Stephen 776 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 (edited) I don't see Nintendo making an online only console. So many online only games are motivated in large part by microtransactions. And, when it comes to console games, Nintendo has avoided these entirely from their first party *console* games. Hell, Splatoon barely feels like a live service despite fitting any formal definition one to a tee *because* it eschews mtxns. There is a push for streaming, but I feel at least for Stadia, that's Google wanting a piece of the gaming industry pie and thinking a Netflix model would carve out a niche for themselves. Sony tried a streaming service and mostly backed out by letting subscribers download PS Now games and I swear there was a genuine attempt at streaming like five years ago that went out of business, so uhh, I don't know why Google thinks they can fair better with America's terrible infrastructure. I feel this push for streaming is mostly separate from prevelance of live services and such, though. Edited June 17, 2019 by Ares Doc Brown and DranSeasona 2 Link to comment
Edie Napier Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 I don't see streaming games gaining ground to be completely honest. Japan's effectively the only country on Earth where it's possible, but America or especially Australia don't have the internet infrastructure to ever support it well enough, I feel. Netflix and things like that are lot different than streaming games since latency and input issues become very problematic. For high-fidelity genres like fighting games, action games, I feel like any stability issues would make those games unplayable. I can see a future where it exists, but I'm not sure about now. Doc Brown and DranSeasona 2 Link to comment
DranSeasona Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Yeah, you guys are probably right. I know that in most places as pointed out, the infrastructure is just not there. In other news... 2 million people in downtown Toronto today to celebrate the Raptors Championship win... talking about not having infrastructure, our city (I guess most of you would laugh at me for calling it that though) can’t take all those bodies in one spot. Doc Brown 1 Link to comment
Tyranogre Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 At the end of the day, the best way to ensure that you'll always have access to your games is to buy physical copies. Anything locked behind an online subscription service is destined to eventually disappear forever once the servers inevitably go down. Doc Brown 1 Link to comment
fuzz Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 y'all I was at Porter Robinson's Second Sky Festival yesterday and I'm still so so so shook I saw Wednesday Campanella, Anamanaguchi, Kero Kero Bonito, Madeon and Porter Robinson (Virtual Self AND Worlds!!!) irl in one day. Also Cashmere Cat, Chrome Sparks, and Skrillex??? Like, literally a dream lineup and I still can't get over it. Took the day off work today to relax and am sunburnt to a crisp but it was all worth it. How is everyone this monday? Doc Brown and Spring 2 Link to comment
Spring Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 11 minutes ago, fuzz said: y'all I was at Porter Robinson's Second Sky Festival yesterday and I'm still so so so shook I saw Wednesday Campanella, Anamanaguchi, Kero Kero Bonito, Madeon and Porter Robinson (Virtual Self AND Worlds!!!) irl in one day. Also Cashmere Cat, Chrome Sparks, and Skrillex??? Like, literally a dream lineup and I still can't get over it. Took the day off work today to relax and am sunburnt to a crisp but it was all worth it. How is everyone this monday? i don't know half of those words but i know porter robinson and i know anamanguchi and that sounds really rad i kinda wanna start getting into more madeon, i've only heard like 3 songs but i love em today is a day for animal crossing, botw, and laundry, v boring and chill as always fuzz 1 Link to comment
Doc Brown Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 2 hours ago, Tyranogre said: At the end of the day, the best way to ensure that you'll always have access to your games is to buy physical copies. Anything locked behind an online subscription service is destined to eventually disappear forever once the servers inevitably go down. Definitely. If you're able to. Some games are only available digitally sadly. Link to comment
fuzz Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 25 minutes ago, wildflower said: i don't know half of those words but i know porter robinson and i know anamanguchi and that sounds really rad i kinda wanna start getting into more madeon, i've only heard like 3 songs but i love em today is a day for animal crossing, botw, and laundry, v boring and chill as always It was SO rad!! Literally the happiest I've been in a long time. madeon is so good!! And his and Porter's friendship is the cutest thing ever, they closed out the festival performing Shelter together. That sounds like such a chill day! Been seeing BOTW speedrun vids pop up on my recommended vids on youtube and whenever I watch one it makes me want to start playing again.. Spring 1 Link to comment
Spring Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 11 minutes ago, fuzz said: It was SO rad!! Literally the happiest I've been in a long time. madeon is so good!! And his and Porter's friendship is the cutest thing ever, they closed out the festival performing Shelter together. That sounds like such a chill day! Been seeing BOTW speedrun vids pop up on my recommended vids on youtube and whenever I watch one it makes me want to start playing again.. ahh that's really cool! i hope i can get to more concerts soon, the vibe is always so fun its my first time going through botw!! its been very fun! i'm near the end but there's still a shitton to do so i'm in between wanting to see the ending and wanting to do all this other shit lol seeing the sequel trailer and looking for clues in it was so much fun i think i'm probably gonna finish it soon just so i can talk more about the ending lol fuzz 1 Link to comment
Chrom Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Dr. Bowser is finally canon. Stephen 776, Doc Brown and Tyranogre 1 2 Link to comment
Spring Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 peach looks so cute in that outfit i love her ;_; Tyranogre and April 2 Link to comment
Stephen 776 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 I just got to Tora's house in Xenoblade and dear zanza what is his cute little nerdy bundle of fluff and joy? I mean Tora. Tyranogre 1 Link to comment
April Posted June 18, 2019 Author Share Posted June 18, 2019 5 hours ago, Doc Brown said: I wish. I have that or AT&T to choose from. But on the bright side, at least the cap is at 600gb now instead of 250gb a month. i hear their fiber is actually p solid if you have that despite their shit history. we may be switching to it soon Link to comment
"Casual Trash" Kirbys Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Lol I would be Tom in this Doc Brown 1 Link to comment
ace Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 3 hours ago, fuzz said: y'all I was at Porter Robinson's Second Sky Festival yesterday and I'm still so so so shook I saw Wednesday Campanella, Anamanaguchi, Kero Kero Bonito, Madeon and Porter Robinson (Virtual Self AND Worlds!!!) irl in one day. Also Cashmere Cat, Chrome Sparks, and Skrillex??? Like, literally a dream lineup and I still can't get over it. Took the day off work today to relax and am sunburnt to a crisp but it was all worth it. How is everyone this monday? YOU GOT TO SEE KKB JEALOUS fuzz 1 Link to comment
EH_STEVE Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 People's skills in BotW always amaze me (spoilers) Spoiler fuzz 1 Link to comment
April Posted June 18, 2019 Author Share Posted June 18, 2019 1 hour ago, EH_STEVE said: People's skills in BotW always amaze me (spoilers) Hide contents yeah that looks like speedtech alright. Link to comment
Spring Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 thank u so much for still tagging botw spoilers i know the game has been out for years but im slow ;_; April 1 Link to comment
EH_STEVE Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 2 minutes ago, wildflower said: thank u so much for still tagging botw spoilers i know the game has been out for years but im slow ;_; No problem! Link to comment
Stephen 776 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 I still need to finish the BotW dlc Link to comment
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