Because I'm not one to be full of hot air... (Gaming)

by Kermit , Raleigh, NC, Tuesday, May 09, 2017, 18:20 (2764 days ago) @ Cody Miller

Yeah, PlayStation needlessly asks you to confirm that you want to do what you just did. It's like with their updates. When I first got a PS3, I couldn't get over obsessed they are with confirmation buttons. Do you want to download this update? Confirm. Oh, you want to install this update you just downloaded? Confirm.

Remember when you could be playing your games within seconds?

http://bombingtheuniverse.net/movies/quickstart.mov

Literally 5 seconds after I turn on the system I can play.

Today, we have the console OS boot. Then we have to select the game to launch. Then we have to go through splash screens and shit. With hardware thousands of times more powerful, why are we waiting longer?! Splash screens and logos are particularly stupid because they are 100% avoidable. Save that shit for the credits after you beat the game. It should immediately load the title screen.

Thanks for getting me riled up about modern design stupidity.

You're welcome. I will say I tend to leave my consoles in rest mode, which speeds up the start process. Launching Destiny is the bottleneck. One hopes that not having to support last gen speeds up Destiny 2. I don't mind logos and whatnot if they're skippable.

The number of times I've had problems with both platforms' websites is inexcusable given the cost of their services. We deserve better.