aspro said:

I've liked all of MS's hardware, I wish they'd lean into it more, but for whatever reasons they never seem to be fully committed to it -- perhaps because they don't want to tread on the OEM's?  But what are the OEM's going to do install linux! (as if).

I think that they've really cornerd the 2-in-1 market for tablets that can also double as a laptop with their orignal Surface Pro line.  You only ever see those being used, or iPad Pro's by the Apple elitists.  Their other products have to exist alongside OEM competition, so it is only to be expected that they're less succesfull.  All of their hardware is very well built, but also pretty expensive when compared to the competition.  PC users are just less prone to paying extortionate amounts for hardware than Apple users are I guess.

As for the Surface Studio all in one PC's, they're really a niche product.  As with the Surface Pro line they offer something truely unique, but the asking price is just too high, especially considering they're using older laptop parts.

News: Hasbro Invest $1 Billionin games.

If I was on the board of Hasbro I would be asking questions as to why we've given a billion dollars to a clown that can produce a sentence like this:

"Video games is part of that thing when the comapny says it's going to be focusing on certain things."

Ravenprose said:

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We really are going to have to (as a culture) are going to go through a period of un-learning the concept of "seeing is believing" when it comes to video presentation.  Some of that was in the uncanny valley (the scene driving through the valley actually).

2K Games said:

"Please note that TopSpin 2K25's online features are scheduled to be available until 31st December 2026 though we reserve the right to modify or discontinue online features without notice."

Just saved me $70.

robio said:

I didn't do any gaming this weekend. Instead it was a movie weekend for me. Basically, I just sat down and watched a bunch of older movies.


And so just to make some quickie reviews, Beverly hills cop is still awesome. LA Confidential is a goddamn masterpiece. And The Legend of Tarzan was seemingly an excuse to put the two best looking blonde people on Earth together in a movie, and have them look sweaty.

I saw Alien in theaters for its 45th anniversary, still a classic. but aliens is still better. I'm going to see The Phantom Menace this weekend, 25th anniversary, I'm taking my nephew who fits the age range for that movie way better than I did when it came out lol.

Did you know a new Beverly Hills Cop is coming out on Netflix in a few months?!

aspro said:

Ravenprose said:

2K Games said:

"Please note that TopSpin 2K25's online features are scheduled to be available until 31st December 2026 though we reserve the right to modify or discontinue online features without notice."

Just saved me $70.

Ooof. That's insane. Game ownership is heading into Blockbuster territory.

robio said:

Honestly, after the Coming to America sequel that Eddie did for Netflix, my expectations are very low.

It's from the same directors that did the last one though.  I heard that one wasn't half bad.

Wtf, Netflix is ending basic membership. Now it's going to have adverts. It's cheaper and full HD and you can stream on 2 screens. But it has ads unless you upgrade to a more expensive option.

SupremeAC said:

gamingeek said:

Trailers can also only be sold when you drag them back to a trailer store, usually on the other side of the map. So I've given up on selling trailers and leave them scattered around the map instead.

Is the world persisitent?  Would be pretty cool if after a while you're trucking through this trailer graveyard.  :lol

gamingeek said:

Been fucking all weekend.

We're all proud of you GG!

Everything is persistent, cargo you tip over, things you've abandoned, the last position you left your trucks in. There is a delete trailer and delete cargo option but you can't sell it then.

The game had 2 free DLC trucks, I thought I had to buy them with in game currency, but I was wrong. Quite happy though as having it a bit tough is the Mudrunner way.