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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Obviously 4D Chess. Biden endorsing Trump is probably the fastest way to guarantee Harris wins the election.

I am not going to lie, I assumed the Biden wearing the hat was a doctored image, because surely nobody would be that dumb.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"First they take away my grandmother's egg monopoly, now they take away my brother's thriving business. I can't believe the vendetta Xi has against me personally!"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

They are not. Asia (this comprises most SE asian countries), China, Japan, and SK are each separate regions.
Not quite as uniform as Europe, which is basically just one big region.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

This is correct, I use a US PS5 in Japan and there is no issue.

I just have multiple PSN accounts for different regions. Even if you wanted to use the off-region PSN account outside that region you could, you would just have to do some workarounds to fund the digital wallet. Though there are plenty of sites that sell PSN codes that would work, I have used in the past and never been an issue.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago

Yen too, even factoring in exchange rates it is about 850 USD in JPY. In terms of relative purchasing power, it is well over 1000 USD.

We designed the damn thing and it is the most expensive here. I can't imagine they will have all that many domestic sales.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago (1 children)

This can't be real right? Streaming services are seriously broadcasting the debates? Isn't Disney+ for children who probably don't want to watch the debate?

I mean...I guess I get it. USians treat their elections, especially the presidential election, like a team sport. Cheer for your team! Boo the other team! Only two options! Better buy your team's jersey so they know who you support!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

It...depends probably.

You can definitely build a competent gaming PC for less than a PS5, depending on the games you want to play. If you are playing like Factorio and Rimworld, you don't need a 4090 or something like that.

I think a PS5 is probably better value if you are just looking at raw tech specs for technically demanding games. Historically consoles (except sometimes Nintendo consoles) are sold at a loss because the platform holder makes money back on software. I have no idea if this is true for the Pro, though I imagine it is.

But on the high-end, PCs are definitely more expensive. The PC I just built cost me several times more than a PS5 Pro would have. It is almost certainly technically more powerful than the Pro would be and I can do a lot more with it besides just play games.

For me, makes no sense to replace my PS5 with a Pro. I don't even care about the whole disc drive thing people are in arms about, I haven't bought a physical game since the PS3 era. My PS5 has a drive that has never been used once. I just don't really see the benefit of the upgrade when I have the base version and a PC already.

 

That is really all I have to say, but Astrobot is just one of the most delightful games I have played in years. Nothing deep or life-changing, just pure simple fun. Very much in the Nintendo school of design philosophy, but I enjoy it more than anything Nintendo has put out recently.

Looks visually great, fantastic music, and a lot of interesting mechanics that never overstay their welcome. They are still the only studio who has really leveraged all the PS5 haptics well too. My partner won't let me play it by myself because she just enjoys watching it that much.

Basically, if you have a PS5 I strongly recommend it.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 days ago (4 children)

I am pretty sure getting banned from worldnews is a rite of passage. It should honestly be a requirement for joining lemmygrad at this point, but I suppose it would be redundant with existing screening materials.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

In the future you either watch adverts for entertainment, or seek out the Puppeteers lurking in the sewer system.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Well yes, but she will give the contracts to minority-run defense contractors! Far more progressive.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

At first I was like "Oh, well a DNR is not that crazy a thing to hav-oh." I would probably take my chances with bleeding out too.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

" If the player allows the counter-revolutionary Trotskyists to take over the Supreme Soviet, it is possible to establish socialist governments around the world through Permanent Revolution and even dismantle the United States in less than six years"

That is certainly an...optimistic viewpoint of Trotskyists.

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