It's Microsoft's Fault That Videogames Are Bad (The Jimquisition)

[@balarov]

No

[@JimSterling]

Yes.

[@TheBlueraid]

Perhaps.

[@miller619619]

Idk

[@Snardvark25]

I’d say a bit, at least.

[@TheEarlofZerces]

Kinda

[@parodysam]

Remember when the worst problem gamers had was too many QTE’s?

[@poisondamage2182]

an older tale, a simpler time

[@GeneralLazySpoon]

F

[@ArcaneAzmadi]

Remember when the worst problem gamers had was that you had to blow on the terminals to make the cartridge work?

[@robardian3697]

@@poisondamage2182 a tale as old as time ;)

[@-Trauma.]

Remember back when you forgot about the tooth thing in MGS3 and you spent a couple hours replaying (and failing) against the Sorrow but still had a ton of fun?

[@deathsyth8888]

"Good. At least he isn't talking about me." - Konami

[@Spike2276]

Thank you for reminding me to say "Fuck Konami" today good sir, it's nice of you to spread the word

[@filanfyretracker]

I guess they have not been naughty in awhile or at least not overtly. Its been a while since we have seen a Fuck Konami News.

[@x3roxide]

@@filanfyretracker they're trying to rebuild burned bridge's in the gaming community now that their Pachinko business is under threat.

[@aniszbd]

Contra and castlevania collection is actually good, I hope they're adding their snes games to nintendo online service.

[@shindean]

@@x3roxide really? Do you by any chance have any references, I can look them up for myself but I was wondering if you have particular Source since I'm not familiar with Pachinko having an actual analysis since it's just a gambling machine.

[@vorname1485]

Convenience is needed where there is lack of convenience. Everyone who tells you "its just for convenience" admits, that there is something inconvenient. Specifically, their game.

[@Bobby90]

Only said added convenience should not come with additional costs and/or loss of ownership. Less control.

[@TheAlison1456]

Except when there isn't. Which is a point you've made yourself. I'm pointing that out cuz i found it redundant/funny.

[@TechReeperYT]

@@ichijofestival2576 a game should never be meant to be inconvenient. Very little is meant to be inherently inconvenient. Challenge does not equate to inconvenience. Inconvenience is added into the game to psychologically incentivise a person to avoid it, it's literally inconvenient by design for that purpose. Good design can marry challenge with enjoyment, and actively work to avoid inconvenience, something that is closer to discomfort than challenge.

[@vorname1485]

@@ichijofestival2576 Games are not meant to be inconvenient. Challenge has nothing to do with inconvenience. You are mixing unrelated things together. A game is inconvenient, either because it is poorly designed, or because it is purposely designed so that you can buy "optional" conveniences.

[@bwood6337]

If the shit was there for convenience then you wouldn't have to pay for it.

[@weused2bestoned]

They're "Time savers"... so that makes your game a time waster right?

[@TheOneAndOnlyLUUUU]

The whole time saver argument doesn't even hold up if it were true. So if you have that little time to play video games where you need to buy this shit just so you can play 2 hours a week what the fuck are you even doing playing video games if you are that busy.

[@butterflystampede1945]

Nah, fuck that! There are those that are too busy not by their fault dumbass. Does it mean they should stop lovingly return to art they cherish?! Dipshit. Now that first bit.. genius. If there are time savers, we stop calling it a game, we call it Time Waster. Such by design and such in truth. #timewaster

[@GregPivo87]

Give us money so you can play this game. Then give us more money so you don't have to play this game.

[@autobotstarscream765]

If the game is a stick of shit in a beehive... 😂

[@DSPHistoricalSociety]

I'm sorry sir, why would I want to save time playing a fun game?

[@checkeredslime9478]

I feel like Dunkey put it best when he said, "Congratulations Microsoft, for making your competitors sink to your level,"

[@cinnamonpanda6040]

Is sad how low the bar is these days

[@TheAsvarduilProject]

@@cinnamonpanda6040 You need excavation equipment to reach the bar, it's so low.

[@Jimunu]

Its inevitable in the current corporate economy.

[@marshallc6885]

Just like when Microsoft shut down Valve in releasing free DLC for players because for the fact it was free. Somehow Dunkey made a clearer video about how bad Microsoft’s history was in only a few minutes. With that said, I thank god for Jim everyday lmaoo

[@neilprice513]

Remember when you played a games multiplayer and just unlocked things by lvling up from playing and not having to spend cash on it? Ah nostalgia! ;op

[@Nortarachanges]

Yeah like Crash Team Racing! ... wait

[@Bhalforii]

But dont you LIKE CONVENIENCE in your games?

[@WobblesandBean]

I miss those days. Which is probably why I almost exclusively play my old PS2 games now..

[@CreativeWM_Personal]

Remember when you could play as a German Shepherd fighting against a Raptor in Medal of Honour?

[@RazielIgor]

I remember playing games on multiplayer and don't even have to level up and unlock things, because everything was unlocked already. In HL, Unreal and Quake, you could customize your look and all the guns were lying around and you can enjoy the game. Today, in the upcoming CoD:MW game, you have to level up to unlock the guns, than level the guns so you can unlock the gun customization etc. And the weird part is, if everything is unlocked and you can customize your loadout however you want, people complains because "there is no progression".

[@thatjillgirl]

Wait, it's optional and "doesn't give you any real benefits," but you still want money for it?

[@zector4583]

YUP!

[@blackanimecat2]

That "has no real world value" but pay "half the games revenue" contradiction

[@Dharengo]

That's the contradiction.

[@jpteknoman]

yo-ho yo-ho a pirate's life for me is the answer. that is always the best answer to greedy publishers

[@DashRetro]

Can you imagine an honest game designer describing a mechanic of their game to you, and saying "it's optional and doesn't give you any real benefits"?

[@needude7218]

"microtransactions are there as a convenience" It'd be a hell of a lot more convenient for people if the game's progression was paced reasonably to begind with, rather than being artificially slowed so they can offer a purchasable"booster" to bring to game back up to the pace it should have been from the start

[@TehIdiotOne]

Also did we forget that back in the "old" days these convenciences were just called cheat codes and were available for free if that's what you wished?

[@congoredjr]

Should have never bought that damned horse armor.

[@stapuft]

Should have never paied for the shitty Xbox live either.

[@kyuubi088]

stapuft should have never paid for DLC while we’re at it

[@humblehive6502]

Ty Boogie well to be fair some of it is good

[@ahums16]

@@kyuubi088 DLC is actually a fantastic idea. WHEN used correctly and properly. Shining stars of it include; Super Smash Bros. Mario Kart 8 [Wii U] Star Wars: Battlefront II [2005] CD Projekt Red For some examples. All provide robust, feature-rich, true expansions to the original, complete games. Abusers of DLC would include; Tecmo Koei Soul Calibur VI Capcom The above have launched incomplete games, both polished and unpolished, and sold off little bits for a price. It's 2:20 AM and there are so many examples I could use but those are the only ones that come to my failing mind. :P

[@poweroftheatom]

Guilty

[@CrowColdblade]

Leave the trillion dollar company alone you mean, mean man!

[@christophbeck1305]

I hope that is sarcasm i just have to ask

[@adamwhite5164]

The 208 up votes say yes..... its sarcasm.

[@SeathThePawn]

@@adamwhite5164 221 now.

[@thepolishnz]

somebody think of the shareholders!

[@verywhite6372]

Hold my life of black tiger

[@dillonqaphsiel7977]

The whole paying to play online needs to be a thing of the past.

[@tehpickle1250]

B-B-But they also offer completely free games that anybody interested in playing has already purchased long ago, FOR FREE!

[@amirgarcia547]

Dillon Qaphsiel Yeah, I’m not really too keen on paying money just to be able to play Overwatch.

[@boyntonfamilyeb]

Does paying for online gaming contribute to any positives on the side of the players? I’m asking because I really don’t know.

[@elliottmorreau8374]

Yeah but they sell hardware at a loss. no paying to play online, is no consoles.

[@Manic_Panic]

Past? It's probably going to get more expensive. Sony increased the price of Plus this generation twice. Now it's as bad as Gold... and I guess Nintendo will also increase it at some point as well. It's literally free money for them, there is no way they are going stop now.

[@crystaleidson6042]

I was so furious when Microsoft started doing this with Microsoft Office. Instead of having a complete suite of programs included when I bought a new computer, I suddenly had a yearly subscription that I had to keep paying for, or else lose access to Word and Excel. For personal use I was able to transition to freeware like OpenOffice. But - surprise, surprise! - those files aren't compatible with Microsoft's. Meaning if it's anything important, I have to either shell out for the Microsoft version at home or sneak in some unauthorized time at the desk job I'm lucky enough to have. This change went over so well in the business world and made them so much goddamn money that they decided to replicate it in the game world. It's absolute bullshit that lowers the usefulness of the product while making it cost a lot more.

