Chron 🇨🇦 @xhp.ca · 16/09/2026Correct - your personal opinion is that you do not care for some of the games. That's fine; it doesn't change the objective fact that Nintendo's output is significantly larger. That's Grubb's point, output this gen has slowed outside of Nintendo. 110
Chron 🇨🇦 @xhp.ca · 16/09/2026...disagree about what? You're picking your favourites out of a list when the point is the objective fact that Nintendo has a far larger output in a far shorter period of time. 120
Chron 🇨🇦 @xhp.ca · 16/09/2026That's fine, but you're presenting your personal taste on games as if it's a fact when Grubb's point is the whole picture. 220
Chron 🇨🇦 @xhp.ca · 16/09/2026"Gamers on a budget" is people who own all three consoles and purchase 10 new games per year? I'm just not following where you're coming from with this. Nintendo has great games. PlayStation has great games. Nintendo has very clearly outpaced PlayStation's output this gen in a massive way. 120
Chron 🇨🇦 @xhp.ca · 15/09/2026But also - this wasn't your original point. You said that the list put "quantity over quality" and that somehow the games on Nintendo's side aren't worth the cost. That's very clearly not the case. 120
Chron 🇨🇦 @xhp.ca · 15/09/2026I guarantee both of the games I mentioned will be in top 10 lists at the end of the year. 110
Chron 🇨🇦 @xhp.ca · 15/09/2026The secret is that Yoshi and Splatoon Raiders are extremely high quality and worth every cent 1620
Chron 🇨🇦 @xhp.ca · 12/09/2026I'll never understand why any waypointing like this isn't just an optional setting. Similar to main characters talking to themselves to say "I wonder what [X] is up to" or "I'd better go check on [Y]" - let it be a toggle so that people who want to explore the game without nudging can do so. 030
Chron 🇨🇦 @xhp.ca · 10/09/2026"Hideo Kojima's spiritual successor to Metal Gear Solid, available exclusively on Xbox" is a sleeper activation phrase 010
Chron 🇨🇦 @xhp.ca · 08/09/2026You're telling me a new Legend of Zelda release has tons of Discourse about its art style? On the internet? That would never happen. 020
Reposted by Chron 🇨🇦Andi Hamilton @andihamilton.com · 08/09/2026Anyone who has said Nintendo Hire This Man needs to get better patter and taste. 2165
Chron 🇨🇦 @xhp.ca · 17/08/2026I am simply not mentally prepared for "January 2027" being 5 months away 020
Chron 🇨🇦 @xhp.ca · 06/08/2026And if Sony's answer to that is "PlayStation is the only place you can play our exclusives", then...I hope next gen has a faster and more varied slate of exclusive offerings. 010
Chron 🇨🇦 @xhp.ca · 06/08/2026Sony need to be concerned about my consumer bucket - 'physical on PlayStation or heavily-discounted digital on PC'. Ability to resell/trade/gift/loan/collect games on console keeps me in that ecosystem. Without it, and with consoles increasing in price, I'm going to PC where I can wait on sales. 110
Reposted by Chron 🇨🇦David Carcasole @slybowser.bsky.social · 20/07/2026So while editors can expect me in their inbox, I'll also say: if you're looking for a writer who is more than capable of independently handling a daily news grind, writing longer features and interviews, reviews, guides, or anything else you may need, reach out at davidcarc96@hotmail.com 188
Chron 🇨🇦 @xhp.ca · 05/08/2026Also really highlights the fact that, despite contributing $5 billion annually to our GDP, the games industry in Canada has mainstream media expert coverage that essentially consists of @jonore.bsky.social and a dream 1140
Chron 🇨🇦 @xhp.ca · 04/08/2026Nintendo continues to understand that outstanding music is a requirement to an outstanding game 010
Chron 🇨🇦 @xhp.ca · 29/07/2026Did you make a new Bluesky account to troll about physical games, lol. Get some real responsibilities. 100
Chron 🇨🇦 @xhp.ca · 25/07/2026Sony: Please forget about our recent incredibly unpopular anti-consumer move, here's a God of War release date out of nowhere 250
Chron 🇨🇦 @xhp.ca · 22/07/2026Question: how many Color-only games would there need to be for it to be its own gen? 000
Chron 🇨🇦 @xhp.ca · 21/07/2026I don't think Nintendo is going to mind too much about being the predominant gaming brand with a physical presence, as PlayStation and Xbox wind down physical 050
Chron 🇨🇦 @xhp.ca · 21/07/2026As always, appreciate you sharing this sort of data, Mat, even if the numbers make me sad inside 😔 120
Chron 🇨🇦 @xhp.ca · 21/07/2026That 85% digital figure also includes out of print games, games with no physical version, DLC, etc., though. It's just next to impossible to make a 1:1 comparison with the data available. 000
Chron 🇨🇦 @xhp.ca · 18/07/2026Lovely little conversation between Jon Batiste and Nobuo Uematsu on Uematsu's music reaching people around the world. From: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIyc... 010
Chron 🇨🇦 @xhp.ca · 15/07/2026One really cool underrated thing right now is that in addition to Summer, there's also now a brief season every year where everything is on fire and the air hurts. Really nice. 020
Chron 🇨🇦 @xhp.ca · 14/07/2026I'll also note - when there's less friction to stop playing a game, there's also less friction to back out of a game you've purchased and go purchase another one, something the digital storefronts are very aware of. 000
Chron 🇨🇦 @xhp.ca · 14/07/2026Jeremy's points on the friction associated with playing a physical game is exactly why I'm far more likely to complete a game I purchased physically than one I purchased digitally. 110
Chron 🇨🇦 @xhp.ca · 14/07/2026This is the opposite of cute, but Pandemic Legacy is an amazing co-op permanent story progression board game. I recommend looking up "Legacy" style games that are a one-time playthrough where you are placing stickers, ripping cards, and permanently altering the board over play sessions. 020
Chron 🇨🇦 @xhp.ca · 12/07/2026One year ago today, VGC Discord user Sam.B created the @dringo.bsky.social Chris Drink emoji, much to @jordanmiddler.bsky.social's delight. A few months later, @andyrobinson.bsky.social wore it to TGA. 041
Chron 🇨🇦 @xhp.ca · 12/07/2026That would still be faster than my internet, at least 😅 Very cool find! 000
Chron 🇨🇦 @xhp.ca · 07/07/2026"With Xbox One backwards compatibility, we won't charge you to play the games you already own" 000
Chron 🇨🇦 @xhp.ca · 07/07/2026The crowd cheers at E3 2015 when then-CEO Phil Spencer announces backwards compatibility for Xbox 360 games, including discs, on Xbox One. 100
Chron 🇨🇦 @xhp.ca · 07/07/2026Then-Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Jack Tretton speaking to used games, physical media, and no online checks at the E3 2013 PS4 Announcement. One generation ago. 010
Chron 🇨🇦 @xhp.ca · 02/07/2026Does It Play is a good source for this - it's higher than I thought, over 80% of PS5 games are playable from start to finish from the disc, that drops to just over 65% for games without serious bugs or issues on the disc version, though: www.doesitplay.orgdoesitplay.orgDoesItPlayWorking to ensure games remain accessible now and always! 120
Chron 🇨🇦 @xhp.ca · 01/07/2026Appreciate the response! And just for clarity, I meant the industry at large - happily subbed to your reporting. 010
