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[-] edge@hexbear.net 47 points 21 hours ago

Reminder that we could have had mini games during long loading screens but Bandai Namco patented the idea and barely did anything with it and it didn't expire until loading screens were no longer really a problem.

[-] MaoTheLawn@hexbear.net 10 points 16 hours ago

now we just get slow crawls/shimmies along small gaps while the level loads

just give me a rotatable object instead for fuck sake

[-] 7bicycles@hexbear.net 22 points 20 hours ago

and it didn't expire until loading screens were no longer really a problem.

are you from the future

[-] edge@hexbear.net 20 points 20 hours ago
[-] 7bicycles@hexbear.net 10 points 20 hours ago

Kind of? Do consoles come with them these days?

[-] Tom742@hexbear.net 16 points 20 hours ago

Yup. PS5 load times are real short

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