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@axios @PalmerLuckey @demarest_colin Uh huh sure, until they get used. And they WILL be used again.

💥 Anduril founder @PalmerLuckey tells @demarest_colin on The Axios Show what weapons he would (and wouldn’t) build. “I think that nuclear weapons have been one of the most stabilizing forces in history ever.”

@pa_coyote94151 @axios @PalmerLuckey @demarest_colin Maybe you don't realize that they have bunkers. If you have a brain you know that war is a given, and all Nukes bring to the table is that eventually they will be used. You just haven't lived long enough to experience it so you rush to that very stupid conclusion

Nuclear weapons are the only reason why we didn’t have a war with the Soviet Union or China by now. Maybe even several Mid East countries. World wars stopped when the leaders realized they would be killed and not just soldiers, civilians and others they don’t care about. It’s always about their power, not our lives.

@COTW23800664 @akio_1963 One of my fondest gaming moments too. The music in that shooting segment is too perfect for the moment! I always say MS3 has the best Final Stage in any game ever made.

メタルスラッグ3のステージ5後半、とりわけあの圧巻のカットシーンは、私のゲーム人生における最高の瞬間の一つです。カットシーンの長さ、スクロール方式の変化、多数の新たな敵の登場、そしてビジュアルによる語り――そのすべてが見事に調和しています。私にとっては、シリーズの到達点と言える完成度です。以降の作品でこれを上回るものは、いまだに現れていないと感じております。

【共闘】 『METAL SLUG２』のラスト、モーデン軍に加担していたかに見えた宇宙人は、突如としてトラクタービームでモーデンを拘束し、正規軍もろともモーデン軍を攻撃し始めました。 共通の敵を前に、先ほどまで熾烈な戦いを繰り広げていた両軍は即座に共闘を選択し、正規軍とモーデン軍は、宇宙人の巨大UFO『シティ・デストロイヤー』に対し、総攻撃を開始する。 このストーリーは、『METAL SLUG 2』の企画を私が担当する以前からずっと温めていた、いつか実現しようと思っていたとっておきのアイデアだったんです。 プレイヤーの状態異常であるミイラ化、デブ化、そしてクライマックスでモーデン軍との共闘という３本柱があったからこそ、『METAL SLUG 2』で大きくテイストを変えることに躊躇はありませんでした。 この３つのアイデアを思いついた時は、必ずMETAL SLUGファンを驚かせることができると興奮していたんです。 シリーズの中でも、「このシーンが一番感動する！」というコメントをたくさん頂き、この手応えに、ただただ感謝しかありません。 [Unexpected Alliance] At the end of Metal Slug 2, the aliens, who appear to be cooperating with Morden’s Army, suddenly turn on them, capturing Morden with a tractor beam and attacking both forces. Faced with a common enemy, the two sides, who had been locked in a fierce battle just moments before, immediately join forces. The Regular Army and Morden’s Army launch a full-scale assault on the massive alien UFO, the “City Destroyer.” This storyline was a special idea I had been nurturing long before I took charge of planning for Metal Slug 2. It was something I had always hoped to bring to life. Because the game was built around three core pillars, including player transformations like becoming a mummy or turning “fat,” as well as the climactic alliance with Morden’s Army, I had no hesitation in taking the game’s tone in a bold new direction. When I first came up with these ideas, I was genuinely excited and convinced they would surprise fans of the series. Even now, I receive many comments saying, “This is the most emotional scene in the entire series!” I’m simply grateful for that response. #MetalSlug30th #メタスラ30th

@akio_1963 @Kuichin_1970 I always adored the soldiers in MS1, so I was amazed when you get to team up with them then! I got the feeling the developers really liked the soldiers too, and at the end I was laughing out loud of course.

