The stuff we're looking forward to for the rest of 2024 | Friends Per Second Ep #49

[@RudeCanine]

Love that Jake is dressed like a migraine.

[@Penrose707]

I love that maximalist prints are making a come back

[@Boss_Fight_Index_muki]

The crazy thing is those types of shirts east coast Italians wear costs like $290

[@Ziggyvu]

It’s a European cut

[@randymagnum8178]

I don’t love that he might actually feel bad about his shirt now. Jake is alright.

[@matthewfairchild3846]

Jake the Headache😂

[@gabrielflecha9719]

Jake looked so defeated after making that "hawk-tuah" joke about the headphones and no one reacted to it lol. Ive been there too bro not every joke lands 😂

[@Azure_Wulf]

I thought it was snicker worthy. Jake's look was devastating though, way too relatable, lol.

[@blaarfengaar]

Legitimately broke my heart, don't worry Jake I laughed, I care

[@HewziBoy]

That transition at 4:50 of all the smiles fading into nothing was way funnier than it should have been

[@The.Nasty.]

At least they were happy before Thanos snapped them.

[@apotato4939]

lol nah wtf happened before the cut to make Jake and Ralph look so serious 😭

[@GuiiBrazil]

From :D To :|

[@Baronnax]

"When you've said 'Wow that's crazy' thrice but she's still talking."

[@VidyutTiwari]

I know in my gut that a Gaben interview is an eventuality and I follow this podcast for that day.

[@Dan016]

I hope that’s not the peak of this podcast 😮‍💨😩 FPS for life 🤔🥲

[@pavlepavlovic4073]

Fingers crossed. But having an audience with Gaben is hard. It takes a lot to draw Gaben's gaze.

[@FrosTypical]

Tip for Lucy you can change the function of the power button in the windows setting so that when the cat jumps on it it won't turn off! Had to learn several times myself

[@shaggytoph]

your comment was stolen by a bot and lucy actually responded to it lmao, please search it form your PC the bot is called @keithawhitehorn

[@JC-Alan]

Alright, Lucy ranting about Snoopy in the beginning was adorable.

[@Dubtoy94]

It’s the little things in life haha

[@a-nom-a-ly5782]

i know Jake said his Blockbuster night would be "crackin' a beer" but at first I heard "crack and a beer" 😂

[@FKDotFitzgerald]

I think he jokingly said that, considering his previous affiliation with the Columbian drug cartel.

[@edcook8665]

Omg.😅

[@Dan016]

@@FKDotFitzgeraldShhh, they’re reading 👀✋🏻😩🤚🏻

[@BLOODHOUNND306]

Dont always agree with him, but i have such a huge amount of respect for ralph and the way he both articulates and stands by his opinion even if it differs from the others.

[@mgiebus1869]

The reason I stopped checking for this podcast. Still a good show but dudes annoying

[@okok8061]

@@mgiebus1869you have multiple comments on the channel it’s a podcast if you don’t like it leave no room for hate here

[@amoronicwalrus]

29:30 Jake. My guy. Who hurt you?!😂

[@Jerler91]

The reason my rentals never had instruction manuals 😂

[@thetomdanks]

@@Jerler91 Right?! If I had only known to be cursing Jake's name

[@BasilAbdef]

Life. It hurts us all.

[@RizoftheDead]

Now I know, people like Jake are the reason I would always rent games and not have the instruction booklet!

[@Scaredix]

Every time Lucy talks about games I just have to go and add them to my wishlist, its like she knows exactly what I like my games to be. And then I start reading Between two fires she has to bring it up on the podcast wow. Give me more books to read Lucy!

[@Tyr808]

28:00 LOL, this is a hustle I remember all too well growing up. I remember convincing my stepmom to let me get metal gear solid 2, her seeing 17+ and freaking out thinking it was sex content or something, and the cashier came in like a total bro to tell her that it was basically just James Bond movie action violence 😂

[@SlatsAU]

Ralph's face when Jake admits to his pinching of the instructions.

[@Dan016]

Reminds me of that scene in the Departed where they find out who’s the mole. The utter look of betrayal 😂

[@bw-mx1dy]

His little giggle sent me!

[@Calladim]

I didn't know I hated Jake as a kid lol

[@Simbabweman]

The IT Crowd still slaps. "A fire... At a sea parks?" Gets me every time

[@transsexual_void_fairy]

a show written by a bigot lmao

[@eon5323]

​@@transsexual_void_fairy oh no I guess I don't find it funny anymore oh wait yeah I do oh well

[@shaggytoph]

@@eon5323 what you guys talking about, time stamp?

