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@kyleforrester87 honestly, you get people on both sides of such trivial stuff being so divided. While in the middle we just think, buy it or don't, it genuienly doesn't matter in any way at all 😭 these things surely don't define us as people, do they? But, of course, the culture war has wrecked everyone's mind, and now every single thing has to be for or against the 'completely crazy other-side'

I know without looking there will be 5-10 comments on the article saying it is "literally stupid to pre-order a game you want and people must have IQs of around 49 to even consider taking such a vile, offensive act towards me" And this is, I guess, the response to that type of thing 🤷‍♂️😅

I love a good bit of exaggeration for effect, but it is genuinely every day on every article about everything that people go and plant their flag for their comment-section cause now.

Enough to make a fella go crazy.

[Edited Fri 7th Aug 2026 by Ravix]

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@GirlVersusGame I still know what you mean about that. I have this weird reservation, somewhere. But the style and vibe is enough, for me, even if there are parts I like less (like in GTA 5, I definitely didn't love everything, but it was still a monumental gaming event that far exceeded a lot of other games or media)

But yesterday I saw two old clips I made of RDR2 and thought, oh yeah, that is why I get rockstar games, and my hype increased again, so here are the clips, in .gif form to see if you get that feeling, too.

Man on horse is shot, falls, gets dragged by the leg, but then gets stuck in some deep mud by the river/swamp

Man is sat minding his own business and is suddenly lassooed from a moving train by a sadistic outlaw who is out to cause trouble

We sometimes have to remind ourselves that GTA 5 is not their last game, RDR2 is their last game, and it is insanely, insanely good and ridiculously detailed. And for that alone, it will be a fun to be part of. And like you say about the details... the horse shrinkage... well, it was absolutely... nuts 😭😂 the pun was unintended, but unavoidable. It is just levels of detail no other game can even consider.

[Edited Fri 7th Aug 2026 by Ravix]

166 platinums and counting...

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GOTY 2026: Resident Evil Requiem

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I see you cut off before the third paragraph. Ironically the knuckle dragger comment was actually referencing people who only read a headline and miss out the context!

Also the benefit to me is that I have a family and normally around that time of year you spend your money on Xmas presents and all the other things you need to buy around Christmas.

Then the benefit of pre-ordering now so that come November when money gets tighter, you are not forking out for GTA 6.

Yes, some of us are not rich/have a wife & kids and have to plan their spending.

[Edited Fri 7th Aug 2026 by dodgykebaab]

"All hail the Glorious All-Digital Gaming Future! Physical Discs are merely round weights holding humanity back from true SSD enlightenment."

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@Ravix I have fond memories of picking up my launch day copy of RDR2 at GameStop. They had a whole event where there was raffles, games, giveaways and then as the hour grew near, we drew numbers to see the order of the line to get our copy of the game. Such a great memory. Almost as good as the release day events we used to have for the Harry Potter books.

Gone are the days of physically going to the store to attend a launch event and relish in the hype with all the other people who crawled out from under rocks and emerged from basements to actually be a community with a common conviction, shared leisure activity ideals, and to meet and see others of our own kind.

I feel like my mindset is similar to a person who’s lost a loved one or who’s had a heart-wrenching breakup and everything they see reminds them of the one they lost — every bit of gaming news finds a way to make me mourn the loss of physical discs. 😅

[Edited Sat 8th Aug 2026 by Th3solution]

Is it totally logical to not pre-order a product that is limitless in quantity straight out the gate? Yes

Do I normally adhere to logic? I actively try to.

Did I go against my answers to both of the questions above in this instance? Yes… with ****ing bells on! 😎

[Edited Sat 8th Aug 2026 by psmr]

@dodgykebaab considering we’re both in the minority that did pre-order it (within these circles anyway), I reckon we’re looking at it pretty similarly tbh

[Edited Sat 8th Aug 2026 by psmr]

@GirlVersusGame honestly, I think when I read gaming news more, I enjoy gaming less. So, yeah that probably is a good idea if you feel that way, too. I know i'd rather just talk about gaming in a fun way most of the time, because that is what gaming is for, right? Seeing the art as the art and as nothing else is always a good thing. And the writers and the developers are the ones who make it, it is their work we get to experience as a player, not the executives. Sometimes the technical stuff interests me, but all the ins and outs of the business and peoples reaction to every little thing? I don't think I ever needed these things taking up room my mind, and before I joined here I never even considered these things. Hence mostly just messing around on the forum now.