@Firebreather452 @MrSujano If you don't care about trackpads, that's already been achieved and much cheaper

@MrSujano How is this too expensive? Please, do make me a controller with all these components and features for cheaper. It’s not like Valve is making a huge profit on those. Can’t wait to get mine

Ouch. This converted to a little bit more than I was expecting. I'm probably still going to review it, but I can tell you I already think it's too expensive.

@whateveriguesst @NikTek We'll see when it's in more hands then

@daiconlovesyou @NikTek Hard to say without seeing it first-hand but it does seem like a fair price, original SC retailed for 50$ 11 years ago, and having one myself i can say they did cheapen out on some parts to get to that price, if this controller feels as good as the competition it should be worth.

> DualSense Edge costs $199 and comes with potentiometer-based analog sticks that are prone to stick drift (an analog module alone costs $19 when its time to replace them) > Xbox Elite Controller Series 2 is on sale and currently costs $157. It comes with the same type of analog sticks The Steam Controller comes with haptic dual trackpads and drift-resistant TMR magnetic joysticks, yet some people seem to call Steam crazy for pricing it at $99. I never expected this controller to cost anywhere near in the range of $60 to $70. Although $100 isn’t cheap, what you’re getting here is a controller that is going to last much longer than any of these other ones.

@DMouse9000 @SadlyItsBradley Continually trying to "restart" price expectations higher and higher is getting like squeezing blood out of a stone in an economy that isn't making sense to people who aren't posh tech reviewers (or Valve employees I guess)

@daiconlovesyou @SadlyItsBradley Valve has an opportunity to set their own pace and restart the pricing expectations. I was really hoping for 649 before this hardware costs increases but now I don't expect it to be less than 800 now. I don't think their out of touch, I'm sure their very well in tune

Valve confirmed to Polygon that they are releasing the Steam Controller earlier due to RAM sourcing issues for their other products I’ve been told some Valve Internal pricing targets they had before AND after RAM skyrocketed Machine is affected the most. Frame is not as bad

@SadlyItsBradley @DMouse9000 damn very disappointing. I feel like Valve is abit out-of-touch with what VR should be priced at, and confirms another decade of general stagnation in vr

@DMouse9000 It depends on people’s perception of what VR hardware should cost. It was never Quest level pricing to begin with A personal anecdote opinion: if someone asked me BEFORE RAM Shortage, which device would cost more, Steam Machine or Frame: I would have said Frame.. But now…

@Kuichin_1970 I'm super excited for BFJ and Navinosuke. That you guys could come back together for another action game is like a miracle for us fans. Just don't feel too rushed. Your health is more important, I say!

Kuichinです。21歳の時（1991年）からアイレム、ナスカ、SNKでドッターやってました。 代表作はメタスラ2,X,3、海底大戦争、ビッグトーナメントゴルフなど。その他も色々お手伝い。SNKではパチスロも長年関わりました。今はナビ之介とBFJを頑張りますのでどうぞよろしくお願い致します！

@akio_1963 @salbaFR The original trilogy is what's to thank for everything. The continued series is nice, but the imagination and heart in 1/2/3 are honestly some of the best games ever made, so thank you!

@salbaFR Thank you very much. It is also thanks to everyone who has helped carry the Metal Slug series forward that so many people are looking back on the original trilogy today. ☺️

Han salido varios mensajes de creadores y gente vinculada a la trilogía original hablando de la saga pero sobre todo celebrando que siga viva y pueda continuar, es bonito

@Kuichin_1970 @JohnAndersen21 @akio_1963 MS 1-2-3, the characters, the music, are the best ever. They've stuck with me through the years in personal drawings and endless play. Masterpieces! I didn't know Nazca as a kid, but the sounds, enemies, Akio's unique style.. all of it still occupies my imagination today. Thanks!

I remember 30 years ago, Akio (@akio_1963) and his seniors creating amazing pixel art one after another in front of their monitors. I'm also moved by the memories shared by fans around the world.

@tenchizinn Furthermore, many of the used DVD copies circulating are Asian bootlegs. Many of them are admittedly well packaged, so you wouldn't easily realize that. Been like this for decades.

