I’m quite certain

Who uses it to mean “somewhat”? I’ve only heard it used to mean very/indeed/enough/completely, consistently between both the US and UK.

I thought True Colors was decent enough, but by all accounts Double Exposure was nothing special.

I really liked the anthology thing the series was going with, where every game was telling a different story with a different cast. Maybe eventually getting to the core of answering why these random kids have strange abilities.

But the last thing I wanted was them to try to continue from (what I thought was) a perfect ending. Just seems like they’ve lost the point.

The updated Forerunner architecture designs seem directly lifted out of Tron. I can’t imagine it’s a coincidence that Halo 4 released just 2 years after Tron Legacy.

Woden resembling Odin (along with the name)

Just some additional context, Woden is the Anglo-Saxon name for the same god, worshipped in England prior to the arrival of Christianity. Not too different from how the Roman version of Zeus is Jupiter.

The English word “Wednesday” also etymologically derives from “Woden’s Day,” like how Thursday is also “Thor’s Day”

There’s an Xbox Developer Direct next week that will feature Forza, I’m assuming they would have announced it then.

If only people actually elected President Camacho IRL. Say what you will about him, but he deferred to subject matter experts when he was proven wrong and facilitated actual, positive change as a result.

The current administration prefers to just double down on its own ignorance when challenged.

Ethiopian Orthodoxy stems from the Coptic Church of Egypt, making it one of the oldest continuous branches of Christianity that still exists.

FWIW, Amazon bought the James Bond IP last year (and also owns MGM Studios as of 2022). The relationship between this game and Amazon may be nothing more than that.

Playground is planning to fill their games with AI slop, so I can’t say I’m overly interested in anything they have to say or show off.

That just leaves Gamefreak, which simply cannot make a good game if a gun was held to their head, so I don’t have much interest in them either.

I heard a joke once: Man turns on computer. Goes to edit settings. Needs a patch to fix a system deficiency. Can’t find any other solution. Windows says, “The fix is simple. Only a system administrator can make these changes. Go call one. That should take care of it.” Man bursts into tears. Says, “But Windows… I am the system administrator.” Good joke. Everybody laugh. Upgrade to enterprise for $199.99. Curtains.

(Original reference)

Don’t worry, I also died a little bit inside just when looking up the dates to make sure I was remembering correctly! Definitely a moment feeling like that Saving Private Ryan gif.

There were 17 years between the release of Elder Scrolls 1 (1994) and Elder Scrolls 5 (2011).

It’s coming up on 15 years since the release of Elder Scrolls 5, and still no release date for Elder Scrolls 6 in sight.

Guessing it didn’t enter full production until after Starfield, which itself had a delayed launch. Bethesda has a lot of money, especially under Microsoft, but their core studio (BGS) is still a comparatively small team, likely no A-team/B-team development pipeline.

I’m guessing development of the game is well underway at this point, maybe aiming for a release in the next couple of years. But development is always a dice roll of whether a project goes smoothly and launches on time or if speedbumps might necessitate changes in plans.

Despite the “trailer” for Elder Scrolls 6 that is already 8 years old at this point, Bethesda typically does not start hyping their projects until they’re fairly close to completion (e.g. Fallout 4, first trailer in June 2015, release in November 2015). Starfield was intended to be similar, with its first real trailer (something more than just a title card) in 2021 and a planned release in 2022, though the release was delayed a year by Microsoft for polishing, which I am guessing it desperately needed.

The Elder Scrolls 6 title card reveal, from that same showcase where Starfield got its token title card reveal, was more of a statement of commitment that the series wasn’t dead, not necessarily to show off the results of a project in process. So I’d anticipate that when we do actually see some tangible material from Elder Scrolls 6, its release date will not be too far off. You know, barring delays. But that’s maybe the only optimistic thing I can say about the game right now.

I think the Starfield engine was…fine. Not amazing, but it was probably the least buggy game at launch they ever put out.

I’d worry more about the gameplay loop and quality of writing. That’s where Starfield tanked, and that’s what will end up killing Elder Scrolls 6 if they don’t make improvements.

I count it as a handheld because every switch can be used as a handheld, while not every switch can be used as a home console.

So I guess why wouldn’t the Switch Lite be counted in those sales? It’s the same device, sans detachable controllers and docking capabilities.

It’s like calling a phone that you can plug into a monitor with peripherals a “desktop”

And a couple of them (PS3, 360) aren’t even pixelated.

Plus the Switch is a handheld, which makes it a weird distinction to make.

Switch has a good chance of overtaking PS2 before the end of its lifespan. The Switch is still selling and still getting game releases.

I wish my wife could play subnautica with me

Well she’s too busy taking care of young Molly to be able to make the time. Maybe have Worf babysit?

Can we start a petition to move September/October/November/December to have September land where July currently is, and then current November and December become Undecember and Duodecember to make the numbers line up again?