Benedict Roberts

I like to post my thoughts on the technology industry. I play PC & Nintendo games, and think very highly of creative hardware design.

[Benedict Roberts @BenM64]

There we go - fixed it again.
#MarioRayman #sparksofhope

[Burned Retinas @ColonelFancy]

"So you're gonna ditch PlayStation and jump to PC? It's all digital too lol!!"

Yeah, and online play isn't paywalled for meager rewards.

[coolguy6 @Kunnazy]

@DoesItPlay1 Part of me hopes that we get another PSN outage of 2011 just to prove how absolutely stupid an all digital future is.

[Nades @Nades]

The best gaming combo to have now is a Switch 2 and a PC

[Benedict Roberts @BenM64]

Indeed, a regular rotation of tours isn't enough to decouple the game from its servers.
"An offline version is not scheduled for release" in spite of Pocket Camp Complete's existence, never mind Android's extensive tools to do local multiplayer with? (LAN, Wi-Fi Direct, etc.)

[Mario Kart Tour @mariokarttourEN]

Service for the Mario Kart Tour game ends on Sept. 29 at 11:00 p.m. PT / Sept. 30 at 8:00 a.m. CEST. Thank you for your support throughout the years. For info on how rubies and the Mario Kart Tour Gold Pass will be handled moving forward, see in-game notifications or FAQ below.

[Jeremy @ManaByte]

The GameCube was seen as a failure. Due to its failure, Iwata determined that the console arms race would lead to diminishing returns and skyrocketing development costs.

20 years later many casual people can't tell much difference between a PS4 and PS5 game and development costs are destroying publishers and studios left and right.

Iwata was right.

[Nintendo UK @NintendoUK]

Starting this summer, to prepare for upcoming changes in European battery regulations, selected Nintendo products in Europe will begin to be replaced on a rolling basis by revisions containing a user-replaceable battery.

See more: https://t.co/YTAkwOsIR0

[Benedict Roberts @BenM64]

Ah-HAH! Just as we thought!
Whether it can be powered directly by the charger in the *absence* of a battery (as can most laptops and some Pocket PCs) is another matter though.
https://t.co/Rpxx1SHF3u #News #NintendoSwitch2 #Hardware via @nintendolife

[Lazzyyyyyy @em_Lazzy]

Mamdani closed a $12B deficit in 132 days, fixed 100K+ potholes, secured millions for gig workers, fined corrupt landlords millions, raised snow workers to $30/hr, and violent crime hit historic lows.
THIS IS WHAT A LEADER DOES!!

[Lazzyyyyyy @em_Lazzy]

Mamdani taxed the rich and suddenly libraries work, potholes get fixed, childcare exists, and workers get paid more.
That's why billionaires are losing it and want him gone!!!

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

🚨 Nintendo just sued the United States government over Trump’s tariffs — demanding a full refund with interest.

Nintendo.

The company that makes Mario. That survived every console war. That has never once been political.

Just sued the President of the United States.

20+ states suing over tariffs the Supreme Court already rejected. Jobs report showing -92,000 payrolls. Labor force participation at its lowest since 2021. Oil shipping costs doubled. The Strait of Hormuz closed.

And now Nintendo wants its money back.

When the company that makes Mario is filing federal lawsuits against your economic policy — You have lost the room.

[Benedict Roberts @BenM64]

Nintendo's ninjas have often been brutal, efficient and ruthless against piracy risks and fan projects (for good reason or not).
Watching them going all sadistic over Trump's lot would be fun. ψ( `∇´)ψ
https://t.co/8w4OyjHQAd #News #Nintendo #NintendoofAmerica via @nintendolife

[SpeedK @SpeedK_]

As they fucking should. ChatGPT has done so much damage to education and is actively ruining people's cognitive development. Blocking that shit from any device is a good thing.

[PC Master Race - PCMR @OfficialPCMR]

"These damn modern gamers don't want us telling them what to do/think!"

https://t.co/l6vkniLYDY

[PC Master Race - PCMR @OfficialPCMR]

Change my mind: If it's not reasonably available for purchase, it's not piracy, it's access to art/culture.

https://t.co/wrKOQTxt9U

[Luke Charters MP @lukejcr]

Reminder:

Nigel Farage once described Andrew Tate as “an important voice for men”.

Keir Starmer said he felt it’s his duty “as a Dad” to call out people like Tate.

That’s not just a policy difference. It’s a moral one too.

[NikTek @NikTek]

>$600 RAM
>Half Life 3 was reportedly delayed because of RAM
>Smartphones going back to 4GB RAM in 2026
>Laptops are also are going back to 8GB RAM
>SSD Prices are rising

All because people can make this kind of slop

[NikTek @NikTek]

So far, AI has:

- Ruined Memory Prices
- Game Optimization due to relying more on fake frames and AI upscaling solution rather than optimizing first.
- Social Media since half of the content now is AI Slop
- Made fake movie & game leaks so easy to make that you keep seeing them everywhere (more AI slop)
- Wrongfully flag Content Creators for Spam and delete their channels
- Made every app have some useless AI slapped onto it

Why do we need this much AI for again?

[Just Wright Gaming @JustWrightGamin]

@HazzadorGamin This is painfully obvious to basically every gamer in existence, but with every new flop, the executives learn the wrong lessons, triple down on things we don't want and make more bloated slop while spending the next few years huffing copium, telling us how good it actually was

[John Bourscheid 🇺🇸 🚀 @bourscheid]

Twitter makes user locations public. Users immediately discover many high-traffic MAGA accounts are astroturfing offshore accounts located in the Third World pretending to be American. Twitter turns off the feature within hours. Interesting.

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

Why do two Federal Judges have to tell Donald Trump and @SpeakerJohnson that they have to feed Americans in need?

The first job of any President is to protect the people.

Why does Trump always fail the most basic elements of his job?