Star Wars Freed From EA & Nvidia Launches RTX 2060 - FrameCast #68

Genshin Impact is changing its Resin, or is it? EA loses exclusive license over Star Wars games, Nvidia launches an old GPU again and there is more. Behold this episode of the Framecast with your regular host Michel and our new host Xandy!

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Timestamps: (Courtesy of Ephime Macabre)
0:00 Start
Tentacle thing: https://youtu.be/5Rf-FH3ZsGM?t=15m13s
1:37 The agenda and topics
3:16 What have they been playing
3:22 Xandy's games
5:11 Mint works
6:46 Any edible mints?
7:24 This is a secret
7:40 Mint suggestions
8:53 Trigon on what if one consumes all the mints?
9:13 Michel's mint story
10:16 The greatness of the mint
11:15 Freewilliam on when to stop eating mints
11:31 Michel's games
13:33 Xandy on Orphix Venom
14:59 The acquisition of Arcanes
18:09 The acquisition of Necramechs (and their usability)
24:25 Necramech Driftframe
29:08 Community comeback
29:13 Relaying Whats App discussion
31:03 見Ephime on legality of facebook見
31:53 Did you consent?
32:48 Did others consent through you?
33:59 Xandy committed a crime (sharing of information in a controlled fashion)
37:00 Conclusion
37:30 Whats App postpones privacy policy
39:16 Data from metadata (and Michel's facebook story)
40:06 The reasoning of intricate shapes and the uknowable (what makes a meaningful difference)
43:29 A difference in times
45:28 Usage of data (and how/when it matters)
47:11 The relationship of Xandy and his phone
47:42 Introducing the unbreakable Nokia
47:58 The relationship of Michel and his phone: https://youtu.be/muHaLAXgJWY
50:09 Genshin Impact and resin restrictions
50:52 Xandy's notes
56:59 Link: https://genshin.mihoyo.com/m/en/news/detail/8095
57:42 Genshin Impact being a Gacha game
1:01:02 The Gacha genre
1:03:16 Discussion (why resin)
1:03:43 Video Link: https://youtu.be/S83v1jo-QaA
1:10:45 Gacha mechanics vs game mechanics
1:15:03 Trigon on Gacha stamina systems
1:17:03 Genshin Impact multiplayer
1:29:04 Xandy leaves and Michel goes solo (or does he)
1:30:06 Nvidia launches brand new, old GPU's
1:32:07 Image link: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/299602880233472010/801108139184750592/Screenshot_20210119-161659.png
1:32:41 Nvidia combating the supply issues
1:36:47 CD Project Red's apology video
1:38:31 Roadmap: https://www.cyberpunk.net/en/news/37298/our-commitment
1:40:16 The state of the game
1:44:33 Xandy returns
1:45:06 Discussing the roadmap with Xandy
1:46:24 Xandy saying it: https://youtu.be/d12Y2leanKg?t=22m14s
1:48:05 EA loses exclusivity to Star Wars video games
1:48:40 Article reading
1:50:06 Why so seriously excited?
1:51:01 Competition in open universes
2:00:07 Twitch chat questions (not really)
2:00:36 Xandy's twitches and schemes
2:03:16 The patreons of the patron patreons of the patron JoeyZero
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2:05:20 The up-side
2:05:29 The down-side
2:07:10 Closure