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Sony cracks down on Concord custom servers, issues DMCA takedowns on gameplay videos (thegamepost.com)
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Sony is begging you: please forget about concord

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[–] 1 point 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 child)

This is totally different from my experience.

I use headphones, which cover the full ear so I don't get any "tired ears" from those. Maybe you're using a totally different model (no idea if BOSE have earphones and if they're any good - I avoid any earphones exactly because of getting "tired ears" with them).

If you're using headphones, maybe you have the QC 3 (which are widelly seen as shit)?!

I have had over the years the original QC, QC 2.5 and QC 3.5 and still use the QC and QC 3.5 with none of those problems (funnilly enough, the oldest, an original QC, uses a single removable AAA battery, and I use rechargeable ones and even that will last around 3 - 4 days, whilst the built-in LiPo in the QC 3.5 lasts even more than that when using bluetooth, and even more when using an audio wire).

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

    I'm using "Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones" manufactured in 2024, according to the app. I can't find any model number, but I just looked up the order in my email and it turns out I've actually only had it for a little over a year, and the price was a ridiculous $380. Luckily, I only ended up paying around $200 because I had reward points with the vendor, but I would definitely not recommend these to anyone at $400. At $200? Maybe, but I wouldn't buy it again at that lower price.

    My ears fit in the cups, but they still get tired sometimes after wearing them the entire day. Idk what to tell you, I guess my ears are too big and brush up against the inside of the cups? It's not a real issue for me, and doesn't happen often, which is why I didn't even mention comfort as being a problem.

    Do you really not experience any of the software issues I mentioned? The Bose app even says I'm on the latest firmware version.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago* (1 child)

    Fuck, maybe they went down in quality again 😬

    In my own experience, the original QCs were great tech for the time, the QC 2.5 (or maybe I had a QC 2?) had issues and lasted much less and then the QC 3.5 were again great (the battery lasts way longer, build quality is nice and the user interface is decent with no such problems as your reported "easy to switch off" button).

    Also I never used the manufacturer's app, and it's not really needed even with with the wireless 3.5 model (I don't even know if there's a mfg app for those), certainly not with the previous ones which are wired.

    (As a general rule I avoid mfg apps since they're almost always overbloated shit and instead always chose devices which do not require an app).

    The QC 3.5 was launched almost a decade ago, so plenty of time for later models to have been enshittified.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    Damn those headphones you have are from the pre-enshitiffication era. Cherish them!

    The headphones work without the app fortunately, but you need it to control EQ settings, isolation settings, and install firmware updates. They're kinda like the shitty software that PC gaming peripherals ship to control LED colors or whatever.

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