One - memory is relatively cheap, but that’s different from storage (I made the same mistake when I was first getting into PCs), but storage is also relatively cheap. That said, needing nearly 1/3 of a TB of storage is still not realistic or cheap for the average PC gamer (or console gamer).  I mean, this game simply…

I’m not going to switch back to console, I like being able to buy my games one time and play them even after I upgrade to new hardware without buying them again. I already have to have a powerful PC to do my work and open source contributions. And there are a lot of games that I enjoy that simply aren’t on consoles at…

Like Steam for Linux before it, Steam Deck/SteamOS as a handheld experience is driving Microsoft to create a Controller-based experience for things like the Ally. The bigger issue I see long term is that the Steam Deck provides a way to play older games through Steam Input and the TrackPads. The “competing” devices…

I don’t think you’re an idiot at all. It’s what you are used to. For some games, though, there is simply no way to provide the experience they want to provide with just standard controller support, though. Even PC-only games I play that add controller support, it’s generally still in addition to either a KB/M for…

Not entirely true. SteamOS does have driver optimizations for the Steam Deck hardware that weren’t included in the Windows drivers. It’s the whole reason that Valve was like “We’ll give you drivers, but they come AS-IS”.

While this is true, one of the huge things that Steam Deck has for me over other handheld PCs is the fact that I have touchpads. Those have been such a lifesaver for so many games that either:

1. Don’t have controller support at all.
2. Don’t work well without a mouse at least.
3. or there are so many menus that using…

Torrents aren't just used for pirating. Many tech communities use it as an alternate firm to distribute their own software and for a long time Blizzard used the tech to update their games. It's only piracy if the distributor doesn't own the rights to the software being distributed

I’m not sure that it makes sense to put games like Natural Selection 2 on the list. Just because a game is no longer getting content updates doesn’t mean the game is dead or unsupported. Just that no new features are coming in......

So basically it’s like how every game used to be before games as a service took off.

Totally see where he’s coming from, especially from the standpoint of how the term seems to put the genre in a box. Several YouTubers online that focus primarily on JRPGs have tended to complain about JRPGs that are more Action RPG or “Western” or “MMO” feeling and that they “aren’t JRPGs”. Drives me insane.

To me,…

Not to mention that the 5% “doing a shitty job” are not likely spread across every single development team.

DirectStorage is going to be tricky for a while due to a mix of hardware requirements on SSD speed, which has implications for existing users’ motherboard AND SSDs.

And the tutorials. I don’t think the GFX or tutorials are included in the free version

Some of that is a result of the AAA devs ignoring Valve’s documentation on what NOT to do for things to work in Proton.....

I.E. Making launchers in .NET Framework 4.x instead of .NET 6.x or Qt (both of which are cross-platform).... or simply NOT making launchers at all.

Several EA games are marked as unsupported or…

My therapist has a term for this. It’s a “reason”, not an “excuse”. Just because they do it, doesn’t mean it’s right, but understanding the reason can help to understand the people.

We don’t have to like it, but we do have to accept that not all cultures share the same values. That has always been true and always will…

Corporate malfeseance should be called out, but let’s not mince words. WE, the gamers/buyers/consumers/viewer, encourage this behavior by continuing to buy things from these companies.

That’s not how that works. DRM cannot validate if a game is running on the physical console or not unless it is running at least during the launch of the game. The bigger issue is that Denuvo DRM has been notorious for being horrible on performance and that game devs generally don’t care since once you buy the game,…

The core issue with Vanguard, more so than other kernel-level anti-cheats, is the level of control it has over your system.

Except many companies don’t prioritize profit at all 

Only after the recent stock market issues did my company start to shift priorities from growth/revenue to being profitable. Instead many companies these days look to be high growth companies to either:

1. Try and get another company to buy them out so the founders…

It works really well and you can use it for GamePass, Stadia, or GeForceNow streaming. Simply follow the instructions from Microsoft and replace the URL they give you with whichever streaming service you prefer

You can install the Flatpak version from the “Discover” app in desktop mode, but that doesn’t replace the old one installed into the immutable part of the system. Despite what the author says, unless you are really really trying to install something out of the box, you won’t be adding any special “repositories” on…