[@crystaleidson6042]

I have OpenOffice, but unfortunately it's not always compatible. For certain things I have to do for work for example, I need the original Microsoft Excel because that's the format my boss is using :/

[@Rc1136Darman1]

you wanna know the funny thing? That open format LibreOffice and OpenOffice (as well as other office suits) use was introduced by microsoft. And guess who is not implementing that proposed standard, so that the file format is compatible with every other software that implements that standard? Right, microsoft themselves. As a developer, I love their dev tools and azure etc. As a consumer, I absolute hate microsoft, almost as much as I hate EA.

[@Demache92]

@@crystaleidson6042 fwiw, openoffice and libre office are not the same. Libre office is a fork of openoffice because oracle bought sun microsystems (the owners of openoffice) and oracle is quite frankly a shit company in its own right and neglects openoffice. In recent years Libre has made huge strides in MS office compatibility. Not perfect, but leagues ahead of openoffice.

[@JustaGuy_Gaming]

The sad state of gaming these days is I get excited when I see a game that doesn't require an online connection. Seriously being able to play offline, and thus free of MTX is a rare treat.

[@merkyuk]

Justa Guy when Xbox live had some service issues over differing days I was thankful for my few offline disc based games...

[@Diphenhydra]

Justa Guy honestly, I feel like it’s just a lot harder to find quality gaming experiences these days, unless you count VR. Along with not having time, I just don’t care about games that much anymore, after 15 years. Kinda sucks that I’ve spent so much time with this hobby and it feels like it’s ending, or just going through a mid life crisis.

[@desmondbrown5508]

Hell even some games WITHOUT microtransactions galore require online... for no fucking reason, or else make it aggravating just to play offline. Looking at you Monster Hunter World.

[@JustaGuy_Gaming]

@@Diphenhydra Very true, when I was younger I played constantly, always waiting till the next birthday/holliday to get another game as a gift. I had over 50 PS2 games, 60+ Ps3. Only have about 20 PS4 and I haven't even taken the shrink rap off half of them... I own one game on steam lol and one on GoG. Maybe a handful of PC games from other sources over the last few years. It's just either the games aren't that good or the MTX and online service model just takes up too much time to be invested in more than one at any given time.

[@IIxIxIv]

Honestly the best move is playing indie game and titles over 5 years old. A lot of indie games have free dlc and older games you can buy gold editions and also not pay 60 big ones.

[@Maddness101]

They actually said ‘there’s nothing sinister’? Wow.

[@Feasco]

"There's nothing to worry about," said the person who doesn't want you to know you should be sweating balls right now

[@Jamal_Tyrone]

*insert dog in room on fire meme* "This is fine..."

[@antwango]

@Jacob lol is this to prove that MS isnt the worse of the bunch or what?? its like look look here over here!!! hes a hypocrite because he hurt your feelings? everything he said is true of MS!!! no matter what you think he gave you a disclaimer at the beginning of the video!! He is biased towards Sony and no one would blame him.... Seriously what has Xbx really bought to the table..... Promises! Too little too late!!! Do you think all of youtube and the buying public is against xbx with the number of huge channels devoted to PS centric games...... xbx is designer of their own downfall..... Even PS and Ninty had to follow suit with the charging of online play but the difference as all of youtube land says is they have the games knowledge and history... funny how both the console makers who are successful in this is japanese....

[@-Trauma.]

@Jacob Jacob...once again its perfectly summed up @ 18:58 - 19:45 *Listen to what Jim is saying here.*

[@-Trauma.]

@Jacob I didn't say you were defending Microsoft, you're saying Jim Sterling is a hypocrite...even though he's called out those who deemed themselves worthy of being called out for their bullshit but, okay, I will quote you defending Microsoft, it's not going to sound like one to you but, it is indeed you, inadvertently, perhaps even unwittingly, defending Microsoft: "Nintendo and Sony can't say their hands are clean either." -Jakob There. Ya happy?! All you to do was listen to what Jim said in my timestamp.

[@ChampionUnknown]

If microtransactions are "Optional" so is me buying the game, which is an option I will choose not to do.

[@Warnut]

thats not the issue though look at crash team racing. praise us we dont have mt's... oh look we dont care this was our plan from the start it was in the game but we took it out til everyone bought it and we got good reviews now we are adding mts seeing everyone owns it and reviews are all done

[@liamdahlgren5144]

I don't buy games any more. I only play Gmod and Minecraft.

[@KamikazeCommie501]

Me too. It's worked great so far

[@personalspace6270]

@@liamdahlgren5144 We are talking about games arent we? 😋

[@liamdahlgren5144]

@@personalspace6270 Yes?

[@walonsubi]

"earn cosmetics using money" that's not how those words work

[@ohno8398]

One day it'll be 'earn money using cosmetics'

[@GingerbreadFetus]

Back in the days of the Orange Box, Valve wanted to update TF2 on the 360 for free, Microsoft REFUSED to allow them to do that. Because they felt that players should pay for content that was free elsewhere I guess.

[@SOGJAW]

If I remember correctly they charged developers like $40K per patch to ensure a high level of quality to the game so that it could be complete and polished on day one unlike all the early access and live service games of today. Of course I could be misremembering.

[@SOGJAW]

@Jack _ Honestly don't know what you're referring to. Just remembered part of their old policy in the early 360 days and don't think its as black and white as a ton of people think

[@cdru515]

Left 4 Dead also had a problem of DLCs requiring money to buy for the XBOX 360 version

[@personalspace6270]

@@SOGJAW Well did help no. 🤣

[@GingerbreadFetus]

@Jack _ The RAM issues came later, as Valve added more actual functionality to TF2, the game required more RAM than the 360 could have handled without substantial optimization. But this was much later, Valve had been saying they'd bring class updates to the XBox for a while, but ultimately canceled. A big reason for that was that the community for TF2 on XBox was dwindling more and more by that point, and Steam was starting to take off. TF2 was also an older game, and didn't require as high end a computer to run than it did at launch. But Microsoft's policy of charging developers for updates was a thing too, and that couldn't have helped. If I recall, they allowed a few small updates for free, after that they charged the developer. To "Ensure quality was maintained." I'm guessing that the size of a proposed console update to TF2 was considered too expensive to be worth it to Valve.

[@sunyavadin]

This is literally the first time in my life I have ever heard of the existence of Crimson Dragon. And my primary console has been an XBox since 2002.

[@CreativeWM_Personal]

I thought it was cancelled along with Phantom Dust.

[@AlexBSPLUS]

Oh, it came out. And so did Phantom Dust. Just not a remake, but a remaster of the original. A very good one at that, because PD rules. BUT... If im not mistaken, it has MICROTRANSACTIONS. The difference is that at least the game is free.

[@mrhendricks7583]

It's probably a good thing that you never heard of it. You might have been hyped to buy the shite.

[@CreativeWM_Personal]

@@AlexBSPLUS Well the Phantom Dust Remake was cancelled and in it's place the Rebastard version came out chok full of Microtransactions.

[@AlexBSPLUS]

Yeah, that's right. But the process of putting the game together was pretty difficult. If i am not mistaken, the source code of the game was lost and they had to break the old game assets apart and rebuild it. It's a very cool story of game development. Yes, it has microtransactions, but it's a free game. The campaign is all there and is very good. Correct me if i'm wrong, tht's the story i read near the game's release.

[@kwableguy9795]

Sea Of Thieves just added microtransactions a couple days ago, sadly.

[@djnebuchanezzer]

Well at least 'Thieves' is in the title.......

[@riptothehomies9263]

Seamus Perkins u gave me a good laugh 😂😂

[@123hattan]

Well, after they finished developing the game with ''free DLC'' and you got the 100% of the real game now, it is time for microtransactions.

[@KizaruB]

Fallout 76 didn’t even try to be generous for a while

[@Falcovsleon21]

Okay I think it's officially time for Microsoft to sell Rare back to Nintendo along with all of its properties because they've officially tainted it's legacy in their hands beyond repair at this point.

[@l2dusk]

There is a recent video interview with Todd Howard at IGN, where he talks about how when they released the Horse Armor DLC for Oblivion they wanted to sell it for cheap but Microsoft wouldn't allow it because the price Bethesda proposed was less than what Microsoft was charging for a single avatar for Xbox Live, so they ended up increasing the price.

[@N8_DoubleYou]

So Michaelsoft created the monster that created Fallout 76? Damn.

[@csmead209]

Todd must be lying.