[@Simbabweman]

​​​​@@shaggytoph Lucy mentioned the IT crowd 42:30 (though she says "it crowd" not "I.T. Crowd" lol) I just posted a comment saying how i like the show, the first reply about a bigot is regarding the show creator who is anti-trans. I personally didnt know about it till now but imo it doesnt ruin the show as its got a lot of talented people involved and is still very funny today. Just like how a certain much worse person was involved in pulp fiction, reservoir dogs, scream 1,2 &3 and the lord of the rings and dozens more but i appreciate the work everyone else put in and can still enjoy them. Its just one person's views and they're entitled to an opinion. I'm sure theres plenty terrible people involved in the entertainment industry but i dont let that detract from enjoying quality entertainment unless its like a direct product of evil deeds. I feel like if we boycott everything that had a single controversial opinionated or full blown evil person involved then i think we'd have to shut down every business going.

[@EmmaEquinox]

​@asuka_the_void_witch yeah it's a shame it was made by such a tw@twaffle. I still think the show is hilarious. Quote it constantly. I try not to let the dbaggery of creators ruin things I enjoyed post-enjoyment. I dunno. Like I'm trans, I get it. It sucks. And makes me feel conflicted. But I'm older now and I just don't have the energy or fight anymore to constantly be on the front lines anymore.

[@calebbonebrake6486]

So the kind of store that Ralph is describing, we used to have in the US! There was a place called Hastings, and they sold new and used movies, music, and video games! They also sold tons of nerd and hobby stuff like Legos, Nerf, disc golf, drones, models, manga. It was the coolest place ever, I'd spend hours there! Wish they'd come back!

[@lunarlunacy4209]

“Last time I felt alive was the launch of the switch” Me too Jake, me too.

[@Welcome_The_Revolution]

You guys are 3 of my favourite people on the internet. Absolutely love the podcast, love the chemistry you all have, it's such a joy to look forward to every couple of weeks.

[@drgonzo123]

I am unironically excited for Astro Bot.

[@user-dj9iu2et3r]

would it be ironic if you didn’t specify?

[@bluebattlehawk]

No one hearing Jake's "Hauk Tuah" joke was sad, I heard you buddy. I heard ya.

[@JakeBaldino]

🫡

[@lintlicker7852]

Time stamp?

[@earthleaf9567]

I heard it and had to look for the first comment about it.

[@Dan016]

🤝🏻😩

[@yashkulkarni4080]

@@lintlicker7852 1:22:02, in the raycon ad

[@Motoboy507]

Little Devil Inside It'll come out any day now. Any day now....

[@lunaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

right after mew-genics! :)

[@themightyant.]

And Silksong

[@Lo-Kag]

This is my Silksong... Clown make-up for everyone, get your own!

[@sociomatt_]

Oh no Ralph started his Gacha game arc, once you drink from that poison well you never go back. I should know

[@Dan016]

✋🏻😩🤚🏻

[@deedelta9263]

You definitely do. Once I did the math and realized I had spent $350 on a game over the course of 18mos, dropped it like a hot potato, and haven't played another gacha since

[@throwsticks66]

He played Destiny religiously. Same thing.

[@drogozi3308]

It's really funny seeing him come to similar thought process as i did almost 4 years ago shortly after my crippling genshin addiction started.

[@villageflorist]

Him saying he wanted to see it through to conclusion made me laugh. Gonna be here for a while my guy!

[@makasete30]

Astro Bot. Visions of Mana. Dragon Quest 3. The new Zelda game. Mario & Luigi Brothership looks interesting, too.

[@Drstrange3000]

Great list!

[@TheMetalGaia]

Definitely agree! Interested to see what a new Mana game will be like.

[@KahranRamsus]

Ralph: I can't wait for these bleak games. Jake: I can't wait for this bleak game. Lucy: This game is silly and British and fun. Also, I can't wait for PoE2 myself. I never take time off for game releases, but I am taking time off for that.

[@1_underthesun]

As someone with 2,700 hours in PoE1, I can relate. Waiting to find out the Early Access requirements and eager to know if my years of MTX purchases to support GGG will be enough to get me an invite without the need to buying a separate supporter pack.

[@KahranRamsus]

@1_underthesun I have about 2997 hours, which doesn't factor in the time I played before the Steam launch. I cannot wait for PoE2. Mostly because it seems like crossing PoE1 with Elden Ring.

