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Nintendo are also sitting on a shitload of cash, and have mascot characters that reliably sell merchandise by the boat-load. They're likely to be affected by component shortages and price increases as well—if the manufacturers keep chasing the LLM dragon, the lower-end chips that Nintendo might be looking at could very well dry up—but less so in the short-term, for sure.

Microsoft seem determined to kill Xbox, death-by-a-thousand-cuts-style, with no apparent regard for, interest in, or understanding of the value of their studios. Playstation are lumbering from fuckup to fuckup at a slightly slower pace than Xbox, but it feels like they're still taking turns at who can generate the most sickening headline. Frankly, I wouldn't be all that sorry if either (or both) of them just fucked off.

That first week I must've got about 2 hours sleep and was jut sitting in dirty underpants with a glazed expression, drool hanging down my youthful chin.

And then you started playing the game!

But at least they saved Kojima Productions, eh?

Orbitals is really good. Playing through it with the 10yo and it's basically perfectly pitched for us so far; just the right level of platforming precision and reaction times, puzzles that aren't complicated but still make you feel like a bit of a genius when you work it out.

He's too young to really appreciate how amazing the art is, but there's a lot to love in the animation and character designs even if you're not into 80's anime OVAs.

C'mon, it's Al. He'll have all three finished in a single afternoon.