Various video game stuff not deserving its own thread

[wndrbr]

Funny how the only woman on the team complains through the whole video

Nominative determinism... her name is Karen, so she acts like one.

[Rand]

I can't be arsed to look. What does this evil **** do (to make games worse) anyway?

[aweigh]

very funny video XD

[gerey]

Holy ****, it finally ******* happened. Black Parade finally got released.

Link

[aweigh]

[WhiteShark]

Play has no limits, but I guess watching TV does.

[Acrux]

Anyone who uses Sony products deserves this treatment.

[WhiteShark]

Anyone who uses Sony products pays money for a digital product that can be remotely deactivated deserves this treatment.

[Breathe]

very funny video XD

I loved this. The speculation is great. He's got a few other vids similar to this as well.

[SpellSword]

It is always better to buy what you want and store it locally instead of relying on the ability to download it again at some future date. The "as a service" model at best could be thought of as renting without any assurance of how long you will be loaned the software.

An insidious practice that encourages this is the "Game Pass" style of content delivery on the consoles. A monthly fee grants access to a software library of games which grows the longer the customer has paid for it. This creates an artificial sense that their 'investment' is also increasing in value and that discontinuing their subscription would lose them this banked monetary value.

In reality nothing is owned and it is inevitable that access will be lost. Either by the deliberate removal of the service by the company or by that company's closure.

This illusion of ownership is made even worse as many of the purchasers of this type of subscription consider the games to be "Free" with the subscription which mentally obfuscates the actual the connection to the money they are spending to maintain access.

[Roguey]

An insidious practice that encourages this is the "Game Pass" style of content delivery on the consoles. A monthly fee grants access to a software library of games which grows the longer the customer has paid for it. This creates an artificial sense that their 'investment' is also increasing in value and that discontinuing their subscription would lose them this banked monetary value.

GamePass is just more convenient renting, just Netflix for games.

[rusty_shackleford]

gamepass is what you pay for when you want to play some really bad games and also want to pay for it

[Segata]

Oh no, what a pity...

[Segata]

PlayStation accounts are being ‘permanently suspended’ and no one knows why

https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/4/2398 ... suspension

PlayStation gamers report being locked out of their accounts and games on PS4 and PS5 without any clear reasoning.

Many PlayStation Network users reported Monday that their accounts were unexpectedly permanently suspended.

“This account is permanently suspended from PlayStation Network due to violations of the PlayStation Network Terms of Service and User Agreement,” Sony said in a message to one user. A user on Reddit reported getting a similar message, and a look at PlayStation accounts on Facebook and Instagram shows dozens of people who’ve received similar notices in the last few hours. I’ve also seen reports from the gaming forum ResetEra and from Verge readers who wrote into our tips inbox.

Some who have received these suspensions are understandably distraught, as they may have spent a lot of money on digital PlayStation games that they no longer have access to.

Sony hasn’t publicly acknowledged the issues. There’s nothing about any problems listed on Sony’s “important notices” PlayStation support page, and the company hasn’t posted about them on its PlayStation or Ask PlayStation social accounts on X (formerly Twitter). The company didn’t immediately reply to our request for comment.



It’s unclear how widespread the problems are. I booted up my PS5 and was able to jump into Baldur’s Gate 3 and Fortnite just like I normally would, and I was also able to log into the iOS PlayStation app without seeing a ban.

[Nemesis]

PlayStation gamers report being locked out of their accounts and games on PS4 and PS5 without any clear reasoning.

Not a bad thing.

[Oyster Sauce]

https://www.mountaindew.com/world/raid/#raid-content

How does the Raid AI technology work?

During the live period, the RAID AI will crawl all concurrent livestreams tagged under Gaming looking solely for MTN DEW products and logos. Once it identifies the presence of MTN DEW, selected streamers will get a chat asking to opt-in to join the RAID. Once you accept, the RAID AI will keep monitoring your stream for the presence of MTN DEW, if you remove your DEW, you’ll be prompted to bring it back on camera, if you don’t, you’ll be removed from our participating streamers.

How do I participate in the MTN DEW Raid Experience?

To participate in MTN DEW RAID, you must be live streaming in a gaming channel on Twitch with a MTN DEW product or logo on camera and opt in via chat to the experience. If you remove your DEW, you’ll be prompted to bring it back on camera, or risk being removed from our participating streamers.

what a time to be alive

[GhostCow]

https://www.mountaindew.com/world/raid/#raid-content

How does the Raid AI technology work?

