▲ 53 ▼ Friday Facts #439 - Factorio and Space Age on Nintendo Switch 2 (www.factorio.com) submitted 1 year ago by Redjard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/factorio@lemmy.world 15 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 year ago (8 children) How are these two things related? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] scratchee@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago (7 children) It not exactly, but it does feel like it should be related… maybe if you are paying full price regardless and there’s never a sale or reduction in price then the implication is the game is remaining at full support and compatibility indefinitely too? I wonder if they will eventually reduce the price once they stop supporting the game fully permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 year ago (5 children) What kind of indefinite support do you expect? It’s mostly a single-player game. Multiplayer is peer-to-peer. Once all bugs are fixed, the game is done. If hardware and software advance to the point that the game no longer runs, a discount won’t help with that either. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] scratchee@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago (4 children) Windows changes slowly rot old games, even if an old game still runs you slowly have to jump through more hoops to run it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) Good thing this game runs on Mac... and Linux... and Switch 1, all natively permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] scratchee@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) Very good thing, but doesn’t help anyone who bought the game on windows. And realistically Mac will break much quicker, and Linux will probably break too. Switch I agree should be solid, you don’t mess with console apis. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) You don't buy for a specific platform... you have it for all platforms other than Switch, because Nintendo. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] scratchee@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago I should have said: “Anyone who isn’t lucky enough to own every platform”. This is all academic anyway, since factorio does have ongoing support to justify the ongoing full price, so there isn’t a problem to be solved. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Drigo@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago I guess inflation indirectly reduces the price every year? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] scratchee@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago (7 children) It not exactly, but it does feel like it should be related… maybe if you are paying full price regardless and there’s never a sale or reduction in price then the implication is the game is remaining at full support and compatibility indefinitely too? I wonder if they will eventually reduce the price once they stop supporting the game fully permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 year ago (5 children) What kind of indefinite support do you expect? It’s mostly a single-player game. Multiplayer is peer-to-peer. Once all bugs are fixed, the game is done. If hardware and software advance to the point that the game no longer runs, a discount won’t help with that either. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] scratchee@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago (4 children) Windows changes slowly rot old games, even if an old game still runs you slowly have to jump through more hoops to run it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) Good thing this game runs on Mac... and Linux... and Switch 1, all natively permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] scratchee@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) Very good thing, but doesn’t help anyone who bought the game on windows. And realistically Mac will break much quicker, and Linux will probably break too. Switch I agree should be solid, you don’t mess with console apis. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) You don't buy for a specific platform... you have it for all platforms other than Switch, because Nintendo. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] scratchee@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago I should have said: “Anyone who isn’t lucky enough to own every platform”. This is all academic anyway, since factorio does have ongoing support to justify the ongoing full price, so there isn’t a problem to be solved. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Drigo@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago I guess inflation indirectly reduces the price every year? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 year ago (5 children) What kind of indefinite support do you expect? It’s mostly a single-player game. Multiplayer is peer-to-peer. Once all bugs are fixed, the game is done. If hardware and software advance to the point that the game no longer runs, a discount won’t help with that either. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] scratchee@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago (4 children) Windows changes slowly rot old games, even if an old game still runs you slowly have to jump through more hoops to run it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) Good thing this game runs on Mac... and Linux... and Switch 1, all natively permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] scratchee@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) Very good thing, but doesn’t help anyone who bought the game on windows. And realistically Mac will break much quicker, and Linux will probably break too. Switch I agree should be solid, you don’t mess with console apis. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) You don't buy for a specific platform... you have it for all platforms other than Switch, because Nintendo. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] scratchee@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago I should have said: “Anyone who isn’t lucky enough to own every platform”. This is all academic anyway, since factorio does have ongoing support to justify the ongoing full price, so there isn’t a problem to be solved. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] scratchee@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago (4 children) Windows changes slowly rot old games, even if an old game still runs you slowly have to jump through more hoops to run it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) Good thing this game runs on Mac... and Linux... and Switch 1, all natively permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] scratchee@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) Very good thing, but doesn’t help anyone who bought the game on windows. And realistically Mac will break much quicker, and Linux will probably break too. Switch I agree should be solid, you don’t mess with console apis. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) You don't buy for a specific platform... you have it for all platforms other than Switch, because Nintendo. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] scratchee@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago I should have said: “Anyone who isn’t lucky enough to own every platform”. This is all academic anyway, since factorio does have ongoing support to justify the ongoing full price, so there isn’t a problem to be solved. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) Good thing this game runs on Mac... and Linux... and Switch 1, all natively permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] scratchee@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) Very good thing, but doesn’t help anyone who bought the game on windows. And realistically Mac will break much quicker, and Linux will probably break too. Switch I agree should be solid, you don’t mess with console apis. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) You don't buy for a specific platform... you have it for all platforms other than Switch, because Nintendo. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] scratchee@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago I should have said: “Anyone who isn’t lucky enough to own every platform”. This is all academic anyway, since factorio does have ongoing support to justify the ongoing full price, so there isn’t a problem to be solved. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] scratchee@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) Very good thing, but doesn’t help anyone who bought the game on windows. And realistically Mac will break much quicker, and Linux will probably break too. Switch I agree should be solid, you don’t mess with console apis. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) You don't buy for a specific platform... you have it for all platforms other than Switch, because Nintendo. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] scratchee@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago I should have said: “Anyone who isn’t lucky enough to own every platform”. This is all academic anyway, since factorio does have ongoing support to justify the ongoing full price, so there isn’t a problem to be solved. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) You don't buy for a specific platform... you have it for all platforms other than Switch, because Nintendo. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] scratchee@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago I should have said: “Anyone who isn’t lucky enough to own every platform”. This is all academic anyway, since factorio does have ongoing support to justify the ongoing full price, so there isn’t a problem to be solved. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] scratchee@feddit.uk 1 point 1 year ago I should have said: “Anyone who isn’t lucky enough to own every platform”. This is all academic anyway, since factorio does have ongoing support to justify the ongoing full price, so there isn’t a problem to be solved. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Drigo@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago I guess inflation indirectly reduces the price every year? permalink fedilink source parent