Now that GPU companies and developers seem to be giving some focus to Linux, I don’t know what Microsoft can do.

Windows is bloated to shit and that’s how Microsoft seemingly wants it. Unless they start to offer a stripped down release then I don’t see how it could compete with a Linux based OS going forward. (For handheld consoles).

Never actually seen WoW referred to as Microsoft’s before.

I did know it was a subsidiary of a subsidiary, just feels odd to see it referred to this way, and not as Blizzard’s.

Releasing June 8

looks at calendar

Wait…

Wrong.

Yeah, but most played games ever puts them in the bracket with COD, FIFA and mobile games. Not exactly esteemed company…

Like what you like, but those games are essentially the McDonald’s of the video game landscape. They’re fun and have mass appeal.

Personally, I went into Starfield very open minded and not expecting too much, but was still very disappointed.

There really is something about Starfield that makes it so fun to hate. I usually just ignore stuff I don’t like, but really do make an exception for this game.

I think it’s the way that people circlejerked the shit out of it on release and disregarded any criticism, so the vindication that it was ultimately a lifeless husk of a game was so satisfying.

I’ve signed it, looking forward to the nonchalant dismissive response from the government.

Isn’t Wizards of the Coast scummy af?

Larian are the studio with integrity, why wouldn’t Wizards of the Coast go for the cash grab?

wats on the pzaa

Meanwhile, other games just pick 5 basic templates then make 200 side quests based off those.

I do not understand how people can still play assassin’s creed.

Yeah, too many “journalists” chuck around the term review bombed to mean when a AAA game gets a load of (deserved) hate.

Also from the source:

To sustain our ongoing development efforts, about half of Signal’s overall operating budget goes towards recruiting, compensating, and retaining the people who build and care for Signal. When benefits, HR services, taxes, recruiting, and salaries are included, this translates to around $19 million dollars per year.

But they add so much value to the supply chain for an item, you gotta feel sorry for these poor parasites 😢

I’d say you’ve seen 90% hate because you weren’t there for the first week. I’m not saying all people who enjoy it are fanboys, it’s people who were telling other people they were just playing it wrong when it first came out.

Either way, if you enjoy the game then good for you, you don’t need my permission and are best just looking past other people’s criticisms if you like it.

Pointing out how much of a flop Starfield has been is beating a dead horse at this point, but it’s a horse that deserves a beating after how dismissive the fanboys were at launch.

“YoU jUsT hAvEn’T PlAyEd It EnOuGh”, turns out they were the ones who hadn’t played it enough to realise how repetitive it is.

Haven’t they been dropping the price of the existing model over the past few months?

Can’t feel too angry if they still got a good deal.

A lot of “reasonable” points about how they’ll be moderating, but with a clear undertone of their true objective being to silence criticism imo.

Maybe just don’t do stuff that causes people to heavily criticise and boycott your game?

I still don’t really see how you could give the game 10/10, but I think you’re right about that sweet spot.

Would be interesting to see how many 10/10 reviewers would still stand by that rating though.

I’m glad we’ve reached the point where most people accept the game’s lacking in so many ways and overall a disappointment.

There was some hard cope when the game first released, with the fanboys telling everyone who criticised it that they were wrong or being unreasonable.

Any reviewer who gave this game 10/10 was smoking crack. Enjoyment of a game is subjective, but if you try to be remotely objective (their job) then there’s no way you can give it 10/10.

Anyone got a suggestion for mouse and keyboard cutting out intermittently?

It’s a cyberpunk specific issue that lots of people have had, but none of the fixes I found worked :/

It’s actually driving me insane. Ruins most combat encounters and means that I’ll randomly mow people down while trying to drive round a corner…