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6 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said:
That's when I lost interest in it. I remember a little bit of the JBL and Evolution stuff but I was only dipping in and out of it, not really watching it every week like I used to. The Rock and Austin had left by then.
I do remember this Royal Rumble moment from 2005 though.
Hilarious stuff. I loved Eddie.
JBL got a lot of hate, but I adored his character. It was a nice throwback to the absurd gimmicks of the 90s and he played the role superbly. He was top drawer stuff on the mic. I know he was pretty bad in the ring, but his feud with Eddie in 2004 was fantastic, he really helped elevate Eddie to stardom.
Evolution was a great stable too, pushed Orton and Batista into the big time. The turn on Orton and then Batista doing it back to HHH and Flair are still some of the best moments of the mid-2000s. Went to see a live event in Manchester when they were at their peak and Flair was great. Amazing that he was still able to entertain to such a high level at that age.
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On 9/22/2024 at 9:28 PM, martinist said:
Just watched Wrestlemania 17 while i was working my way through 2001. I forgot how good 17 was and how they built everything up. There was a few minor matches like Jerico and Regal for the Intercontinental and a really short match for the Women's tital with Chyna and Ivory. Angle and Bennoit singles match and a European Title match with Eddie Gurrero and Test
The big matches were probably TLC 2 for the tag titles, the Shane and Vince Street fight, Undetaker and HHH and the Rock and Stone Cold for the World title.
WCW was bought the week before and they had this storyline where it was Shane that bought the company out from under Vince so now they are setting up for the invasion stuff. Spike Dudley and Ryno were introduced two or three weeks before the PPV.
Biggest pop was probably when Linda was sitting in the corner of the ring, storyline wise shes doped up on pills and paralytic while vince is hitting Shane with a trash can in the ring she stands up and boots him in the balls. Shane then sets him up in the corner with a trash can against him and jumps from one end of the ring to the other to finish the match.
The Stone Cold and Rock match was longer than i remember from when i was a kid. Match went on for almost a full half hour and they were kicking out of everything. All the time J.R and Paul Heyman are screaming over each other. It was pretty fun to watch then Vince comes out and gives Austin a chair and he does his heel turn before it ends with J.R screaming about Austin making a deal with the devil for the World Championchip belt and how everything in the company is gonig to change.
Haven't watched the Raw or Smackdown after but i vagely remember this is when WCW and ECW guys start regularly showing up through Shane's feaud with Vince.
My favourite PPV of all time.
The hardcore match between Raven, Big Show and Kane is also great.
The promo video for the world title match between The Rock and Stone Cold still sends chills down my spine. Top Stuff.
TLC II, Angle vs. Benoit, HHH vs. Taker and the main even are all 5* matches.
This was peak WWE for me. While I enjoyed the Invasion angle a lot, and a lot of the stuff in the mid 2000s with Benoit, Guerrero, Evolution and JBL, it started going downhill significantly after that, especially with the roster split. 1997-2001 was when they were on a complete roll. Maybe it was just the fact I was a teenager during that time, but it was very special.
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9 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said:
Let's say the Switch 2 is just a more powerful version of the original. How much are people willing to pay for it?
With the PS5 Pro being announced, there's been a lot of talk about the price of consoles and people potentially being priced out of the hobby if they continue to rise.
What would be the breaking point price for you to say "No" when it comes to the Switch successor.
It really depends on the tech inside it. I expect £400 will be the ceiling for a Nintendo machine, and cannot really see them going over that.
Having said that, if it is packing a lot of punch and is a competent rival (or better) than Steam Deck, I don't see how £500 could potentially be out of the question. I don't see Nintendo going down that road though. The family-friendly, buy-each-one-of-the-kids-their-own-device helped shift a lot of OG Switch & Lite units and I expect they will take the same approach here. OG model will likely be £350-400, a non-dockable "Lite" version will launch 12-18 months later at £300, and then depending on how balls-to-the-wall they go with the base model, we may see a premium edition 2-3 years down the line with the same tech, but improved storage, screen & battery life.
Essentially, I'm expecting them to use the same playbook as the original Switch.
Edit: I'm with Glen-i. Anything over £400 is likely where I'll question getting one day 1. Unless the launch line-up is astoundingly tantalising.
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You could probably build a PC of a similar power level for around £1200-1500 (especially if you go with a 6800XT. Nvidia cards would put you in the higher bracket) if you choose your parts carefully. While that is considerably more than a PS5 pro, the value you can get out of such a product is considerably more when factoring in productivity / entertainment applications. Yes, you might need to buy a monitor, but consoles don't come with a TV and there's nothing stopping you connecting a new PC to a TV as a pure gaming device. Xbox Series controllers are not that expensive if you shop around.
If a game is struggling to perform on a PS5 or PS5 Pro, you're basically out of luck waiting for a patch, if one comes at all. At least on PC you have options to downgrade the graphics or pull back on the resolution if 60fps is what you're after. Far more flexibility to tune your experience to your own tastes.
