a disc

Considering the size of the game, it would need at least 3 discs. Doubt they're gonna redesign every case to accommodate that.

Fringe was great when it was a mystery-of-the-week series. I lost all interest when it went into...whatever it was trying for in the last few seasons.

*HeIt

We really need to stop personifying algorithms. It makes it that much harder to push back against the bs hype around them.

Smart.

Tuesday blues > Monday blues?

It'd be better, but selling that much land for this bullshit is still unconscionable.

A queue system really undercuts any scalper that would consider the controller a good target. There will of course be people without patience that could payout, but the larger market will just wait until their turn to order comes up. Seems like a bad investment for someone that relies on FOMO to profit.

They pretty much single-handedly instigated this comm getting a new, actually active mod team and a slew of new rules. Silver linings, I guess.

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"So behind"

They're dealing with exorbitant demand during a time when tech and hardware prices are skyrocketing. They're doing quite well given the circumstances, imo.

Worth noting that's not the date you should check back, more of a "by this date" suggestion. Reservations are still being served regularly, so keep an eye out for that email.

has anyone tried this?

Yeah, a little bit ago: https://www.si.edu/object/automaton-friar:nmah_855351

It'd be about $42 million, taking inflation into account. So at least a few more ram sticks.

Are rumble motors not physical machines that wear out with use? Or is there some new tech that I'm unaware of?

Because headphones didn't exist before apple invented them...

People are whining and calling this a "disaster" as if Valve should have planned for a global hardware shortage. If anyone wishes they could sell these things as fast as possible, I'm sure it's Valve themselves. Personally, I appreciate the transparency and, while I was disappointed with the poorly thought out first attempt, this process is much better than just waiting for additional launch windows to randomly pop up and hoping to get lucky. The queue system is, imo, the best way to handle high demand items like this. I'm glad they're sticking with it.

Average lifetime for consumer brushless motors seems to be ~10,000 hours, so far from "the heat death of the universe". Regardless, I'm not sure why you're being so dismissive and rude about it.

This would wear out the motors a lot, right? Not that people shouldn't do what they want with their stuff, I would just be worried about wear and tear.

I reserved around 12 minutes in and, after saying "September 2026" for a few hours, mine popped up last night. Glad I checked again as I sort of assumed the order would be given in September. So fair warning to others.

Hey dumbass (not OP), it didn't "lie" or "hide it". It doesn't have a mind, let alone the capability of choosing to mislead someone. Stop personifying this shit and maybe you won't trust it to manage crucial infrastructure like that and then suffer the entirely predictable consequences.