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Sony Announces New Slim PlayStation 5 Models With Removable Disc Drives
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I would think that they’re just reducing the size of the heatsink again. Probably realized that it they had some diminishing returns on the size to cooling ratio.
www.gameinformer.com
> > > Nearly three years after the initial launch of the PlayStation 5, Sony has revealed a redesign. Both the disc drive model and the digital model will be updated, but these two models aren't… > >
www.gameinformer.com
> > > Nearly three years after the initial launch of the PlayStation 5, Sony has revealed a redesign. Both the disc drive model and the digital model will be updated, but these two models aren't… > >
www.polygon.com
> > > The hit massively multiplayer online game Final Fantasy 14 is to be officially adapted into a tabletop role-playing game. > > > > Square Enix said that it would introduce the Final Fantasy 14 TTRPG with a starter set, and it’s already available for pre-order, with release set for May 2024. It costs $59.99… > >
www.polygon.com
> > > Unity might be facing the ire that comes with a near-universal condemnation of a new policy change, but at least things are looking up for two open-source game engines. > > > > On Tuesday, the developers of Terraria announced that their team plans to donate $200,000 to two open-source game development engines: Godot and FNA. This announcement follows one made on Sep. 12 by the widely used game engine, Unity, regarding a change in its pricing policy that sparked outcry from game developers. > >
kevquirk.com
> > > As co-admin of one of the largest tech instances on the Fediverse, it's ironic that I struggle with social platforms so much. > >
engineering.fb.com
> > > Fixit is dead! Long live Fixit 2 – the latest version of our open-source auto-fixing linter. Fixit 2 allows developers to efficiently build custom lint rules and perform auto-fixes for their codeba… > >
alexwlchan.net
> > > I’ve been using computers for about two decades. I still have some of my oldest files; the earliest I can definitively date are from 2003, but I’m sure they aren’t the first things I made on a… > >
www.theverge.com
> > > Netflix has launched a mysterious new gaming controller app for iOS on the App Store, as reported by TechCrunch. The free app, simply called “Netflix Game Controller,” can be downloaded now and says you can “connect to your TV to play” but doesn’t yet have a listed compatible… > >
www.theverge.com
> > > A cyberattack that began in August 2021 exposed the personal data of people in the United Kingdom who registered to vote between 2014 and 2022. The attack wasn’t detected until October… > >
www.theverge.com
> > > Microsoft has shortened its $1 Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass trials to just 14 days instead of a month, just weeks before the release of Starfield. After running for years, the $1 trial for new Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers stopped in March before returning last month after Microsoft adjusted its Xbox… > >
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> > > When cancer took away Blind Warrior Sven’s vision at age 6, he didn’t think he’d be able to play video games ever again. > > > > But Street Fighter gave Sven a new hope: if he couldn’t play like everyone else, he would find his own way. > > > > And Sven doesn’t simply play in spite of his condition - he dominates. > >
Technology
Mozilla shutting down Pocket app for Mac, recommends installing iOS app — 9to5Mac
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I might have to look into it again. I’ve been primarily saving links using Obsidian synced to an S3 bucket. There’s a nice plugin that converts links to pretty markdown. I even made an iOS shortcut to automate the saving of pages. It’s nice and minimalist, but it does require Obsidian to view the pages (excluding just opening the bucket directly), so I can’t see my links on my work computer.
www.bbc.co.uk
> > > As the social media landscape ebbs and flows, the team at BBC Research & Development are researching social technologies and exploring possibilities for the BBC. One part of our work is to establish a BBC presence in the distributed collection of social networks known as the Fediverse, a collection of social media applications all linked together by common protocols... > >
www.theverge.com
> > > The BBC has launched its own “experimental” Mastodon server, marking one of the first major news outlets to establish an instance on the Twitter alternative. You can access the server at social.bbc, which encompasses posts from a handful of BBC accounts, including BBC Radio 4, BBC Taster, BBC Research & Development, and a few more > >
blog.playstation.com
> > > Media Molecule Creative Director John Beech talks about making a very personal project in Dreams, available with PlayStation Plus. > >
blog.playstation.com
> > > With each PlayStation 5 system software release, we’ve introduced new features designed to enhance the many ways you can access your favorite content, navigate your console, or create new gaming memories with friends. Today, we’re thrilled to roll out a new PS5 system software beta that introduces new accessibility features… > >
blog.playstation.com
> > > The fighting game genre has many notable franchises. One of the earliest to earn iconic status is Mortal Kombat. It punched its way onto the arcade scene in 1992 and quickly found its way to the home console market, wowing players with at-the-time realistic visuals and controversial over–the–top gore. That controversial content ushered in the now-industry standard ratings system, but Mortal Kombat’s legacy has been defined by much more than that. For over 11 mainline installments, the series built gameplay innovations and an ever-growing roster atop its core 1-on-1 fighting system. > >
www.gameinformer.com
> > > Mountaintop Studios has released the first teaser for its in-development competitive shooter inspired by anime, manga, and comics. > > > > Mountaintop Studios is a relatively new studio formed in 2020 by Nate Mitchell, a co-founder of Oculus. Mitchell enlisted several others to the studio for its leadership with experience at Double Fine, Valve, Naughty Dog, Riot Games, and Blizzard Entertainment. Now, the studio has more than four dozen employees and is hard at work developing a shooter it hopes has 10,000 hours of depth and fosters incredible communities and lasting friendships. > >
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There are people who would be okay if it were Sony making the acquisition, but I want to believe that most people who are against it feel that no large company should be allowed to buy another large company.
