That’s fair… But the point I was more trying to make is that Breath of the Wild, an 8 year old game that has a sequel out, is currently full price. It went on sale earlier this year for 40% off.

40% off a $70, 8 year old game is very different than 40% off an 8 year old game that was selling at $40-$50 without a sale.

The difference is: Microsoft and Sony 1st party titles go on sale and eventually come down in price over time.

Nintendo first party titles are always full price, even for 5 year old games.

This is probably why he wants it:

Unlike American citizens, gold card holders will not have to pay taxes to the U.S. government on their overseas income.

Not sure if that applies to us citizens with gold cards though.

Your friend is not joking. There’s an epidemic of disinformation washing across the USA.

And thanks to the disinformation around vaccines, there are also several other types epidemics breaking out…

I disagree. Ubisoft has been very consistently trash for a while.

Nintendo issued an apology in 2020 over the issue, but argued that players who purchased the items were bound by the user agreement of the Nintendo Switch and thus ineligible to participate in a class action lawsuit against the company.

I’m not a lawyer, but this seems suspicious. How would this work? If I purchase a product in a retail store, where exactly would I sign something agreeing to give up my eligibility to participate in a class action suit? Are they trying to argue that linking the hardware to your account carries over the restriction to any hardware used?

Exactly. Win customers over by providing a better experience that makes people want to use your platform over a competitor, not because they’re forced to

That’s not a money reason or a store related reason. That’s really on the developer. Mac is a different architecture. Often times Mac versions require extra development.

Linux is gaining more ground not because of a store or the developers themselves, but because Proton makes the windows versions of games run on Linux.

My argument was about exclusivity deals, not technical compatibility.

Yes, I do realize the money goes to the same place. My argument is not that Epic should go bankrupt. My argument is that I don’t want to encourage or support the Epic Store.

“vote with your wallet” - my vote says I approve of unreal but disapprove of epic store.

Okay?

2 wrongs don’t make a right. That said, Microsoft does this much less frequently than Epic and mostly just with first party games.

Here’s a list of Microsoft Store exclusives. I don’t see a whole lot of triple A games on there.

Starfield was on Steam at launch, as was Halo Infinite. Microsoft has been moving away from exclusivity. But how dare they keep Solitaire all to themselves, right?

I meant I don’t want to give the Epic Store a dime.

Yep. Heard great things about the game, but I’m waiting till it’s on steam to get it. I refuse to give Epic a dime. Exclusivity deals hurt consumers.

Embracer’s deal with Beacon covers 3D Realms,…

TIL 3D Realms still exists

How else is it pronounced?

One other thing to add: permanent residency is issued at the province level.

If you’re planning to move here permanently and don’t speak French, don’t move anywhere in Quebec. It’s the only province that requires French language competency for permanent residency. In other provinces, you can acquire PR with just English.

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I second the Museum of Science! It’s a lot of fun.

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