ThrowawayOnLemmy

Does it matter at this point? They lost a lot of interest in this game.

The executives that say this shit have such a lack of understanding of AI and the kind of work people do daily.

So they aren’t updating the original? Just releasing a new version??

I kinda feel like they’re trying to make me buy the game again.

Oh a 2-year warranty? Not sure how useful that warranty will be if they continue to deny every warranty claim.

I get that. And I self host the things I care about. But for the average layman? I don’t see self hosting as a real option. Unless you are decently tech savvy, and have an aptitude for troubleshooting, most people aren’t gonna put in the time or effort of initial setup. Even if maintenance is minimal once it’s running. That first leap into self-hosted is daunting.

I think of it this way… would I expect my dad to be able to do it? Absolutely not. And my dad is decently tech savvy for 70.

Churn is inevitable with any subscription service.

The trick is creating just enough value and exclusive content/services that you feel like you’re gonna miss out if you leave. But not too much.

I haven’t seen any incentive to stay with any specific game subscription service via exclusive content or services. But I do see plenty of attempts to lock people into services with shitty tactics. Like forcing save data to the cloud. Good luck moving that saved file to your own personal copy of the game. Or multiple tiered service options with features/games locked behind more expensive options.

It’s all manipulative and anti consumer.

Sims 4 released in 2014. They had plenty of time to address bugs in-between the millions of stupid updates, but they didn’t bother. Who honestly expects any real work from these guys at this point?

As long as it took to get these games on steam, I’ve completely lost interest.

I could also see a database being used to coordinate game ownership with a fraction of the power usage. But neither will happen because consumers always get the raw end of the deal and nothing will ever be done to their benefit without being forced.

Yeah I agree.

We don’t know anything yet.

Bold statement. Might wanna hold judgment till you actually see some gameplay.

Dual CEOs? I feel like I’ve seen this in a comedy somewhere.

What’s healthy for the business long term isn’t healthy for the customer. Remember that.

This is what happens when we allow gigantic acquisitions.

Any idea if this is gonna require a PSN acct? Or is it optional?

Ugh.

This poor IP getting dragged through the mud.

Me too, but I’m old. I’m betting age has something to do with this.

Not familiar with the nextcloud side of things, but I just pulled all my photos from Google photos and imported them all to Immich. I’d imagine if you just have a folder full of images, it’d work the same way. During the Immich setup, you can designate an import folder. Point that import folder at your photos folder that you want to bring in. Once you have Immich up and running, you can use the terminal and run an import from the command line on that import folder. You’ll have to make an API key for the CLI to use, but you can make that in the settings. Immich doesn’t currently support mass importing from inside the UI, so this is the only way I’ve found to do it. The import ran fast for me though, went though 125gb of photos and videos in about 5 mins.

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If your choices are 16 and 7Remake, go with 7Remake. 16 looks pretty, but the gameplay is honestly extremely shallow.