I think you may still obtain the game if you have a legit third party steam key for the game.

If you’re extra lazy, and don’t want to waste extra clicks on EpicGameStore (once account is made): https://github.com/vogler/free-games-claimer

Windows user asking for help with Windows != Windows user complain about Windows overall.

The first case, ok: you’re being an asshole, answer to questions not made just because you want to feel clever.

Second case, well, we need to check the specific wording/complains. But generally speaking, if someone complain about train or how train make them sick, you may as well introduce them to the concept of airplane/bus/carsharing/teleport or whatever.

In Linux case, I’ll go with sort of reply: “give it a try with this live [reliable] Linux disrto, if like the experience, you may as well try dual booting”

Technically you got refund, you got the 0$/€ you spent back, probably even without noticing.

That patent exired almost a decade ago: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/12/loading-screen-game-patent-finally-expires

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It’s not about them working on a Linux distro, but a Linux distro’s team working on tandem with them.

Would be great to see RPCS3 team collaborate with the Linux community to create a Linux distro that replace Android on a narrow range of Android smartphones… it doesn’t mean they need to support EVERY android device, just one that has the actual power to emulate the PS3 at decent framerate and price.

billions of saving for (expected) billions of customers: “best I can do is a buck”

Exclusive for PS4, then exclusive for Epic Game Store and also Denuvo to “protect” sales.

Well, I see this as a complete success: Square Enix just protected the sales from the hungry wallets of their fans. Their fans wallet are now not starving, and so they should be happy. SE is a sensible company.

imho: It looks like that game making is currently the only thing the big industry allow him to, while he does aspire to be more involved in the movie industry rather the gaming one. Weird direction since videogame industry is way more bigger than the movie one.

I think it is a kind of recall to the classic arts, like when at a certain point in their career movie actors perform in live theater.

Ok, space Karen.

Sadly, Microsoft doesn’t need to do anything to have you to upgrade to Windows 11: you just need to buy a new device in the mainstream market. Aside from building your rig from scratch, of course.

SteamDeck is a good example: Microsoft didn’t do nothing to promote the handheld PC gaming industry, even if Valve shown that their free and licenseless OS proved to be the best one… most OEM deliver Window’s only PC handheld, because they are afraid to lose the market segment of those who pirate PC games.

They are basically saying: “hey investors! We’re gonna hijacking prices again for the fools that buy our products”

The long-awaited sequel will start as a paid early access game until it eventually transitions to the same free-to-play model as the original.

There are companies that can operate control by using the money they get from billion of customers, and other companies that prefer to use the money the take from billion of customers to teach citizens how unfair the governments are.

Those who are manipulated in favor of big corps are generally poorly educated individuals, so you can have huge number of that people, which translate in both social, economical and political power.

The point is not Valve, which me or you can respect and enjoy as company, the problem is that laws affect everyone. If the laws favor predatory companies, Valve has either adapt to be predator or being extinguished.

Extremist as defined by who? Valve lets the customer decide what is too extreme for them, which is how it should be.

I think is best also in your interest, as consumer (and human being, if you aren’t Zuckeberg or Bezos) if companies are called accountable for the crap they spread just to make investor happy.

You may like Valve for their way of business, but the law doesn’t work per persona: what it allow is a allowed to everyone (generally and depending if you’re in a theocracy, oligarcy etc.)

I don’t think people shrugged off on Concord because poor quality such as bug or inconsistency. Concord was a fine Overwatch-wannabe that went for hard-sci realism (not as interesting as stylized/cartoon as TeamFortress2 and Overwatch). Pubg had realism, but it was the original trendsetter. CoD aside (which has its own historical fellowship) how many other multiplayer GaaS went successful with that sort of realism as Lawbreakes.

Also, blue water/red water problem: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Ocean_Strategy

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