And while we are on the topic of the Switch 2, I am reminded of what I was thinking when the original Switch was announced. I wanted Nintendo to go all out with the system, but fail and go third-party, just to say that they went out with a bang because Sega did the same thing and that's why the Dreamcast was fondly remembered.
I kind of felt that even Nintendo themselves had that mindset when developing games for the Switch. It was like they had a feeling like this might be their last console, so might as well give them the ultimate Nintendo experience. They revitalized both Mario and Zelda (even though the latter started on Wii U) much like how Sega revitalized Sonic and to a lesser extent, Phantasy Star during the Dreamcast era. And they also gave everyone the ultimate Super Smash Bros experience.
But in doing so, they kind of shot themselves in the foot because there is not much to go from there. Sure, the new open-world Zelda formula has more room for improvement, but what is there to excite people? Even Sakurai admits that he doesn't know how to top SSBU, so what does the Switch 2 have that could potentially excite people?
I simply cannot be excited for the Switch 2 no matter how many new gimmicks or new games they show. Honestly, I can't be excited for new consoles at all anymore.
It used to be that every new console generation promised a new experience. That doesn't happen anymore and the fact that Nintendo's next console is simply called "Switch 2" feels like a reflection of that. I always felt that unique names for consoles brought excitement because it seemed like each new console brought a completely different vibe, even if it was from the same company.
And I don't see the point in shelling $200-$400 dollars for marginally better graphics. Graphical leaps don't happen anymore and we have already reached lifelike graphics with games like Unrecord anyway (portable devices still have a long way to go for games like that but still). The only benefit of having more processing power at that point would be for larger worlds and AI integration, and many people do not want the latter.
Working on a script to farm keywords from job postings with chatgpt and automatically update my resume with them. If you want to fuck me over with AI I am going to show you who the RN(real niggy) is.
When Blocking Piracy Means Breaking the Internet
https://reclaimthenet.org/italy-piracy-shield-google-dns-blocking-football-streaming?utm_source=fediverse
A follow up to what is so disturbing about this proposal in France to criminalize 'incitement' of piracy:
"The act of inciting by any means, including an advertisement, the use of an online public communication service, a device, or software, allowing access to a competition or sporting event without authorization"
To ban the public from advocating free expression is utmost disturbing.
France Mulls Instant IPTV Blocks, €750K Fines & New Piracy Crime of ‘Incitement’:
I want to make it unequivocally clear that I wholeheartedly advocate for the elimination of the artificial creation they call 'copyright law' and push forward the ideas of the free dissemination of information, of which political opponents may refer to as 'piracy' or 'incitement'.
To surrender free expression for the benefit of a tiny minority is to hand over democracy as well by it's very nature. Whether I agree with the idea it works or doesn't being less material given it's still seemingly the least bad governance system man has implemented thus far. To forego it for the benefit of a tiny minority is insane.
The left may argue for socialism under the logic a growing economic disparity between the haves and have nots being bad or dangerous for society, but this disparity is not the real underlying problem. The cause of this disparity is largely the result of the creation of copyrights and patents that business majors are taught in 101 classes, startup courses, and so forth. This is the means by which exploitation occurs and one of the major things that need attacking. For without it (among other regulations) large enterprises wouldn't be able to achieve the level of monopolies, duopolies, and minimal competition in a truly free market in the first place.
Even the copyright cartel themselves are openly admitting to said exploitation, here in their own words:
“The proliferation of matches and competition from other audiovisual content, both sporting and non-sporting, creates an overabundance of content that challenges the balance of the football audiovisual exploitation rights market.”