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Martino Quintas

@estaim85.bsky.social

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programmer and CEO of the website chat-to.dev I'm here to learn and teach what I know

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Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 12h

For 4 years I woke up sure I'd be exposed this week. Nobody ever came. There was no inspector, just a made-up pro with zero flaws I kept losing to. Be honest: who's your imaginary rival? #ImpostorSyndrome #WebDev comuniq.xyz/discussion/p...

Impostor Syndrome Isn't What You Think (And Someone Is Profiting From It) | Comuniq

Impostor Syndrome Isn't What You Think (And Someone Is Profiting From It) | Comuniq

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Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 16h

You die in one hit in Ghostrunner and respawn in a second. Now the same studio wants you to survive a soulslike with stamina bars and real consequences. Valor Mortis drops Oct 13 for $39.99 and it's day one on Game Pass. Speed or caution: which one wins? playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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Valor Mortis: Can Ghostrunner's Speed Survive a Soulslike?

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Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Which 90s RPG final boss felt like a brick wall to you? Did you quit, grind for hours, or find a trick? Tell me the game and your level when you finally won. #RPG #RetroGaming playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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The Last Boss in 90s JRPGs Was a Wall, Not an Accident

Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Cynics aren't smarter than you. They just quit earlier and called it wisdom. The disillusioned still hurt because they still care. Which one are you? #Culture #Cynicism comuniq.xyz/philosophy/p...

Disillusioned Is Not the Same as Cynical, and the Difference Is Expensive | Comuniq

Disillusioned Is Not the Same as Cynical, and the Difference Is Expensive | Comuniq

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Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Your Anime Zero code says invalid? Check the name first: there's an Anime Zero Simulator and a World // Zero too, and codes are not shared. Typos and expiry come next. Which one have you been typing into? #Roblox #AnimeZero playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

A single-player mode that stops working when the servers shut down? That's what's happening to NBA 2K25's MyCareer on Jan. 1. Is that acceptable in a game you paid full price for? #NBA2K25 #Gaming playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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NBA 2K25 MyCareer: Why a Single-Player Mode Is Dying

Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

That sinking feeling when the game you wanted is in the plan ABOVE yours 😩 Gears of War: E-Day hits Game Pass Oct 6. Which tier are you on, and what's your first install? #XboxGamePass #GearsOfWar playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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Game Pass in October: The Games You Won't Pay for Separately

**Xbox Game Pass** has 11 games with...

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Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The SNES CPU does absolutely nothing while DMA runs. 🎮 It's a 2.68 MB/s copy through a tiny VBlank window, and the best devs won by choosing what NOT to send. What's your favorite SNES effect? #SNES #RetroGaming playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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SNES DMA: How the Super Nintendo Moves Data Without the CPU

The Super Nintendo copies data from ROM...

Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

My first client paid me and I felt like a fraud for three weeks. Nobody warns you about that part. #Freelance #Solopreneur Did you feel it too? comuniq.xyz/Career-job-o...

Nobody Buys Your Skill: What You're Actually Selling When You Monetize What You Know | Comuniq

Nobody Buys Your Skill: What You're Actually Selling When You Monetize What You Know | Comuniq

Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A tiny pixel cat is about to move onto your desktop, judge your #doomscrolling and write a diary about you. Be honest: would you adopt a #PocketCatDesktop? playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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Pocket Cat Desktop: The Cat That Judges Your Doomscrolling

**Pocket Cat Desktop**, a game in which...

Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

RS4 was announced and Jagex swears it replaces nothing. Do you think a company can keep 4 RuneScape games alive at once, or will someone get left behind? #RuneScape #RuneFest playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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RuneScape 4 Won't Replace Anything, and That's What Makes It Risky

On October 3, 2026, during RuneFest in...

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Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

MTV never really sold music. It sold teens to advertisers and channels to cable companies. Who plays that game today: TikTok, Spotify, YouTube? Tell me why. #MTV #MediaBusiness comuniq.xyz/Music/post?t...

