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U.S. is sending a carrier strike group closer to Israel and will begin supplying munitions starting today
  • Okay genius, so what's Iran's military budget, what is Israel's, and how much value in aid is Iran providing to Hamas annually? It's more than $3.8b?

  • Already cracked
  • This is the only reason I'm playing a pirated copy. Fuck MSFT for releasing Sept 1st and then punishing any Game Pass users who didn't want to shell out $35 additional for digital content that isn't even released. I'll transfer my saves once my Game Pass version unlocks.

  • Starfield has been cracked
  • Because it's a supported copy that I know is getting the latest patches and I'm already paying for it...? Also, as long as I can transfer save files, I could use them down the line on a sale copy on Steam for Steam Deck or whatever else.

  • Starfield has been cracked
  • No, not sure how they handle it. I think the upgrade applies to either a purchased version or Game Pass version, but if you don't buy or sub, you wasted $35

  • Starfield has been cracked
  • Anyone know if save game files from the cracked version (aka Steam version) can be transferred to the GamePass version?

  • Starfield has been cracked
  • Have to buy deluxe. Timed exclusive bullshit.

  • Android vs IOS
  • This is such a brain dead take. You cannot compare an OS from one developer to a device from another unspecified manufacturer with no context. No one would claim that a Samsung phone is more private than an iPhone, regardless of the "potential" in the context of degoogling, or the niche privacy switch that's present on less than 1/10,000 Android devices sold.

  • What are some game genres / styles you like that aren't being made anymore, or are being mde but not very often?
  • Open world RPG? They are probably the most common single player AAA experience released these days. Bethesda does work in a bit of "immersive sim" qualities to their games though, which is often what makes them feel so sand-boxy.

  • What's the most toxic game community you know of?
  • Idk, the community on Reddit/online is pretty friendly and active. In PVP and co-op it's typically pretty great the first week after launch and about 2-3 years after launch.

    You can't really get around the fact that self imposed challenge is a huge part of how the core fans enjoy the game and I think it's difficult for newcomers to know when hardcore fans are speaking to them vs their own compatriots.

    Sekiro fans are hugely supportive of newcomers though, probably because it's a relatively less played game. The community around Elden Ring suffered from its own success I think.

  • in my opinion, '98 was the best year for game releases. What's yours?
  • 2007 for sure. Mass Effect, Bioshock, Crysis, STALKER, The Witcher, Assassins Creed, and a bunch more I'm forgetting. I also played a ton on PSP back then that probably released that year that I'm forgetting.

  • [EU] It's official: Smartphones will need to have replaceable batteries by 2027
  • This article is clickbait. There are exceptions for devices that are "waterproof" or have batteries that last a certain number of cycles.

    This isn't going to change a thing (especially it EU judges allow IP68 to be considered "waterproof.")

  • Where are all the good stealth games?
  • MGS1 is available on GOG, but it's definitely got that early 3D vibe that OP doesn't seem to like. I think it's aged pretty well, considering it's a PS1 title.

  • Hotel > AirBNB
  • For me the advantage of an AirBnB is the ability to stay in a remote cabin in the middle of the mountains with a bonfire and a fenced yard for my dog.

    I'm not sure why anyone stays in an AirBnB in the middle of a city (although I've found them to be cheaper and with better walkability in parts of Europe)

  • Best sub-20 hour games?
  • Returnal, Resident Evil REmakes, most Giant Bomb games, Firewatch, Hellblade...

    If you liked Alan Wake, definitely give the RE remakes and Hellblade a shot, and don't sleep on Firewatch. In fact, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is probably one of the most thoughtful and atmospheric experiences in gaming (at least in the field of 3rd person, pseudo action games).

  • Meta and Mastodon: What’s really on people’s minds?
  • Exactly, and that's why the response has been so negative. Every instance that federates with another stores a complete copy of the posts and comments from every federated user.

    If the majority of instances do not defederate from a Meta instance, that Instance will inevitably become the primary destination for discussion, even between and by non Meta-Instance based users, just because the communities in that Instance will be so large and active. And even if they don't, Meta Instance will have a stored copy of every community whose Instance is federated.

    Meta will then have carte blanche to collect data on a huge collection of users from outside their own Instance.

    I acknowledge that they could get the same data by scraping the public Instances anyway, but still... Fuck all of that.

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