The "What Are You Thinking About Right Now?" PIP

[Stromboli1]

4 minutes ago, Enrico_sw said:

So? Plug a good computer into your entertainment center. Just buy a long HDMI cable or a wireless connection if your computer is far away.

 

Never got into PC gaming.

[Enrico_sw]

18 minutes ago, Stromboli1 said:

 

I just like new content and video games are really good at telling stories, just don't want the industry to get bogged down and stagnate like Hollywood.

 

Yup, the video game industry is full of creatives and their story telling has been great for a long time: Fallout (the first one) and Fallout 2 were brilliant in that respect. What's even better today is that video games are now very very realistic (which wasn't the case 10 years ago). The graphics are awesome, the open worlds make you free and there are a lot of innovations.

 

At the same time, the writing in Hollywood has become mediocre (it's all about brainless activism today) and CGI are actually getting worse! Repurposers dominate Hollywood because the writers are clueless.

 

Added bonus: Hollywood is a freaking oligopoly, whereas there's more competition in the gaming industry

[Enrico_sw]

4 minutes ago, Stromboli1 said:

 

Never got into PC gaming.

 

I was born in PC gaming.

 

I recently bought a PS4. The only advantage of the PS4 is that they have exclusive games (like GOW), but apart from that PC games look better imho.

 

 

[Stromboli1]

8 minutes ago, Enrico_sw said:

Yup, the video game industry is full of creatives and their story telling has been great for a long time: Fallout (the first one) and Fallout 2 were brilliant in that respect. What's even better today is that video games are now very very realistic (which wasn't the case 10 years ago). The graphics are awesome, the open worlds make you free and there are a lot of innovations.

 

At the same time, the writing in Hollywood has become mediocre (it's all about brainless activism today) and CGI are actually getting worse! Repurposers dominate Hollywood because the writers are clueless.

 

Added bonus: Hollywood is a freaking oligopoly, whereas there's more competition in the gaming industry

 

Surprised the video game industry hasn't been infected SJW activism yet, don't follow it that closely though.

[Enrico_sw]

13 minutes ago, Enrico_sw said:

Added bonus: Hollywood is a freaking oligopoly, whereas there's more competition in the gaming industry

 

There are douchebags in the gaming industry (like EA - these little f***ers), but they get punished (EA got punished very hard after their lootbox bullshit). Independant studios that are good get promoted (like CD Projekt).

 

In Hollywood, nobody punishes the brand with the mouse when they do crap (like when they FUBAR Star Wars). Their shills in the media keep polishing their shoes.

Now, there are talks of Apple buying the Mouse... Hollywood does smell like a freaking oligopoly and it rots like one.

[Enrico_sw]

13 minutes ago, Stromboli1 said:

 

Surprised the video game industry hasn't been infected SJW activism yet, don't follow it that closely though.

 

There are attempts, but luckily the sane competition in this industry punishes the bad attempts and promote the genuine gaming brands.

 

Gaming journalists in mainstream media are infected, but no one listens to them. The gaming trends are made by youtubers now.

[Stromboli1]

6 minutes ago, Enrico_sw said:

There are attempts, but luckily the sane competition in this industry punishes the bad attemps and promote the genuine gaming brands.

 

Gaming journalists in mainstream media are infected, but no one listens to them. The gaming trends are made by youtubers now.

 

Well that's a good thing!

[CandleVixen]

On 3/17/2020 at 8:30 PM, Stromboli1 said:

Those are ugly uniforms.

Worst in the NFL. Who signed off on this craptastic uniform? 

[Stromboli1]

8 hours ago, CandleVixen said:

Worst in the NFL. Who signed off on this craptastic uniform? 

 

Their uniforms used to be really good, the pewter ones.

[Matt!]

5 minutes ago, Stromboli1 said:

 

Their uniforms used to be really good, the pewter ones.

 

They're getting new unis before new season begins, and so are the Pats. 

 

[Stromboli1]

Maybe both teams will go back to their old logos and uniforms which were ugly as shit.

[Matt!]

4 minutes ago, Stromboli1 said:

Maybe both teams will go back to their old logos and uniforms which were ugly as shit.

 

[Matt!]

 

[Stromboli1]

[jkjk]

Because it's a new virus, they are constantly learning. A new study looked at patients who knew how they were infected, and 80% of the people who had infected the patients did not know they were sick when they infected them.

[jkjk]

If more world leaders had taken the experts seriously two months ago, a number of countries would be in better situations now. If someone smarter or more knowledgeable says that something dangerous is coming, it's probably a good idea to listen instead of dismissing them.

[Stromboli1]

20 minutes ago, jkjk said:

If more world leaders had taken the experts seriously two months ago, a number of countries would be in better situations now. If someone smarter or more knowledgeable says that something dangerous is coming, it's probably a good idea to listen instead of dismissing them.

 

They fell for it!

 

[jkjk]

^  China was wrong and misleading, but a lot happened in other countries during the month after that which should have made them realize it was serious.

 

My main thought is that it's good to listen to the knowledgeable people. They are not perfect, but they are the best chance to understand what's happening.

[Matt!]

39 minutes ago, Stromboli1 said:

They fell for it!

 

[jkjk]

The other fun news from South Korea, France, US, and others is that a higher percentage of younger people have been getting sick.