Mike

@mcna31625 @CODUpdates It's my only complaint.

@SandmanR5 @CODUpdates This bro, I couldn’t join my friend last night

📢 Call of Duty: #BlackOps on PS4/PS5 Select playlists have been disabled as we investigate reported issues.

I waited over a decade to play these games with thousands of people again. I can survive a few rough days while they get things sorted out. I just don’t want this momentum to disappear.

@b1gboyyyyjj @CODUpdates I'm unable to join from either version. Even pulled out the PS4 and still couldn't join. First night, I had zero problems. Ever since then, I can't play with friends. Open NAT, both versions. I've tried everything I can imagine or find.

@SandmanR5 @CODUpdates Especially on the ps5 version of bo2 the game literally doesn’t acknowledge I accepted an invite from friends. It does absolutely nothing I tried every which way. Only fix is going to the ps4 version you can join just fine on that. Ps5 version is bugged asf

Black Ops port cheaters are panicking 😭💀

@TZTFTBL Thing is, I have an Open NAT.

@SandmanR5 No fix yet, been trying for days. If one person has Open NAT type they should be able to host everyone but if that one person is offline we’re cooked. I have Open on every game other than these ports

Has anyone found a fix for not being able to join friends on the BO1/BO2 ports on PS5? Had no issues joining with a PS4 friend, but can't party up with another PS5 to save my life. Doesn't seem to matter what version we're running either, as we tried both.

@NerosCinema Literally haven't had a problem

From what I've been watching, the matchmaking of Black Ops & Black Ops 2 has been rough thanks to the Season Pass dividing the player base If only we could have foreseen this issue, maybe they could have done something to mitigate it 🤔

I actually don't think we need another console generation or any gaming hardware upgrades for awhile. These guys still barely optimize the games they already produce and we know that's not a hardware limitation. Games don't need to look better, they need to play better.

- Apple price increase - Steam Machine being expensive - Xbox price increase - GTA 6 being 80 USD - people being unable to buy SSDs and RAM all of these are tied to one thing btw: Sam Altman you don’t hate this guy enough

Steam Machine discourse on here genuinely has shown how stupid some of you are lol Price is bad, but it’s a realistic price for what it is. No major manufacturer has been able to combat the rising cost of pc parts, i’m not sure why people think valve would have some magic button

Still on a nostalgia kick with COD4/MWR The campaign looked so good, I can't imagine how awesome a remaster of World at War would look

- $500 for the base console, not counting games - $20 yearly to even touch online play - $70 on average for every game vs - Free software working on every pc - Wide selection of games in reasonable prices - Optional extra hardware Nintentards are fucking insufferable

Todos los gordos compu del planeta diciendo que pueden fabricar una Steam Machine por mucho menos dinero, y luego te sacan un presupuesto por $50 menos, teniéndolo que montar a mano, sin el trabajo de miniaturización (la Machine te cabe en la mano), sin garantía VALVe, sin SteamOS optimizado de fábrica para ese aparato en especial. El problema aquí no es VALVe, que ya está vendiendo sin ganancia. VALVe tiene dinero de sobra, sí, pero no es una ONG ni una empresa de caridad. Si quisieran vender la Steam Machine a pérdidas como hacen las consolas tradicionales para atraparte, podrían permitírselo. Simplemente no quieren hacerlo porque prefieren no seguir ese modelo como explico luego. Y si ahora se te rompe el PC, te toca pagar lo mismo o más. Simplemente es una época mortal para el PC y todo lo que usa RAM y almacenamiento. También veo a gente comparando precios directamente con consolas, lo cual demuestra que no entienden lo más mínimo cómo funciona la industria de los videojuegos. Las consolas tradicionales encierran al jugador y frenan la innovación: te venden la máquina bien barata a pérdidas, pero luego te obligan a comprar sus juegos y suscripciones para recuperar el dinero. Además, solo una empresa decide qué hardware sale, qué juegos puedes jugar, cuánto debes pagar por el online, y hacia dónde evoluciona todo. VALVe, en cambio, ve la Steam Machine como lo que es: una extensión del PC, no como una jaula cerrada. Por eso prefieren un ecosistema abierto donde exista competencia real (Steam Deck, Steam Machine, PCs normales, otros handhelds…). Aunque eso signifique que ellos no controlen todo el mercado. En el PC todo es abierto: cualquiera puede fabricar mejores gráficas, procesadores, mandos, etc. Por eso ha sido, desde los inicios de la industria, el principal motor de innovación en los videojuegos, tanto en hardware como en software. VALVe está apostando a que esa libertad, aunque sea más caótica, es mejor para los jugadores a largo plazo que una "trampa dorada" controlada por unos pocos como Sony, Microsoft o Nintendo, quienes deben responder ante accionistas que solo quieren dinero rápido a toda costa sin pensar ni en ti, ni en el mañana. Si te gustan los videojuegos, sin duda alguna VALVe es quien más está pensando en ti a largo plazo.

- The price for the Steam Machine is, in fact, too high - It was clearly intended to be an entry level living room PC - Valve didn't intend it to be this high - Valve shouldn't be expected to sell at a loss Many things can be true at once

Exactly. Games can look good without having to be photorealistic. Modern games, especially CoD, just have all of the vibrancy sucked out of them in the name of realism. If I want to look at a realistic building, I'll just go outside. Just give us good games.

Twitch is killing itself with those pre-roll ads, if I click a stream and the first thing I see are 30 seconds unskippable ads, I'm closing the website.

First person to call BO2 clunky on the timeline when that port drops is getting a belt to their bare ass cheeks

Gaming hot take: The Xbox 360 era was the last time it felt like everyone was playing the same games. Halo 3. Gears of War. Call of Duty. Left 4 Dead. Today gaming feels bigger than ever, but more fragmented. Am I wrong?