Quoting: TheSHEEEP

Quoting: kokoko3kA perfect example of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overengineering and inefficient coding.

Need a gpu to accelerate the drawing of...text? Is it that slow?

The opposite is the case.
Making use of the GPU for drawing is vastly more efficient than using the CPU.

Is it necessary? No, of course not.
But advantageous.

Where does your statement comes from?
I would not be that sure about that.

Mine comes from the fact that if you feel the need of accelerating the drawing of text with a modern or even aging cpu, then your doing something very wrong.

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A perfect example of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overengineering and inefficient coding.

Need a gpu to accelerate the drawing of...text? Is it that slow?

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Speaking of race cars, this support website is online since 24 years:
https://rush-2049.com/
And it is browsable by a dreamcast running sr2049 disc right now!

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Congrats!

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Quoting: StoneColdSpider

Quoting: kokoko3k

Quoting: StoneColdSpiderto the next shiny new game

Indeed, that suggests that if one resists to the hype of the moment, it would enjoy games at very low prices, hardware at very low prices, games fixed from release bugs, and the more you wait, the less the probability the game will be removed.
This is what I do lately, and it feels good and right.

Yeah, it means less 'online' gaming, but who cares.

Indeed..... I am in the same boat as you....... If you have ever seen the Weekend Players Club threads on the forum here...... You would see that I mostly play emulated games on my 8 year old PC.......

I have very..... VERY little interest in modern gaming..... So missing out on shiny new games really doesnt worry me....... The big worry though for me is that IF I get interested in playing current day games in 10....... 15+ years time....... Will they still be on sale???....... Or would the window have been closed forever???.....

Digital stores were meant to make the buying window longer (Ideally until the game no longer worked on new operating systems/hardware)....... But we are seeing more and more and more games getting removed from digital stores far earlier than they really should........

And hell even if I did buy the games when they were available...... Will they take have taken them off me by then...... Could this be the new FOMO???....... Play now or miss out..... FOREVER.......

Quoting: StoneColdSpiderIF I get interested in playing current day games in 10....... 15+ years time....... Will they still be on sale???....... Or would the window have been closed forever???.....

But this is exactly the problem solved by waiting enough to get the games that will survive the gaming industry.

I'd prefer to miss a removed game than seeing my beloved game removed from my library.

...lately I'm having great fun writing crt shaders for retroarch and hell, I discovered there are so much gems I still have to play, that I prefer to watch the latest raytraced games on youtube for 5 minutes just to say "wow', but that's it.

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Quoting: StoneColdSpiderto the next shiny new game

Indeed, that suggests that if one resists to the hype of the moment, it would enjoy games at very low prices, hardware at very low prices, games fixed from release bugs, and the more you wait, the less the probability the game will be removed.
This is what I do lately, and it feels good and right.

Yeah, it means less 'online' gaming, but who cares.

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Quoting: poiuz

QuoteSuch a shame, all these licensing deals wreak havoc on game preservation.

You actually fear that Valve is going to remove the game?

Quoting: kokoko3kI wonder what happens to pirate copies...
who's gonna sue them?
Sounds like a de-facto free zone to me.

Just because it's not sold anymore doesn't void the licenses. With this premise free software would not be possible, would it?

(unrelated)
"License" is something that allows you to use a product under defined conditions, no license means no rights to use.

Btw, I was not speaking about licenses nor imply that copying that game becomes legal.

My question was "who's gonna sue" on purpose.
Since the game is not sold anymore, the interest from the publisher nears to zero. Would it really take actions against pirates?

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I wonder what happens to pirate copies...
who's gonna sue them?
Sounds like a de-facto free zone to me.

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Quoting: PenglingI'm guessing that you know Bomberman in a similar capacity to how you stated you know Pokemon, or perhaps less?

A police-officer?! :)

I spent some money in the arcade and some time on my c64 amd Amiga, but it was much time ago, and I just remember bombs and men :)

Thank you yoo for the polite discussion!

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I agree with everything you, Philadelphus, wrote, and I want to thank you because English is not my native language and expressing myself on complex topics is challenging.

I also have a personal point regarding the comparison with other non-ethical games.

In Bomberman, you place bombs, they place bombs; we are all the bad guys, and we know it. In about 80% of other games, you play as the good guy who kills bad guys to protect your or other innocent lives, and I'm okay with that too. Then there are games where you take on the role of the bad guy; Tyranny is a great example. I wouldn’t play it, but I’m still okay with it because your role is clear-cut.

What really gets on my nerves with Pokémon and similar games is the fact that the negative aspects are hidden under a guise of positivity.

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