[@Poglavnit_Pferdefuhrer]

A lot of platforms enforce minimum pricing, but it sounds like it just so happened to be they chose to base that minimum on the more expensive item. Like you can't put anything under 99 cents on Google play, if you want to offer less, you give it away free then put lots of 25 and 50 cent items in and hope you designed it tough enough to where a percentage NEED it.

[@pierreo33]

Yeah and Valve wanted Left 4 Dead maps to be free on Xbox (like they are on PC) but Microsoft was NOPE

[@muskatDR]

"Todd Howard said..." And there lies your problem

[@Arcademan09]

I'm still mad about the original plans for the Xbox One, *NEVER FORGET* what they tried to pull

[@TeamDragoonX]

Lol, paying twice for each game just so they could profit off of pre-owned games

[@CommieApe]

Remember when they were tossing around the idea that being offline would lock you from owned games? Or the always online Kinect that got hacked

[@markcobuzzi826]

@God Of Spaghett I still remember that old Downfall parody video that was spot on: “Hitler Rants About the Xbox One”.

[@ThePunk01]

Are you still mad at Sony? PS4 was going to have all the same shit Xbox one was going to have. They changed AFTER seeing the backlash Microsoft got. NEVER FORGET

[@kitmakin289]

Wait... Is that the whole "Xbox one connect literally always listening to what you say" spy stuff? Or did I imagine that backlash deal?

[@Uldihaa]

I'd completely forgotten about Sea of Thieves until you mentioned it.

[@BlindErephon]

It now has microtransactions as well, so....keep on forgetting.

[@SubZeroDestruction]

@@BlindErephon To be completely fair, unlike 99% of other games. It at least has given an option to earn the "Premium" currency via finding rare spawn skeletons and killing them, of which they can drop any amount of the "premium" currency. Apparently anywhere from 100~ - 580+~ coins (1-5$), not much data currently regarding the payouts yet, so. Furthermore, you can buy shit directly, which is better then lootboxes, but 20-30$ for a ship set... is absurd. Not saying that it's good a 60$~ game is doing mtx, but at least *currently* the only abhorrent items for sale are ship sets.

[@kefkapalazzo1]

SubZeroDestruction look at how they’re fucking up your standards

[@megamage911]

@@kefkapalazzo1 Tbf, with how much they have supported the game since launch with weekly updates, I'm honestly fine with them adding in monetization like this. Hell, plenty of us were actually asking them to add in microtransactions so we could further support the devs, cuz we were enjoying the game so much.

[@naterambles8525]

@@megamage911 "plenty of us" Well, that's a subsect of a minority of gamers right there. Maybe half a dozen people?

[@CryoJnik]

So, in other news FucKonami is trying to crawl back to the same gamers who they've continually pissed upon because Japan is coming down harder on gambling. Pardon me while I laugh derisively.

[@cheezemonkeyeater]

Allow me to join you.

[@vienlacrose]

I've come here to laugh at you, FucKonami

[@joeavreg2254]

*Laughes in Kojima*

[@SunchaserKandri]

Now comes the part where we throw our heads back and laugh. Ready?

[@kapitantaryfa]

as all companies are soulless entities, i don't really care- if they manage a good game i will play it

[@lucywucyyy]

remember when just the existence of dlc was an outrage? man looking back it seems hilariously trivial, what a horrible world

[@turtleanton6539]

Yes.

[@JohnDiGrizUkraine]

What do you think about big expansions? Things like Tribunal, Shivering Isles, Dragonborn, Old World Blues, Blood and Wine, and those ice themed expansions to DA:I, H:ZD, and Pillars of Eternity, that I constantly mess up the name of? Because I'm really torn on them, on one hand each of them was really enjoyable (sometimes the best part of the game even), but on the other it's still DLCs

[@lucywucyyy]

@@JohnDiGrizUkraine those are fine because those are what dlc is supposed to be. work on game, release game, work on expansion, when games popularity is starting to fall release expansion, repeat till its time for a sequel if its worth the money and wasnt made before the game was even released its fine, il happily pay money for a big chunk of new content for a game i like, its just more game for more money. day one dlc is inexcusable because thats basically a chunk of the game you just have to pay extra for, especially if its predownloaded making it not even dlc just a paygate.

[@JohnDiGrizUkraine]

@@lucywucyyy I agree with predownloaded part, but not necessarily with day-one dlc, at least for games that have physical release. Games that are sold physically have around two month window between game is finalized and discs are manufactured and shipped. So day one dlc is not necessarily something that was cut from the game (sometimes it is, but far from always), but often something team made only after base game was finalized. Though with absolute state the games are released in this day and age, most of that time is spent making day-one patch

[@lucywucyyy]

@@JohnDiGrizUkraine if its a game that took years to make they arent making anything significant in 2 months, and either way its just a chunk of game you have to pay extra for, plus physical sales are barely even a thing anymore, i dont see an excuse for it, dlc should be worked on after the game is released and in response to what players want from the game

[@AlexTenThousand]

When a man whose hat has a corset tells you that something is garish, you really have to worry.

[@lemming9984]

that's a cummerbund - right Jim?

[@Robocopnik]

@@lemming9984 Cummerbund? I barely know 'er!

[@TheAsvarduilProject]

I don't think it's garish at all. His hat is clearly trying to remain attractive and fashionable. Don't body-shame Jim's hat.

[@UlshaRS]

But the numerous pins keep him understated.

[@NoirRaven]

I love how your avatar compliments your comment. I even heard it said in Metabee's voice

[@duck74UK]

They're also the company that made Valve charge microsoft points for the L4D 1 and 2 DLC, when they were suppose to be free like they are on steam. Which is also most likely the reason why Team Fortress 2 never got content updates on Xbox 360.

[@Jiemboh]

Holy shit, surprised I did not hear about that at the time.

[@DarylCooke]

I'm shocked Jim Sterling forgot to mention this

[@AzaIndustries]

I simply don't buy games with any monetisation in them anymore, it's an instant red flag showing they devoted resources to non-features instead of putting that effort into the actual game. Which is a clear lack of respect for the medium, and further regresses game design. Man I miss 2004... the peak of gaming.

[@DaFro3713]

Good rule of thumb. Because now more than ever, games that focus on that crap are also broken, half-assed, unfinished efforts that somehow can barely handle 30 fps. But at least the store runs perfectly fine. They might as well have a biohazard symbol on them. Because all that you’re going to see is a toxic design meant to poison the industry and treat the audience like an atm

[@dannijustdanni4306]

Same

[@iby914]

2007 was a particularly vintage year

[@AzaIndustries]

@@iby914 Year around those few years was the golden age of PC gaming. Dedicated servers bundled with most MP games, modding support in massive/popular games, high fidelity graphics that ran with no latency, Full featured products with "expansion packs" that could easily be 20-30% of the original game in content for a reasonable price, no distracting "social features" that defeat the point of a gaming for many people (escapism). There's more things but you get the idea. I've watched the hobby I loved slowly be eroded away by pure greed. Growing up we imagined games would be so amazing in the future, with all the power PCs will have! Massive scope, amazing AI, simulations and dynamic gameplay. Instead we get minimum viable product AAA games and small budget indie. Because AAA buys out all the good mid-tier developers all we have left are massive budget homogenisations and small budget indie. No creative mid-tiers trying new things and working on something their are passionate about. Indie games are great, but the can only do so much with the resources they have. Games use to really push the envelope of what hardware could do, now they just get bogged down in superfluous post-processing and unoptimised implementations.

[@michaelb2westgaedu]

Yep. Can't agree with you enough. Honestly, if you have competitive multiplayer in your game and you were made in the last few years, best your ass I'm not buying it. F2P or nothing on that front, I know my rights.

[@freeweights101]

If it wasn't for xbox. I wouldn't have to pay 4 the internet twice.

[@rhinoball00]

If your talking about xbox live then you fail to realize what all it is and if Sony hadn't falowed in thair steps it may have disappeared but I'd prefer 60 dollars with of kick ass games every to weeks befor 10 dollars a month or 2 for 2 if you pay attention to thair sales

[@verywhite6372]

@@rhinoball00 you poor soul! So infected with pussyubscriptionitis that you can't even type normally anymore. When was the last time you played a single player game that required intelligence?!

[@rhinoball00]

@@verywhite6372 that or it could be me discafia dick head

[@rhinoball00]

@@verywhite6372 like yesterday I was playing sekiro and dead cells

[@sunnyjim1355]

@@rhinoball00 "that or it could be me discafia dick head" Nah, even if you do suffer from "discafia" (whatever the fuck that is) you are just playing the victim culture BS, dick head.

[@0ctothorp]

Don't forget Microsoft also started "Xbox Live" and convinced all the game companies that you should pay for nothing, pay for PEER TO PEER MULTIPLAYER.