[@1_underthesun]

@@KahranRamsus Same with the hours. The 2,700 hours is time only on Steam. And yeah, I've been saying for awhile that it's a blend of a twin stick shooter, PoE, and a Souls game. The Souls comparison stems from the danger of even normal enemies, having a dodge roll, and maybe most of all, that every hit you take by an enemy will have a far reaching impact (assuming they keep the new flask refill system in place). If flasks are far more hard to fill similar to Estus Flasks, then taking damage will be all the more game impacting. Honestly though, I think all of the Souls comparisons will likely only really apply to the campaign. I still suspect end game builds will be able to stack enough life regen, or stack enough damage mitigation, etc, to make taking damage not nearly as punishing as in a Souls game. Problem is, we've only seen very early game gameplay with extremely low level and low linked skills.

[@KahranRamsus]

@1_underthesun the thing that is new is the whole, "You can portal during a boss fight to combat refill flasks during a boss fight without resetting it" thing.

[@Deminese2]

I'm REALLY surprised Shill up didn't make a video for poe2 at all yet. He went to the last LA event for console theres pictures of him there and video of him doing an interview but its dead silent on his channel.

[@TMV420]

jake is the reason i never knew rentals had manuals because every game i rented never had one!

[@zedrake]

43:00 - Peep Show is peak comedy.

[@jaimemiceli4629]

Hell yeah to Lucy mentioning Between Two Fires! Love that book and Christopher Buehlman in general. The Blacktongue Thief by him is also incredible 🔥

[@TheBlaskar]

FPS on my bday?! At least there’s one good thing about 29 🙄 happy to listen to my parasocial homies chat games

[@Penrose707]

Happy bday man!

[@The.Nasty.]

Happy birthday 🎉

[@WizardofTruth]

Happy birthday

[@Fat-Jim]

Happy birthday ye young whippersnapper ye

[@yasielromero8236]

Happy birthday!

[@poro]

Jake hawk tuahing the raycons has to be the best ad ever

[@isaacmclean6259]

Thinking of Jake hoarding hdmi cables from consoles makes me crack up

[@katanalevygames]

Hey, thanks for giving a shout-out to Daemonologie and really glad you are looking forward to it!

[@shagaru1234]

space marine 2 had a leak and the gameplay looks amazingly fun

[@marccreation1052]

The first one was clunky and i still loved it. If they keep the spirit intact it' s my GOTY.

[@bigzachful]

@@marccreation1052yeah it looks amazing now

[@misawa8629]

I promise that when streaming services for music came out, there were still many people who were adamant about having physical copies of cds and vinyls, and they still are to this day. It isn't only a thing in gaming.

[@FKDotFitzgerald]

Oh for sure. You see it with television and movies too. Look at something like 28 Days Later where it isn’t streaming on any service and the blu-ray is out of stock (last I checked)

[@MattEffectGames]

Not having Jake in that shirt in the thumbnail is a war crime Ralph, do you not want a high click through rate ?!?!? Do you not want to feed the algorithm.

[@Poisyndart77]

I'm very much looking forward to Cat Quest III. Firat two games were very chill, fun, well-made, & cute!

[@deadhead4077]

surprised by an early in the week FPS podcast! idk i lost track is it late from previous weekend or super early for next LOL who cares excited to hear about what yall excited about

[@makuros1064]

Just wanted to add onto Ralph's discussion on WHY there aren't more hoyoverse style games that aren't making millions of dollars, there is ALOT. As someone who spends a fair amount of time in the gacha community, there are so many genshin "clones" that are announced every month but the difference is that they feel less polished and refined and do just feel like "clones." Many of these genshin/hoyoverse style games shut down after a year or two at launch because the gacha market is extremely competitive

[@spectre-8]

@11:11 Jake my boy sounding like Morty 😂

[@ItsArtyTheFox]

You're supposed "store" sounds exactly like Hastings, a store chain from where I grew up that had a book section, movie section, games section, music section, and "party" games section. Rent or Buy, and there was also an attached Cafe with coffee and pastries. It was absolutely the best store in the world and I was heartbroken when it closed. I remember my sister finally getting her driver's license and we would go down there and grab a book, take it into the cafe, then read through it while drinking coffee (without buying the book haha.)

[@Dan016]

Poor Lucy, hold on to that Snoopy Watch for dear life 🥺

[@user-dj9iu2et3r]

I’m pretty sure it’s just an Apple Watch… with an app.