Then you have to factor in PS Plus. That's going to set you back X amount a year for the 4-5 years of the console's life, so you can stick that onto the overall price of buying in to the Sony ecosystem. Online is completely free on PC.
Finally, you're going to be paying more for games on a console. While discounts can definitely be had on PSN and other manufacturers' stores, they're almost never as deep as on Steam or Epic. That's without factoring in key resellers, where brand new games can often be had for ~£40 on launch, not the £60-70 you'll be paying on PlayStation.
Really, over the lifespan of a console, a PC is a more front-loaded investment, but I would argue it works out cheaper in the long run up against a PS5 Pro. Also, when a console is done, you have to pay full price to go to the next step and your old box can be sold off at a low price, or sit around gathering dust. A PC can be incrementally updated as it starts to struggle with the newest releases, and there are no worries about back compat. While a new GPU can be pricey, you will never be laying out anywhere near your original investment to see significant gains from newer parts.
A PC will always struggle to compete against a smartly-designed, solid, and well-priced console. There is a lot to be said about a manufacturer having a unified vision when it comes to parts / performance. But I think this is only true when they're working at the lower end of the price spectrum. It makes sense to be involved in an ecosystem which has a relatively low barrier to entry in terms of price. £300, £400, maybe £500 - it is undeniably good value in the long run if you're going to get software that makes the most of the machine. Nintendo have done a great job with Switch in understanding this philosophy. They make software for the hardware they have.
The problem with both MS and Sony is that they (to some extent) but especially 3rd party devs are increasingly becoming restricted by their own hardware, and wanting to do more than they can work with, which is why the PS5 Pro has been greenlit a £700. It just doesn't make sense logically or financially stacked up against a PC.
Astro Bot has clearly proved that the PS5 is an incredibly capable machine. It looks amazing, it runs at a buttery smooth 60fps, it is throwing physicals calculations around like Einstein on steroids. Hardware is only as good as the people working on it, and unfortunately, a lot of developers in 2024 are not doing that. A hugely powerful and expensive PC is a way of brute forcing a developer's vision into reality, and the PS5 Pro seems like it is trying to emulate that approach, but I predict that it will be categorically unsuccessful at doing that at £700.
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Remember that the UK / EU price also includes ~20% VAT, and the US price is without it. The disparity is still quite large, but it's mostly down to this.
Absolutely hilarious that they are asking this much, and as has already been pointed out, you may as well go PC at that point.
And as has also already been pointed out, developers aren't even using the power they have available properly this gen. Giving them more is not the answer.
You could argue that this is a "niche" product for the ultra-hardcore, but I don't even think that audience is a big enough market to really make this a viable product. I guess we will see.
The differences highlighted in the trailer were negligible at best, especially when many games already don't run at a consistent 60 with ultra stable resolutions in performance mode on both the PS5 and XSX without some form of compromise (ugly upscaling or dynamic resolution). I think the story will be the same on Pro, especially when it comes to 3rd party devs.
I see far more negatives with this machine than positives (particularly the lack of a disk drive), but then I'm not a Sony gamer.
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I think @Dcubed is bang on the money with his take. Xbox and PlayStation have really floundered since the release of their new consoles.
I hope this game gets a PC release because it does look wonderful.
Miyamoto lawsuit when?
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1 hour ago, EEVILMURRAY said:
I do initially think "Shigsy!" When he appears on t'screens.
Everyone loves it when you put "the" in front of of things, I'm sure you remember back in t'day when we all used the internets and poking people on the Facebooks.
I saw a video about this phenomenon on the Youtubes.
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@Julius email Ubisoft quickly. There are...
*checks notes*
An in-game Trailblazer trinket and *gasp* 100 Ubisoft Connect Units to pick up for free for this surely very minor inconvenience.
Thank you for being a Ubisoft customer.
Quote"On August 27, our teams identified an issue where some PS5 players were playing on a previous version of the game. We quickly deployed an update and informed affected players to ensure their game was updated to the latest version (1.000.002) and advised that they begin a new save to avoid additional issues and progression blockers. We've followed up with affected PS5 players today to inform them we have provided them an in-game Trailblazer trinket as well as 100 Ubisoft Connect Units (to redeem for in-game rewards, for example) to make their return to the Outer Rim a little more special."
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25 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said:
I just can't bring myself to do that. Just don't trust the stuff.
Businesses that refuse cash simply don't get my business. Boils my blood when you go into a shop and they only accept digital payments. It's legal tender! I feel sorry for elderly people who don't keep up with tech and get turned away because they can't pay with cash or can't get a discount because they don't have an app.
Same, I almost always use cash unless it's a big purchase.
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15 minutes ago, Julius said:
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8 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said:
Knowing what the FA are like, we will probably end up with Steve Bruce.
It would be absolutely glorious. Big fan of the Brucemeister General.
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Stroopwafel: for me, it's absolutely Agent 64. A Goldeneye/PD-inspired FPS that is currently coming to Steam, but not confirmed for other platforms just yet. I don't care how much it is nonchalantly borrowing from those games, whether it be taking people out while they're on the pisser or the Severnaya-esque snow level, they are doing everything right for me right now. Loved the demo and cannot wait to play more.
