I’m using an XBX1 controller and already had to replace one of the stick’s little sensors (no soldering). I believe the mechanical sticks should have better dead zones but I’m imagining only slightly at this point and drift sucks so much that it’s worth to get hall effect sticks.

One of these ones, probably. https://shop.8bitdo.com/collections/hall-effect-edition-new

It better. I love a good video game couch, e.g. ICO.

Yeah, internet nazis spend an inordinate amount of time complaining online and then the shitlib mods these companies barely pay to censor the left way more, tilting the field. I also think leftists who are less fascistically libidinal and more self-conscious avoid getting into seemingly useless internet arguments in general.

I decided I’m not gunna’ play any game that isn’t released on PS4 or Switch. My PC isn’t really powerful enough to play PS5-exclusive games anyway, so that sets a similar hard-limit. I was gunna’ decide no game post-2020 but this choice made more sense.

I remember reading an article by Cosmo about music/metal on his ex-blog Invisible Oranges about how since we have a limited amount of time on Earth we’re all making limits or acting within limits like these anyway. Some are just more conscious of it than others, so it shouldn’t be treated as weird for someone to consciously decide they want to engage with a hobby in a specific manner like this.

It’s optimized around dev costs and not performance, sadly.

Cannot imagine caring about the “Game Awards”. Firstly, it’s a stupid mix of industry professional nominations and popularity vote, I think. Secondly, it’s called “The Game Awards” which is the least-inspired name ever. Thirdly, it’s mostly just trailers and the emphasis is put on the trailers, so if you got free advertising from it by being mentioned on it constantly you’re out ahead anyway.