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puffmaster5000 t1_is8hhtt wrote

Reply to Apple, Google, and Samsung have released the most iterative updates to their top-tier phones this fall. But all three have also released new smartwatches that are more interesting than they’ve ever been, reinvigorating a category that’s been stagnant for more than half a decade. by speckz

And I bet wear os still sucks horribly and Google assistant is useless. Fucking doing a web search when I ask it the hours of a local business

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abalrogsbutthole t1_is8fkgc wrote

Reply to Two unreleased and 'never digitized' NES games are up for auction on eBay by thebelsnickle1991

even with the auction, i doubt we will ever get to see gameplay content. with a lot of the older games from that era, they were made and developed on a different platform that what the consumers would play on, and these dev-kits are even more rare than these games, let alone to get one that turns on, was of the right year/region, supports the game type/file structure… these things still exist today with consoles and such, it’s just easier to remake those dev-kits or get them from auctions. when game studios go up for auction due to money issues, usually that’s the most legit way to get these kits.

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HaloGuy381 t1_is8by5y wrote

Reply to comment by robotzor in Microsoft announces Adaptive Accessories will be available October 25, making PCs usable for anyone by MicroSofty88

Not quite the same, but this is also one reason I love Bungie. The amount of work into settings for the colorblind, quick hotfixes to work on excessive flash or other problematic effects, easy to read and customizable subtitles for almost every voice line in the game, etc. (I’m autistic myself, and struggle parsing spoken word at times, so the subtitles help a lot, but many games make them hard to read).

When I booted Halo Infinite (343 Industries, basically part of Microsoft) many months ago to check it out, I was pleasantly surprised by the attention to accessibility and customization. Some of it was a little buggy or awkward to puzzle out, but one can’t blame the devs for not trying to cater to everyone. It’s a positive trend in recent years, for sure.

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