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Mar 31 12 tweets 3 min read
Ok, this isn't the kind of thing I would do, but I'm deleting the Konami post (and backing it up fully below). I would usually NEVER delete a post when "wrong", however in this case, its an exception, and let me explain why...
Over the last barely 24 hours, I've had nothing but abuse. I've had multiple death threats. I've had one person send me pictures of DEAD CHILDREN, telling me it would happen to my daughter for being wrong. I've had multiple hack attempts at my social media. Oh, it goes on.
I've had DM's and private messages here, and on my other sites, explaining how they know people in Telford who will "do me in" (lol). I've had websites insult me. Forums attack me whole sale. I've had people insult my wife. My child. My work. My books...
And all because I posted what my friends and I were TALKING and THINKING about. Not definitive. Not an insider. Not somebody working at Sony. THINKING. If I was wrong about technology (which I have been) the post would stay up whole. But in this case? I'm pulling it.
I apologise to those who thought it was a legit "scoop". To be fair, a lot of actual insiders are saying the same as what I am. Use them as your scape goat. And, learning from this, I will try and make it more clear in future when I'm posting "my thoughts".
However, once again, I'm absolutely disgusted at a certain area of the internet and how low they will go, and I'm absolutely disgusted at a certain fanbase. You sent me pictures of DEAD CHILDREN. Are you absolutely mental? Over THIS?
You can message me, and DM me. But right now, I'm just taking a break from here. I'm actually shocked and appalled at the depths some of you will go to because of video games. The right people have been reported where I could, and I may take this matter further with police even.
In closing I again apologise to any who read my post wrong. But more so I apologise to those who got caught up in what others were saying and didn't know the full story.

I think a lot of you are pathetic people though and need to do some real growing up. It's not acceptable.
EDIT: I'm also adding this. These are a select few, not all, a FEW, of the delights I've had to deal with over different platforms and multiple accounts. But for now, I'm going to take a few days away from here and will be back for Tuesdays Lego Star Wars goodness. Thanks all.
Thankfully, I know where the majority of these come from, and will be fixing the issue over the weekend. All IP Logged too, and where I can, all have been reported or passed along. A few I may pass to the police however.
Lastly I want to make it clear I in no way think Gaf/anywhere else is responsible for these. I have a lot of friends there in fact. But there certainly are a few characters there that could do with being removed user wise.

I’m turning off notifications now. Have a good weekend.
Sony/PlayStation fans. ALWAYS Playstation fans. 🤷🏼‍♂️

I really am going now, I forgot to turn off my DM notifications 🤦🏼‍♂️

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Mar 30
I may pin this as my main message. It really fills me with confidence to know the 6 books I wrote and drew with my kid mean this much to people, all because they don’t like the same “v i d e o g a m e s” I do.

The worlds an absolute shite place, and these morons are the cause. Image
It’s funny, in the last few days the death threats have come through because I posted I didn’t enjoy the new horizon on ps5, and now people are acting this way because they aren’t hearing what they want about PlayStation.

There’s a connection… I don’t know what…
Oh and for the record, mr thesis, I’ve stood up and given professional presentations on my book to children multiple times. I’ve sold a few thousand copies, too. But I didn’t do it for that, I did it for my kid.

You might want to learn what that actually means, you sad git.
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Mar 30
Ok, serious topic of discussion for the day. PS have had a bit of a naff week so far, IMO of course. But its the end of the financial year, and there is talk of something else to come. What do you think it is?

All talk points toward a possible acquisition.
Now, do I think so? Yeah, it's likely. But the names thrown around... I just don't know. FROM, Capcom, Konami, Square... All names I can see WHY people are saying, but... Wouldn't those be a total waste of money? They are pretty much in bed with Sony anyway?
I do see more smaller purchases coming their way, and that may be what this last one is. Larger ones are possible in one way or another, but I just don't know if I fully see it (and in the case of the ones above, would be really bad for EVERYBODY anyway).

What are your thoughts?
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Sep 15, 2020
Xbox Series S|X used WiFi 5. That tops out at 3.5gbps. WiFi 6 tops out At 9.6gbps. However... WiFi 6’s main selling point isn’t its speed (which let’s be honest even WiFi 5 speeds barely anybody will reach for years). No, the main improvement... 1/4
comes from the ability to have more WiFi 6 devices in use at one time without a detriment to the overall network stability/performance. In fact, truth be told, a single WiFi 6 device on a WiFi 6 router (yes you need a new router too) won’t be much better than two on WiFi 5. 2/4
In other words, people are making a big issue out of nothing. Again. It’s like the USB-C issue. The S|X systems support USB 3.2, same as USB-C, just not physics connection on the console (the controller IS USB-C, for charging/wired play).

It costs 99p for a USB adapter. 3/4
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Sep 10, 2020
How are we all doing? I’ve decided to keep on with the tech posts but in a slightly different way. So, using updated and final info on what the new XSX and XSS are like, I wanted to talk about the big question right now: Is the Series S going to hold back next gen gaming? 1/41
SPOILER: No. No it’s not, and anybody with even a little experience will tell you as such. I’ll go into more detail below as to why that is, but the most important aspect is that this is NOT a last gen console, I can’t stress that enough. 2/41
If we were comparing this to an xbox One S/xbox One X, there would be issues of course. While you CAN make a product work on both new and old generation systems, it would require a lot more work and also limits what you can do from a gameplay standpoint a bit more. 3/41
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Aug 22, 2020
Ok, how are we all this weekend? I’m sorry for the delay on this, it’s been a crazy week for me. I won’t be able to answer everything, as it looks some things are being held back still. But, if you have a few minutes… Let’s take a look at those Hot Chip slides, shall we? 1/34
First of all, a notice: I see a lot of people use my threads and talks for fanboy drivel. If you don’t like what you read, challenge me, talk with me. Don’t instantly move into idiot fanboy mode as you will just get blocked and forgotten. Act your age kids, and discuss. 2/34
Now, for this thread, I’ll only be covering bits and pieces that may be missed or not understood. Some things I’ll leave out, but feel free to ask. First off, let’s put to bed some things: SFS (Extension of SF), VRS and ML, all in. As well as D3D Mesh shading. 3/34
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Jul 18, 2020
I feel I need to do a follow up post based on my thread yesterday. That thread was meant to be a layman’s terms, simple to understand for anybody type entry to SFS. It wasn’t supposed to be a complex in-depth tech talk. 1/11
Heck, I didn’t even go into advanced features of the later revisions such as how you only load the mip required (which I thought I covered but didn’t) or how you only load the part of the mip that’s drawn. 2/11
So, I have a few updates for you. I spent a little time talking with various people from both Microsoft AND Sony, and will do my best to clear some things up for you based on *current* knowledge. 3/11
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