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Second segment:

That was a lovely opening 20 minutes. Watched it as it happened, but if you can't watch, it's been uploaded to my tube:

On 2/9/2024 at 10:27 AM, DarkStar189 said:

Biggest question for me…will it have a disc drive? I use my PS5 almost weekly for watching physical media.

I think as long as they do it similar to how their new standard PS5 is (attachable drive), it’ll be fine. 

MAGA world in shambles... for weird reasons.

RUMOR | Próximo hardware da Nintendo terá retrocompatibilidade física e digital com jogos do Switch

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Nintendo pode permitir que jogos sejam melhorados em seu novo sistema

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This information was shared by  PH Brazil during the most recent episode of the podcast for the  Pokémon franchise as traditionally happens every year.

PH Brazil  is currently a content creator and also a games journalist who has already brought a lot of information about Nintendo's or partners' movements in advance and with precision in the past. Taking its history into account, there is a high chance that this information will become fact when the console is announced.

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Awaited as a potential 2024 release by Nintendo, the next system could come with the encouraging news that it will feature this physical (in cartridges) and digital backward compatibility not only available to players and producers — but would also allow developers to study improvements for the current titles in the Nintendo Switch library.

Even back then, with its cool pre-rendered backgrounds and everything, we knew the characters were weirdly blocky.

How has the game ages as a whole? Great! Atmosphere is top notch, game is fun as hell, ost is lovely.

FF7 I'll replay same as the Remake because they're all great. 

FF7 Remake also makes the original OST better because some of these pieces are phenomenal. Best OST I've ever heard. Can't wait for Rebirth's.

2 minutes ago, best3444 said:

All Trump is is a bully. He's not a politician in anyway. He is gross and completely ignorant. He did make me laugh on a few occasions when he was going against Hillary but it was just mean jabs. He's completely delusional and is never wrong. It can be comical. 

 

@Paperclyp I got ya. 

He's gross and ignorant, but he's also ineffective at things that help anybody. At least Biden can take claim to the shit Trump pretended to care about but couldn't get done because he was a poor leader (infrastructure, workers). Trump's claim to fame is rigging the system for people like him, white nationalists in Charlottesville, a white nationalist kid in Wisconsin gunning people down, and an insurrection because he got emotional after losing in 2020. 

28 minutes ago, best3444 said:

 

Yea I understand. It will be very interesting what happens in November. 

Trump doesn't sound the same as he did when he ran in 2016. Putting aside his Nikki Haley/Nancy Pelosi gaffe (which I only bring up to hardcore Trump fans since, in general, I think young people mix up names without realizing it, as well), the motherfucker rambles on and on about nothing, with classic lines such as "We are an institute in a powerful death penalty. We will put this on." 

Given that Trump couldn't get anything he wanted through besides a tax cut for the rich that exacerbated income inequality, I'm waiting for Biden's age to actually affect what he does.

Trump said he'd bring manufacturing back? Biden's the one who's actually been doing it.

Trump said he supports workers? Biden's the one who's actually made it easier to unionize and stood on a picket line in their defense, as well as negotiated paid leave for railway workers.

Trump said he'd pass an infrastructure bill? How'd that go?

And let's not talk about the far-right anti-abortion judges ripping rights away from women that Trump put on the court versus the pro-choice ones Biden did.

Ain't no woman should carry a baby to term if the baby is guaranteed to die. The trauma of that woman... and the trauma even AFTER the pregnancy (IIRC her body will continue producing breast milk as if the baby were still alive), are beyond life-changing.

This vote will be easy for me. When Biden's age actually matters in some way considering the amount he's gotten done versus Trump's slow, lethargic ass, let me know.

I haven't purchased it yet since I've been occupied with other games, but as a fan of the first, it's nice to see more people playing the sequel in 2024. It looked DOA when people thought it was releasing late last year in the crowded Fall 2023 lineup, so maybe it found a perfect place early Feb 2024.

Around a million sold (Tweet is on Reset link).

Still playing the Yuffie DLC.

4 hours ago, Spork3245 said:

I watched it and I think this was a back-up plan and not plan A. I do think it was “ready to go” but they wanted to see/hear fan reaction to The Rock thing first. I mean, they were censoring Rock boos on Raw this week and turning off crowd mics. Not to mention it was initially presented as “Cody spoke with The Rock and decided to allow The Rock to go after Reigns with his blessing” and not “The Rock jumped ahead!” or whatever.

