Fact: The world’s longest drum solo was 13 hours and 26 minutes. It was performed by a 5 year old little bastard on the back of my seat while flying from London to Singapore.
Growing up hearing “Wikipedia isn't a valid source” and then entering a workplace where people say “just ask ChatGPT” is a surprisingly strange timeline
They slowly turned gaming into homework.
Log in daily.
Claim rewards.
Check the store.
Finish the pass.
Do your quests.
Grind the event.
Watch the timer.
Buy the bundle.
Update the game.
Accept the terms.
Link your account.
I miss when games were just games.
Never forgive them for what they took from us
Cheat codes
Game manuals
Demo discs
Couch co-op being normal
Split-screen multiplayer
Complete games at launch
No day-one patches
Unlockable characters
Secret costumes
Bonus modes
Physical collections
Cool disc art
Simple console dashboards
No account logins
No battle passes
No daily quests
No always-online single-player games
Weird experimental games
Mid-budget games
Licensed games with personality
Buying random games based on the cover
Gaming magazines
Game rentals
Main menus with soul
The feeling of actually owning your games
The excitement of a new console generation
See this? It holds my entire game library. No internet required, no account needed, and as long as I have a working PC, these games are mine and mine only
Your PS5 checks for a digital license and locks you out if you don't connect to the internet at least once every 30 days