[@ShaunAnderson_Sauce]

American here. The IT crowd was an amazing show.

[@Ricaidius]

The problem is you can’t just buy your games cause you still have to subscribe for internet access for payed games. Conveniently there is no tier for everything on console only. If you want access to online play and all the day 1 games you have to buy Ultimate which includes PC even though you may not use it. Meanwhile PC has a cheaper all games tier and they don’t have to pay for Online. Why in the Xbox ecosystem the people that actually buy an Xbox get taken for a ride I’ll never understand. Thanks for punishing us for supporting you Phil Spencer

[@yomamasohot6411]

Took you long enough to realise how much Phil cares about you people.😂 some knew that from 2014.

[@mufurcify]

I have to be honest, I was a bit sceptical about this podcast when it launched. Now I listen to or even watch every episode. Living in Cologne, and already got my ticket hope I can see you guys in person at Gamescom. But if you have a plan, maybe tell us which day. Anyways, great show, thank all of you for doing it!

[@ProbyWaN1337]

Lucy is a 10/10

[@cloudvoid0]

Thank goodness you’re here looks like it’s right up my alley. Thanks so much for the recommendation, Lucy! Also super duper hyped for Metaphor ReFantazio!!

[@africanjunglesafari]

Where I live we have a place called Casa Video where you can still rent dvds! It’s 2 stories and has quite a large selection, plus a bar and they’re always playing random movies. That’s my Friday night blockbuster run!

[@jonathanlee726]

44:54 Oh my gosh, love to hear West of Loathing get a shout-out! Underrated and hilarious gem of a game.

[@marcusmaher9950]

My local library has a substantial game and movie collection. I occasionally get that "Blockbuster" feeling going there to find something to play or watch.

[@OneOfTheLostOnes]

Thank you so much guys. I was having the shittiest day in a long time, and the first 5 minutes you guys got a smile out of me. Never stop being awesome.

[@EmmaEquinox]

Jakes Purgatory is just him painstakingly putting back every game manual he stole

[@Mortuary_Gaming]

but because it’s purgatory he can’t play any of them

[@TMV420]

this

[@speedracer2please]

I love every Second of these Friends

[@dubinn]

So funny that Lucy mentioned the Snoopy, cause it's the single reason i got apple watch

[@spectre-8]

‘GAME PASS WAS TOO CHEAP’ woweeeeeeee Ralph

[@N3orion]

Game pass is useful for the buffet of experiences it offers. The ability to sample different game types at will is worth it alone. I can’t say it would be the same value for money if game demos were as popular as they were in the early years of gaming. Who remembers buying magazines with the cd/dvd attached to get the newest demos and making your choices to purchase based on those?

[@Danisifonia]

Jake seemed happy and happier than I ever seen him. Love the smile love the vibes man

[@choopduhnoops101]

Jake’s face when they are talking about ZZZ XD

[@Boss_Fight_Index_muki]

The GamePass "No Day-1 games" tier exists as a price anchor to push people towards the pricier tier with Day-1 games/

[@Nick-cs4oc]

Yeah they aren’t moving away from day 1, they’re monetizing it further

[@ericwindsor339]

It seems like such a joke they offered a good deal on gamepass for day 1 releases for so many years despite barely having anything good, and then as soon as they have good stuff in the pipeline they wanted to jack up the price

[@rflxPoint]

One thing I will note about the end of TFS is that, while it feels conclusive, it has much longer legs than FFXIV, which is my main point of criticism I had with Endwalker: outside of hidden background lore, the story effectively hit the brakes when it finished, and I have no story pull to go back to, whereas the Echoes that appeared at the end of TFS feel a natural continuation, where the vanquishing of the big bad has its consequences, for good and ill.

[@garlanramadhan4291]

2:11:20 that sarcastic "wow" from Lucy. 😂

[@galacticmaui2]

Lot of good games to look forward to 1.DB Sparking Zero 2.Astro Bot 3.Avowed 4.Wukong 5.Age of Mythology

[@SF_Zoom]

I just LOVE these long podcasts, really relaxing to listen to when working from home. Ralph is the Goat, Jake owns me lifelong pizza, Lucy is just.. juicy, and NO i aint simping for Ralph just listening to these episodes.

[@themightyant.]

