what usually gets lost on people is how Mac tended to have had things first, like everything has Bluetooth now, but Mac OSX had it long before Windoze did

That’s just not true - in fact, Apple is well-known for repeatedly releasing ‘new’ products/features that already existed elsewhere, but acting like they invented it. That goes all the way back to the original Macintosh.

Or, to use your example, everything I can find says MacOS added Bluetooth support in 2004, while Windows XP was patched to support Bluetooth in 2002.

MacOS is good software, but let’s not pretend Apple hasn’t built their entire empire based on pinching other people’s ideas and marketing them better.

Hopefully it’ll be an improvement on Force Commander

Can you imagine if Rembrandt had an executive committee behind him dictating what to paint a picture of

I get what you’re saying, but you realise all the great renaissance painters worked on commission, right? So yes that’s exactly what happened.

Start paying attention to the top new & trending Spotify playlists in genres you’re interested in.

What monopoly? Xbox holds the smallest share of the console market.

I don’t disagree with the sentiment, but I don’t see even a single mention of cloud gaming in the article?

This is about studio closures and a disconnect between MS’s actions and the types of games they say they want.

Mostly agree, except I’ve never liked the dpad on the 360 controller. An XB1 or Series S|X controller is a noticeable step up IMO!

The return on indie games (if there even is a return) is already vanishingly small for 99% of releases - printing and distributing physical copies would just be pouring even more money down the drain.

Are you thinking of Spy Hunter?

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And yet that’s exactly how they operate!

Valve: How going boss-free empowered the games-maker

… But you’re right that it is often considered the cause of many of their problems: Valve’s unusual corporate structure causes its problems, report suggests

Jumping into the Yakuza/Like A Dragon series from a random point would be incredibly confusing because of the storyline.

There are actually 3 good entry points (Yakuza 0, Yakuza 1/Kiwami, or Yakuza 7: Like A Dragon) but couldn’t recommend starting outside one of that set.

True, but my point is that having to use third-party tools just to access games you bought without downloading a desktop client isn’t as consumer-friendly as the way GOG offers offline installers directly for every game.

It’s true that most (not all) old games on GOG now are also on Steam, but I do still find the GOG versions are often better configured, sometimes with custom or community patches preinstalled that Steam doesn’t include.

But you do still need to install Steam to get the files at all. GOG lets you download installers from the website, and the desktop client is completely optional.

Flaming Fowl were founded back in 2016 by a bunch of former Fable devs out of original studio Lionhead

Literally just had to scroll a tiny bit further

It’s easier to rant about a boogeyman like SBI than to engage with any of the actual issues facing the industry, unfortunately

Each to their own, but I personally can’t imagine having to replace a faulty product 5 times and still wanting to use it

only because it generates engagement - The Algorithm often favours negative content

Definitely a mix for me, depending on what I want to play and how I’m feeling, but primarily PC (massive GOG and Steam libraries), Xbox (I have a series X and adore the backwards compatibility), and an Evercade handheld for portable fun and the occasional exclusive, like the Duke Nukem 1 & 2 remasters.