Yesterday I received an email inviting me to try out the closed beta for Gog Galaxy 2.0.
Needless to say i jumped on it straight away.
So far I have added the games I had obtained off of GoG, Steam, Origin, Epic and XBLA. I've even added the games I got for the Virtual Console.
Despite whatever reservations I have previously had about Gog Galaxy 2.0, I have to say seeing all my games arranged under the one umbrella is nothing less than a thing of beauty.
Friday, November 22, 2019
Monday, November 18, 2019
Thirteen years of service
In saddening news, I have retired my PS2 after thirteen years of loyal service.
It was 2006 that I purchased my PS2. At that point in time, the sixth generation was on the way out so it may be strange of my to buy a console that was facing obsolesce. But what did it matter? I had the money, I wanted a console so i got a silver slimline PS2.
From, there I spent countless hours on that machine. I built up a formidable library of games, both PS2 and PS1, and discovering games that had passed me by years earlier. I took it with me when visiting friends' places, where it got plenty of shared use, and when I moved house. The PS2 may be the best-selling console of all time but my experiences are unique to me than the many other people who owned one. And whilst I purchased more consoles in the years to come, I never lost sight of my old friend.
Ultimately, however this has been a day that has been coming given that gaming technology is continually moving at a pace where it's difficult to keep up. Far too easily is something cast aside for something new. Indeed, it's a sobering thought that hours spent on one console can be erased with ease. Sure, I can play Final Fantasy X on Steam now but it's a far different experience when compared to firing it up for the first time on a PS2 after years absent from gaming.
Still, I will forever acknowledge the PS2 for the games it gave me, the times I spent using it and it being the endpoint of a drought and the true beginning of me as a gamer
.......So Long Old Friend......
It was 2006 that I purchased my PS2. At that point in time, the sixth generation was on the way out so it may be strange of my to buy a console that was facing obsolesce. But what did it matter? I had the money, I wanted a console so i got a silver slimline PS2.
From, there I spent countless hours on that machine. I built up a formidable library of games, both PS2 and PS1, and discovering games that had passed me by years earlier. I took it with me when visiting friends' places, where it got plenty of shared use, and when I moved house. The PS2 may be the best-selling console of all time but my experiences are unique to me than the many other people who owned one. And whilst I purchased more consoles in the years to come, I never lost sight of my old friend.
Ultimately, however this has been a day that has been coming given that gaming technology is continually moving at a pace where it's difficult to keep up. Far too easily is something cast aside for something new. Indeed, it's a sobering thought that hours spent on one console can be erased with ease. Sure, I can play Final Fantasy X on Steam now but it's a far different experience when compared to firing it up for the first time on a PS2 after years absent from gaming.
Still, I will forever acknowledge the PS2 for the games it gave me, the times I spent using it and it being the endpoint of a drought and the true beginning of me as a gamer
.......So Long Old Friend......
Monday, November 4, 2019
No words left to sing
Recently an announcement was made that Singstar will be shutting down servers this coming January. This means no more DLC and Singstar effectively coming to an end.
This news is currently meaningless to me as I pretty much ditched Sing Star when I jumped ship to the Xbox. Still I did have a number Singstar games back in the day and I found them a lot of fun. It was great to get some friends around on an evening and belt out karaoke.
Still this does represent that gaming as we know it is more or less fad driven. And not much thought is given to the long-term or preservation. I'm not sure that the makers of Singstar would ever guess that people would be playing their games over a decade down the track.
And I doubt they would ever care.
This news is currently meaningless to me as I pretty much ditched Sing Star when I jumped ship to the Xbox. Still I did have a number Singstar games back in the day and I found them a lot of fun. It was great to get some friends around on an evening and belt out karaoke.
Still this does represent that gaming as we know it is more or less fad driven. And not much thought is given to the long-term or preservation. I'm not sure that the makers of Singstar would ever guess that people would be playing their games over a decade down the track.
And I doubt they would ever care.
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