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  • Maybe OP knew all along that they wanted to use the previous package list to upgrade and fetch the new one after! Maybe we’re all actually inverting it…

    (I’m just being silly, I recognize that an old package list would probably cause issues with installing or upgrading packages.)






  • SmoochyPitto196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneRule
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    19 days ago

    +1

    Since the release of Red Viper, which forked R3D Dragon and enabled games to be emulated at full speed on a 3DS, this is hands down the best way to play the virtual boy library (3D is a must. A vr headset is probably a good option too, but imo these games are most comfortable in a handheld form).

    I recommend Virtual Boy Wario Land especially, I had a lot of fun with that one.


  • Had they fabricated/lied about this evidence, it would seem more in-line with this administration’s rhetoric to paint the killer as a liberal extremist (Which fwiw, the president and some politicians have already implied). Perhaps they would have directly referenced transgender rights or other divisive issues which the victim was known for debating about (which WSJ did falsely claim the casings were about. That definitely was misinformation.)

    The memes and references in the evidence make me think it’s legit tho, cuz tbh this killer is not their ideal image of an “enemy”.









  • As we already expected, NSFW games being a target was only ever going to be a first step. There’s always more to it.

    Well said. This is a good part of why I took issue with the initial removals on Steam… tbh I wasn’t effected, as I don’t tend to play porn games, and if I was going to, I’d probably avoid some of the extreme themes those original removals had.

    In my opinion, adults should be able to consensually interact with whatever media they so care to! Still, it’s in a platform’s rights to choose what they allow or deny… so I appreciate Steam being so open to mature content.

    But payment processors should have no say in what is allowed on a platform. As long as it’s legal, they shouldn’t be policing transactions at all!


  • SmoochyPittomemes@lemmy.world*Permanently Deleted*
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    I’ve had the same experience. I had a 6s and an XR, and they both slowed down tremendously overnight after iOS updates (not the same one, 6s happened a few years before). Also, the update for the 6s that caused performance issues also removed/made redundant a lot of the OS features that made use of 3D Touch, because the newer phones didn’t have it anymore. For the 6s, I know it wasn’t a battery issue; I replaced that battery, and it didn’t fix them.

    For a minute, battery replacements or repairs weren’t even a reasonable option, with how repair-unfriendly their phones had gotten. But afaik they’ve improved in that regard, providing official tools, parts and guidance. Also, you can call them to have them activate the Face ID module if you replace a screen, which is a big win for right-to-repair. Props to them for that!



  • SmoochyPitto196@lemmy.blahaj.zonerule
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    2 months ago

    So glad for the white censorship line on this image, I was really concerned I’d be able to read that cuss word rather than just infer it from context. Now there’s no way to know for sure if it’s actually swearing!


  • sanitising parts to be in accordance with console standards or censoring the game, depending on who you ask.

    It’s censorship, I don’t really see how one could argue (well) that it’s not. Self-censorship is still censorship, and seeing as the rationale for this change was specific platform policies, I think it’s absolutely fair to view the change happening on PC critically.

    Honestly, the story and gameplay is still very dark and gritty, so I don’t think these changes would’ve had much backlash had they been this way from the start. Sometimes explicit content isn’t strictly required to get a point across, and can make a game less accessible, so I can understand games having a warning with a toggle.

    But I’m very against total censorship. This reminds me a lot of when Superhot VR removed multiple scenes 4 years after the game’s release, because they were related to self-harm or suicide. Note that the game had a warning on launch as well as a toggle for this content. The linked article does a great deep dive on it, but imo I think the change really does affect the game. I got done with it (post-censorship) and did not see the hype. The game wasn’t very long and didn’t have many “whoa” moments. But shooting yourself… that’s something that you can only really do in VR, assuming it’s not coded in to a flatscreen game. And it would’ve fit into the game’s plot and themes very well.


  • I think the concept of Game Pass works best for older or smaller games. Charging $60+ for a game makes people expect a certain level of quality and amount of content.

    Putting games like that on it though? Especially day-one? Of course their sales are gonna take a hit!

    Hi-fi Rush would be my example of a super polished game with a solid amount of content. It reviewed incredibly well; so much so that I bought the game on Steam because of the hype. But most people with game pass just played it there… and they ended up shutting down the studio.

    I think for brand new releases, some kind of demo or limited access could work. Give players the Call of Duty campaign, give us the opening chapters of story-driven games, or give us a limited selection of levels for games formatted like that. Leave some incentive, though, for players to buy the game, especially if it’s a good game that players would be convinced to buy by playing a bit.