It’s like, does no one remember what Microsoft did in the 90s? They were literally forbidding PC manufacturers from not selling any systems that didn’t include windows.
This deal is bad. It rewards shitty individuals and shitty companies, and hurts consumers and employees. This deal will be a calendar marker of when the gaming industry started to fall. Like when Disney bought Marvel and LucasArts.
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The English Programing Language. Contribute to theletterf/english-lang development by creating an account on GitHub.
blog.playstation.com
> > > Stratagems return with bigger and badder weapons and gear than ever before, plus new trailer. > >
www.polygon.com
> > > French gamer gets three years of community service from Paris court > > > > The French gamer responsible for a hoax hostage call that evacuated the Ubisoft Montreal office in November 2020 was sentenced this week in a Paris court to three years of community service, according to the Montreal Gazette. Ouahioune’s three-year sentence includes punishment… > >
www.gameinformer.com
Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator Yuji Naka has been given a suspended prison sentence for insider trading. News of this sentencing comes from IGN (via IGN Japan), which reports that the 57-year-old was "found guilty of violating Japan's Financial Instruments and Exchange Act" for insider trading after a July 7 court appearance at the Tokyo District Court. The judge…
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I remember the first time I came in contact with DLC, coincidentally it was my first Steam game: Supreme Commander 2.
My first thought was: “What the fuck is this? Why isn’t this in the game?”. Later on, when DLC were getting more substantial, my thoughts changed to; ”Are they just rebranding Expansion Packs?”.
As other people noted, I don’t care about cosmetics. Even for Dota 2, which I’ve put over a thousand hours in and have played it 10 years, I just sell them on the marketplace to fund my next summer sale. The only time I buy stuff is when I want to support the game’s development.
My gaming time is too limited to worry about battle passes and shit like that. I just wanna click heads and farm creeps.
Edit: the one thing that does bum me out though is that back before item shops and shit, skins and unlocks used to mean something. Like, you’d see some dude in your Halo 3 lobby with a dope-ass helmet and you knew that he earned that from getting a Killtacular with only deagle headshots. Now it’s just, dude’s level 150. He must’ve swiped for the ultimate edition, XP boosters, or has too much free time.
arstechnica.com
> > > A federal judge yesterday ordered the Biden administration to halt a wide range of communications with social media companies, siding with Missouri and Louisiana in a lawsuit that alleges Biden and his administration violated the First Amendment by colluding with social networks "to suppress disfavored speakers, viewpoints, and content." > >
www.youtube.com
> > > Finding a good recipe isn’t as simple as it should be. Photos can’t always be trusted and estimated cooking times can be a bit too optimistic for the everyda... > >
No Stupid Questions
How do social media companies like twitter or youtube not run out of space for posts?
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Yeah this seems false. SD cards are unreliable, hard to keep track of, and don’t actually store that much data for the price. I do think they use tapes though to store long term, low traffic data.
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Reddit also had an aggressive recommendation system, where posts from your most recently interacted subs would show up more often. I would literally only open one sub via a post on the front page and the next time my /all would be filled with trash for that sub.
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That’s one trend I hope doesn’t spring up over here. I hated the fact that 95% of the subs on /r/all were literally the same thing. Like, what was the difference between MadeMeSmile, DamnThatsInteresting, NextFuckingLevel? Just all the same clickbait trash, and then, as you say, some “organic” marketing campaign for the latest Marvel movie.
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Mastodon handles this by not having an algorithm. In order for a toot to gain traction, it actually needs to be boosted around so that people can see it. A great example of how this prevented “organic” marketing was with @Raspberry_Pi.
When they first joined, their SNS team tried the same easy brand tactics that they used on Twitter, trying to force engagement. It had the opposite effect, and the community backlash was fierce. They have since changed their messaging and become more genuine.
Since link aggregators usually need some kind of algorithm for a “front page,” I think the most important thing is to have it be transparent and static. No changing it every 4 months to increase engagement.
