If higher price points were truly affordable for most people I would agree with you. I don’t, because they are not.

I am of course okay with you paying whatever you want within reason. I am not okay with companies who are failing to innovate charging progressively more money because of a monopoly they have created.

I think it breaks and unspoken agreement between the parties around value. This is why I chose not to get a Switch 2. I sensed that Nintendo was doing yet another money grab without the development work they should have.

The lack of Switch 2 games really highlight this and it is very disappointing. I am hoping they can pull out of this greed induced slump and really spend a lot more on development of their IP.

I really do like Nintendo IP. I wish they would go to other platforms now though. If someone were to break up Nintendo (hint, hint) we would all experience a lot more of what we love.

I will happily give you a downvote only because you asked for it and you are basically justifying charging high prices for games that have not been truly added to or remastered other than higher resolution.

Also the game is US $59.99 at stores locally which to me is also overpriced for what you are getting. All Switch games are overpriced, but that still doesn’t justify it.

I think a good digital price point would be $10 or less for each of the games. Obviously a physical copy would need to add $5-10 for distribution.

I could see $29.99.

It is amazing the media can’t seem to draw the line from death threats to resignation. They always talk about the reasons why but not in this situation. I have only read one article in Mother Jones pointing out the harsh reality of what is going on.

Umm Trump just said nuh uh.

And SCOTUS just backed him up.

Blame the people for being lied to just doesn’t have that self-righteous energy you are looking for.

That is just pure propaganda. They are not anymore hateful than you or I. They have been led astray.

I get it, othering is as appealing as it is toxic.

Sue them out of existence. They are not going to stop.

This did not make it better.

I like this way of framing it because it doesn’t abjectly give up responsibility.

So instead of ignoring the fuckups of countries all over the world we are expected to ignore them here as well. Clearly ignoring the problem is not working.

Seems like we are playing right into their hands and sacrificing our own citizens in the name of politics.

Guns have always worked as an oppressive force against Americans. The clowns that say otherwise are living in made-up fantasyland.

Media does not find or aim for a specific market. They create it through propaganda. This is not media catering to groups, it is media creating groups. This is the feedback loop. While there may have been some original audience to cater to at some mythical time we are far beyond that now.

Trump is probably the most compromised corrupt official to ever get into the White House.

Who would of guessed a bunch of wealthy landowners would design a system to enrich themselves and their friends!?

Bonus points for making people believe in lofty ideals like justice and equality meanwhile allowing pure unfettered corruption to run everything.

When you are worth hundreds of millions giving away a million to get a ten million dollar contract or return makes sense. This is not a game anyone but the wealthy can play.

The government should absolutely be designed to prevent this type of corruption. It is not though and we are stuck with a system that only works for those with lots of money.

No need for AI summary, I found this in two seconds as a web search.

https://getstream.io/glossary/video-codecs/

At any rate, it looks like the AI was pretty accurate this time. Cheers!

Didn’t they already downplay the whole insurrection thing? Hard to take these clowns seriously.

Our insurrection was invading the capital with the intention of killing the Vice President!

Your insurrection is telling the army it is okay to refuse to attack US citizens!

I was betting on Stadia being the future of gaming. Without having to mess with hardware or software it was an amazing product. Their service was great, but we all know how it turned out. At least they refunded me all my purchases.

Yeah, I totally get Roblox is a huge platform with a lot to offer other than pedos trying to RP with kids.

Personally, after watching my kids play it and seeing a lot of weird stuff like pregnancy, implied sex, possible rape, etc. I felt that without constant supervision it was not safe for them.

I think a dialogue tree for RP when kids are involved would be safer without totally breaking all RP servers.

I like the idea of of restricting all communication to 18+. It is pretty extreme, but I think considering how bad it has gotten it wouldn’t be completely unwarranted.

I think that if a kid can’t read then they are generally safe from the worst of grooming honestly.

I mean, like I said, there were a lot of inappropriate situations I witnessed which made me uncomfortable besides just what was said in chat.

This is why I don’t let my kids play. It wasn’t just the chat.

Also, once a kiddo hits 13 they can voice chat. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out what happens next.

For me, personally, it is a hard no. If you supervise your children constantly then it is probably somewhat safe… That is not really reassuring is it?