Re: ZZZ and other MiHoYo Gacha games, you definitely don’t need to spend a penny, but you need strong will. And they are designed to take up a LOT of time. But these are NOT cheap free to play games, quite the opposite, they are AAA games with no expense spared distributed in the free to play model. I’m glad they exist, as there is no other way to build an ongoing game the size and quality of Genshin, but anyone with weak will beware.

[@Redroomjjgfd]

Loved Ralphs take on review-bombing. I've been saying that same thing for years, he worded it so much better than I ever could.

[@suicidalkangarooz]

I died inside when Ralph called Ultimate Spider-Man writer Jonathan Hickman "Himrick"

[@daddyyu-gi-oh4330]

48:50 - Bolt gun motion sickness I’m so glad this wasn’t just me, I’d feel dizzy like i needed to be sick playing it for too long I couldn’t understand why

[@emilymitchell6823]

58:57 is the most relatable thing Skill Up has ever said

[@TheCasualSweat]

“Last time I felt alive was the launch of the switch” 😂 Jake has felt dead for 7 years.

[@milkmanchannel1]

This might be the first time I've ever seen Jake in a shirt that is not a black, grey, or white video game t-shirt

[@sbeeezz]

That shirt looks black and grey to me lol

[@stickybuns85]

I love Lucy’s taste in music. Beck, NIN, Slipknot. Just excellent.

[@Jeremus717]

Ted Lasso is some of the best and most inspiring television I have ever seen. You should carve out some time to watch all three seasons of that.

[@kirker87]

Don’t worry Jake, I heard the hawk tuah joke and got a good chuckle out of it

[@heretoschmooze348]

There’s something very wrong with this timeline… Ralph seeing Madame Web before Jake doesn’t compute for me.

[@Kelpie242]

Stoked to see 'Between Two Fires' get some love. That's a hell of a book.

[@tcransandman]

wanna shout out jake for not saying “vhs player” and correctly referring to it as “vcr”

[@user-dj9iu2et3r]

Who the heck says “VHS player?” As a kid of the 90s, that’s whack.

[@seita8095]

I swear lucy always mentions Jellybean at the 1 hour mark. I want to see the cat!

[@1_underthesun]

Without fail, my cat will do something naughty right around the time Jellybean is doing something naughty....

[@eduardoleal6962]

I feel like I might be the minority where the changes in gamepass prices is beneficial. I got it to flexibly play any game I wanted on xbox, then I got a PC AND was included in my plan already, AND I was sharing all the benefits w my cousin on another xbox. The value was tremendous! But lately, I havent played a single day one title on day one, and my cousin will occasionally get on. Being able to pay less for titles i dont play on day one, while being to keep playing the games we play through gamepass, and keep sharing the goods, has been a positive change… I hope ultimate subscribers will feel similarly positive to the great value, and greater value its conducting bts

[@zacharykasprzyk3671]

The problem with game pass is their target audience. Assuming most younger gamers (17 and under) cannot afford game pass with the price hike and even younger college age kids that is a big ask to shell out twenty bucks a month for video games and what you are left with is the older millennial generation who are now in their thirties and have more disposable income which is the group I fall into but the problem is we are starting families on top of working 9-5 jobs and do not have the time to play that back catalogue of games. I canceled my subscription as a result of the price hike as I know I will not have time to play the one or two games I play now on game pass and purchased them instead. Ralph is right it is a great value if you have the time but I think they are pricing out a lot of people that use game pass. Had they split the difference to 15 dollars a month more would have been willing to pay that possibly. This subscription model was flawed from the start you either need double the amount of players subscribed they do now to make it profitable or raise the price and risk losing a huge chunk of the base you have built up.

[@drgonzo123]

I wrote the exact same thing and then read your comment. I’m 38 so I’m right there with ya. Older gamers are money rich and time poor. I also believe that most of us own several consoles and a PC, spreading your gaming even thinner across all the platforms. Younger people who would benefit from game pass just don’t play games like we do. They stick to what their friends are playing, which is mostly free to play, social games like Fortnite and Roblox. I just don’t think the customer base is there. I’m cancelling my game pass subscription for now until some of the first party titles drop. I’m getting pretty sick of subscription services all around if I’m being honest.

[@anthonydezmclaughlin2174]

I totally agree but I think most of this is banking on call of duty. Question is once that levels out where do they go?

