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Hey Sony: if PSVR2 backwards compatibility isn’t viable, just say that

18 September, 2022

The lack of backwards compatibility on PSVR2 isn’t exactly surprising news, but being honest about the complications would go down a lot better than PR spin. I thought we’d gotten past this. After a period of odd resistance to the idea of backwards compatibility—highlighted most excruciatingly by that comment from …

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Museum of Mechanics: Lockpicking is an invaluable game design reference

21 January, 2022

Dim Bulb Games’ Museum of Mechanics: Lockpicking is a fascinating concept. Before we even get to the curiosity inherent in something like lockpicking, the very idea of a “museum of mechanics” is a brilliant one—not a “game” in the typical sense, but an interactive library, a point of reference, and …