Of course, I personally would prefer if the world functioned in a different way overall, and that would include rewarding those with the skill and talent and passion, and not just people that are good at bullying and squeezing every last drop out of people, or a world where everyone isn't making every single difference of opinion an argument, but it tends to not be like that so I can't be sat here worrying about the world from a position where I cannot change that. The same goes for regular news, I can't help everyone, or change these things that happen, so isn't that healthy for my own wellbeing to constantly remind myself of these things. Social media is the same, I think people just scroll bad news and angry opinions endlessly and it hurts them more than they realise and then they either go mad or join in (also mad) and social media is also what the comments sections can resemble these days. That is a condensed version, anyway (condensed for us 😂) Hopefully though it makes sense. It is up to you, but I think avoiding some stuff might be good.

[Edited Sat 8th Aug 2026 by Ravix]

@Ravix honestly, I think when I read gaming news more, I enjoy gaming less. So, yeah that probably is a good idea if you feel that way, too. I know i'd rather just talk about gaming in a fun way most of the time, because that is what gaming is for, right?

• My friends saw what I said to you and staged what they called last-night an intervention. They said that for weeks now there was a trend in how I saw gaming when we did talk about it ,that it was slowly building over time. You are right, they are too. I'm going to find a way to compartmentalize the industry/business from the games I do enjoy. It needs to be something I enjoy or I'll have to do something else, they put it bluntly as that one person can't save the world and they are right. I can't go too much into that part, you are clever and we know each other well so you probably understand. There's a dichotomy between business and pleasure that I need to balance, and will. It doesn't mean I have to see others as less than, just find some kind of middle-ground between all of these something's, and there's no real switching sides so it's futile to try.

Seeing the art as the art and as nothing else is always a good thing. And the writers and the developers are the ones who make it, it is their work we get to experience as a player, not the executives.

• That's why I'm playing Palword, Space Tail and probably BallxPit this apparent weekend, I was days behind again. Indies were what reignited my love of the hobby, you forum guys were a close second.

I don't think I ever needed these things taking up room my mind, and before I joined here I never even considered these things. Hence mostly just messing around on the forum now.

• That's where I need to gear things towards because I do like the forums but last-night I saw I'd told someone in a comment that 'you don't care', that's not me, it was one comment and I was thinking about it all day. There are people on the other end of these words, you realize it, some don't, others are just beef jerkys for the sake of it but I can't be doing that. It's a step in the wrong direction and sometimes it only takes one small push to go down the wrong path, then becomes a horrible person.

Of course, I personally would prefer if the world functioned in a different way overall (condensed) I cannot change that.

• If you were in a position to change it, you still couldn't. And you'd probably be fooling yourself to think you could, maybe you'd find some kind of common-ground where you can still balance feeling welcome and feeling like you need to hit the road as they say.

The same goes for regular news, I can't help everyone, or change these things that happen, so isn't that healthy for my own wellbeing to constantly remind myself of these things.

• I think that's part of why I've been kept away from it for so many years. I only found out about Palestine recently, I'd been in and out of Israel so many times, no one explained anything. Then I did find out the truth and I blue-screened for a few days, my mind couldn't handle it. It's been a forced vacation since some weeks now, hence no civilization, no travel and no cities. I can't understand how people live with knowing these things daily, seeing them reported, know they can't fix it, and go on living. I couldn't.

That is a condensed version, anyway (condensed for us 😂) Hopefully though it makes sense. It is up to you, but I think avoiding some stuff might be good.

• Thanks Ravix, a lot of what you said was in a way mirrored last-night, we talked for perhaps three-hours, I would suppose it was building and in a way they felt responsible for introducing me to the site in the first place, it's not an automatic fix but I'm going to try what I was told and see how things pan out. I don't mean that in an entirely negative away, my account would be pulled tomorrow if these interactions weren't productive/special, and they are. Talking to you and some others has really helped in ways I don't have words for, I didn't think it was possible for people to be the way you are and to not want anything in return. I'd forgotten good people existed. The news part is sort of like, if you lived in a dark room and there was a pin-hole of light, you naturally want to look, sometimes it's good and leads to new discoveries and lines of questioning. Lately it hasn't been a positive light, but the other element is communication/learning from people and it is possible to learn from certain productive comments, but not always and there's no way to balance what you'll get. Like the box of chocolates in Forest Gump, it could be anything, and you only know when you start looking.

[Edited Sat 8th Aug 2026 by GirlVersusGame]

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