[@shaggytoph]

I'm 23 and I totally agree, the problem is stupid twitter people defending the price hike or going as far as "you cancelled? Ok I'm buying an extra subscription to counter you cancelling". These fanatics are nuts

[@JamFlexx]

Whilst I agree, we can't act like gamepass wasn't insane value, and that even a fast-food meal now is $15. Matter of time inflation got to it

[@Nick-cs4oc]

@@shaggytophsocial media isn’t real people. It’s for entertainment purposes only

[@FifthOfNovember_Original]

Hell yeah newsletter gang ❤

[@mrpetebojangles21]

Portland, OR has this, Movie Madness, and I fucking love it. Genuinely my happy place.

[@UppersDownersAllarounders]

Watching from Portland, Oregon... respects to the crew

[@spartanB0292]

I'm just kinda relieved that there's no guests today.

[@user-dj9iu2et3r]

So much better, right?

[@ismaelmilan3453]

Oregonian here! Portland is the perfect place for a unique gaming store! We have a great manga shop, Powells City of Books is very different, but awesome! But we dont have a ton of movie/game stuff. I feel like a gaming store would be awesome.

[@MichaelOdendaal]

Love the podcast! Thanks so much. Newsletter is an awesome stuff!

[@prestonwinters9656]

Man I’m looking forward to Avowed it’s my most anticipated game of the year

[@kriseightyfive5854]

16:40 I watch this podcast, and I only buy around 2/3 games a year. Sooooo yeah 😅 Also, I had Gamepass Ultimate (the 4 years one), but didn't renew because I wasn't making the most out of it.

[@MrGuildenstern12]

Mad respect for recognizing that gatchas were a blind spot for you. Austin's review convinced me to give it a shot (with caution!) and your thoughts here echo my own. Would love a series from Austin called "Proceed with Caution" where he looks at games that are either FTP adjacent/gatcha or microtransaction heavy otherwise.

[@vincentclark8386]

Great vid as always. I'm super pumped for Sparking Zero!!!!!

[@langleymneely]

Jonathan Himrick is my favorite Spiderman writer too! Lol It’s Hickman.

[@420inportland]

Portland is DEFINATELY the place for your new game rental/arcade. 😀

[@Jaicera]

Growing up in the north west of England, I love the look of Thank Goodness you’re here! After being in the US for nearly 3 years it’s very reminiscent of home and I love it, and can’t wait for the release

[@alextiedt4481]

Star wars outlaws feels like it's going to be the starfield we never got

[@Alisterplayz]

Love this podcast, been a fan since episode 1. Every once in a while, Skillup does 80% of the talking and it drains a lot of the fun out of it for me. Want to hear more of Jake and Lucy’s perspectives.

[@meeqsb3521]

Dragon age inquisition has a perfect difficulty curve imo. It’s designed to where as you master the games mechanics/tools it allows you to scale the enemies to match so the actual gameplay always feels well paced and engaging. The modifiers are also a really fun idea even if in practice some are better then others

[@spectre-8]

Oh, Jake. Just puppet pals being guy pals, hey?

[@bran_donk]

Looking forward to Ralph turning in his Guardian badge to become a fellow Exile. Probably as much chance of that as him embracing Guild Wars, but one can only dream of a cult, poe This Week in Videogames block each week.

[@langleymneely]

I’m actually surprised the price hike wasn’t sooner. Im amazed that this took anyone by surprise? As a relatively new gamer all Ive heard is how XBOX is losing money on Gamepass, Ive kinda prepared myself for something like this.

[@landonkrussell]

Subscription pricing is tricky. The key with subscriptions is that you need to price it low enough that people forget it's automatically deducted every month. There is a thin line between this and pricing it high enough to maximize profit. I think what subscription services are seeing is that they can raise the price, take the hit from subscriber loss, and still make profit because of the price increase. This is what Netflix has been doing and everyone else is following suit.

[@kunimitsune177]

"forget it's automatically deducted every month"???? How many brain dead dipshits actually pay for subs just because they forget it? It needs to be priced low enough that people are comfortable paying it.

[@abhinavjain8672]

around 2:14:00 , Jake is such a nice guy with all the things he said to Ralph here

[@bbqR0ADK1LL]

There was a pretty lively mod scene for DA: Origins. Haven't played in the last couple of years, but it's worth seeing what fixes are out there.

[@G00berella]

Woo, Eagle Eye represent!.. Honestly hearing Ralph name drop that game was not on my bingo cards.

[@theShawnFrey]

I've dipped into Gamepass at times when I wasn't sure about something I wanted to play, but by and large, I want to own my games. I just need to exercise restraint with my purchases... at some point.