The rental cars I’ve used in Europe in the last few years are absolutely relentless with their warnings; it just becomes noise that you ignore.

It thinks you’re not watching the road, it thinks the speed limit is 30kph when the signs say 80, it doesn’t like that you’ve crossed into another lane to pass a cyclist, it’s warm outside, it’s cold outside, the person who just got into the car hasn’t finished putting their seatbelt on, the bag on the back seat hasn’t put its seatbelt on, your parking spot is within a meter of another car, the tires are 32 PSI instead of 33.

Alarm fatigue sets in really fast.

Is everyone on this platform off their fucking meds?

The first piece of advice I’d give to anyone new to Lemmy or Piefed is that the “block” functionality is essential. Don’t hesitate to block users, communities, and even whole instances. It significantly improves the experience.

The gamble is whether people jump ship, and given that the next Xbox won’t have a disc drive, it’s probably a safe bet for Sony overall.

Ceasing disc production eliminates the substantial second-hand market, and resultantly also massively reduces the pressure to reduce prices on older games to compete with that market, especially for AAA titles.

The loss of customers will probably be negligible compared to the amount of money they’ll rake in. It’s totally contemptuous in terms of the consumer, but it makes sense for them economically – and they would have done it years ago if they thought they could get away with it.