Surströmming: no doubt should be Hollow Knight: Silksong. I'm not convinced that this game is still even being worked on. Very sad situation. I'm tired of waiting now. Here's the most recent trailer. It's from 2022, but for all we know, the developers may already be dead.
Soufflé: it has to be the most recent Mario & Luigi game, Brothership. I've not played a single game from this series, but the Nintendo Direct trailer positively charmed me. I was expecting a ton of remakes in that Direct, so I was pleasantly surprised by this one. I'm in love with the fact the cutscenes seem to take inspiration from the 90s TV show with Captain Lou Albano. At the very top of my pre-Switch 2 wishlist.
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Books will be written in the future about Xbox circa 2012-2024.
- How to throw away 10 years of goodwill and alienate your core audience.
- Surprised that giving away product for nominal sums of money doesn't convert into a healthy base of paying customers? Don't be!
- Your vision isn't working? Ask your boss for more money! Just literally throw money at the problem.
- How to make your fiercest rival's business proposition exceed your own. A 10-step guide.
- Can't compete? Buy the competition!
- Gold & Pass - the long three-year-road from 25 million to 26 million. A how-to on merging products and changing branding to give the impression that business is booming.
- Respecting IP, is it really necessary?
- Why success can lead to failure: A guide to closing successful studios and avoiding a backlash. Foreword by IGN.
- Hoodwinked: A CEO's guide to speaking and acting like the customer.
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36 minutes ago, nekunando said:
Badminton feels almost unnecessary when the vastly superior tennis is in the package.
Strange, I feel entirely the opposite about this. I love badminton and love the small little subtle things you can do in it to win shots. Tennis I simply cannot comprehend at all.
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59 minutes ago, Dcubed said:
Music sucks too, nothing memorable at all.
Lies! The Bowling jazz-a-thon is spectacular.
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2 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said:
I read a while ago that it appeared some of the items that were obtainable were only available for a limited time. Was this true/still happening? I hate GaaS like things like this that force players to play at certain times in order to get certain things. If the items are available all the time once they arrive then that's fine by me. It's another reason why I held off from buying it. If it was/still is a thing, feels like a punishment for those who jump into the game at a later date.
No, you can still get the old stuff. Once you've got all the available items for that week, you'll get a random week from the back catalogue that you can go for.
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14 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said:
I've still yet to pick it up. I keep being tempted by it but then I'm also wondering if I would get a lot of play time out of it. It still seems to be pretty bare bones when compared to Wii Sports Resort and I imagine that the addition of Basketball will probably be the last update it gets, what with the next console looming.
I was sceptical too, but I've managed to get a good 50 hours out of it so far.
Almost all of this time has been spent on Bowling and Golf, which are both superb. Volleyball and Badminton are great too. Barely touched the other 3 sports, and Tennis is really, really bad compared to the Wii game, but maybe I just can't my head around the controls this time.
The way the online is integrated is great, much better and more rewarding experience than just playing the CPU every time. It has a nice levelling system.
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Five absolutely superb penalties. Amazing stuff.
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2 minutes ago, Glen-i said:
Oof, if only @Nicktendo put his all into the credits game, he would've won that one.
Yes, it totally matters. 22 rupee difference!
I had the wife call me during the credits
Thanks for the game, that was fun! First time I've ever played it.
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Read an article somewhere, maybe the BBC, where they were lamenting how bad the big teams have been at this tournament, blaming it on the long and demanding elite season across Europe. I'm inclined to agree with that POV. It's only going to get worse next time with the revised bigger European club tournaments coming in this year.
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Spent about 75 bones in the sale and picked up:
System Shock (Nightdive Studios version - Loved their work on the Turok games & Forsaken)
Dead Rising OG
Sea of Stars
Balatro
Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore (because of my DF boy @Dark1x John's involvement)
Batboy
Forza Horizon 4: Ultimate Edition (Loved this on GP, but wanted to try the Lego DLC)
Legend Bowl (Have a big soft spot for NFL games, especially retro-inspired ones)So far, so good. Loving Dead Rising, Balatro and Forza at 4K60. Yet to dive in to the others.
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I didn't register in time. I thought I could vote in the embassy, like I have done once in the past, but apparently not these days... I applied on the gov.uk site and thought I was done in early June, but then they asked for a scan of my signature, which turned out to be a whole hassle and a ton of waiting for snail mail. Then I was away for a couple of weeks in mid-June so wouldn't have managed to do everything in time anyway. My last registration was Bolton North East, and I haven't lived there for 8 years, and didn't vote in 2019. Oh well.
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It was strong Labour seat for around 20 years, but swung back to the Tories in 2019. Having looked at recent by-election results over the past ~2 years, it seems the Cons are losing 60-90% of their vote from 2019, so it will be very interesting to see how me ol' constituency goes this time and whether the threat of ZERO SEATS is actually the real deal.
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I won't be able to tonight @Glen-i but if there's another game going down over the weekend (or tomorrow evening), I'll be free.
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