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[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 41 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Xbox 360 [...] 20 Years After Launch

the Xbox 360 is a retro console

[–] lyricanna@ttrpg.network 7 points 1 week ago

Not quite the image of her talking about the PS3 and 360, but it still fits.

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well, graphics got better but games didn't evolve much.

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

You could argue that games have gotten worse

[–] CaptainBasculin@lemmy.bascul.in 37 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I thought this was onion for a second, wow they actually did that.

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago

And then they get mad when you mod your console to run custom firmware with no ads

[–] Nima@leminal.space 18 points 1 week ago

everything about this is just so heartbreaking. and equally infuriating.

[–] paultimate14@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Just one more offenses added to the pile of anti-consumer tactics employed by tech companies.

The EU is slightly further ahead than most, but globally most governments have been asleep at the wheel when it comes to protecting consumers from anything digital.

[–] drkt@scribe.disroot.org 6 points 1 week ago

Most governments are asleep at the wheel, generally.

[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Theyre updating the 360 still?

[–] Jesusaurus@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

"Hell, we're about to shut it all down - just pepper anyone still using this with as many ads as you can! Milk them for what they are worth!"

[–] QueenHawlSera@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago

Next week they make it compatible with verification cans.

[–] swearengen@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 week ago

Only to fuck it.

[–] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Much as I hate ads, it looks better like this.
The previous update had it looking like a bootleg and the rectangle tiles instead of squares made the disc art stretch:

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Bill Hicks was right.