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Yeah my issue with articles is that it's vague - the only reference I find to specific manufacturers are Nintendo and Apple - tho Samsung apparently plan to sink billions into manufacturing and parts in response. My issue is if this is industry wide -and tbh I think the WSJ has fluffed up the Switch angle, as I can find info about NAND chip shortages ongoing from last year but didn't see other components mentioned - why can't I find so much more info about it online? Seriously go Google phone parts shortage or something and you get switch and apple. With some digging and changing it to the NAND shortage terms I got a bit more info. Mostly it seems to related to prices on SSDs not coming down. Coming back to the original point of discussion tho I'm aiming to still keep it mostly Switch - why do Nintendo repeatedly end up with hardware issues I don't tend to see from other mafacturers, especially with what is presumably so many years in the business? It seems like every time the discussion comes up or it happens again that it's defended as something beyond control etcetc - but to me it just looks like a bad job to keep happening. Let's not forget Apple are still getting the parts according to articles and posters here whereas Nintendo are not - so it isn't just purely out of their hands. If solid orders were made and contracted, how/why are they giving preference to Apple on parts? The order already existed without shortage, or possibly was even made shorter (NAND issues apparently been ongoing since last year) so in that latter case someone WOULD have known and taken a risk - someone WOULD have known about it, no? Or ykno Nintendo could avoid this whole issue in future by doing what many have said for ages and stop using shitty amounts of internal NAND storage for their consoles in the first place

Industry wide I found in an article but that's very broad - which other manufacturers is it affecting? 'No-one saw it coming' is weak. I'd bloody hope nobody saw it coming if this has still then happened! I imagine a lot of people hit by cars don't see them coming, but they still do their best to negate the risk by looking both ways by crossing. How can Nintendo have so many years of experience and STILL not get on top of their hardware game, especially so close to launch?

Want to give me the reality? Where's the forward thinking? Who's considering and minimising risks? Sure I don't know the picture but I do know Nintendo are very experienced yet repeatedly fail with their hardware levels and supply. These aren't products you're dropping to last for a week or a month - they're long term and regular use. To be hit with such a specific stock issue(is it affecting anyone else other than apple) so soon after launch strikes me as a lack of foresight and planning - which surely people are responsible for.

So it brings you on - why isn't/doesn't this happen so often to other folks? Which silly person thought a good design decision was to be using parts that might run these risks? Like. Surely people are paid to do jobs around whole projects like console manufacturer launch and maintainence? Clearly someone's not doing it as well as they could be or some ill thought out choices were made.

Doesn't seem to answer the question of why this seems to happen so often with Nintendo hardware - a game they've not exactly new to. Why did they manage to get it wrong so often ? Also didn't someone say they were competing with apple who ARE getting the parts - so why's there a discrepancy there, or is there not?

Anyone hooked on this from recent ps+ offerings? I've generally always added the PS3 and vita games(not even got one) but hasn't been so common for me to actually fire a PS3 up - but I couldn't resist this. Think I first witnessed it in 2013 when my friend was playing it briefly - and it isn't quite what I thought it was - AND I'm not very good but I really was loving this last week. Given my general shitness in surviving/completing all challenges have folks got any general tips? I'm trying to scope ahead on challenges and not do stuff that might unlock shortly or get to the geographic areas in time etc but sometimes I'm a bit shit or get ravaged by a lion or something. EDIT: why they never ported this to ps4 I do wonder. Doesn't feel even all that terribly old and given the install base now I imagine it surely could have turned a profit?

Let's not also forget they did such a shit job with their own product a 3rd party managed to rip it off, produce it, and get it onto shelves and into homes whilst Nintendo sat fumbling and fans were still scrambling for the official things. Whatever the reason - these shortages are far from new for them, and as you say they really should know better. Not at all surprised they've gone overcautious on the Switch after the WiiU but surely in this modern world there's ways to keep production lines running on standby for a bit of cash risk/speculation.

Well it depends on the system. I've only done rudimentary stuff for personal or low-level work but I'm sure we've got enough nerds here to tell you about the gaps you end up plugging ina system that evolves. I don't imagine the ps3's original infrastructure or design was built future proof to last til now, or many of the iterations along the way, so you keep building on potentially bad foundations until you're too large to do anything about instead of doing the overhaul you need. Even having said that - I still rather agreed with yourself. I would have to wonder just how poorly things were built on the PS3 to cause such an issue now, and tbh if it'd cause some small issues with a trophies surely it'd have bigger issues worth an overhaul? Even a band-aid fix on top such as a X-minutes sync you suggest should surely be possible. I do kinda look forward to the days when we'll have the answers/understanding for some of these things or how the tech was designed!

Personally I'm going for both whatever suits most people but on closest call preference to Zell as he has yet once again graciously agreed to potentially host some of the meet attendees! As far as Meltdown - I went for a good few smash nights but yeah I'd say on the whole even with that I'd agree with you colleague's evaluation @ashley. Its cool if you can bring the environment but it doesn't really have the feeling or atmosphere by itself for me - great if you wanna just play video games tho. If we felt we HAD to go somewhere gaming wise obviously I'll vote for Loading again. Great amount of tabletops, can bring own games/consoles etc - only real problem with it as always is space Vs people. (Personally I'd actually not mind a pub with some space and potentially low key tabletop stuff or pen and paper like we do sometimes in the park, bigger games like a mafia or team tabletops etc. but on the whole I'm easy with whatevs)

Not even once been anything enough of an issue to bother me but I share the sentiments on still paying attention to the little features even if they don't see big anymore. I'd wonder if there's some clumsy fundamentals in that system that are hard to overturn as they've been built upon? As others have said I can't see any reason for it to even still be an issue now, or a fix be such a deal, for something that surely seems so simple?

