Standardised testing results plummeting for the first time ever is quite a bit different to the anecdotal generational gripes you’re describing.

Valve have a long history of ensuring that games purchased are still downloadable for customers who purchased them even after publishers have pulled their game off the store, or of providing refunds.

Sony has done neither and that’s a core part of the problem.

Part of this is Valve’s agreements with the publishers.

Sony could easily do this but they’re poisoned by the music and movie industries.

AI slop is an enormous threat to open source projects, mostly because they will be unmaintainable given enough time and slop.

That’s funny, I literally cancelled my prime subscription yesterday after being prompted to pay to remove ads.

Back to the high seas for me.

Who exactly do you think is in charge?