EA Origin to shut down in April 2025
EA Origin will shut down on April 17, 2025, as a result of Microsoft no longer supporting 32-bit software.
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does not mean much, they already transitioned to the "EA app". So this just means you can not continue using the old version any longer.EA Origin to shut down in April 2025
EA Origin will shut down on April 17, 2025, as a result of Microsoft no longer supporting 32-bit software.
Find the text about 32 bit support interesting. Windows actually stopping 32 bit software would be huge. Probably just nonsense.
I still find it fascinating that the "EA App" is somehow even worse, slower and more enshittified than Origin. Even down to its name.
I'm glad I have basically never touched either of EA's launchers, outside of one specific small game they publiched ages ago that I can't remember the name of.
Xenoblade have by far some of the best "open world/ worst in video games. The locations are just so amazing to look at. Playing Xenoblade 1 on the 3DS the game made me feel sick. It took some 20+ hours for me to get used to it. But if you look at the "big picture" it just look stunning, just wow. In other words some of the best landscapes in gaming period. How ever it does "fall apart" at the seems when you look at stuff up close and the it's not that impressive. But at least that's for Xenoblade Chronicles 1. I have not played X, 2, or 3. So maybe it also gets better in that department later on. Because some of the locations don't really feel lived in (at least not by people) but looking at the bio diversity is pretty cool and just how all of it fits together.
To this day, Guar Plains are just something else.
That's the place in the game when the world really "opens up" and you really start to see the scope of it.
This is going to sound completely unhinged but David Lynch’s passing made me interested in building computers again.
Balatro has now sold over 5 million copies
Hit indie game Balatro which was up for Game of the Year at The Game Awards has now shifted over 5 million copies worldwide. The game’s official X account has urged people who purchased the game and…
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2D Sekiro before Sekiro!
Ninja Five-O releasing 25 Feb
Ninja Five-O releasing 25 Feb
I don't know about you guys but I'm getting an urge to replay the Wolfenstein games. Feels like the season for it.
Ooh I did not know this was coming. One of the best GBA games!
decided I'll get a macbook air, now gotta pick the model I guess
Banned from Resetera (permanent): advocating for murder.
keep in mind – there are rumours Apple will release the M4 model sometime this year..
Ive never bought an Apple computer before, so I dont know what that entails, whether that makes now a good time to get a M3 MacBook Air or whether to wait for the new models.
Anyway, here's an article to reference —> Apple is prepping a 'loaded' year of Mac releases
Yeah wait for M4, if nothing else the base models are now 16 ram instead of 8(which is criminally low)
Had a great time revisiting ZOE2.
Won Man of Medan in a giveaway and just started it, the game looks better than I expected.
Won Man of Medan in a giveaway and just started it, the game looks better than I expected.
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Ys Book I & II completed! 🏆 Ys 1: 09h 33m Ys 2: 12h 29m Total: 22h 02m This is my favorite version of these 2 games. Truly amazing 💙 #ys #ys2 #イース #turbografx #pcengine #retrogaming #retrogames
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MacBooks are good or at least they can be. I don't own one but my college lets me borrow one ever semester, since I do photography and if your enrolled in a media arts class you can borrow them. I use them for my other school work as well. We have the older 2020 Intel MacBooks Pro and seeing how they have only gotten better over the years, I'd imagine that the battery life has also improved drastically as well. Which was my biggest issue with using the MacBook Pro.
Main takeaway with Macs is that they just work. Are they overpriced? Yes they are a long with everything else Apple makes, but at least they work. Funny enough, stuff like Lightroom Classic "just worked" on the MacBooks that I used but when it comes to my 2018 gaming PC, when ever I tried to import a large quantity of photos, Lightroom Classic would just crash on my PC and wouldn't even finish the importing process. I really need to upgrade my PC but even then it seems like Lightroom has issues on Windows.
Main takeaway with Macs is that they just work. Are they overpriced? Yes they are a long with everything else Apple makes, but at least they work. Funny enough, stuff like Lightroom Classic "just worked" on the MacBooks that I used but when it comes to my 2018 gaming PC, when ever I tried to import a large quantity of photos, Lightroom Classic would just crash on my PC and wouldn't even finish the importing process. I really need to upgrade my PC but even then it seems like Lightroom has issues on Windows.
Hell yeah, those games rule. Try Dawn of Ys next. I think that's the best of the 16 bit Ys games. Ys III is fun as well.BaoIzumi (@baoizumi.com)
Ys Book I & II completed! 🏆 Ys 1: 09h 33m Ys 2: 12h 29m Total: 22h 02m This is my favorite version of these 2 games. Truly amazing 💙 #ys #ys2 #イース #turbografx #pcengine #retrogaming #retrogames
Nothing is unhinged when it comes to Lynch, babe.