Don’t misunderstand, though, I’m glad they’re “fixing it” but I don’t buy “this was always the main plan!”  

Because the Rock has a good mind for the business, I wouldn’t be surprised if it was a back up plan. My brother was telling me he didn’t think Rock would go heel because of his brand and all that, but he ate crow and really enjoyed that twist.

The more important thing with Sisi is Biden was saying he talking with him to allow aid to get into Gaza.

4 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said:

And Trump just referred Orban as the leader of Turkey.

And Nancy Pelosi as Nikki Haley.

Sometimes, you don't think of the right name in the moment, and you don't notice you did. 

Breaking the rules.

On 2/3/2024 at 9:02 AM, Spork3245 said:

Lmao Cody wins the Rumble just for a swerve 

And now another swerve! Rock playing more heel to Cody.

Watching the full conference now (saw clips earlier). Pretty cool story wrinkles.

14 minutes ago, ShreddieMercury said:

I bought a Series X because it can play things like SSX3 and Panzer Dragoon Orta.  My only fear with something like this is what will happen to the support of these classic games.  I can count the number of new releases I've bought and played since these consoles launched on one hand, but losing access to these kinds of games with no other alternative to preserve or play them is a depressing proposition to me.  If MS can somehow preserve these games and users' digital libraries, then I don't care about whatever change in strategy they're moving forward with.

If they go all digital with no optional disc drive as Sony did, I may actually buy a series X just for what you mentioned. It is a legitimately cool feature.

34 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said:

 

I think this was a joke that went over both of your heads or you ignored it or are both the same people.

 

"Biggie is the Best" see it now? 🤔

My man.

51 minutes ago, best3444 said:

 

Definitely two different people. I just like how he calls it like he sees it. Nothing against you my friend. 

I was just making a joke about your username and you saying he’s the best  

12 minutes ago, best3444 said:

Biggie is the best 😆 

is he the best or are you and he the same person? 🤔

2 minutes ago, Biggie said:

Imagine me reading a book let alone waiting in line to get it signed by some word poem boy. 

You bring up a good point.

I’m imagining Biggie in line to get a book signed and telling the author a 5 page novel would have been fine.

MS kind of just stumbled into a good year in 2021 because some third party developers they had bought prior had finally finished those multi-plat games (I'm talking Deathloop and Psychonauts 2, the irony being Deathloop was PS5/PC at its release). Spencer had plenty to do with the dearth of first party games in the 2010s since he was making decisions prior to his role in 2014 that affected MS First Party.

2014 E3 (maybe it was 2013 as well) are infamous for MS in how much didn't release as expected. Fable Legends? Cancelled. Scalebound? Cancelled. Phantom Dust reboot (Spencer really liked this IP)? It was just a port. Crackdown 3's fully destructible environments? Only in multiplayer. And stuff getting cancelled in itself isn't terrible and happens more frequently than we know, but it usually happens for things that haven't been announced. Announcing these games and then cancelling them? Something was off.

People praising Spencer for "fixing" the problem are making a weird argument. Like... yeah, if Nintendo decided that Capcom and Sega were now theirs, there'd be an "improvement," but how do you not "improve" by buying out huge third party publishers and simply keeping games that were originally coming to Xbox off other platforms? He never showed before 2014 or since that he can foster and grow first party developers and make them into something bigger than they are (Naughty Dog, Santa Monica, Guerrilla, Polyphony, etc.). I actually thought them stocking up on those smaller devs -- Ninja Theory, Double Fine -- was going to create some of that. 

Sony and Nintendo have been on another level for ages with their first party lineups. 

We still have a bit to go for official word, but regardless as to what they do, I think part of the issue is summed up by something I read on Reset, which I think makes a lot of sense:

Xbox was never good enough for Microsoft.

Playstation is everything to Sony.

Ditto for Nintendo's consoles. MS would be fine if Xbox sunk; I don't think leaving the console business would be anything but terrible for Sony and Nintendo. They've proven their video game IPs have strength elsewhere, but they're huge because of their popularity on Playstation/Nintendo consoles. I don't think MS has viewed Xbox as important to the company as a whole compared to the actual devs in MS.