I sometimes think about getting a used Switch Lite as a cosy small companion to my Switch 2 for when I want something smaller… but then I remember how annoying the draconian Virtual Game Card / Primary/Secondary device system that Nintendo use and it puts me off.

Introduce yourself with 5 gigs you have seen. Hanabie Murderdolls Mighty Mighty Bosstones Rammstein Dropkick Murphys Bonus 6th - Rage Against the Machine Quite a wide gamut of punk, metal and ska covered.

Japanese horror is one of the shared interests of my wife and myself so grabbed this on Black Friday. Seen all these before but still great to watch them again.

Bought my first ever fake cartri… err… game key card. Still gonna be super selective with these - cheapskate Sega can get in the bin with theirs. I’ll avoid most games where publishers are being cheap, but I accept technical reasons where carts might not be viable.

wat

Andrew Hulshult didn’t have to go this hard lol www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDdK...

You can get a PS5 for £285 right now and it’s more powerful than this.

It’s funny how the Clair Obscur devs were caught red handed using GenAI, but you never hear people talk about it because people actually like that game so people bent over backwards to believe the ‘it’s a placeholder, honest’ excuse.

The narrative is that consoles are dying and everything is moving to PC, but PC hardware pricing is looking pretty grim and only getting worse. The PS5 has been as low as £285 over Black Friday - you’d struggle to get a single decent gaming PC component for that price.

Switch 2 games look real nice on the shelf even if the front is kinda ruined by the massive banner. Love the left aligned text.

🎵 I've felt the hate rise up in me Kneel down and clear the stone of leaves I wander out where you can't see Inside my shell I wait and bleed 🎵

If only European powers cared a fraction of the amount they do about peace in Gaza as they do about peace in Ukraine. Russia’s actions are terrible but Israel’s significantly worse, yet the difference in response is telling.

Moving from Blades was when Xbox began to lose their way.

I worked night shift on the 360 launch, so I saw 100 people queuing to get their console at midnight. I went home at 7am and Amazon delivered my console at 8am, a sign of where things were moving to even 20 years ago.

THEY ADDED NEW GARBAGE reblog to save a life

Linus Torvalds being unfathomably based

Got a frame for my Hanabie VIP poster

Died 2 times in the QTEs in Tomb Raider on Switch 2 because Nintendo doesn’t know how the alphabet works and puts their buttons all reversed.

I started off moderate on AI and rapidly became anti-AI as companies demonstrated how they were going to use it. They had the chance to show people they would not be awful with it, and they proceeded to be awful with it. No ‘middle ground’ to be found.

WHAT. I didn't financially prepare for this. :(

Twitter, ChatGPT, OpenAI, Bet365, who knew it was so easy to take down the most toxic influences on society.

Valve absolutely should start using ‘This is a Steam Machine’ to describe everything on the planet capable of running Windows games.

I’ve never played the series before but I’m enjoying the new Hyrule Warriors game for Switch 2 more than Tears of the Kingdom. I don’t think it’s the better game objectively, but certainly I’m having more fun with it.

Y’know how centralists invariably sway right wing? Folk wanting a middle ground on AI ultimately want more AI not less.

"Because we've tried online Resident Evil about 4 times now and nobody asked for it or wants it"

These skyrocketing RAM prices means my 5800X3D is gonna keep going for a fair while yet. Truly a GOAT.

Just read that it was recently the 20th anniversary of Sonic Rush and now I’m going to cry for a little bit.

Always feel a tad disappointed opening the case and just seeing this. At least it’s a cartridge I guess.

It’s a shame that VR makes me physically sick because Steam Frame looks great - standalone VR without needing to make a Meta account (literally just closed mine - not going there again).

If Prime 4 is mid, please just delay it. We can survive it being late, but not it being crap.

If I were Satya Nadella, I’d be asking how on earth Valve has managed to bring their OS into 3 different markets (living room, handheld, VR) while Microsoft have spent 30 years failing to get Windows into any of those.

You'd think if Sony were attaching the PlayStation brand to a monitor, it would be more than just a bog standard middle-of-the-road 1440p IPS monitor.

Genuinely considering removing myself from all remaining social media and toxic gaming circles, getting all my gaming info from actual magazines like Edge, PCG etc - see if it helps my mental health. Might do a trial run.

I don’t usually complain about game pricing or link price to content amount, but I was tempted to grab Sonic Racing CrossWorlds on Steam today and realised that Sega are actually insane.

Spent far too much on Hanabie goods so I have to cancel every game preorder of 2025 (except Prime 4 of course). VIP and signed poster worth it though.

Met Hanabie last night

If anyone else is attending the Hanabie gig at London on Friday, lemme know if you wanna meet or even just say hi if you see me :)

If anyone else is attending the Hanabie gig at London on Friday, lemme know if you wanna meet or even just say hi if you see me :)

It’s cool that this has unique special stages rather than just being a straight Master System port.

As someone who just doesn’t have the space to keep a real PS1 and PS2 set up, I personally really appreciate the PS Classics on PS5 and just wish the library wasn’t so weird.

D-Pad mod all done!

I had absolutely no idea that so many of my mutual were into baseball.

D-Pad mod all done!

That’s my job this Halloween Eve.

Literally just thought to myself last night that Capcom bring these to GOG, I'd buy them. I'm sticking to my word!

Gonna have to break my No Game Key Cards rule for this

Is a Pi-Hole just for ad blocking, or does it help with broader web security? If it does not do the latter, what are other options?

Your reminder that Darkenstein is free, works on my low end laptop with integrated graphics, and is pretty good! store.steampowered.com/app/2195910/...

Oh I’ve waited for this since 1997. Gutting to hear it was 95% compete but that build isn’t save