I literally cannot imagine that.
Even being boring would be fascinating. If their society was identical to ours it would be fascinating and we could learn from that. If all they did was watch TV all day, we could still learn from that.
We’d also want to study their DNA, their evolution, their planet.
That’s pretty cool though, I’m glad they at least experimented with it. I wonder if they just chickened out at some point or if they actually found a steep increase in piracy?
Oh I see, this is PoE2, for whatever reason I missed the “2”, thought we were talking about the first one. My bad.
I feel like consoles are targeted at a section of the population that doesn’t value freedom over how they use their hardware.
Well I don’t think I really believe that. Certainly, I don’t think gamers care less about technical freedom than other groups, say for example users of iOS devices, or smart TVs, or routers, or car entertainment systems. Most of those are pretty locked down, but I don’t think a lack of caring on the user’s part has much to do with that.
but it’s almost like it’s part of what defines a game console.
I do think you’re absolutely right about that. A console is supposed to be plug and play. You plug in a controller, and you can play your games. You shouldn’t have to worry about drivers, software updates, system specs, whatever; the games just work.
(Admittedly, this has been shifting lately, with constant software updates and different editions of the same console. But I think the point still essentially holds true.)
But yeah, once you start opening up the platform, making it easy to tinker with, suddenly total compatibility can be harder to guarantee, much like it is with Android.
The funniest part to me is that the wealthiest person in the world is playing a f2p game.
How do you feel about locked bootloader’s on game consoles?
I figure this is one of those edge cases people might fall on either side of. But consoles are also a really large segment of the tech market, so it’s worth thinking about.
I don’t think anyone is saying they’re the bad guy. At least I didn’t read it that way.
Wasn’t it the combination of a very dry year, lightning, and the Santa Ana winds?
I mean sure, putting out large fires is tricky, but we understand the cause of them pretty well… Fuel + oxygen + heat = fire
That’s not a political thing, that’s a physics thing. All the dei in the world won’t spark a fire, extreme heat will, like a lightning strike (or a teenager with a tent, some wood and no brains).