tombuben

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[–] tombuben@beehaw.org 11 points 1 year ago (4 children)

They have open sourced their client software and libraries, but the core of what they provide is closed source software that runs on their servers.

[–] tombuben@beehaw.org 8 points 2 years ago

Not just that. Apple themselves beat Microsoft where they reverse engineered MS Office and played the cat and mouse game long enough that Microsoft released their office file format specifications publicly for everyone as a standardized format.

[–] tombuben@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

iPad works more like a terminal environment than a standalone device. Don't expect running piracy software directly on it, but you get a pretty good experience connecting to your home server.

[–] tombuben@beehaw.org 8 points 2 years ago

Most snes RPGs arguably aren't better for their length.

[–] tombuben@beehaw.org 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Plagiarism is obviously a word with very strong negative connotations. If you want to discuss the technology and it's differences between a different solution that tries to solve the same problem and not accuse someone of stealing, it's usually best not to use this type of language in general.

[–] tombuben@beehaw.org 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wouldn't the unfair advantage only hold water if they blocked unauthorized accessories only with online multi-player games and leave single-player experiences alone?

[–] tombuben@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

With an external USB disk drive you can.

[–] tombuben@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago (7 children)

It's a toy for people who are interested in hacking/pentesting. Sure, you can do everything it does with a phone, but without the toy like aspects.

Tbh you can do literally everything that a PC can with a phone. Doesn't mean that a phone is the most fun to use for whatever you're trying to use it for.

[–] tombuben@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Beehaw doesn't have downvotes enabled. We try to be positive here.

[–] tombuben@beehaw.org 8 points 2 years ago

No one here says they have data that disproves it though?

[–] tombuben@beehaw.org 6 points 2 years ago

They're the "political cartoon" of gamers.

[–] tombuben@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Dome Keeper, The Case of the Golden Idol are both pretty good 2d games made with Godot.

 

Seems that the timestamp showing when a comment was posted doesn't follow the device timezone. Most of my comments immediately show up as several hours old, depending on which instance I'm currently on.

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