I still remember the internet glazing this new CEO a couple months ago cause they lowered prices.
Like, cmon people. It’s a CEO. They’re all delusional. That’s how they got the job.
Benn Jordan released a video where he calls it Leveragism.
He essentially does his owm material analysis and arrives at the same conclusions Marx did. Because yes, it makes more sense for someone with wealth that rivals cities, states, and countries, to instead of increasing their own profit, to instead remove wealth from those beneath them to make them more pliable, more willing to hand over control or to do what they want. It’s control. It’s authoritarianism.
Ghost guns cannot be made entirely from consumer grade 3d printable parts, they require machined components such as firing pins and barrels so that the gun would fire reliably.
If this was about safety, why not police the purchase of said components?
Because it’s not about safety. It’s about making sure that you have less control. And especially so you can’t create or repair the things you own. Because that would be harmful to the capitalists in charge.
Why do you think cars have gotten more and more complex over time and you’re not allowed to repair them?
Trumps sons “run his businesses” according to him, and Epstein learned from Trump as he said.
I mean…is it really a conspiracy?
And then Kushner and Ivanka buy an island out of nowhere to build a resort on?
I mean…like, really?
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Sony just killed any reason for me to even consider consoles ever again. What, you’ve got 10 exclusives? Cool.
Xbox’s Project Helix is doing the same.
If I’m digital only it’ll just be PC. At least I have DRM free options.
I already decided this would be the last console generation for me. Why bother anymore? The savings in PS Plus/Xbox Live/Core/Essential to play online alone make it worth it if we’re forced to be digital only. And I don’t have an ad-filled home screen. And I get as many libraries as I want. You can use a plethora of controllers with PC and the same display cables can be used on your TV now. Like, really, what’s the point? Both the PS6 and this thing are going to be $1000+ if they even reach the market.
I was just setting up my homelab 👀 looks like I was just in time to give it a bit before rebuilding lol
Leftists*
Liberals are NIMBYs or just plain old conservatives in disguise. Just look at how many “democrats” just voted for war with Lebanon and how many want to surveil you with the KIDS act. Even more, they released their Project 2029 and it’s the Project 2025 narrowing of section 230 and de-anonymizing the internet.
Liberals are just more PR friendly conservatives.
That’s why I said physical media done correctly. Because, yes, if the game isn’t on the disc, it won’t work. Or if it forces a day 1 patch to even run because it contains parts of the code. Or the console itself requires the internet for some kind of DRM check. Those aren’t really physical media in my opinion. Or, at best, they’re anti-consumer locks/practices.
Is it perfect? No, the only innovation capitalism has brought us is continually more ways to provide less for a higher price. We’re always having to fight greed unfortunately.
A) what problems are you referring to?
B) DRM free already solves a lot of it for digital titles. Sony, Microsoft, etc are entirely uninterested in that. They wouldn’t be able to pull them from your library if so.
C) Removing physical media completely kills a used market. Dead Space is $20 on disc, $70 on the Sony store. Sony doesn’t want you to think about that though. Sharing becomes nearly impossible. Ironic, considering Sony’s stance for the PS4
The biggest thing is simply this: physical media offers protections from corporate abuse/greed. If digital media wasn’t abused by corporations, we wouldn’t have this issue. Physical media done correctly makes most of those abuses impossible. And, unfortunately, we can’t trust closed source corporations not to abuse us when money can be made. So without a forcing function through legislation, physical media is that forcing function/protection.
Look at EVs. We in the US can’t buy cheaper, better performing EVs because of import taxes and tarrifs up to 100%. Instituted by Biden and raised by Trump btw 🙃
To buy a BYD and import it, if the car costs $30,000 USD, you’ll pay more like $150,000 USD after taxes, tariffs, import duties, licensing, registration fees, and shipping costs. And yes, even ones in Canada will still be subject to those costs trying to cross the border of course 🙃. And no, it’s not a hyperbolic number.
There’s tons of loopholes for capitalists not to pay taxes. But a plebian consumer saving money? You bet that shit is battened down, no loopholes to be found. If you look at it the wrong way you’ll be fined.
Totally worth not owning my library and having it taken away at will and remaining on a closed ecosystem.
I’m assuming you’ll go buy some more fifa slot rolls eh?
You’re not wrong, but they’re more consumer friendly than either Sony or Microsoft. You also have a larger library of titles. You’re also not limited to Steam. GOG at least prides themselves on DRM free games. Probably the closest to digital ownership you’ll get today.
Guess it’ll make the steam machine pricing more attractive 🙃
Is there any reason not to be on PC? Larger libraries, open source, better graphics, larger communities, no extra sub on top of your internet to play with friends.
If we can’t have discs, in my opinion, why have consoles? If you want a console-like experience you can even use distros like SteamOS or Bazzite.
But absolutely fuck Sony and Rockstar and everyone trying to remove our physical media and games. If it weren’t against IP laws and such, I’d love to work for a physical production company who re-makes discs, cartridges, etc to preserve games. I know there are some who do limited runs for indie titles, giving them physical releases they otherwise wouldn’t have.
We need a more chill, less capitalist world.
“I like this burger made by fascists. I’m going to keep eating this burger, I don’t care where it came from or where my money buying the burger goes to.”
So many comments here sound like this, geez. Same people saying “we can be friends, can’t we, even if our politics differ?” Morality and respecting humans isn’t politics. And no. We can’t.
Also, yes, enforcing racial and national purity (remigration) is, in fact, fascist ideology. Get over it. It’s not extreme, it’s calling a spade a spade. https://lemmy.zip/comment/27359847
Never heard of the tolerance paradox have you?
The way to resolve the tolerance paradox is to not tolerate intolerance.
“Donating money to” and “bankrolling the entire party, 10x-ing their entire funding in 2024 alone” are different things.
There are SO many people here who would happily dine with actual fascists just because they “make a good product.” Completely ignoring what their funds that support them go to and lead to direct harm.
And if you think I’m hyperbolic, please, tell me how this is an incorrect line of thinking: https://lemmy.zip/comment/27359847
I’ve said/felt before that the gaming community is often a microcosm and changes often occur first in the gaming community before society at large. Think GamerGate, Epstein, DRM, DLC, subscription models, enshittification, etc etc
Now we’re just blurring the lines. How in the what? I would’ve thought if this was even a thing, Musk, Slopya, Scam Altman, Cuckerberg, “no introspection” Andreesan, or any of the rest of the Nerd Reich would be involved. Why the xbox CEO?
(Right after a bunch of layoffs, some of my community being affected, is quite ironic. Or depressing. Both.)