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I would be 100% fine with everything being digital if I didn't have to fight storage space problems on my Xbone. Discs are a hassle for PC games these days if you're hard drive is big enough. My gaming laptop doesn't even have a DVD drive.

External Hard Drives bro.

I prefer both. Digital for easy access, disc to preserve in case the hard drive fails or gets pulled from the digital store.

There's really only one main reason any game goes away from Steam. It's because the rights have been lost. Other reasons can be that a game is extremely buggy or is way too controversial to keep on the store but those are very rare.

Ugh, I hate those too! They make we want to punch babies!!

Not really... maybe. 

I think it happens when you first set up your Switch. You should reinitialize your Switch so you can hear it again.

Just kidding, don't do that, you'll lose all of your data. 

I do like that the ads load quickly. I hate the ones that load while I'm reading something and pushes everything below my eye level. So annoying.

AH... yeah.. I see what you are saying.  So Microsoft has none of these issues?

Nope. They're yours as long as you claim them while they're free. I still have all of my games that I got while I still had Xbox Live.

From the people I know who've used both, they prefer discord but Slack is almost as good.

I don't play any Blizzard games so I don't have a battle.net account.

I've never used discord but I use Slack. I think it's similar so I'll give it a shot.

Their way of communicating for online multiplayer does not seem very intuitive. I mean, I do get why they're doing it this way but it still doesn't seem to be conducive to a great multiplayer experience.

For those who don't know, you need to communicate through a smart phone app. You can't do it directly through the Switch.

They aren't free like on Xbox?  What do you mean?

Nope, there are strings attached.

• They are free as long as you're still subscribed to PS+. If you stop subscribing you no longer have access to them.
  
• If you no longer are subscribed to PS+ and decide you want to buy the game that you already received for "free" you're out of luck. You can no longer buy it because it will show up as purchased already

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I would say for me, it really depends on the game. Games with a bit more serious tone have more impact if they're depicted more realistically. Games where just the gameplay is the focal point, graphics are not that important to me.

Realistic graphics don't influence what I play. If something looks interesting then I will play it regardless of what platform or game type it is.

I've looked into Moviepass and it sounds enticing but I hear so many horror stories with how they are constantly changing terms of service and their customer support being non-existent. Basically, when it works, it's cool but if you have issues then you might have a terrible time.

It doesn't help that it's still a "concept".

So there's two ways this could probably go down.

• A general gaming section. Includes all console, handheld and PC discussion. Doesn't matter if it's retro or current
• Dedicated Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, Sega, PC & Misc. boards. Everything that is made by these 1st parties will fall in to their respective boards and platforms that were never popular can go under Misc.

I think trying to get granular is what's causing the over-analyzing.

lol, just people on the internet. If I remember correctly, they like how smooth and accurate the shooting is.

Here's a review from Digital Foundry for the latest patch. They personally don't feel the motion controls are great but that's just one site.

People are raving about the motion controls that were just recently implemented. I'll probably pick it up if it ever drops below $10.

General probably works. It'll probably get more traffic that way.

1280x1024 is pretty old school lol.   I thought the 970 handled a lot more than that.  I'm probably wrong.  I get the using what you got thing though.  I've been doing that...  because I've built so many computers in a short time frame... I thought it was time to get more life out of everything.

970 can't keep up with high res textures since it only has 4GB of memory and even then, it's split up as 3.5GB and .5GB. If memory usage goes beyond 3.5GB then it has to access the rest, which is slower than the bigger memory pool. I don't know why Nvidia thought that was a good idea but it hurt them for sure once people found out.

My wife and I are still discussing whether we're going to have kids or not. We do love the thought of having one or two but we also really enjoy the freedom we have so we're not 100% sure yet.


We'll probably end up having one, lol.

Yep, I just searched the store for Korra and it's not there. I have that one as well. I think all I've done is put 5 minutes on it, lol.

I want to say that I got an ad every time I visit the home page but now it's intermittent. But not sure if that's how it's supposed to be or if it's a bug.

Yep, I would chalk that up to nostalgia. A lot of the games don't hold up well in my opinion but the novelty is strong. Most wouldn't care to get a full CRT set up to play these games or know where to start with PC emulation.

Maybe eventually. The developers did a great job squeezing this game down for the Switch. Not sure if I'd be willing to sacrifice all of the fidelity that comes with the PC version.

I don't seem to get any ads now. Not sure about anyone else.

Nevermind, just got a playasia one.

1280x1024

That's right, I've gone old school, lol. Actually, the reality is my GTX 970 struggles with games like Rise of the Tomb Raider and other graphic intensive games. This allows me to keep playing games at ultra settings/60FPS. I don't mind it at the moment.

LOL... do it now, Creepin.

Nah, lol.

I think some of the recent Transfomer games from Activision have been taken down. Legend of Korra and Deadpool might've been taken down as well.

So moral of the story is don't have kids? lol, just kidding. 

Ocarina was okay in my opinion. It wasn't a true remaster. They mainly just bumped up the polygons and textures on Link and a few other characters. Besides that, it was the same, which is fine because it's Ocarina but I expected a little more.

Even Nintendo doesn't really get it right. Controllers have short cords, the aspect ratio and colors can be off, short supply, etc.

The thing that helps Nintendo the most is nostalgia, presentation and their strong 1st party games. A lot of the other companies that have tried don't own as many properties, so they get the games that don't have high royalties. Also, emulation software isn't as strong because they're not as popular. Besides that, most of these retro knockoffs are pretty much the same as the NES/SNES Classic.

It's my only current gen console. I haven't actually played much on it and PS+ turns me off. Don't feel like paying for multiplayer anymore and the free games aren't really free like they are on Xbox. But I don't own an XB1, so I guess it is, lol.

My fear was the movie would be over hyped because of it being a black super hero OR completely criticized because Black Panther was created by two white guys. It's pretty commonplace for comics and Sci Fi to tackle social issues - Captain America curb-stomping Nazis , Kirk and Ohura kissing, so I personally have difficulty finding the movie ground-breaking. Comics have been speaking out for the disenfranchised since well before I was born, and I've been a fan since I could read, this just doesn't seem new to me.

I do appreciate the fact that the movie is bringing more attention to the genre and hope that it serves as a vehicle to bring a wider audience to a genre that has championed tough subject matter and spoke out against oppressive norms for decades.

For sure, but the difference is that Hollywood hasn't caught up to the diversity in comics until now, hence the huge excitement. Even then, there's still a lot more left to explore. It's one thing to see these heroes on paper, but seeing them in live action brings a whole new dimension to them. You get to hear them speak and move. It becomes a little more realistic and that's why super heroes are great. They embody what we wish was real. Except for the evil stuff, lol.

Wonder Woman and Black Panther would not have been successful in an earlier time. They would have probably been made in a stereotypical fashion.

Thank you for the heads up on this Movie... I haven't seen it yet, BUT I plan on going maybe 2 weekends from now.    I've been wondering how good the movie is / would be.  Was a little hesitant to go due to the Hype.

Going to see it now

Nice!