I'm Comfortable Not Owning Ubisoft Games - WAN Show January 19, 2024
The WAN Show
The Future of Games: Subscription Dominance
In this chapter, the speakers discuss the future of games and the dominance of subscription models. They express concern that subscriptions will determine what games get made and that it will become harder to get good content. They discuss the challenges of idealism and the impact on game development.
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Timestamps (Courtesy of NoKi1119) Note: Timing may be off due to sponsor change:
0:00 Chapters
1:07 Intro
1:38 Topic #1 - Ubisoft claims users are comfortable with not owning games
1:54 Linus lists down Ubisoft's launcher naming history
4:07 Ubisoft Classic & Premium, pricing, games published, Luke's hot take
6:02 Linus's FP exclusive interview with Terren the CEO,
7:27 Tremblay's quote, Linus mentions CDs, streaming services
13:12 Game servers that were shut down, company trust, Ubisoft's stock & finances
22:26 Linus mentions Nvidia, Intel, gambling, countries' funds, Pentagon's $52,000 trash can
30:49 Swen Vincke on the future of games, games, movies, gaming on keyboard
42:54 Topic #2 - SSD shortage expected to increase SSD prices by up to 50%
44:03 How do you deal with these shortages? ft. Linus's retired LEGO set, games
51:07 LTTStore's "The Steve" turtleneck ft. Linus's new profile picture
53:22 Linus's Steve Jobs in a past NCIX video, history of controversy
58:19 Merch Messages #1
58:50 Where is the tech industry going? Dealing with pessimism?
1:03:00 Which LMG video do you want to serve as a future resource for techies?
1:08:29 Topic #3 - Research shows search engines are getting worse
1:11:12 Luke mentions articles, Linus on site subscriptions, Wikipedia's revenue
1:18:02 Linus mentions Apple's alleged habits, Luke on its worth
1:19:21 Topic #4 - Google blames slow YouTube videos loading on extensions
1:21:04 Adblock's past buffer bug, Luke on people jumping on the hate wagon
1:24:06 Google Incognito, Canary's "more privately" change
1:26:22 Sponsors
1:31:55 Merch messages #2
1:32:01 Screen time & social media's impact on mental health?
1:33:16 Linus's favorite gadgets? ft. GamersGrass site
1:37:22 HDPLEX's 500W GaN ATX PSU, do you see GaN PSUs in the consumer market?
1:40:14 LTT laptop bag & shoulder bag update? ft. Flocking machine, cable magnetic management, backpack relationship
1:43:26 Topic #5 - Fujitsu's software causes huge blunders in UK post offices
1:49:40 Topic #6 - Haier threatens to sue home assistant plugin developer
1:55:32 Topic #7 - OpenAI's new policy change, quietly removes ban on military use
1:56:24 Topic #8 - Alexa Plus, a new model with ChatGPT
2:04:58 Topic #10 - YouTube lays off 100 employees
2:05:31 Topic #11 - AMD's Ryzen 8000G limits PCIe 40
2:07:39 Merch Messages #3 ft. dbrand sponsors WAN Show After Dark
2:09:21 Sarah Butt chose grass, dbrand non-MagSafe soon to release
2:11:30 Do you use a funky Windows login process?
2:13:26 Early days of LMG's forum & community
2:16:12 How do Linus's socks & sandals fair during the Canadian winter?
2:19:38 Future bionic augments for your body, how far will you go?
2:26:36 Tips on effectively researching products before purchase?
2:29:31 Any features you wished Wikipedia had?
2:31:28 Why can't you emulate CUDA on other hardware?
2:33:55 What would it take for a new WAN Show intro & set?
2:37:20 Alternatives for Ubiquiti?
2:38:35 If Nvidia buys ARM, do you think it can topple Intel & AMD?
2:40:47 Your opinion on the community porting Spiderman 2 to PC?
2:43:01 Progress on the water resistant ballcap?
2:43:13 Has Luke heard of TARKOV'S SPT?
2:45:43 Thoughts on algorithm-sorting network switches?
2:47:47 Advice on how to know what I'm doing as a software engineer?
2:49:48 If SE remakes Final Fantasy VI, what approach should they take?
2:51:36 Luke on making a birb-rito
2:52:18 What advice does Linus have for starting a business in 2024?
2:56:52 Any updates Linus would've done to his home network?
3:03:41 What game do you think was underhyped & overperforming this year? Which one killed the studio?
3:05:05 Outro
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