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It sounded like the idea was to bring people together and have fun and play games. Selling whatever related to those game sessions. Then 2020 happened.

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So when Reggie was on the board for GameStop I believe they were pivoting to a new kind of business: gaming events. I believe they had a test store that had special gaming events for casuals and pros alike

You are right it's worth getting flamed or threatened if it means one person doesn't choose Adobe or doesn't get addicted to crypto as a result

The real question I want to know is what is the margin Costco gets for selling gift cards. Is it the usual 12.5%?

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Gametto @gametto.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I learned that you can complain about a company all you want on the Internet but NEVER suggest an alternative or you will get obliterated with replies.

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"Hey Phil we need to record you for a skit" "Sure thing, pal, what part will I be playing" "Uh... You'll see in post" "Neato, my kids will be excited to see their old man doing some comedy!"

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Gametto @gametto.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Is this where the term Spread Eagle came from? That shield could be a giant sensor bar

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Gametto @gametto.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Does this count the Education edition?

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Gametto @gametto.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Oddly enough, I feel the Steam Controller is what broke ground with modern controller support today. Life was a pain as a living room PC gamer before Steam Input. Now it's a near utopia with how accessible PC games are without being yelled at for not using kb/m

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Gametto @gametto.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I was subscribed to Games Magazine back in high school (you know like the other cool kids) up until the mid 2000's. One day I saw something on the cover with an article for something called "Puerto Rico"

Gametto @gametto.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Final Fantasy Renaissance is my ideal remake: keep everything as is, fix the bugs, add widescreen and stuff to the option menu. Then sprinkle optional content on top to taste.

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Reminder for all you US folk to register to vote if you haven't already

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1) Final Fantasy 3/6 as it was my high school coping game, assuming most people have a game that got them through losing a parent or something 2) Team Fortress 2. 5,000 for $20 wasn't bad, kid and I play. 3) Outer Wilds.

The neat thing is recent Bazzite updates seem to be great for HDR. I have had any issues with HDR lately. (A year ago Bazzite was messy with it)

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My assumption is, at least with 8bitdo, Xbox controllers got both Xbox and Steam functionality, so bigger market share? I am digging 8bitdo's replaceable buttons an would be neat if someone takes that further for moddable controllers 🌺

How is talking about piracy on Bluesky? Like can we mutter a ROM site or do we need to share it in some newfangled xor cypher?

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If only they had Ashly Burch. But I love she moved from video game stuff to hosting a mental health channel.

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I would have thought replicators would be so standardized and easy to repair there would be no need for tools, just open and slot parts in and out until it works. Like if we resigned motherboards that just clamp down instead of screws, and you can pull out ram or GPU without tools.

"yep, those are words in a sentence all right" -Red

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I don't think I have interacted with any of the things you mentioned, aside from teaching kids games (chess, DND) on a regular basis, and getting more people to vote in the US.

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I make jokes calling the new gen Polymarket Gen. I should probably stop that.

Indie sales to me still feel great. Some of the big titles though these past years.. At least Yakuza 7 is still $10 from time to time.

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Gametto @gametto.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Oh yeah, saving the girl too was a second priority

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The mermaids/men from Mother 3

Gametto @gametto.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Writers want money. Cant have that.

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Gametto @gametto.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Played Ghost Trick, the instant I saw the dog my life goal had one specific purpose.

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Gametto @gametto.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Oh boy, can't wait for the Vegas remake that just tapes unreal over the code and sells the DLC for a $99.99 bundle!

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Gametto @gametto.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

And still no one will see the movie based off Exit 8 the video game nor Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva

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Gametto @gametto.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Digital subscriptions. People never cancel them. Take it from an old geek squad employee seeing how many people still paying for AOL. So they can ride dsubs for another decade

Gametto @gametto.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The saving Grace is it looks like Microsoft is looking after Double Fine, so hopefully that means they'll do the same with Kojima

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Gametto @gametto.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I was just thinking in 4 years. I hope it doesn't happen

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Gametto @gametto.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

But Microsoft can drop kojima anytime their quarterly earnings go back up. Not being cynical, but I think microsoft is concerned with keeping their dsub numbers from dipping than having a successful but only moderately profitable game under their belt.

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As someone who sells pokemon cards, scalpers always find a way, just a way of life.

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It is odd, but my guess is scalpers and bots could have already been created 6 years ago and is too difficult to identify bot from user. I am glad they aren't using things like Steam Level, as I'm one of those filthy people who believe people shouldn't be treated on how much money they spend.

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"or not" typo. And Nintendo's UI makes it a pain to make a purchase which is the greatest UI in history because you are fully aware you have to spend $70 to buy something and I love it.

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I feel like modern console UI should have separate tier lists if you are a psychologist or now, assuming modern UIs these days are all designed to be as psychologically manipulative as possible to monetize.

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Dated someone who was willing to play Secret of Mana with me. We are now for married 17 years :) I think when I was 12 I had a graph paper where I'd fill in the weapon level for each character.

Id make a joke it was before they were born, but I have no idea what the RE community is like, and only played like 3 games. So probably more experienced than the old Hollywood RE moves.

Meanwhile Supergiant Games here forbidding crunch time and avoiding checking emails on Sundays to ensure healthy staff.

Unless they play House in Fata Morgana, then they have opinions based on every trauma one can experience.

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Ive been enjoying retroachievements as a display for "beaten" as well as "complete", which gives me more incentive to just beat the game rather than 100% it. I blame SquareEnix and their sadistic minigames for dropping my desire to complete games forever.

If you need a reason why you shouldn't, consider it using you to push their last minute Q3 earnings for shareholders. Or if there is a way to sort by games under $10 like on Steam, that's been real handy

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Gametto @gametto.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I feel like he would follow the philosophy of never show a video at the table. He would probably watch the video beforehand for a fiddly question that's faster than finding in the rulebook I imagine.

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Quest For El Dorado may be an alternative, which is Deck Building, Modular Map candyland. Or Magical Athlete that asks the question "what if Sorry was as broken as Alpha Magic cards"