[@ThePunk01]

Pay for nothing? You think running an online service is free? If we didn't pay then no company in their right mind would have online service. There's a reason Xbox live is unquestionably the best online service last gen and I'd argue still this gen too. Ps3 had shitty service because they tried to run it free and don't get me started on Nintendo.

[@bongosmcdongos4190]

@@ThePunk01 I never had a problem on PS3 online. But to be fair that's anecdotal

[@GoldenKaos]

@@bongosmcdongos4190 Never had a problem on PSN either. It was fine as far as I recall.

[@0ctothorp]

@@ThePunk01 Yes, running a PEER TO PEER online service costs something, for the consumer. Because BY DEFINITION you're running the server on your console with your internet with no involvement of anybody but the other people you're connecting to. You know what game uses the P2P model of multiplayer? HALO GODDAMN 3 and HALO GODDAMN 2. Microsoft was charging you to let people connect to your console to play games hosted on your console with your internet, they had barely anything to do with multiplayer for both of those games. It really REALLY pisses me off how ignorant people are about how multiplayer servers work because it just lets the companies tell you that they're selling you something when in reality they're CHARGING YOU MONEY TO SIPHON YOUR POWER AND INTERNET.

[@Axisoflords]

@@bongosmcdongos4190 >Never had an issue with PS3's PSN >Hacked and shut down for a month Also Xbox Live is built on dedicated servers, it was a much advertised feature and to this say, is objectively the best online service of all the current gen consoles.

[@Drachnyn95]

Just from reading the title I am going to agree solely on the basis of windows updates breaking everything.

[@zachwalker93]

Literally had to reinstall Windows because the last update corrupted key files needed to run it and none of the backups were usable for some reason. Thanks, I love losing a terabyte and a half of stuff.

[@circleofsorrow4583]

The last update broke my desktop sticky notes and I lost appointment details.

[@GECKman88]

Yall remember Fable and its in game store etc?

[@Ceece20]

Last update broke my user login. Literally my user log in data was corrupted so I lost everything even though the files still exist. I luckily got around the problem by making a new account and doing a transfer, but fucking hell, why does an update corrupt the user account login. How the hell do you get that to mess up. And when I mean user log in, I mean the computer log in screen when I boot up the computer.

[@ytnukesme1600]

Do not update windows, i repeat DO NOT FUCKN' UPDATE WINDOWS, turn off auto update, Cortana and Windows Defender and any other shitty malware they shove up your computer.

[@sylfan1]

I wonder if it's worth noting that Sony and Nintendo are Japanese-owned companies, while Microsoft are an american-owned company. I'm not saying that America is the true home of corporate greed but...well...yes I am saying that actually.

[@rasmie8858]

While the Japanese console scene is pretty clean, their mobile market is atrocious

[@maninthemists2299]

@@rasmie8858 The American mobile market is hideous as well, so I'd say the mobile market in general is a thin crust of blasted wasteland covering an ocean of toxic waste.

[@IskandarTheWack]

China and America.

[@keir92]

Simon Valentine death to capitalism

[@AwokenGenius]

Dead or Alive is American?

[@citizenstile]

Cheat codes were the original 'time-savers'.

[@rabid_si]

That certainly provides convenience, but what about a sense of pride and accomplishment? /s

[@batt3ryac1d]

Not making your game a massive ballache to sell timesavers were the original timesavers

[@JobroskiSwaqqman]

They did make valve charge for left for dead dlc.

[@frostywasp1743]

Knew someone would point this out! I bet Microsoft execs where like " Gabe, come here let me talk to you real quick.... You trying to fuck with my money ? "

[@reedk4298]

@@frostywasp1743 "Nice game you got here, shame if somethin' happened to it."

[@eyoshinthemaximum]

I wonder if they tried to make the DLC cost $0.01

[@MrKuemmelbrot]

I still remember how ripped off I felt when I bought l4d2 on steam later on an was like: "hold up a minute, you just get all of this for free here?" That's where I started switching to almost exclusively pc gaming.

[@braxtonsbigdig9468]

@@MrKuemmelbrot exact same situation here. Never looked back. TF2 didn't even get any updates outside an awful class limit one which meant the host could turn off classes that countered them. Went on a server with only Pyros on and the host was an engine with a level 3 sentry in a choke point. Of course with TF2 not getting ANY updates outside this Pyro couldn't even air last rockets back...oof.

[@lewa3910]

"And Ofcourse... Hyrule Warriors!" Ah jim, never change

[@shindean]

I know Nintendo fan boys can't take any suggestions, but that game was amazing for the sheer purpose of allowing Shiek and Gannon to be more than just content filler.

[@davidlewis5312]

shame about that WaLuigi sample design for Smash... but BotW is 7/10, shame.

[@MarrockV]

Might be time to lose the "micro" part of the word microtransactions... There's nothing micro about the fustercluck going on.

[@TheMrVengeance]

Yeah, the "best value" option for "micro" transactions on mobile games is often some sort of bundle that costs $99.

[@philcollins5890]

Macrotransactions.

[@iangoldberg3992]

The Jimquisition is a really interesting stylistic beast. In many ways it’s still got the DNA of the ‘rant’ style reviews of the early 2010s (albeit better written). As the show’s gone on it has embraced a series of running goofs and an overall linguistic flourish that’s given it its character. However this episode has definitely shown more of a video essay leaning, in terms of its structure being deliberately delineated, a focus on contextualising the issue. But tonally it’s still very much the Jimquisition. I wonder if the Jimquisition as it goes on will be closer in tone to a more standard video essay? I don’t think so, but it’s interesting to see the evolution of the show.

[@nickochioneantony9288]

i find Jim's sarcastic insult and extraordinary tone to be highly entertaining yet still informative... I watched Yongyea daily (as he is standardized by the community to be the default professional journalist), but now it is bland, sometimes bias and downright shallow, but he won't admit it for the sake of "professionalism"... at least Jim's bias perspective has substance, not just reading someone else article.

[@Kallen50000]

@@nickochioneantony9288 Yong is just 1 among many who copy pasta information and try to set a brand through visual appearance and spoken mannerisms. It is as boring as any tv talking head. I enjoy the style of Jim Sterling's work but admit that he really doesnt branch out far from MTx and corporate fuckery. Thats good, but its, as he says, poking a dead farting horse. We all know, the question is WTF are we going to do about corporations that do this, not just just in videogames but most all other facets of our lives so wealthy money maggots shareholders can parasite their way through life.

[@turtleanton6539]

Oh boy ! The devolution

[@alistairmacrae4993]

“And of course... Hyrule Warriors” I love you Jim

[@sdgdhpmbp]

Fuck it. I'm getting Hyrule Warriors for the switch. Why not a 3rd time? Help me get the game. I need it.

[@bificommander7472]

I was waiting for the swipe at BotW the moment he started listing great Nintendo games.

[@GeekdomCentral]

I love all of the jabs that he takes at Breath of the Wild. It just makes me giggle

[@riseoftheflutes1739]

Its fuckin hilarious he keeps bringing it back up to shove into those that were butthurt about the original review. Its such savage. Its such wow. Ily jim

[@Linkman247]

He's not wrong. I found Hyrule Warriors to be a better Zelda game than Zelda BotW. Hell I am more excited for Link's Awakening. BotW was a disappointment for me.

[@Channel9001]

Jim is getting his money worth out of those $1.99 plastic jewels.

[@crazyluigi6664]

Precious fucking jewels!

[@brosephnoonan223]

I can't believe you sheep still support him after he accepted that BEJEWLED deal...

[@crazyluigi6664]

@@brosephnoonan223 JEWELS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@AmazinglyAwkward]

He knows he's getting his money's worth because he did a straight transaction, he knew what he was buying, not a box 😂

[@The8bitbeard]

He should add some slo-mo, a sound effect, and some kind of After Effects sparkle to those jewels.

[@lsynno]

That was the slickest count Duckula reference I have ever seen.

[@enzmondo]

"Microsoft has declared war not on Nintendo, not on Sony, not even on Apple. But on you. Microsoft has declared war on the consumer." - Sterling, 2013

[@Episode_13]

MS are the most pro fucking consumer company out there now. This is a shite video!

[@edgepixel8467]

Well, if there's one company to blame for the proliferation of microtransactions, it's Apple.

[@pbodan6691]

@@Episode_13 How is microsoft pro consumer?

[@Episode_13]

@@pbodan6691 where the fuck have you been. Game pass is pro consumer and still is. Also Xbox Live was cheaper for years. Xbox had games with gold and gives away 4 games with 2 360 games. We have loads of retro games that aren't on Sony's fucking platform as they haven't mastered BC. Xbox haven't stopped Cross play this generation. So yeah the list goes on. This is utter bullshit. Wake up or move on. Sony have locked Fortnite accounts and more. Plus there games have always had MTs in them too. So yeah Jim is missguided here!

