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Goddamn Teenagers (Worm, AU/time travel)

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Ace Dreamer said:
Odds are, no XBox, too 'niche', prob. no manufacturing capability for it. Gaming is based on ancient stuff, prob. mid-to-late 1990s, or Earth Alph (code, DLC) imports. Gaming hardware also prob. ancient, or running on generic PCs. Which might not even be using Intel CISC hardware, more RISC processors, because easier to manufacture (older, cheaper, fabs).
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The XBox IS generic PC Hardware, and in that
 
Which is one reason it dominated the PS3 so hard for most of the console generation. The PS3's architecture was difficult to understand, let alone program for. Meanwhile the 360 was much easier to program for,due to using a custom version of Windows as it's OS and PC specs for the hardware.
 
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Nope, 3rd party controllers are still a thing. Companies like Mad Catz that were known for cheap and bad crap went under, but you can still buy 3rd party controllers. It's just different companies making them now. The way console makers encourage you to buy THEIR controllers is the fact 3rd party ones may not have all the features. For example, a Power A controller for the Switch wont have motion controls, an NFC reader, "HD rumble," and it's not wireless. But it's also $40 or $50 cheaper then the Switch Pro Controller.

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Logitech also got out of the racing wheel and flight stick markets. That doesn't mean nobody makes them.
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Oh, I know you can still get third party equipment, I've got enough Thrustmaster stuff to sink a battleship. But, they have to be licenced third party equipment. I know one of the updates on the PS4 had previously working but unlicenced equipment stop working. Licenced equipment has an ID chip in it that lets it work. Some unscrupulous third party hardware makers cloned the ID chips for properly licenced ones, but then the legit hardware get's a firmware update from the legit hardware maker and Sony or Xbox put out an update and suddenly the unlicenced stuff stops working again. Then the unlicenced companies clone the new ones and put out a firmware update (but not through the Xbox/Sony network) and the cycle repeats. There's reasons the Thrustmaster stuff is either Xbox or Playstation but not both.
 
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Somehow, I suspect this push to force out unauthorized 3rd party controller manufacturers will end up with lawsuits that wont go in the console manufacturer's favor. Just like how all attempts to prevent 3rd party games without Nintendo, Sega, or Sony's approval kept failing. The only lawsuit that to my knowledge held up, the defendant actually had directly copied code from Nintendo, I think.

There's a large market for 3rd party controllers, especially for fighting games. I doubt attempts to shut such markets down will work out. Mind you, I tend to buy official controllers anymore. But that's mostly because the build quality is typically superior to 3rd party versions.
 
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    • "Taylor," Taylor's father asked, knocking on her open door. "Have you seen Taylor III?"

    "Basement," Taylor said, without looking up. "Playing with a rat that's dead." Taylor looked up, adopting a contemplative expression. "Well, almost dead."

    Taylor politely ignored the initial, profane, component of her father's response. "How did he get down there?"

    Taylor shrugged, turning back to her binder on emergency shelters. "Must have slipped past when you were getting stuff from the chest freezer before dinner."

    "What is he thinking? It's not like the door is kept open, and I doubt he wants to spend the night down there."

    "Dad, he's a cat. I'm more interested in what prompted him to suddenly start hunting, after all this time."

    "I don't even…," her father began, before trailing off. "When I was making dinner, he showed up, looked hopefully at anything that might be food, and was generally a tripping hazard—"

    "—as he does—"

    "—and I may have, ah, expressed frustration that he wasn't pulling his weight."

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    dc2008 said:
    "Basement," Taylor said, without looking up. "Playing with rat that's dead."
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    Should this be 'with a rat..?'

    dc2008 said:
    "What is he tinkling? It's not like the door is kept open, and I doubt he wants to spend the night down there."
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    I'm, like, 80% certain you mean tinkling, but you ought to include some mention slightly earlier of a noise (does he have a bell/collar?) to convey it to the reader. The other 20% is wanting to ask if you mean 'what is he thinking?'
     
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    Emily listened with a mix of fascination and bafflement.

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