They had banned it by the time I remember flying, but airplanes (!) still had ashtrays in every seat.
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Recovering game journalist, now simply a journalist. Context-Free Patent Art: https://www.tumblr.com/contextfreepatentart
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I wrote a bit more guessing about the longer term future of the space here if you're interested: www.unlosingwriter.com/ps5-pro-rais...
PS5 Pro raises questions about the future of consoles | This Week in Games
Console gaming used to have a bunch of advantages over alternative forms of gaming. Those have lessened over time, and the PS5 Pro announcement suggests the console market will be narrowed further in ...
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I don't think platform exclusivity is the thing that determines the health of the industry in the future. In a vacuum, I would say they aren't great, but there scenarios where I think, for example, a walled garden buys Nintendo more space to ignore harmful industry trends.
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There are a ton of complicating factors there, of course, but when I hear about this approach, I think of games like Outer Worlds, Pentiment, Psychonauts 2, Hi-Fi Rush, Grounded etc.
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Lot of people talking about smaller games as a silver bullet solution to AAA problems, but Microsoft did a ton of this after 2018's acquisition spree, had a bunch of successes, and still felt it had to abandon exclusivity to make the business viable.
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This week the USPTO issued a patent for a "female-themed video game system."🤷♂️ www.tumblr.com/contextfreep...
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I hadn't looked, but wow that's bleak!
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That screen cap is still a very good distillation though! Last time I tried it, uh, also would not fit into a single post here. (www.gamesindustry.biz/starfield-re...)
Starfield review controversy traces game journalism's orbital decay | This Week in Business
This Week in Business is our weekly recap column, a collection of stats and quotes from recent stories presented with a…
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I figured the Polkaroo had probably hit a rough patch, but this is still very saddening.
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"Who would have thought the old man to have so much blood in him?" is evergreen.
