I think console preorders should be in-person only. Enough wrestling with technology, broken/crashing websites and apps, uncertainty and luck. If you want something, you show up to a physical location early, you sit and you wait. It's the only thing that feels truly fair.
Fifteen years ago, I uploaded a story about a haunted game to the internet. Today, BBC published a feature on BEN Drowned and its legacy. I got the chance to speak about the creative process, what I’ve learned since, and the lasting impact it has today. bbc.com/future/article…
No. None of these have to go. This was the last time we had a truly competitive hardware market with compelling and starkly unique brand identities. A thriving and diverse software landscape.
We now have Weenie Hut Jr PCs, Slop Box Series X and MidStation 5, no games and no hope
Great now add minimap, 6 waypoints, quest log, NPC dialogue subtitles, status bars, and ability counters to the screen or else I will not understand how to play