The xbone was a hard pivot into the Xbox being a "media center" rather than just a gaming machine. In 2013 we all realized that yes, a console could be used to watch movies or even stream Netflix... But it's primary purpose was as a gaming console and people were put off by the marketing.
They also had some game sharing controversies of their own. MS and Sony have been trying to kill physical games on their platforms for well over a decade now so we'll see where it goes.
No real changes other than adding some more media to Plex that I need to watch
Part of me loves knowing that I own that media library and that I can't lose stuff at the whim of a company, the other part dreads having an endless backlog 😅
I'm not an instance owner for Lemmy but a lot of us enjoy hosting different services at home on old/recycled hardware as a hobby or a means to escape big tech.
I personally run a few things like Plex (media), PiHole (adblock), and NextCloud ("cloud" storage).
It's sustainable as the Fediverse is a decentralized platform, meaning that, if necessary, we can rebuild accounts on a different instance if something happens to our existing one.
If you followed how he got nominated, it was yet another scheme by the establishment Dems (who are a center right party, in the rest of the world's perspective) to stop Sanders or any properly leftist candidate from winning.
All the less popular candidates dropped out and endorsed Biden on the same day at a critical moment in the primary season.
It was less obvious than the heavy-handed tactics of 2024's primaries, but he was absolutely ordained by the party and not the primary voters.
So just... Costco rotisserie chicken in congee?
Sounds like a good idea, I'll have to make that soon