Cmon folks! @Zell as you're ok to host at least some of us and the response so far I'd give you date preference. However maybe it's worth tagging all the usual folks to see who's in or not? @ReZourceman @Goafer @jayseven @The Bard @Dannyboy-the-Dane @Happenstance @MoogleViper @Charlie @Jimbob @Shorty @Sheikah @Fierce_LiNk @Eenuh @Dan_Dare @dwarf @Daft @Supergrunch @Cube @Goron_3 @The Peeps @...overwatch!

My apologies as I've been generally not as active in life or forums for a month or two - but I am ofc absolutely in for this and support your date of August 12th given you're graciously hosting yet AGAIN! Really quite close now folks in terms of weeks I imagine - can we confirm if this is gonna gwan and who we've got for Zell's sake? As ever @Zell I'll personally appreciate accomodation but I've got enough links to forego if space is an issue

Sorry to hear about that @drahkon. Obviously it's gonna take time(as I'm sure you know from previous) but that's annoyingly just how it is. My advice is try to think back to who/what you were prior to the relationship and aim to get back to that for now rather than chase something else(not saying you necessarily would, plus if that's who you were before then double bonus!). I also think a more obvious solution is to get Overwatch on your PS4 and come be a cool kid like the rest of us so you don't have to think of relationships anymore B)

I know I'm a fucking weirdo but everytime I look at him and his hairline for some reason I can't think of much but The Last Airbender.

Sorry I'm a bit late in the day to say thanks to you all! I haven't been about on here as much lately as I usually am - soon to be rectified! Very much appreciate the thread and birthday wishes though

I think Farron was their best bet. It's just a shame he couldn't go on hating the gays in secret whilst not actually putting into his politics.

Apparently Farron has stepped down as leader of lib Dems. Didn't see or expect this coming. Actually quite liked him and probably best thing for party atm. Was looking forward to him and JC moving forwards alongside eavhh other. EDIT: extra instability gonna do is no favours for attempts at not letting Tories form a last government. Silly bastard.

I know the current situation isn't ideal - but I have some hope now. So happy to not see a conservative majority, hope Labour manage to form a minority govt with support of other parties ongoing. Nobody wants to touch toxic coalitions since the damage it did the LibDems I think. Theresa May absolutely needs to fuck off too btw. She's fucked herself and her party with this, along with making things awkward for Brexit, not even mentioning her track record re: home secretary and 3 terrorist attacks under her watch as PM. Get her out.

Angus Robertson just lost his seat to the Conservatives. Hadn't realised he was at risk! EDIT: Clegg's gone to Labour!

2015 was under majority too. Don't get your hopes up.

So I totally haven't been on the forum much lately(soon to be rectified hopefully) but anyone who has me on fb will know from both Brexit and since I've been quite vocal about various parties there. However today I've opted to make a post for the non-voters which I'm copying and pasting here along with the link(it's public). You don't have to agree with it(and sure, it's my own thoughts with probably gaps) but if you do I'd ask you share it about. As much as I don't want more conservative votes - I'd take them if it means engaging those who don't vote at all. Link to the public post - https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=708063395832&id=271100470

I second this(tho I generally hate change on its own merit :p) - if it makes it easier for you guys on your end then I don't mind losing a bit of existing but fairly superficial functionality given the advantages, plus they sound fairly reasonable over the disadvantages. Also happy to chuck in something too.

Thought it was you mate. Didn't know about the latest stuff with it all - i was wondering cos I just wanted to ask if they offered anything like compo in shop credit etc?

Without even asking/discussing? Pretty spectacular fuck-up for Nintendo imo, their customer service has always seemed so on point when I've dealt with them! Admittedly not for about 3/4 years now. Does anyone know who it was here that got a Switch repair done and lost their entire Zelda save?

I weirdly have and similar to yourself rather surprised I'm not seeing more folks playing it from the ps+ offerings! It's a strange game, in some ways feels basic/old but in others feels quite on point(online stuff etc). I played mostly solo first but now I'm jumping in with randoms on the missions(again, excellent online features even if not aruably low level). Played a bit with my ex's bro and a little with Marcamillian too. The weird thing is me and Marc get issues all over PSN and it refuses to let us 'see' each other - so we've done co-op with BrokeGod as host and him seeing both me and Marc but me and Marc only seeing him and not each other. Yet, given the rather good design of the online in the game, it isn't really to great detriment. I'm not sure we're getting all the XP we each should, and abilities that can go on whole squad don't work for us on each other, but again with the design it hasn't been of terrible detriment when we're all in party chat etc. I feel it's a game with an unusual but really good balance. Even mission lengths at 20-30 on occasion but with so much action and shit you don't notice(i tell people this is like an isometric shooter equivalent of a hack'n'slash) but even the fact you can drop early without penalty etc is great. The random events and stuff are also great and i also feel it has a great design in its progression so far. Really loving it tbh, tho not playing as much as i might because no one else is, but i can definitely see it being something I keep dipping into. It's one of those excellent games for when you're not sure what to play and you kinda feel like you can't be arsed with too much mentally demanding - yet really great despite that description's implication of it being entirely mindless, because it's really not! /Alienation The thing is, and i know it's easy to say this, there's something about Overwatch that i think you'll really grow to love if you have the time to put in. You've got the game already - just give it a little go! Maybe team up with Eenuh for a bit(wouldn't recommend playing with more than one experienced person to start with) and see how you get on. Plus it's also one of the best excuses for top N-Europe bants, both on and off console!