I would be far less against a price hike on games if they all just charged the base price and that’s it (and of course there’s an argument for any substantial DLC/expansions). But no, of course there will be multiple editions of the game, plus any number of DLCs which may or may not include any actual gameplay, plus in-game mtx.

Personally, I’ve yet to spend even $70 on a game, and I plan to keep it that way for the forseeable future.

Genshin has made over $3B since launch. $20M is more or less a rounding error.

Alarm clock. The trick is to put it somewhere where you have to get up in order to turn it off.

Do you all really use your phone in bed that often? I can’t do more than check txts/email in bed or it gets uncomfortable pretty quickly.

5 years later after the contract is up…

The game downloads a patch that replaces Nolan North or Jennifer Hale or whoever’s voice with Microsoft Sam.

I’m not an engineer, but I work in IT and work with engineers, analysts, and management. I have no idea what your knowledge or background is, but the engineers may be reluctant to get too technical in fear of talking over your head. I would make clear to them that you need specific, technical details and not to worry about to much jargon. If they’re reluctant for other reasons, it may be an issue for your management to address.

Whoa, hey, getting put on a list is one thing, but no need to be a monster.

It’s in the works. Valve is working to develop SteamOS for other devices, including PC.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/6/24315098/valve-steam-machines-steamos-steam-deck-vr

I liked House, guess I’ll check this one out.

This is a custom paint job, but I took inspiration from the Ecopla version.

I thought collecting kits was the hobby!

That’s fair. My Steam Deck doesn’t get much use, so I was wondering if there was some angle I wasn’t considering.

How can a game just be better on a handheld? That sounds highly subjective.

As of 2021, Valve employees made roughly $430K-4.5M, depending on role. Not bad, considering the average salary in WA is around $58k.

Source:

https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/13/24197477/valve-employs-few-hundred-people-payroll-redacted

I drive a 2018 Subaru Forester. I got it because I wanted a SUV with AWD and a turbo charger. My previous vehicle was a Camaro, and while I loved driving it, having a RWD car in the winter sucks, and I had recently bought a house, so having a vehicle that can carry more than just groceries made sense.

I was driving the Camaro around Xmas time and there was a light dusting of snow on the highway. I hit a patch of it and started to fish tail, and that scared the hell out of me, so I traded it for the Forester the following fall. The Forester has handled any conditions I’ve come across so far like a champ, including heavy rain, snow, ice, and muddy hillsides.

Trading the Camaro in and getting the Forester marked the transition (in my mind) from being a young adult, to becoming an older, more sensible one. I was driving home from work one day, and a Camaro passed me on the highway. I couldn’t help but sigh and ask myself why I had to get old. The Forester is a good vehicle and very nice (got the XT Touring package), but the Camaro was way more fun to drive, and I still miss it. I’d like to get another sports car in the future, but we’ll see if that happens.

I haven’t played RoR1, but loved RoR2, but I also tend to prefer 3d games over 2d. I haven’t played since the latest xpac, so I don’t know if they fixed the things they broke or not.

Like others have said, depends on what the magic is capable of, but I would give the advantage to the modern military. Could a dragon or griffon stand up to modern fighter jets who are able to fly faster and higher? Could a magical ground force withstand modern artillery and/or bombers? Could they produce shields or other countermeasures to protect themselves from those kinds of munitions? How would archers and mages fare against modern rifles that could engage them from hundreds of yards/meters away? Also, the greatest weapon in any war is information. The modern military (assuming the battlefield is somewhere on Earth) would have access to real-time info from satellites, radar, etc. Would the magical military have anything similar?

This is the PS6 version.