the modern era have to justify their existence not just with success, but growth, and Microsoft’s been struggling to do that.

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A goldfish randomly swimming from one side of the tank to the other could run things better than these guys do

Dude just watch porn I’m begging you

I’m picturing the number of messages they’d receive the day the update hit. People suck. Most will understand that they need to hold off on updating if they want to play the mod, some will seek support when it breaks. Some of those will say “that makes sense” and disappointedly wait for the mod to update, some of those will get angry. I certainly wouldn’t want an inevitable flood of angry emails a few days after the big release.

They’re both gases, but when somebody says they have a gas heater, I’m not about to ask if it’s xenon powered

Just another reminder that Nintendo and the Pokemon Company both hate your guts. They see you as an obstacle between them and your money, and they’d kill you if they thought it profitable. Pirate everything. It’s always morally correct.

The cool thing about D&D lore is that we’re absolute fucking nerds. BG3 takes place in 1492 DR, and while Honor Among Thieves doesn’t have a canonical date, it’s estimated to take place in the late 1490’s to early 1500’s DR

Never actually saw him before. Throw some makeup and a wig on him and he could totally play a live action Astarion

Reading the article? On Lemmy? Unheard of!

They sell their TVs at a loss because they anticipate making money back via advertising, so don’t feel bad about buying a cheap 4k TV. It literally costs them money!*

*As long as you don’t connect it to the internet for some dumb reason

The hell word did you remove

I can’t wait for kids to be able to bypass parental controls based solely on being able to fool a computer into thinking they’re adults, while some adults are unable to bypass parental controls based solely on them having a young looking face

Fuckin watch us

Would be cool to see a DLC that fixes the problem where your pawn can randomly turn into a dragon and destroy an entire town. Maybe sell it for $0

Wait dragonsplague is new information to me

There’s no way to tell if a Pawn has Dragonsplague while in the Rift before hiring them, but once they are hired, the signs start to become apparent. If left unchecked, then eventually resting at an inn will trigger a cutscene where the Pawn in question transforms into a shadowy dragon and nukes an entire city, which can include killing off quest-critical NPCs.

That’s, uh, incredibly fucking stupid. Dunno what I expected from a studio that clearly doesn’t care about its players’ time, but “your pawn can turn into a dragon and nuke an entire town” sure wasn’t something I’d anticipate. Even if it can’t actually softlock the game, I cannot imagine continuing to play after my pawn decides to turn into a dragon with no actual warning. A bunch of people are defending it saying that there are symptoms you need to watch out for, as if not noticing your pawn’s eye color or idle animation is a mistake worthy of a potentially game-ending consequence. But hey, at least you can always start a new save file if yours gets bricked by bad pokerus… Right.

Adding the option to start a new game when save data already exists.

How the fuuuck did this game ship without this? It’s like forgetting to add the options button.

Changing the number of “Art of Metamorphosis” items available at Pawn Guilds in the game to 99.

Why is it a purchasable consumable in the first place? Every other game that has appearance modification has it either for free or for an infinitesimal cost. I get that the first game also did it, but it was stupid back then toooooooooooo