Balaz Sel

38 🐉 mainly anime/manga, games, film(making) & open source
主にアニメ／漫画、ゲーム、映画（製作）やオープン・ソース関連
🇺🇸 & 🇯🇵 & 🇦🇹

[Zoroarts 🦈 Paddle Paddle Paddle OUT NOW @Zoroarts]

This should not be possible @Steam

Would be cool if you could finally do something about your refund policy... Got dozens of reviews like that and 21% refund rate even though the Reviews are 90% very positive...

Thats over 55,000 Refunds btw...

[sid @immasiddx]

This guy bought Samsung’s 990 Pro 4 TB SSD when it was ~$330 and now Samsung REFUSES to replace it as the SSD now costs ~$950 due to the AI boom.

The SSD came with a 5-year warranty but started malfunctioning after just one year.

He sent Samsung evidence showing the drive was malfunctioning. Samsung rejected his claim, said it was working fine, and mailed it back to him.

When asked for a replacement, Samsung said the SSD was “out of stock” and couldn’t be replaced, offering only a refund of the original ~$330 purchase price.

The problem? The same SSD is currently IN STOCK and selling for around $950, so the refund wouldn’t even buy a replacement.

He’s now taking legal action against Samsung.

At this point, replacing the SSD would’ve probably been cheaper for Samsung than fighting the lawsuit. 😭

[Dragonball Bloorag @BlooHook]

Speaking of all digital

GOG's Summer Sale is currently in effect. Offering you DRM free Playstation games that you actually own and can play for years to come on any PC, new or old

Get your copies today!

#DigitalOwnership

[Balaz Sel @BalazSel]

This is one of the most idiotic things Americans do.
Pay your employees properly, dipshits!
It's not upon the customer to pay half of the wage via tip.
Here in Europe, we tip too - but it's a bonus for good service. Even if we don't, the servers still get paid a living wage.

[Russell @ATLCWorker]

If you can’t afford to pay a living wage, you can’t afford to be in business.

[Balaz Sel @BalazSel]

@ThetwinsmainTTV Can suck, but if they still had DS, it also means they didn't do anything productive in the meantime.

[Balaz Sel @BalazSel]

If you get paid for views, you start posting click-bait - that was the evident outcome of this stupidity...

[Pirat_Nation 🔴 @Pirat_Nation]

Polygon has started to trash in Red Red Redemption 2 with a click-bait article, remember that some days ago the Canadian media company Valnet has introduced new contracts for freelance writers at these websites.

>Instead of receiving a payment for each article, writers will now be paid only according to the number of people who read their work.

>Under the new system, writers who publish their own articles will earn $8 for every 1,000 page views

So they will start with these articles to get clicks

[Coinvo @Coinvo]

NEW: 🇪🇺 The E.U. is rumored to be considering plans to protect gamers purchasing rights across Europe.

"PlayStation are setting a dangerous precedent for the future of gaming if consumers aren't protected."

[Balaz Sel @BalazSel]

@peachlover726 Hm... I don't know.
I don't play too much killer these days and I'm not a fan of tunneling, so in general I don't have a big issue with Shoulder the Burden.
It's not like the hook state goes away, it's just transfered, and the killer can now see them.

[Balaz Sel @BalazSel]

@DffDanganDBD @DeadbyDaylight I think if you have a 3-4 man SWF, there should be loadout limitations similar to the ones they have in comp (e.g. no doubles).

[SILENT HILL @silenthill_jp]

23年前の今日、2003年7月3日に『SILENT HILL 3』を発売しました。

#SILENTHILL #サイレントヒル

[Epic Games Store @EpicGames]

I have free games and I must play.
Get I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream and River City Girls 2 for FREE until July 9. https://t.co/mqSSRozzVT @NightdiveStudio @WayForward

[Balaz Sel @BalazSel]

@RetiredGeralt Steam is just the default store for PC games for many, and they don't want to buy anywhere else.
Also, Steam has a better launcher, (community) features etc.
That's why people prefer it, esp. if they don't care about DRM.

[RPCS3 @rpcs3]

As PlayStation announces that it will end PS3 Store purchases in July 2027, it's important that all of its content is preserved before it's lost forever!

You can help contribute missing metadata to https://t.co/nTMVShvMu7, which is documenting all known PS3 digital content.

[Gene Park, Obama’s Skull Face @GenePark]

since i’ve been emulating more it’s only made it clear that PC is the best way to preserve games. the fact that i can play the original silent hill games despite konami forgetting them means something. i’m glad to have invested more in PC.

[Balaz Sel @BalazSel]

@JasozzGames Don't think I've stumbled upon any of those yet then.

[Garrus @SrGarrus]

No es solo que Playstation acabe de matar el formato físico sino que hace poco introdujeron los "precios dinámicos" en digital para que a cada jugador le salga un precio diferente cuando hay rebajas.

Ahora sin juegos físicos lo van a controlar todo. Ahora todo tiene sentido.

[J.J. | ROE Network @jjfromroe]

I downloaded the wrong version of The Sims.

[Balaz Sel @BalazSel]

@GOGcom True, but:
* the same for most other digital game stores
* access tied to your account
* only while GOG is operational

You can make DRM-free back-ups, which is great, but if you don't do so, you're at the same risk of losing your purchases as everywhere else.