MTV Didn't Die of Bad Taste: It Died the Day the Doors Multiplied | Comuniq

MTV Didn't Die of Bad Taste: It Died the Day the Doors Multiplied | Comuniq

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Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hey everyone! The PlayStation Couch website (playstationcouch.com) needs your help to stay online. If your brand wants to support gaming content, we have ad spaces available! 🎮 Send a message! #PlayStationCouch #gaming

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Playstation couch Your ultimate destination for all things video games.

Welcome to PlayStation Couch, your ultimate destination for all things video games. Explore the latest trends, advanced techniques, and valuable tips to enhance your gaming skills and maximize your ga...

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Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Nobody applies to be the responsible sibling. You get the job at 7 for being "no trouble," then you're the 11:40pm call for life. Competence is a trap. Did you ever quit the role? #FamilyDynamics #Siblings #Parentification comuniq.xyz/Relationship...

The responsible sibling never asked for the job | Comuniq

The responsible sibling never asked for the job | Comuniq

Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Minecraft Dungeons 2 is great, but only with company. The endgame repeats itself and the Deluxe is a bet with no confirmed DLC. #MinecraftDungeons2 #Gaming Buying it on day one? playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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Is Minecraft Dungeons 2 Only Worth Playing With Friends?

**Chosen format:** in-depth analysis....

Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

PS5X now boots PS5 games on Xbox Series X through Developer Mode. See how it works, which games run, its limits and whether you can download it. #PS5X #XboxSeriesX #Emulation #PS5 playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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PS5 Emulation on Xbox: How PS5X Works and What Already Runs

A programmer and YouTuber named...

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Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Crazy Frog beat Coldplay, Napoleon Dynamite made 115 times its budget. Why couldn't the 2000s pop industry hold on to its own hits? #retrogaming #gaming playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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Crazy Frog Beat Coldplay and Then Vanished: What That Says About the Industry

In June 2005, a blue-eyed, bug-eyed...

Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Gary, Indiana's power outage lasted two weeks and killed seven people. A month later: lawsuits, a $140M dividend payout controversy, and a new unexplained blackout on Sept 3. comuniq.xyz/Health/post?...

Gary, Indiana Power Outage: What Happened and Current Status | Comuniq

Gary, Indiana Power Outage: What Happened and Current Status | Comuniq

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Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Minecraft is about to get its first new dimension in 14 years. The Sift could change how we explore the game. Here’s why it matters. #Minecraft #Gaming #Xbox playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

MindsEye pushed Build A Rocket Boy into administration. The numbers, layoffs and decisions that help explain how the studio reached this point. #mindseye #gaming playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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MindsEye: The Numbers Behind Build A Rocket Boy’s Collapse

Build A Rocket Boy, the British studio...

Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Stock picking is ego dressed up as strategy. 90%+ of your portfolio's fate is decided by allocation, not the "genius" pick you're bragging about. Boring wins. Always has. #investing #assetallocation #personalfinance comuniq.xyz/Wealth/post?...

The Boring Decision That Beats 95% of Stock Pickers | Comuniq

The Boring Decision That Beats 95% of Stock Pickers | Comuniq

Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Mojang revealed the Sift, Minecraft's first new dimension in 14 years — but it debuts inside Dungeons II before reaching the base game. #minecraft #gaming_news #gaming playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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14 Years Without a New Dimension: What the Sift Reveals About Minecraft's Future

Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

From Sweet Home to P.T., the history of horror games is a fight between slow dread and instant fright — and the algorithm already picked a winner. #horrorgame #gaming #evergreen playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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The history of horror games nobody tells right

Written by: jomifisi <br>In...

Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Michael Jackson's "genius" wasn't a solo act. It was Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton, and an engineer splicing tape by hand for months. Take that system away and the "King of Pop" myth starts cracking. Fight me. #MichaelJackson #MusicHistory #PopCulture comuniq.xyz/culture/post...

