• padraig@caint.ie
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    I can’t remember the last time that Steam went down due to a game release. Maybe it was coincidental if they were having issues, but it would be a first.

    • khannie@lemmy.world
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      I’m old enough to remember the excitement and horror of the half life 2 release. They’ve had a massive CDN backing them for ages now though.

      Also did I just spot an Irish Lemmy server?

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        Part of the problem is there were no preorders, so all of those people need to get through payment processing too.

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      episodes like this used to make working the night shift at a NOC a lot of fun because i got to spend time with all the daywalkers who were pulling extra long shifts to make sure that the rollout went smoothly (it never did) and i also felt like the smartest person in the room because my mind was fresh while theirs had been tired out for going nonstop for the last 20ish hours. lol