circuitfarmer

My Android device has 128GB of internal storage, and I still could not imagine not having a MicroSD slot for additional storage.

+1 for Pop. I fully expected to distro hop but have had it on my main rig for over a year now. Surprisingly pleasant.

Just to make sure it’s clear: not being Deck Verified doesn’t mean it won’t run on the Deck or on Linux in general. It means Valve has not hit their testing threshold for the title to mark it as verified or unsupported.

More specifically, it means Valve cannot guarantee a) the game will run (though anecdotally, I’ve had most if not all unverified games I tried work without issue), b) that the text is large enough to be readable on the Deck, or c) that the controls are usable (=you might have to just use the configurator yourself).

I think a danger Valve has introduced with the verification system is people thinking that not verified == no worky.

But it wasn’t worthless to Epic, who potentially sold it, active address or not. It doesn’t really matter what happens with it further down the chain after that sale. The point is that simply signing up for an account, even with fake credentials, does give Epic something. Not a lot, but something.

They can. That’s literally what data brokers do.

Sure. I’ll be more clear next time. I think my original point still stands.

Chances are they have already gotten more than a cent from you – depending on what they do with your account data. Even just an email address has a price. That’s my only point, really. Just signing up gives them something.

I mean, I dont think it’s controversial to say it is surprising that a game had an expansion in 2000 but and then only had any other after the HD re-release in 2013. 13 years is an eternity in gaming. That’s my only point; I dont think it has anything to do with keeping “up to date”.

Oh, I mean the OG expansion “The Conquerors”. As far as I know that content is just included in the Definitive Edition now. But back in the day, it was the AOEII expansion.

AFAIK all the other DLC came after the Definitive edition re-release. My original point is that I didn’t expect new expansions to what is ultimately a 90s game.

I legit never imagined I’d see another expansion for this game. I say expansion because we didn’t call the others DLC back then.

A challenge that they themselves don’t understand and couldn’t undertake, but they’ll happily risk the livelihoods of others for their hunch

Mankind Divided is free right now btw

It’s not free. The point is to get me to make an account on Epic and install their stupid launcher. That isn’t free and I’m tired of people claiming things are “free” when in fact they exist to get you to sign up for another service. It’s not free-as-in-air.

And not to mention: the original versions actually run fine to this day. Pure money grab and they made the product(s) worse to do it.

Just to add: the Steam Controller may have been a commercial flop, but I still maintain that it is one of the best controllers out there, in particular for playing strategy games from the couch (right pad > mouse). I still use mine regularly and have a couple backups. The price of the Steam Controllers now reflects that it’s technically a niche success.

Edit: and the dual trackpad setup plus integrated configurator technically does live on for the Steam Deck

When did it die?

Streaming.

It’s the new cable, in that it sells to customers based on intentional market fragmentation. It’s actually a worse, because anything you “buy” on a streaming platform is actually just leased.

And I think every live service is a “no buy”.

If they don’t want to make money, they should do it and make whatever business goon suggesting it very happy (until that person looks at the balance sheet).

But without the fun

I want both the “iOS ecosystem” and Epic to fail, so I guess I just enjoy this new form of entertainment.

Most of their entire business model relies on collecting data hand over fist, constantly. Hell, even actively not using their products doesn’t even make you safe.