[@Warnut]

@@Episode_13 you stupid prick take ya xbox glasses off. you're just saulty coz jims right get over it and move on

[@kaleidomni]

Cleaning up all those jewels has to be a real pain. Why do you keep doing that to yourself Jim?

[@junko9820]

He's a hardcore M.

[@effdiffeyeknow5864]

Are they his jewels? Maybe he likes having other peoples jewels brushed across his face. And in his mouth. 🤔

[@TheAffar369]

DO IT AGAIN I WASN'T LOOKING

[@AlexanderVonMalachi]

Vacuum cleaners. They exist.

[@Xfade81]

@@AlexanderVonMalachi Those are for the common folk. He has his manservant.

[@JoeSmith-pp6uy]

Splitting the video into chapters is a good change.

[@starbird3939]

Joe Smith i agree. Makes everything easy to follow when talking about multiple points.

[@GECKman88]

Hes done it before with many of his big videos, what are you on?

[@Dracinard]

I agree! But changing the opening and closing themes, I assume temporarily, wasn't.

[@willsoe]

I don't agree. While my case might be niche, I like listening to jimquisition with my phone locked as a podcast, so for me it just disrupts the flow, and the chapters aren't read out. Just a quick thought.

[@Roadent1241]

GECKman88 I've never noticed and I've been watching for like a year, binging most of his videos?

[@zennistrad]

Anyone who's worked in IT during the 90s would tell you that Microsoft are greedy bastards, it's kind of surprising that it took this long for someone to say that of their games division.

[@tioscha0]

People have been saying that for decades, Jim's just giving them credit for pioneering all this shit

[@WobblesandBean]

It's...definitely its own strange little world. Every executive I knew there was all the same, I'm what I can only describe as the "microsoft personality". And they all had the same attitude towards business, which just doesn't work outside of the company, check microsoft's idea of a solution to a problem was to throw money at it blindly. I later worked for a studio that was started by three ex-MS executives, and they all did the same thing: throw money. But it was a small start-up, they didn't _have_ money to throw. Unsurprisingly, they went belly up in only a few years.

[@ytnukesme1600]

@@WobblesandBean wait wait wait, they lasted A FEW YEARS!!?

[@fatcat2015]

Found the Linux user

[@muizzsiddique]

@@fatcat2015 Do you know how many people who still use Windows hate Microsoft for what they've done to it?

[@subcultusquaerere2452]

You know, I’m sure the gamers haven’t really heard of this because we rarely run in the same circles as the successful business types, but Microsoft is shit. They changed the business model of Microsoft office from a one time purchase to a yearly subscription which is about $100 for office 365. Or you could spend $150 for a one time use card. If you want Microsoft outlook you have to pay $250 for their business suite. That’s right, you pay $100 for an email program. I work in retail and the number of times I’ve had to explain this to disgruntled customers is obscene. And it’s all because Microsoft is trying to bleed every last gore stained cent out of people who have to use their office programs.

[@csmead209]

This happened after Bill Gates left the company?

[@randymarshole]

Not really defending Microsoft hear but you're paying extra for business use. All software has this model even software that is free has a fee for business use.

[@kaisersoymilk6912]

Thank god for used licences (which are legal to sell in Europe and Microsoft can't do shit about it).

[@WilliamBrayton]

@@csmead209 Bill Gates was actually a massive proponent for this kind of closed source software closed loop system. It has to be remembered that Microsoft was SPECIFICALLY sued by the US government for antitrust because they were trying to create a closed source and closed loop software ecosystem that would snuff out competitors. Something that I'm sure you're familiar with in regards to what Apple does now. And this was back when Microsoft was specifically run by Palmer and Gates, they even made a shitty parody video to make fun of the actual proceedings.

[@csmead209]

@@WilliamBrayton That explains why they were sued. My personal opinion, if Microsoft was sued for the closed system software (this was before they made the first XBox) then Apple should sure as hell be sued for going beyond just software and into closed system hardware.

[@dragonboyjgh]

>live action cutscenes shot like a porno but game is stylized cartoon graphics C&C: Red Alert?

[@markamanic]

I'm escaping to the one place that can't be corrupted by capitalism..... SPACE!!!

[@WingsOfPhilosophy]

I kindof want a PS4 port of it now. ...

[@RK-zf1jm]

Except Red Alert was good

[@megamage911]

@@RK-zf1jm And they had fucking Tim Curry!

[@thundersoul6795]

Red Alert 3. Red Alert had roots in this world and looked the part, RA2 and 3 are just feverish dreams of EA after snorting too much profit.

[@BadnikMechanic]

Well if Jim wasn't on the Microsoft reviewer blacklist... He's now at the top with his name written in using a glitter pen. P.S. The Boglins are practically glowing today.

[@penix3323]

because of _opinion_

[@JustaGuy_Gaming]

You would think so, he did get a free copy of the Xbox One X from them though, and super lucky tail and a few others. This might tip the issue but apparently before he was considered safe enough? That or the people in charge of marketing don't' do enough research and just saw "hey a channel with more than 500k subs, give him an xbox".

[@ROBOTPETER101]

Gotta love how "Well what if players dont want to grind" Was thought as a valid excuse. Yeah how about you just make a good game instead.

[@darvender]

The worst part people still use that one sometimes. Also the one I like is, they would have to charge £120 for the game otherwise. Never short of saps in this world :(

[@CursedBrainJuice]

Remember when Microsoft's own store was dependent on Microsoft Points to buy basically anything?

[@Super_Boa]

Same thing for steam. They force you to buy Steam Dollars unless you use PayPal (Which they were paid to do)

[@CursedBrainJuice]

@@Super_Boa whenever I checkout it gives me an option to use my card directly. I just prefer to use paypal to keep my card information as contained as possible.

[@jordanmousseau4895]

Jakfan1 Yes. It does that NOW. It didn't back then

[@rabid_si]

@@jordanmousseau4895 Yes it did. Paying via an outside source has always allowed you to pay exactly the amount of the purchase over $5 or the equivalent. Boa is being confused by the minimum purchase for funding the wallet. This isn't unique to Steam or gaming services and isn't related to the typical ploy of forcing you to purchase premium currencies in blocks that don't match to typical transaction prices, essentially forcing you to pay more than the actual transaction cost (i.e offering 200, 500, 1100 blocks with typical prices being 250, 750, 1250 etc). It's just a minimum card funding amount to mitigate transaction fees on smaller purchases, something common in many industries that deal with card payments, both online and brick and mortar.

[@turtleanton6539]

And 3ds and WiiU and it was shitty and started by ms and so was paying for online

[@sarasaland4709]

What makes Crimson Dragon even funnier is the the Switch eventually announced a real Panzer Dragoon game that looks pretty awesome.

[@claw.7116]

Too bad we dont have a Release Date yet!

[@howarc13]

That last jewel in the cup gave me a lovely chuckle

[@EdyGlockenspiel]

J E W E L S~!

[@howarc13]

...............*flicks cup* clack!

[@shadeknight6537]

Guys, we live in the darkest timeline: Jim's hat is starting to come apart.

[@camzoman]

Some say that when Jim's hat falls apart, the Cornflakes Homunculus will escape and a great disaster will befall the videogame industry. Or y'know, a worse one.

[@jameswebb1978]

Cool... cool, cool, cool.

[@brianfischetto7572]

We now need a debate of Jim vs Jeff Winger where Jeff attempts to counterpoint and defend the industry.

[@Xfade81]

Hm? It's exactly the same as it was in like may of this year. I just checked.

[@OwlyOwlman]

"It's optional and doesn't give any real benefits?" why would I buy it then? "It's a time saver" why would I buy a game I didn't have time for? THINK, MICROSOFT, JUST ONE TIME. THINK.

[@TheMrVengeance]

"Yes hello? Microsoft? Yes, can I please buy this game from you for full price. But then can you make it in such a way that I can give you _even more_ money so that I can play _less_ of that game. That'd be wonderful, thank you." - Nobody, ever.

[@Allycat101010]

I just love that they felt the need to say, unprompted, "this isn't sinister...nothing sinister here....not evil nope ahhahaah"

[@guyincognito7188]

Willem Dafoe (talking through Jim): "I'm not evil. Hey Kids! Wanna Die?!?!"

[@dootscute1739]

Nervous Sweating* "Nothing sinister here haha "

[@TheDracoChick]

I thought I knew what I was expecting, but Jim quoting Simple and Clean to mock a AAA company wasn't one of them.

[@Dr170]

In life, sometimes the things we want most is what we least expect.