The Forgotten Machine Behind Michael Jackson's "Undeniable" Genius | Comuniq

The Forgotten Machine Behind Michael Jackson's "Undeniable" Genius | Comuniq

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Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Xbox is capping cloud gaming starting in November. Behind the 15 minutes a day lies a shift that reveals where Game Pass is really headed. #xbox #gaming_news playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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Xbox Just Put a Timer on Your Game Pass — and Microsoft Didn't Hide Why

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Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Townfall swaps third person for first and delivers the most intimate Silent Hill in years — but Konami's bet on a small studio carries real risk. #silenthill #Gaming #gamingNews playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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Silent Hill: Townfall — Why First-Person Changes Everything

Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Meet the actors behind Reanimal’s haunting voices, including the lesser-known performers who help bring Tarsier’s disturbing world to life. #reanimal #voices #gaming playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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Reanimal: Meet the Actors Behind Its Haunting Voices

There is something strangely unsettling...

Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Portugal put computers in schools in 1985. It wasn't about teaching kids to code. It was a teacher-training experiment that mostly failed — and nobody tells you that part. 🧵 #EdTech #80sNostalgia #MINERVA comuniq.xyz/Technology/p...

Everyone Remembers the Computers. Almost No One Remembers Why They Were Really There | Comuniq

Everyone Remembers the Computers. Almost No One Remembers Why They Were Really There | Comuniq

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Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

How the jump from 32 to 64 bits freed level design from its memory cages — and why the industry still pretends this was only ever about graphics. #hardware #gaming #pcgaming playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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64-Bit Didn't Give Us Better Graphics — It Gave Us Worlds That Fit in the Player's Head

In 2006, a PC player trying to load an...

Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

"I thought I just needed a vacation. Turns out I needed a different life." At 34, everything looked perfect on paper — and that was the problem. #CareerChange #MidlifeCrisis #Burnout comuniq.xyz/Career-job-o...

I Thought I Just Needed a Vacation. Turns Out I Needed a Different Life. | Comuniq

I Thought I Just Needed a Vacation. Turns Out I Needed a Different Life. | Comuniq

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Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A guide with exact locations, missions, and timing for finding Cyberpunk 2077's hardest easter eggs — including the ones most players skip without noticing. #cyberpunk #eastereggs #gaming playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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Cyberpunk 2077: the easter eggs most players finish the game without seeing

Night City has more than sixty easter...

Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

ump Space launched in Early Access without crossplay between PC and Xbox. Here's why that's common for indie games and what could change next. #jumpspace #pcgaming #gaming playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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Crossplay in Jump Space: What Keepsake Games Promises Without Promising

When Keepsake Games launched Jump Space...

Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

SumaiL returns to Dota 2 with LGD after hinting at retirement at TI 2026. The new roster makes its debut at PGL Wallachia Season 9. #dota2 #gaming playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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SumaiL Returns to Dota 2 With LGD After Hinting at Retirement

SumaiL appeared to have reached the end...

Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Discover the best cozy games on PS5, from Stardew Valley to Wanderstop, with options for farming, decorating, emotional stories, and pressure-free sessions. playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=... #cozygames $ps5 #gaming

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Best Cozy Games on PS5 That Are Worth Your Time

If what you are looking for on PS5 is a...

Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

IGN's review of Control Resonant is in, and the verdict is split: sharp combat, but the game runs out of steam in its final hours. Here's why it matters. #controlresonant #Remedy #IGNReview #Control2 #GamingNews playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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Control Resonant: Why Combat Carries a Game Its RPG Systems Can't

Michael Higham closed out his review of...

Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Rockstar announced the official GTA VI album with 34 unreleased tracks and a partnership with Atlantic Records. Here's what the shift really means. #gtavı #gaming playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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GTA VI's Soundtrack Arrives Before the Game — That's No Accident

Rockstar Games announced yesterday on X...

Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Sony is prepping the PSP 3 Handheld with an AMD Canis chip and PSSR 3.0, promising to rival the PS5 Pro — but the leak's 14 TFLOPS deserve closer scrutiny. #psp #ps5 #gaming playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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PSP 3 Handheld vs PS5 Pro: the trick behind the TFLOPS

A report published this week by...

Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Fortune's Weave launched with an 89 Metacritic score and 13 perfect reviews. Behind the rare consensus, a critique the launch-day euphoria is drowning out. #fortunes #gaming playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Fans queue from 5am for Pokémon's 30th-anniversary cards. Behind the excitement sits a scarcity playbook the brand keeps repeating — and profiting from. #pokemon #gaming playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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30 years of Pokémon: scarcity became the product, not the card

This Wednesday, outside independent...

Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Marcus Lehto revealed how a tank, a BMX helmet, and a miscalculation by Apple helped create Master Chief — and why the design almost never worked. #masterchief #xbox #gaming playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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Master Chief: the tank, the BMX helmet, and the visor that built an icon

Marcus Lehto, the former Bungie art...

Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

KEMURI's missing Xbox version may be linked to major staff departures at UNSEEN, raising questions about the studio's resources ahead of its 2027 launch. #kemuri #gaming #studio playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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Kemuri: Staff Departures May Explain the Missing Xbox Port

KEMURI is not coming to Xbox, at least...

Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Michigan has a five-step voter registration process, but deadlines shift depending on the method you pick. Here's the mistake that trips people up at the polls. #michigan #politics #usa #trump comuniq.xyz/Politics/pos...

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Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Stephen Root confirmed his GTA 6 role before launch, a rare move that reveals how Rockstar may be changing its promotional strategy. #stephenroot #gtavı playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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Stephen Root Confirms His GTA 6 Role and Breaks Rockstar's Biggest Rule

Stephen Root confirmed during an...

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Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Why games like Kuon, Killer7, and Rule of Rose still have no remake, while the industry keeps making the same safe bets. #ps2 #gaming #remade playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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Why Kuon, Rule of Rose, and Killer7 Will Never Get Remade

Capcom has remade Resident Evil four...

Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

In April 2013, Disney shut down LucasArts and laid off 150 people. More than a decade later, what came out of that mass layoff is bigger than the original studio ever was. #lucasarts #gaming playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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LucasArts Closed in 2013 — But It Never Really Went Away

On April 3, 2013, around 150 people...

Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

PS5, PS5 Slim, and PS5 Pro differ in price, storage, and performance. See what actually changes between editions before you buy. #playstation #p5 #gaming playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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PS5, PS5 Slim or PS5 Pro: The Guide to Not Getting It Wrong

There are currently three distinct...

Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Sony agrees to pay $7.85M over PlayStation Store overpricing claims. Here's why the number barely matters — and what's actually at stake. #playsttation #gaming playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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Sony pays $7.85M and changes nothing on the PlayStation Store

Sony Interactive Entertainment has...

Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Oblivion turned 20 and its remaster outsold games released in 2025. What that reveals about the RPG Bethesda never managed to repeat. #oblivion #gaming playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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20 years later, Oblivion exposes what Bethesda lost

Written by: João Silva #...

Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Most people defend old decisions like it's their identity. It's not. Judge the process, not the outcome — luck fooled you either way. Review or keep bleeding. #DecisionMaking #CriticalThinking #Mindset comuniq.xyz/Wealth/post?...

The Question That Kills Bad Decisions Before They Kill You | Comuniq

The Question That Kills Bad Decisions Before They Kill You | Comuniq

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Martino Quintas @estaim85.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Resident Evil Requiem's director confirmed a cut chapter. Capcom has done this before — and the pattern says more about the studio than it first appears. #residentevil #gaming playstationcouch.com/post.php?id=...

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Why Resident Evil Requiem Lost a Chapter Right Before It Shipped

Written by: João...