なんと... 現在、中古市場以外で天地無用！関連の物理メディアを入手することは不可能です。また、ストリーミング配信に関しても、古い天地無用！OVAやテレビシリーズはアメリカでは合法的に視聴できません。

@Scias_R @Cacophanus I honestly believe it could possibly save costs. If offline is planned then you could continue selling it as an offline product after EOS. This could mitigate some risk. Moreover, I would feel more comfortable buying in-game content if I felt assured it wasn't ethereal or risky.

@Cacophanus はっきり言います、最初からオフライン版を計画に組み込めるような予算を持ってるプロジェクトがほとんど存在しない 今の運営型ゲームは、でもリリース自体がギャンブルなんだ 皆はトップ層にしか関心ない向かないのは知ってる でもオフライン版リリース出来る会社も上澄みの上澄みだと知ってくれ

I disagree. These are artificial barriers to block something that can be easily implemented, and no separate currency would be required. Moreover, if this offline mode is part of a guideline requirement, then it would be able to be included with no extra cost.

@insigzeroes @Pirat_Nation Didn't he go on to mention that internally they had a locally hosted server for the game in studio for testing, that might have needed just a bit of work packaging it up, but EA declined to release it ?

Mark Darrah, the former Producer behind Anthem actually gave a nuanced take no this. It's a series of trade offs to choose either a dedicated server versus peer-to-peer. Both have merits, but it's a lot harder to make something into peer-to-peer once it's formalized into a product. I can't imagine EA execs being convinced that it would take $10 million or so to make an offline version of a game that was already a flop. It would earn goodwill with fans, sure...but I guess goodwill doesn't appease the shareholders.

Japanese devs explain why adding offline support to live-service games after shutdown is harder than most gamers think. The discussion started again due to a fan-made offline version of Square Enix’s NieR Re[in]carnation. Programmer Itchie said: “Making it technically work and making it actually enjoyable as a game are different things.” He added: “There is a strong risk that the game will end up playable but not entertaining, or that it will simply fall apart as a game.”

@itchie_tatsumi @JirouOsakabe If we are only considering new games going forward, I like to think new standards could be adopted so that handoff to the end-user is considered in relation to many of these things. Like architecting the servers, making adjustments to licensing, documenting game values, etc.

理屈としては「残してほしい」気持ちの延長なのは理解できます。ただ、ご存じの通り、現実には社内ツールやサーバーデータは、そのまま出せるものではないことが多いですよね。 運営用の権限管理、開発中の資産、外部契約、セキュリティ、個人情報まわりまで絡みますし、仮に出したとしても、それで不具合が発生したり、第三者に損害を与えた場合のリスクは？と考えると…簡単には出せないのですが、根本的に見解が違う方にはご理解いただきにくいですね…

「サービス終了するなら、オフライン版を残してほしい」という声はよく見ます。気持ちはとてもよく分かります。そこまで愛されたゲームだということですし、遊べる形で残ってほしいと思うのは自然です。ただ、オンラインゲームのオフライン化は、単に通信を切れば済むという訳ではありません。 これまでサーバー側が受け持っていた役割を、どこに持ち直すかが大変です。たとえば、 ・進行管理 ・所持品の管理 ・敵の挙動 ・報酬計算 ・乱数 ・認証 ・不正対策 こうした「ゲームとして正しく成立させるための仕組み」を、オンラインではサーバー側が支えています。これをローカルに移すと、今度はセーブ改竄、同期ズレ、復帰時の整合性崩れといった別の問題が出ます。 さらに、マルチプレイ前提で作られたゲームは、難易度、報酬、テンポ、イベント運営までオンライン前提で組まれていることが多いです。そのため、オフライン化では通信部分だけでなく、 ・ソロ向けのゲームテンポ ・AIによる代替 ・報酬バランス ・保存設計 まで含めて見直しが必要になります。 要は機能追加や変更ではなく、サーバーが支えていた成立条件を、別の形で作り直す仕事なになるんですね。 技術的に一応動くことと、商品として面白く成立することは別です。「遊べはするけれど面白くない」「ゲームとして破綻する」懸念が強いです。 もちろん、中にはオフライン化できたゲームもあります。ですが、それは最初からその可能性を見越して設計されていたか、比較的オフラインへ落とし込みやすい条件が揃っていたケースが多いです。 なので、後付けのオフライン対応が重くなりやすいのは、決して開発者の怠慢ではありません。通信処理を外せば終わる訳ではなく、世界の成り立ちそのものを組み替える必要があるからです。 #エンジニア　#ゲームプログラマー