Most importantly, the community should also have a shared opinion on what kind of stuff they are okay with, and this can be more localized per instance.
Science Fiction
What's your Sci-Fi unpopular opinion?
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Spicy one right here. Hits me right in the artificial heart.
Science Fiction
What's your Sci-Fi unpopular opinion?
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Usually it’s included alongside the bluray editions. I’m not sure if it’s included on Peacock (the only streaming platform that has BSG). Also, it’s not really “miniseries”. It’s more like an extended episode zero that sets up all the characters going into main series. Honestly, IMO, it’s critical for maximum enjoyment of the early series.
I wrote up a watch guide for the series over on /m/bsg:
Science Fiction
What's your Sci-Fi unpopular opinion?
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Come on over to /m/bsg when you do! We’re planning on having a BSG rewatch discussion sometime soon!
Science Fiction
What's your Sci-Fi unpopular opinion?
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With out the “miniseries” you go in without any context as to what’s happened to humanity, no? Like, doesn’t the miniseries set up Roslin as president and explain her cancer? Without details like that I would just be confused going into “33”.
Science Fiction
What's your Sci-Fi unpopular opinion?
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So say we all.
Science Fiction
What's your Sci-Fi unpopular opinion?
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My cliche unpopular opinion is that Battlestar Galactica is a more interesting and well thought out story/universe than Star Wars.
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Sony isn’t just a gaming company though. They sell all kinds of home electronics and cameras. They also have their entire film and music divisions, not to mention their banking any insurance subsidiaries. Nintendo is the only platform holder that is just a gaming company.
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You make a good point about the blow to creative freedom. Exclusivity doesn’t seem to correlate with innovation anymore (sans Nintendo). Even if you look at Sony, with its massive lead in quality first-party exclusives, the majority are gritty narrative third-person action games. They are easy to market because they have a compelling story, are mechanically simple to appeal to a wider audience, and are relatively short to lower the commitment.
Consolidation will kill creativity in the long term. Just look at the post-Disney MCU/Star Wars film industry. Games will surely follow, given the way things are headed.
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Disclaimer - Just my opinion and I play on PlayStation/Nintendo/PC.
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Crazy idea, but maybe we just shouldn’t allow big ass companies to buy other big ass companies.
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www.theverge.com
> > > V. Pappas, the chief operating officer of TikTok, has resigned, as first reported by The Information. In a memo Pappas posted to Twitter, they informed staff that they will no longer work as COO of the company, as they believe the ”time is right to move on and refocus.” Pappas will still stay at TikTok in an advisory role. > >
arstechnica.com
> > > "Microsoft's actions following... acquisition of ZeniMax speak louder than... words." > >
www.youtube.com
> > > Browsing the Web in 2023Interview with a Web User in 2023 with Pete Liebering - aired on © The Web.State of the Web 2023Linux BrowserLinux Internet BrowsingR... > >
> > > This is Fosstodon's official stance on the whole Facebook joining the Fediverse debacle. > >
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> > > Let's breakdown the StackOverflow survey results to determine the best and worst programming languages of 2023. Find out which technologies have the highest ... > >
I just noticed that tags inserted on [#KBin](https://kbin.social/tag/KBin) aren’t reflected properly on [#Mastodon](https://kbin.social/tag/Mastodon). This means that content from KBin won’t show up when searching a tag on Mastodon. I’m not sure if it’s related, but on [#icecubes](https://kbin.social/tag/icecubes) when you open a kbin tag it won’t open in-app. It will open it in Mastodon in a browser. Profile tags will also behave similarly, but those will instead open the KBin instance’s tag view. [\#kbinMeta](https://kbin.social/tag/kbinMeta)
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- It forces people to actually read the comments rather than just post their 2 cents that have already been mentioned dozens of time.
- People have their preferences, not everyone likes infinite scrolling. I believe there’s a setting for this.
- I agree
- This site doesn’t need to be an exact copy of Reddit. The “Microblog” section of a “Magazine” is truly unique and has amazing potential. All content related to its magazine from the wider fediverse will be placed in there. I do think it needs a lot of work and in its current state it won’t be engaged that much on Kbin.
Technology
Discord plans to let creators sell downloadable products
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For real though. I already have an app that does everything, my lovely #FireFox ❤️
blog.playstation.com
> > > Far Cry 6, Rogue Legacy 2, Inscryption among the titles to be added to Game Catalog in June. > >
www.gameinformer.com
> > > There's a linear action game in Final Fantasy XVI, and it's the highlight of the experience. But standard RPG tropes slow it down. Still, it's a Final Fantasy worth experiencing. > >
www.gameinformer.com
> > > Read all about From Software's next big game in our exclusive ten-page cover story. > >
www.theverge.com
> > > The agency also claims Amazon made it difficult to unsubscribe. > >
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I had no idea that # was going to cause so much controversy. I will say that pound is much more efficient than octothorpe.