Did anybody meditate yesterday at noon in memoriam of Lynch? How'd you feel afterward if you did.
Macbooks are nice hardware but I have no interest in supporting Apple and its walled garden.
Just finished the Titan fight in FFXVI. Hmmm, I see.... this is the moment when Final Fantasy becomes Dragon Ball. 
All the maps in Xenoblade are superb. Maps in 2 were very complex but the navigation is pretty bad so some people may be turned off by it. 3 is relatively weaker than 1 and 2 due to the premise, but it still utilized the map very well through side quests. Meanwhile, the open world of X is just fantastic. The game was released 10 years, but I am not sure if there is a better open world out there than X's Planet Mira. The vista, verticality, complexity, enemy placement, popularisation (limited to some areas) according to side quest progression... everything of the map is top-notch. I would highly recommend the upcoming remaster.
Glad to hear it!
All the maps in Xenoblade are superb. Maps in 2 were very complex but the navigation is pretty bad so some people may be turned off by it. 3 is relatively weaker than 1 and 2 due to the premise, but it still utilized the map very well through side quests. Meanwhile, the open world of X is just fantastic. The game was released 10 years, but I am not sure if there is a better open world out there than X's Planet Mira. The vista, verticality, complexity, enemy placement, popularisation (limited to some areas) according to side quest progression... everything of the map is top-notch. I would highly recommend the upcoming remaster.
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Aaaaand Forbidden West got region locked too...
I'd agree on both counts — but to be fair, at least on MacOS you dont have a walled garden, you can install whatever you want, underneath the hood its still basically just Unix. (But granted, Apple did make efforts to hide the option to install unsigned programs)
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have you considered changing your region? I dont think Steam does region checks once you switched. I dont know how PSN handles that, of course.
(for Steam region switching, you'd need either a VPN or, well, be in another country to switch; and a payment method for that country — it might be more of a headache than you'd be willing to accept for the great privilege of playing Sony games)
Why should I chase company to give them money if they don't want to take my money?I'd agree on both counts — but to be fair, at least on MacOS you dont have a walled garden, you can install whatever you want, underneath the hood its still basically just Unix. (But granted, Apple did make efforts to hide the option to install unsigned programs)
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have you considered changing your region? I dont think Steam does region checks once you switched. I dont know how PSN handles that, of course.
(for Steam region switching, you'd need either a VPN or, well, be in another country to switch; and a payment method for that country — it might be more of a headache than you'd be willing to accept for the great privilege of playing Sony games)
Sony games simply don't exist for me on PC until they fix issue.well you regularly mention sony games not available in your country; so my assumption was you have an interest in playing them and suggested a solution/workaround (sony being crap is besides the point here)Why should I chase company to give them money if they don't want to take my money?
Reason: added the word "workaround" since "solution" isnt completely correct
Oh I will always complain about stupid decisions that companies make
Companies always make stupid decisions, you'd never stop complaining...not very healthyOh I will always complain about stupid decisions that companies make
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It is not healthy if i stress about it but I don't. I will always point to their stupidity but I am not losing any sleep over it.Companies always make stupid decisions, you'd never stop complaining...not very healthy
How? It is just poker with NES graphics right??Balatro has now sold over 5 million copies
Hit indie game Balatro which was up for Game of the Year at The Game Awards has now shifted over 5 million copies worldwide. The game’s official X account has urged people who purchased the game and…
Sounds like a perfect combination for all the grandpas and uncles that have Steam running in the background.
I covered Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's PC port for RPG Site on Steam Deck. It is playable, but drops below 30fps in busier areas despite the big visual. cutbacks. Put in over 25 hours into it on Deck including boss fights, summons, open world, etc.
All those 4090 put to good use.Balatro has now sold over 5 million copies
Hit indie game Balatro which was up for Game of the Year at The Game Awards has now shifted over 5 million copies worldwide. The game’s official X account has urged people who purchased the game and…
Just hoping it isn't too bad for stuttersI covered Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's PC port for RPG Site on Steam Deck. It is playable, but drops below 30fps in busier areas despite the big visual. cutbacks. Put in over 25 hours into it on Deck including boss fights, summons, open world, etc.
(I'm not dumb enough to hope for a UE game to have zero)
I've been meaning to play Dawn of Ys. I went through the trouble of getting it running with the fan english + dub patch. I'm currently replaying Xanadu Next and Felghana, but I think I know what I'm doing next.
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