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Jackbox Games coming to Smart TVs for free (www.eurogamer.net)
submitted 5 days ago by simple@lemm.ee to c/games@lemmy.world
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While there's no release date yet for the service, Jackbox Games is hoping to bring a beta version to "one or two smart TV platforms" in spring this year. More platforms and features will then follow.

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[–] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Are people buying smart TVs because there is something to like about them or is that the only kind of TV available in some parts of the world?

[–] PurpleTentacle@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago

Some parts of the world? Are you saying there are still parts of the world in 2025 where you can buy modern dumb-tvs?

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Where can you still buy dumb TVs?

[–] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 1 points 4 days ago

The landfill.

[–] simple@lemm.ee 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Despite privacy and bloat concerns from some people online, I don't think a single person I know would buy a TV if it couldn't run streaming apps on it.

[–] erin@social.sidh.bzh 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

@simple @JimVanDeventer with all the piracy risk, I would NEVER connect my TV to internet. All IOT poses a serious threat of both piracy and privacy.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 11 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

It sounds from the way you phrased this like you feel that every IOT device is just a ticking time bomb waiting to become a malware and privacy nightmare.

If so, as someone with some Cybersecurity expertise, I just want to say that is a reasonable conclusion supported by all of the data that I'm aware of.