Re:Epic Games steps up Apple fight with EU antitrust complaint
by bombela on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @01:43PM
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At this point I barely play anymore. Because with all the intermediate updates and transient failures, it takes longer to start the game than the time you would spend casually playing during a week evening.
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Re:Epic Games steps up Apple fight with EU antitrust complaint
by tomc1985 on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @01:51PM
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Agreed. I have definitely been favoring platforms that let me run the binary directly, which is really just GOG, Patreon projects, and open-source.
Re:Epic Games steps up Apple fight with EU antitrust complaint
by threeseed on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @02:31PM
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Exactly why people buy consoles.
For the same experience as you get with an iPhone.
Re:Epic Games steps up Apple fight with EU antitrust complaint
by tomc1985 on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @04:13PM
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Except when it's not -- I rarely ever fire up my PS4 but when I do I can be guaranteed to have to wait a half hour for updates to install
Same with new games ... pop in the disc, run the install routine, download the day 1 patch...
Re:Epic Games steps up Apple fight with EU antitrust complaint
by cgriswald on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @03:00PM
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The problem referenced by the GP is worse on consoles in my experience. Did the system software get updated today? Well, no network features for you until you download it.
What about that video streaming app? Well, there's a new version, so you have to download that right now or you can't watch. Oh, and we logged you out. Get out your phone or computer and type in this link. Then log in there and type this code. Make sure you enable all javascript because otherwise this won't work. Also, there will be an awkward pause after the computer tells you you've activated where the console won't indicate the same and you'll wonder if it even worked.
Granted, some consoles handle this better than others.