@squidlord @itchie_tatsumi @JirouOsakabe Even just the release of some documentation on how the game-server logic works would help, right?

If the game is no longer going to be available to an audience to purchase, then there is no question of permission management for operations. There shouldn't be any assets under development in there. It's the thing that's currently running. What have you externally contracted for that is licensed if you're no longer supporting the game, then you're no longer responsible for maintaining those licenses. If you have personal information from your creators in the software, that's a bad design decision, and perhaps you shouldn't have done that in the first place. No longer supporting the game? Then you're no longer responsible for the risks of bugs. It can't cause damage to a third party that you're responsible for because you're no longer running it. I was an enterprise software engineer for large operating system deployments for over a decade. I know what it's like to deal with large internal software projects. I also know that most of these concerns are unreasonable. The software has been written. It has been in a state of being maintained if you've been providing an online service. It's been documented, at least to some degree. No one is saying that you have to be responsible for it forever. They are saying that you can stop being responsible for it and give it over into the hands of the public so that it can be preserved, and so that the people who paid for your product can continue to get value out of what they paid for. That's all they're asking. They're simply saying that if you're no longer going to continue giving them the thing they paid for and not going to allow them to continue giving you money in exchange for it, the least you can do is give it to them entirely.

@kkoirrpoqq18jtt @PKPatchworks I see. From my perspective, the post about the Nier server certainly seemed proud of the success and eager to share, but I didn't see it as gloating like some users interpret. For such a niche project, informing others feels more like a community post and less like advertizing.

It's interesting to see the cultural divide at play here. Japanese culture is one that prioritizes order over all else. "Rules are rules for a reason." Piracy is viewed similarly to shoplifting. American culture appreciates order to a degree, but dislikes perceived injustice more than it prioritizes adherence to rules. When overseas markets make no effort to sell a product to them legitimately, or make it inaccessable, they then view piracy similarly to someone who peeks through a fence to watch a baseball game. From a historical standpoint, one could reasonably say that Cowboys and Samurai were also physical manifestations of this same spirit.

@autopilotgod @PKPatchworks And its just a twitter post, right? It's hardly what I would consider being "public" about it. Posting on Twitter is normal for small endeavors and sharing news tidbits. Some also think there's an air of gloating or claiming to be heroes, which I think is further misunderstanding

@daiconlovesyou @PKPatchworks No thats not it, how they portray in society is the issue. For them, doing something wrong is not so bad, if you at least pretend you abide by the law and they were more shocked by ppl being public by this lol. It's that perception like they think ppl don't know the law lol.

@autopilotgod @PKPatchworks I think part of what pissed them was that its foreigners who made the server. That instantly colored some's opinion, I think. All this hypocritical talk about creators wishes, not when selling 18+ doujinshi for cash or sending death threats if you don't like Eva's ending.

Seeing more coments from japanese people, I realized this is not actually the case....... there is some level of hypocrisy going on. What made them pissed off was not that the west was breaking rules, was that they were breaking rules and being public about this. For them its important to show that you are being opressed by the laws, even if you are not following them... Talking to a lot of japanese ppl this last day was such a a learning experience....