[@Koriolis]

It's hard to let it go

[@farisirizevak3895]

Ya wanna know something funny? The true pioneers of lootboxes were not the big boys, but indie darling Valve, with crates in TF2.

[@Spike2276]

Didn't TF2 only get crates after it went F2P? (Legit asking cuz im dumb)

[@farisirizevak3895]

@@Spike2276 no they were in before that

[@GentlemanNietzsche]

Yeah I remember people on the TF2 steam forums at the time slamming Valve for hiring an economist to help design the crafting system for cosmetics

[@razvanzamfir1545]

the difference between TF2 and what`s happening today is that everything in the crates of TF2 were (and maybe still are today... haven't played in like 3 years) ONLY cosmetic. And today you'll notice most gamers don't care about cosmetic microtransactions .... they do complain however about using microtransaction to level up faster and thus get better guns or abilities or wtv than others playing the same game; or about simply getting better items directly by paying.

[@thefool8224]

actually it started as early as 2008 if i remember correctly. with fifa

[@Mugenmush]

"Microsoft behaves no differently from any voracious, predacious, rapacious, third-party plunderer." Daaaaayum... Jim spittin' fire over there! *EDIT* : "Microsoft conditioned its customers like... hair... conditioner... or something" Welp. So much for that.

[@nbtoasty]

I hadn't heard of the term "cumweevil" before, but I immediately agree with its use in this video.

[@SangheiliSpecOp]

I'm one

[@effdiffeyeknow5864]

@@SangheiliSpecOp we must meet. I have need of your skills.

[@SangheiliSpecOp]

@@effdiffeyeknow5864 i will prepare myself

[@Mm-vr9mt]

Biased against corruption? Well you don't say.

[@joeavreg2254]

There are people who can't get enough of it, rub on their faces like it's... whatever the fuck is amazing to rub on your face(?).

[@espio87]

I think I got it wrong: I was leveling up in Gears 5 but ended up resurrecting Count Duckula.

[@enzmondo]

I'm surprised how you didn't mention how Xbox has been gearing (pun intended) towards live services for games for years now. It's no secret that Xbox is proud of Xbox Live service and how they're focusing on it in the coming years, specifically in the next generation. Leaks and rumours have been going around how the next Xbox will not include a DVD/Blu-Ray drive. And I bet they only changed their plans when they heard the public backlash that rumour had gotten. Xbox is not humble with their live service and they will continue to push for games-as-a-service model. I have a feeling it's always been their original plan to do that. Deprive their consumers control of their games just so we wouldn't have too much fun.

[@stevermacsoucher1625]

Is blue ray still a reason people buy consoles. Dont people just torrent hd movies

[@RameoMTL]

And the ps4 cant play uhd blue rays and nintendo doesn't even have a disc drive?

[@Poglavnit_Pferdefuhrer]

Criterion still gives you Laser disc tier extras once in a while,so yeah!

[@FenrirInFlowers]

@@stevermacsoucher1625 - The issue isn't using your system as a spare disc player, it's that the companies are trying to erase physical copies and consumer ownership of the products we purchase. No physical copies makes it that much easier to erode consumer rights and push the games as a live service model.

[@desmondbrown5508]

You know, that's pretty much what I think about any rumors or leaks like this. If it was something they didn't want to be heard, they would go after the journalists with legal action or at least attempt to discredit their record. We've seen that plain as day in the past. But when leaks like this happen and the company doesn't make a peep, I'm almost completely convinced at this point that it's basically them testing the public response before they announce and/or launch anything. Especially when the rumors are so early and given what happened to Microsoft this generation with Xbox One.

[@skavossis5377]

Cover Konami's attempt to come to video games in light of the upcoming Pachinko regulation in Japan.

[@devilgames2217]

Oof

[@HolyDeviant1]

A single video shot of a crawling, limping, oozing corpse whimpering as he shakes his head at it and walks away

[@grindorblackout1986]

@@HolyDeviant1 Skull Face as a pachinko machine, which is a hell of an appropriate thing to do.

[@richardmrtnz122]

Skavossis wait what happen?

[@violet5188]

This sounds like recent news, otherwise how am I hearing about this just now?

[@sonsofblades]

"We're not that stupid". Well, that can't be said for a lot of people, apparently, since a lot of people STILL BUY MICROTRANSACTIONS!

[@RedFloyd469]

I can get purchasing good DLC for a game that was great in it's vanilla state and simply added something more that perhaps wasn't possible in the initial stages of development, like Fallout New Vegas and The Witcher 3. But buying skins, supporting lootboxes and buying upgrade packs is objectively toxic, doesn't actually improve the gameplay and excuses either horrid gambling trends or superficial additions that continue to stimulate the already predatory route publishers have taken.

[@TristanTheVRGamecat]

@@RedFloyd469 yep if your gonna make extra content it better be worth the cost, randomly gambling for something you want is not worth it as the cost is exponential but say a borderlands 2 dlc for example that's something that can be reviewed like a game you can tell if the content your going to be getting is going to be worth it tonight

[@JoshSweetvale]

Half of all people are of below-average intelligence.

[@TROBassGuitar]

@Omegan101 I generally only preorder Nintendo games, they never really fuck it up

[@optimumamoeba3308]

@@JoshSweetvale And the other half are just stupid...

[@GeorgeNoiseless]

And let's not forget the revolutionary idea that was Games for Windows Live -- everyone's favourite power move of holding PC games hostage on an inferior launcher/storefront!

[@dstns]

>holding PC games hostage on an inferior launcher/storefront! Seems familiar for some reason.....

[@BATASHALACKA]

And people think Epic is bad. The Windows Live Store was a painful experience

[@luperteverett1271]

@@BATASHALACKA Hahahahahaha, I know right? No, Epic is still a piece of shit.

[@GeorgeNoiseless]

Yes folks, Epic is the current most controversial launcher, but let's not forget that Microsoft did not stop at GfWL and brought us "UWP" exclusive games that suffered in performance and could not run in Fullscreen.

[@Ledabot]

I don't love steams drm, but its tolerable. Gog releases are the best by far, but publishers abhor the idea of releasing a game without drm

[@lehran2516]

I remember the 1st game that introduced me to the idea of buying something in a game I already owned was Halo 3 multiplayer maps. Back then I was optimistic and thought that the company was making new stuff for the players, and needed to pay for it somehow. Now I think, was this done before the game launched and cut out to be sold later?

[@danfred7127]

I had a comment I was going to make that was pertinent to the episode's topic, but that Duckula theme song at the end has smacked me in the face with a sledgehammer made of nostalgia, so I'm off to watch the Duckula intro on youtube, which will of course lead me down a rabbit hole of other '90s cartoon intros, everything from Heathcliff and Beetlejuice, to Tiny Toon Adventures and DuckTales. So bye for now.

[@leebard9335]

Don't forget to come up for air sometime.

[@KamikazeIce]

OH-E-OH! TaleSpin. I'ma go watch some MTV Oddities (

[@mikew1507]

Let's not forget Goof Troop, Taz-Mania, Earthworm Jim, Sonic the Hedgehog...oh the memories...

[@678hump]

Capital Critters and Fish Police too... No one said anything about Ren and Stimpy or Rugrats or Doug either, surprising.

[@BradHann]

Everyone talks about Duckula. Nobody mentions Danger Mouse, on which Duckula was a one-off villain before he got his own show. EDIT: Also, the remake of DM sucks arse.

[@MindaugasSnegirevas]

They quietly release 69.99$ games instead of 59.99$. And mtx's on top of it.

[@Dayfitnl]

Just the base games yes, then you get the ''Gold, Platinum, Pre-order, Bonanza Editions'' wich costs roughly 89,99$ to even 119,99.

[@GECKman88]

The usually cost more than that where I live, even in USD.

[@HejLala]

Happened a year ago in my country sadly. It's even 75$ now

[@NickBLeaveIt]

If you aren't willing to pay more up front if it means lack of mtx you don't understand how inflation works.

[@shanehaney6040]

Come up to Canada - new games are $79.99. Sure, part of its the exchange, but $80 a pop for microtransaction riddled shit? Its why I’ve slowed considerably in buying new games

[@crunchymunchyblue]

"It's oPtIoNaL!" *SPHINCTER COMPRESSION INTENSIFIES*

[@FFKonoko]

@Jacob Except then we come to stuff like Crash Team Racing. No-one forced us to buy the game with microtransaction bs in it. It didn't HAVE it in it, they added it post launch. Sure, you can be an apologist and say that stuff is mostly cosmetic, it doesn't matter...but it does. Because they've shown they'll do it for that, you think they won't do it for more noticeably awful stuff too? And now the "well, I just won't buy any games with it in" crowd has to turn into "how long after launch do I need to wait to know it won't have it in". For an industry trying hard to push preorders, they are shooting themselves in the fucking foot.

