Mastodawn

I am of the opinion that:
- Games as a service is inherently flawed and very risky, especially if you pump money into it and balloon its costs
- If you have tons of money, you should spread it out and diversify instead of going all-in on one product that could break your company if it fails

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Loke_1d ago

I wish more companies would try making something like the Playdate. Taking risks and whatnot to make something new or different.

Loke_1d ago

I absolutely love that handheld gaming is coming back with tons of companies making tons of different stuff with different designs and all.
But it sucks that it all amounts to "what flavor of Steam do you want to run?". Valve might as well be monopolizing another entire sector of the market.

It's a bit uneasy to have one company controlling the PC market and also taking over the "handheld" (miniaturized PCs with screens, actually) market, even if indirectly.

Loke_1d ago

THE WONDERSWAN HAS A TAMAGOTCHI-LIKE EVANGELION GAME WHERE YOU RAISE ANGELS?!?!?!

WHAT ?!?!?!

Man, what a weird little machine.

Loke_2d ago

Having the sudden urge to start collecting "retro tech". I mean, I always liked those "old" designs and all (who wouldn't love a Sony hi-fi stack?), but I'm getting pretty burned out on everything having an operating system, updates, and whatnot.

Loke_3d ago

https://www.whateverthewindbrings.com/i-bought-a-wonderswan-color/

I bought a WonderSwan Color

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Loke_4d ago

This is pretty good.
https://www.lexiconista.com/falsehoods-about-languages/

Falsehoods programmers believe about languages

This is what we have to put up with in the software localization industry.

Loke_5d ago

Every new thing I learn about Crimosn Desert's localization makes me angrier lol

And, I just found out that Deep Rock Galactic, a game that sold millions of copies, uses community translation instead of paid professionals.

Man, what a way to start the day.

Loke_6d ago

https://whateverthewindbrings.com/metaphor-refantazio-some-comments-about-its-brazilian-translation/

Metaphor: ReFantazio: quick notes about its Brazilian translation

Some cool decisions the translation team took while working on Metaphor: ReFantazio.

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