During the live period, the RAID AI will crawl all concurrent livestreams tagged under Gaming looking solely for MTN DEW products and logos. Once it identifies the presence of MTN DEW, selected streamers will get a chat asking to opt-in to join the RAID. Once you accept, the RAID AI will keep monitoring your stream for the presence of MTN DEW, if you remove your DEW, you’ll be prompted to bring it back on camera, if you don’t, you’ll be removed from our participating streamers.

How do I participate in the MTN DEW Raid Experience?

To participate in MTN DEW RAID, you must be live streaming in a gaming channel on Twitch with a MTN DEW product or logo on camera and opt in via chat to the experience. If you remove your DEW, you’ll be prompted to bring it back on camera, or risk being removed from our participating streamers.

what a time to be alive

I don't know if I've ever read anything more dystopian. Wasn't there a 4chan greentext like this years ago? "Drink the verification can" or somesuch.

[rusty_shackleford]

https://www.mountaindew.com/world/raid/#raid-content

How does the Raid AI technology work?

During the live period, the RAID AI will crawl all concurrent livestreams tagged under Gaming looking solely for MTN DEW products and logos. Once it identifies the presence of MTN DEW, selected streamers will get a chat asking to opt-in to join the RAID. Once you accept, the RAID AI will keep monitoring your stream for the presence of MTN DEW, if you remove your DEW, you’ll be prompted to bring it back on camera, if you don’t, you’ll be removed from our participating streamers.

How do I participate in the MTN DEW Raid Experience?

To participate in MTN DEW RAID, you must be live streaming in a gaming channel on Twitch with a MTN DEW product or logo on camera and opt in via chat to the experience. If you remove your DEW, you’ll be prompted to bring it back on camera, or risk being removed from our participating streamers.

what a time to be alive

Ah, inject those classic dystopia vibes right into my VEINS. This is the kind of thing I was promised.

[Breathe]

https://www.mountaindew.com/world/raid/#raid-content

How does the Raid AI technology work?

During the live period, the RAID AI will crawl all concurrent livestreams tagged under Gaming looking solely for MTN DEW products and logos. Once it identifies the presence of MTN DEW, selected streamers will get a chat asking to opt-in to join the RAID. Once you accept, the RAID AI will keep monitoring your stream for the presence of MTN DEW, if you remove your DEW, you’ll be prompted to bring it back on camera, if you don’t, you’ll be removed from our participating streamers.

How do I participate in the MTN DEW Raid Experience?

To participate in MTN DEW RAID, you must be live streaming in a gaming channel on Twitch with a MTN DEW product or logo on camera and opt in via chat to the experience. If you remove your DEW, you’ll be prompted to bring it back on camera, or risk being removed from our participating streamers.

what a time to be alive

Wow, and all they give you is some more exposure on their own channel for a bit (if you're chosen). Assholes lol.

[Nooneatall]

https://www.mountaindew.com/world/raid/#raid-content

How does the Raid AI technology work?

During the live period, the RAID AI will crawl all concurrent livestreams tagged under Gaming looking solely for MTN DEW products and logos. Once it identifies the presence of MTN DEW, selected streamers will get a chat asking to opt-in to join the RAID. Once you accept, the RAID AI will keep monitoring your stream for the presence of MTN DEW, if you remove your DEW, you’ll be prompted to bring it back on camera, if you don’t, you’ll be removed from our participating streamers.

How do I participate in the MTN DEW Raid Experience?

To participate in MTN DEW RAID, you must be live streaming in a gaming channel on Twitch with a MTN DEW product or logo on camera and opt in via chat to the experience. If you remove your DEW, you’ll be prompted to bring it back on camera, or risk being removed from our participating streamers.

what a time to be alive

Ah, inject those classic dystopia vibes right into my VEINS. This is the kind of thing I was promised.

Drink verification can

[WhiteShark]

Wasn't there a 4chan greentext like this years ago? "Drink the verification can" or somesuch.

[Nemesis]

When art becomes reality.

[rusty_shackleford]

Wasn't there a 4chan greentext like this years ago? "Drink the verification can" or somesuch.

If you don't think this is a vastly preferable future to what we currently have, you are insane.

[aweigh]

[aweigh]

[Segata]

Is he right, /hq/?

[Vergil]

No because one of the most universally popular bethesda style games is New Vegas which had no music from Soule.

[Segata]

New Vegas isn't a Bethesda-developed game.

[Vergil]

Hence why I said "style" and not "developed".

[Nemesis]

/hq/

Don't ever talk to me or my son ever again.