[@WeeWeeJumbo]

@@FFKonoko It's wild that there are still apologists for this dogshit

[@CharlesAnjos]

@Jacob found the corpo bitch

[@crunchymunchyblue]

@@Blitzkrieg1605 Agreed.

[@crunchymunchyblue]

@@FFKonoko Exactly. Why waste money on a product just to pump more money into it and end up recieving the same item from a "different lootbox"? It's maniacal.

[@Qwhat9]

''and of course... Hyrule Warriors.'' LOL

[@joesjoeys]

Its a bit frustrating to keep "speaking with my wallet" and ignoring all the games that I am excited about. HOWEVER I will gladly continue to do so and wish others would too. The behaviours of the "AAA" industry are exploitative and disgusting. If that means I have to wait until *MAYBE* a "AAA" game goes on sale for 15 bucks then so be it.

[@rocketlanterns]

Gotta agree here, voting with wallet doesn't mean I can't also fly a Jolly Roger

[@Not_Soundwave]

I'll keep singin' this for a while, but my game money is turned into book money and I think my mind's been better for it.

[@robertnomok9750]

@Cupcake Knew what? How to download files on the net and press install button?

[@enigma591]

I tend to just wait until they get stuck in a bundle at humblebundle. Then I pay 15 bucks for two games I wanted (and the other nine that go with them).

[@dreamerabe]

@Cupcake Sony and Nintendo and Sega games tend to have none of this bullshit. Capcom is also pretty good nowadays.

[@jackyfan]

Nice try, Jim. Command and Conquer: Red Alert had stylised gameplay AND live action cut scenes. It was the best.

[@BradHann]

So did one of the iterations of Road Rash. And it was also the best.

[@OmegaCoolsterDX]

Red Alert 2 to this very day is still one of my favorite RTS games of all time

[@yuurou7927]

Time to go to the only place hasn't been polluted by capitalism. SPACE!

[@webbowser8834]

@@yuurou7927 I was searching for this comment

[@yuurou7927]

@@webbowser8834 Always a lovely DAAY with Tim Curry.

[@fusionspace175]

The Senate of Bad Videogames? That's not real. Who's been elected to that? Emperor Jim: I am the Senate!

[@0ctothorp]

That "it's optional" thing is something that some people bought back in the day as well.

[@pikemand1410]

What do you expect from a company run by ants?

[@creeeamy7133]

Jim just doesn't understand their games are supposed to be played blind folded with a USB steering wheel.

[@frick_____you]

Now that is a terrible thing to say about ants. Ants are far more intelligent than the people running microsoft.

[@zackbrangen1528]

Am I the only one who got the *Videogamedunkey* Reference?🤔

[@PhrozenFox]

Just a DVD copy of Shark Tale.

[@RedFloyd469]

At least they're not run by a literal copy of shark tale.

[@ivarkristinsson5510]

This gets me to wonder if they started implementing loot boxes to make micro transactions seem tame in comparison.

[@henseltbrumbleburg3752]

Nah no one's that clever. They did it to get an easy buck at the time and just wanted to see what they could get away with.

[@justsomeguywithlasereyes9920]

@@henseltbrumbleburg3752 yea go ahead and underestimate them, that's how they get away with shit at first.

[@henseltbrumbleburg3752]

@@justsomeguywithlasereyes9920 Nah people really ain't that smart man. They have no way in predicting the out come. you just call out the shit when it happens and deal with it there and then. Cause the problem is the people who support and believe the shit they make up.

[@henseltbrumbleburg3752]

@@justsomeguywithlasereyes9920 Plus they get away with it because people support them and to be honest they don't give a shit about what you think and say, they only see the figures

[@Zom13y]

Yo when the AAA publishers send their death squads after you I will tell your tale.

[@Flylighter]

Props to the editor(s) for using Battlestar Galactica's "The Shape of Things to Come" for chapter 2!

[@missyprime8198]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who heard that music & perked up thinking "That's from BG, get in there!"

[@GeoTheHero]

It's so good to see other Battlestar Galactica fans out there spot the same nod. Hats off to you guys, and more BSG love!

[@riceeater79]

The funny thing is, MS started this trend even before xbox one with 360 LAST GEN.

[@nibbaturtle3340]

The Four Horsemen of the AAApocalypse: ◾EA ◾Ubisoft ◾Activision ◾2K

[@RayonNXA]

Pizza Mozzarella I’d replace Ubisoft with Bethesda, only because Bethesda is more incompetent than scummy.

[@inewulf3204]

So that makes Microsoft the avatar of the Apocalypse itself

[@twitch-xjuiceboxtwitch2088]

Asano「サバイバー」 Bethesda ain’t Scummy? Don’t go down the Rabbit Hole on all the lawsuits & lies on that one buddy, it will be hours from not paying developers to straight out lying 🤡

[@Solus749]

*cough* konami*cough*

[@danielbrown5986]

As an additional extra ◾EA - Famine - They bleed you of so much money that you can't even afford food. ◾Bethesda - Pestilence - Their games are plagued with bugs. ◾Ubisoft - Death - With the amount of busy work/filler content they will bore you to death. ◾2K - War - They attack thier own customers and even actually for all intents and purposes declaired war on a youtuber.

[@AlexTenThousand]

I've always had this feeling in my gut that Microsoft didn't really understand players and the concept of being a platform holder throughout the years. Sure, it might have been slightly biased by the fact I was born and raised on Sony and Nintendo consoles ever since the day my cousin gave me his old NES with a Super Mario Bros and Duck Hunt double cartridge and I found a shiny new PS One under the Christmas tree the following year, but the Xbox always felt to me like a bland and uninteresting platform, with very few interesting games that seemed to just be happy and copy their rivals (I mean, Blinx the Time Sweeper tried to be Sonic when the world was kinda getting sick of Sonic). The last 7 years or so seemed to have proven me right - from the lackluster final years of the Xbox 360 where Microsoft seemed to be more interested in turning the console into yet another version of a cable box that just so happens to be able to play games to the sequence of disasters that was the Xbox One. And I swear to god, aside from a couple of launch commercials all the way back in 2013, I have never seen any advertising for Xbox One games or for the console, only seeing the console's logo at the end of unrelated third-party multi-platform title commercials. It may seem like a small thing, but it really helps to give the feeling that Microsoft barely even knows they're platform holders and not just a company that just so happens to publish games on the console every once in a while.

[@gnarkillguch]

Yes

[@Reydriel]

I agree with you, but dude, paragraphing. Please D:

[@AlexTenThousand]

@@Reydriel Sorry, kinda wrote it as it came out of my mind.

[@steveheist6426]

...I tend to agree with everything... But the bit about Blinx. Those games were fun, and don't outlast the useful runtime of their mechanics. Frankly, that's the first-party IP of the bunch I wish they'd bring back because it had a lot of interesting and still unique mechanics, both in terms of the Time Crystals' affect on the gamestate, and the nature of "scavenging for ammo" done in a quick fashion that's never been replicated as smoothly.

[@steveheist6426]

@@AlexTenThousand I suppose you're not wrong there... I just still liked the games :P The artstyle is admittedly "Sonic'06"-ish, I'll give you.

[@spartanx1237]

But you’re wrong my dear Professor. The crests are to blame.

[@Ashtarte3D]

Shut up Edeltard!

[@john8314]

I am so happy I skipped The XBox One this generation. And I will absolutely never buy another Microsoft game console again.

[@BlazerManiacNumber96]

That's a pretty bad attitude.

[@syncrol]

i just got the xbox one for 50€ ... it really isn‘t that bad ? 🤷‍♂️ well yes the whole pay for internet is annoying or that you have to have a internet connection .

[@reethardio6432]

@@syncrol not anymore

[@tylarjones9281]

Without Forza (Halo is average now), why have a Xbox? Scarlett will be a no for me.

[@triplecombogaming]

@@tylarjones9281 Depends on what the new studios make. And even then the xbox games will be on pc as well. however it's one thing to say someone isn't getting an xbox, but what about Microsoft 1st party titles?????????

[@effdiffeyeknow5864]

Googles "auto felatio" Closes computer and joins yoga class.

[@dreamerabe]

Ha, gaaaaaaaaay! 🙃

[@jmarra07]

How have you not heard of that until now?

[@effdiffeyeknow5864]

@@jmarra07 I was too busy admiring Jim's jewels. 🤣

[@Journey_to_who_knows]

*gets wheeled into hospital on cart* "Doctor my legs are stuck over my head !" "Were you trying to suck your own dick again?" *Laugh track and Seinfeld theme plays*

[@firepuppies4086]

I mean, auto kind of implies it's yourself doing it. So.... Text clues

[@bewarethechameleon]

customer: i'd like to buy fallout 76 please bethesda: *hands you a quarter of the disc* hear you go that'll be £60 please customer: where's the rest of my disc? bethesda: that'll cost you extra

[@sesom07]

What do you expect from the cofounder of Macrotransactions Bethesda Games Studios. With MS they started the whole nonsens only one word: HORSEARMOR.