Please enter your birthday followed by the octothorpe.
It doesn’t have the same ring to it.
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In your magazine’s settings page, currently titled “Magazine Panel”, there’s a page called “Tags”. There, you can add any tags that you want associated with your magazine.
I have set up a few custom tags for my magazine, /m/bsg, if you want to see it in action.
Edit:
Some wrote up a nice guide for the moderator features on KBin:
https://kbin.social/m/kbinMeta/t/67825/A-quick-guide-to-creating-and-moderating-magazines
Technology
Discord plans to let creators sell downloadable products
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On KBin we have the ability to add tags to posts. These can either be directly added using the ~~“pound” sign~~ octothorpe, as in [#KbinMeta](https://kbin.social/tag/KbinMeta). You can also add tags using the “Tags” field when creating an article, link, or photo. The second method will append the tags to the end of the post when the post is federated. This is invaluable for your post to be seen on other platforms, especially those without any algorithms, such as Mastodon. KBin magazines can also have tags associated with them. This will associate content from the Fediverse that uses those tags with the magazine. Also, very useful for smaller magazines. If you want to view content related to a specific tag, you can visit `<Kbin instance>/tag/<name of tag>`, ie: [https://kbin.social/tag/kbin](https://kbin.social/tag/kbin) Pleas tag you posts! Edit: Fixed some controversial terms: **octothorpe**
www.theverge.com
> > > Discord wants to help you monetize your server. > >
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@NotTheOnlyGamer maybe we shouldn’t encourage people to try and farm internet points. It might make so people engage in actual discussion rather than try to be the internet’s funny man.
Fediverse
The fediverse isn't going to work if top pages consist of the same link 10x reposted.
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#Mastodon has a feature where it’ll consolidate all the most linked to URLs in its explore tag. It doesn’t take you too any toots about the discussion, but shows that something similar is possible, even with federation involved.
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There is a legitimate concern with one platform on the fediverse becoming the “main” platform. That platform will make all the decisions when it comes to wider fediverse. Much like GMail is now with email.
youtu.be
What does the creator of CSS, Håkon Wium Lie, really think about CSS-in-JS? As someone who has played a pivotal role in shaping the way we style websites, Hå...
podcast.thelinuxexp.com
The latest Open Source news episode from Nick over at [@thelinuxEXP](https://mastodon.social/@thelinuxEXP)!
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Thanks for the write up!
Linux
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Interesting, I haven’t tried it yet, but I did see they have an ARM build on their website. I’ll need to do some more research before I reflash my Pi
m.youtube.com
> > > MinnMax's Ben Hanson and Jeff Marchiafava take calls and suggestions from the MinnMax community to highlight indie games shown during a summer stream but need some more attention. > >
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What about the Pi makes it a hassle?
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I only use it for my #Nextcloud instance. #Snap does make it easy to upgrade or rollback and configure. That said I wouldn’t use it for anything else and would probably use the #docker image next time.
Reddit Migration
Unofficial Subreddit Migration List (Lemmy, Kbin)
asteroidrainfall
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r/bsg (Battlestar Galactica) -> m/bsg
No Stupid Questions
Why did people used to hate Fortnite so much?
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Dude the no build mode is literally the only reason I play it now. I can actually fight with someone whiteout them becoming a 50 story tall skyscraper.
Moving to: m/AskMbin!
Folks who wear button up shirts: do you start buttoning from the top button or the bottom?
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Both. One hand, each direction.
Technology
What is a technology growing up that when you saw it, it blew your mind?
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Wifi. I remember when my family got our first wifi capable laptop and asking my father so many times “So, we can like go anywhere and access the internet???” and just saying “Sure. As long as we’re at a Starbucks”.
Moving to: m/AskMbin!
Folks who wear button up shirts: do you start buttoning from the top button or the bottom?
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The only correct answer is the middle out method.
Reddit Migration
Did the reddit hivemind do a 180 or are the people left behind just the people who don't care.
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I created a community on KBin for one of my favorite niche sub Reddits, which just came back from going dark. I shared it with them this morning and my post is getting downvoted to oblivion.
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Yup! That’s the one. It’s so creative!
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Humanity honestly. That game came out of nowhere and is so clever. The music is also banging.
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@Otome-chan@kbin.social
Me too! I had no idea that you could view a who instances thread via the /d/ path! Neat little feature! Thank you!
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I’m curious though, all federated Magazines also say @ernest is the only moderator. I’m not sure, but it might just default to him if there’s no other moderator. (Though I would hope that /m/politics would have more support)
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You could do that or just write a blog post and then share it on KBin, Lemmy, Mastodon, etc.
There’s also Write Freely, which is a minimalist federated blogging platform.