[@seanoreilly849]

Not a fan of the new opening and fotmat but I had that same with all changes to the channel. Keep up the good work, Jim

[@CybershamanX]

The section titles really break up Jim's natural flow. Maybe I'm just used to hearing Jim speak uninterrupted? Whatever. I'm sure they had their reasons for doing what they did. Maybe people complained that there was no clear structure to the videos? But I don't know. :/

[@littlejizz3640]

Hey not sean

[@mahaok1]

I think he said on twitter he did the editing himself this week so I dont think this is the new standard. Besides hes used this format for a couple of the older episodes.

[@seanoreilly849]

@@mahaok1 You are right, I actually didn't know that. Thanks a bunch. twitter.com/JimSterling/status/1173279526517903360?s=20

[@phillystevesteak6982]

I liked it. Get stuck in your ways why don't you

[@gregonion8693]

"When the moon is in the 8th house of Aquarious", about pissed my pants on that one. Good show, sir.

[@russellevans8086]

I appreciate the TWO Kingdom Hearts references this episode.

[@slothboy1501]

Your use of the ‘shape of things to come’ from the opera house scene in BSG was masterful...

[@TerminatorV250]

Twas indeed a cute nod.

[@babylon5lord]

@@TerminatorV250 i noticed it as soon as i heard it, I thought my music player was playing because i have it all

[@Reck]

That music from Battlestar Galactica is a super choice

[@BoromiRofGeo]

when text said shape of things to come i immediately thought BSG ost and then music started playing and oh wow, noice.

[@reverseBLT]

Has chapter called "The Shape of Things to Come," includes Bear McCreary track, "The Shape of Things to Come." Well done, Jim. Well done.

[@wordsshackles441]

Finally someone noticed the micro-transactions plaguing the Xbox One launch games. It would have been nice to notice at launch and warn the consumers in time before they spent their hard earned cash on the vastly inferior console.

[@jordanmousseau4895]

e efilysp launch was what, 5 years ago? Don't like microtransactions then don't buy them. Simple. Look at the top performing games currently released. Literally only 1 has no microtransactions.

[@jigzyonline2]

And now Xbox is the better console with the One X!

[@japansace]

“It’s nothing sinister.” CHRIST

[@Vandragorax]

"We're not holding a gun to your head!"

[@markcobuzzi826]

God: “Saddam, I've been hearing rumors that you are secretly building weapons of mass destruction up here.” Saddam Hussein: “Weapons of mass destruction? No! I'm building a chocolate chip factory. See?” God: “It looks like a chemical weapons plant.” Saddam Hussein: “Look, God. If I wanted to build a chemical weapons plant, I wouldn’t make it look like a chemical weapons plant. I’d make it look like a chocolate chip factory or something.” God: “Alright, just checking.”

[@palker4]

Suddenly the acquisition of few prominent indie game devs by MS seems much more concerning.

[@fesoy1174]

I mean they actually acquired some important indie developers.

[@guapocgisawesome994]

Person: (Has money) Microsoft: AAAh yes, enslaved money.

[@thrownstair]

Microsoft are such heroes, emancipating all that enslaved money, to be free to frolic with its friends in Willy Gates’ Scrooge McDuck money pile.

[@ArioDragon]

What really promoted lootboxes tough, was Overwatch.

[@asifmetal666]

MS was the one who push this n solidify it

[@RacingSnails64]

Spiro Dra i think that's true yes unfortunately. Overwatch would be even better if it didn't have such a shitty economy.

[@diegodankquixote-wry3242]

It's all ogrewatch

[@annator3]

Csgo and tf2 started it too

[@Gonzalo_105]

It was fifa card packs. The rest just followed the money.

[@ZoharielUK]

"when the moon is in the house of Aquarius" I spotted that Count Duckula reference there ;-)

[@TheGerkuman]

It has everything from the 'this will not suffice however' onwards Edit: actually, from 'Legend has it' onwards

[@veggieh8r]

I know, he was talking and I just continued the Duckula intro speech on muscle memory. I hadn't seen that show in 25 or 30 years.

[@DJMavis]

I'll get it!

[@Falcovsleon21]

@@DJMavis "The latest reincarnation did not go according to plan."

[@skepticalbadger]

@@DJMavis My god, your name is a Willo the Wisp reference as well! I feel even older now!

[@SLKibara]

I thought it was Steam's fault? Tim Sweeney seems to be gungho about that.

[@matics898]

Muh 88/12

[@commietearsdrinker]

Muh developer-"friendly" anti-consumer store

[@nickarmitt4722]

Naaah, Steam can't do wrong... Even though for years Jim made a living out of showing that Valve do wrong a hell of a lot... I blame Microsoft for Playstation charging for their online service... How dare they have better servers and charge Sony to use them! Azure should be free. I also blame Microsoft for the Epic store - everything should only ever be on Steam as we need to protect their monopoly like it is Woolworths in the UK. I blame Microsoft for No Mans Sky... And finally, I blame Microsoft for people voting for Trump and blame them for the world not loving the extreme left! If it weren't for them AOC would rule, we would have a socialist government and the Jewish people would be put into Gul... Oh shit. There I go again. Making the link between the German Socialist Workers Party (Nazis) and Modern Socialist Workers Parties (Labour and Democrats) ....

[@matics898]

@@commietearsdrinker More like publisher-friendly.

[@legion999]

No it's Steam's fault that indies are struggling on steam

[@Resvrgam]

The moment Microsoft lowered the toll booth arm on peer-to-peer connections and raised that paywall to separate customers that pay a monthly ransom for literally nothing from those that didn't, the industry was started down the road to perdition. Games as a Services, Micro-Transactions, Always-Online Single-Player Games, Season Passes & Incomplete Games gutted and sold back piecemeal to customers, and mobile phone business models infused into $60+ USD titles, can all be tied back to that moment in gaming history. Now, games are highly disposable, mostly homogenous and creatively stagnant, and consoles have become rental terminals that will eventually refuse to grant customers access to the games they paid a $60+ rental fee for. This is why I prefer retro games on emulators and pre-Xbox Live! games on older consoles. I'm done paying increasingly escalating costs to play the same handful of games I've been playing for the last 20+ years with new coats paint.

[@xBINARYGODx]

Yes it's MS fault other companies followed suite instead of being better. Cannot blame them for their actions, why even the negative actions of other companies are MS fault!

[@jackvac1918]

@@xBINARYGODx It makes no difference who did it first. The entire market ecosystem functions to breed this kind of shit.

[@Agumon5]

Microsoft is definitely a mixed bag. I totally recall all the bull shit microtransactions that they had at release, and still have in many of their games. With that said, a lot of their games also don't have many if any microtransactions. You are right Jim, they have also done a LOT of good pro-consumer moves this gen, like bringing back compatibility, accessibility, and others. They really are a mixed bag in several ways.

[@TheBestFelipe]

Agreed is like Microsoft is the bipolar company of the industry.

[@Wuerfel21]

All the console companies are mixed bags TBH. Remember that time Nintendo decided to not allow savegame backups and then made you pay for cloud ""backups"" (which likely be lost when the service shuts down at some point)? Actually I can't come up with anything Sony-related right now, but that's likely more because I don't care. I guess there was that time when they censored some anime boobs and weirdos didn't like it? idk. But PC is mixed too, these days. Weird elitists have convinced/scared everyone that you should never buy a prebuilt (and instead build your own with 2000$ parts) and Win 10 (also a Microsoft product, oddly enough...) is basically malware and most people don't know how to install and/or use old Windowses or Linux.... tl:dr; old good new bad

[@LagrimaArdiente]

There's more KH music in this than I anticipated. Not a bad thing in the least, just didn't expect it.

[@Arbeta10000]

15:34 "Earn cosmetics using money"? that's not how this works.

[@Arbeta10000]

Dyllyo Can't tell if that's sarcasm, a joke or w/e but I guess I'll go ahead and ruin it if it is by explaining anyways: Money is earned, cosmetics is what's bought. "earned" implies that the thing has to be worked for. Since you've already got the money if you intend on spending it on cosmetics, you're not actually working to earn the cosmetics. If you happen to be short on money, you're still not working to earn the cosmetics; You're working to earn the money. The language that they use (*earn* cosmetics by buying them with money) is very slimy. I'm sure the implications should be obvious there.

[@JaelinBezel]

I think they need to look up what the word "earn" means