Video Games General

[Jamesson Locke]

Aside from more reinforcement, it seems Sony is taking pity on their rival after MS disemboweled its own games division in the name of executive bonuses and trying to shove AI down our throats.

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Sure, how's that remaster of a 4 year old game movie coming Sony? Or what about the TV series that people abandoned the moment the writer's shit idea hit the fan?

 

[Sigmundr]

Nice! I really need to get a few more VNs on my SD OLED. I love that screen and the device in general. Moonlight/Sunshine is also a great way to play VNs if you have a stable internet connection.

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I wanted the OLED but they only had the LCD in stock and I didn't feel like waiting till summer was over. Having never used Linux before it was sorta touch and go at the start but a few YouTube videos let me get it figured out. Hmm, I'll have to check out Moonlight/Sunshine.

I've been a pc gamer since I was a kid, but it definitely became my main platform these past few years (in great part thanks to pc handhelds being so good). No need to pay Sony/Nintendo prices for a worse experience in general. I'll probably always have a few consoles for exclusives but third party is 100% PC now.

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I still have a pc for major gaming but sometimes you just want to relax in bed or on the couch you know? Had a Switch but it wasn't really worth it when I have all my stuff on Steam. And, my laptop is on it's last legs. Can't keep it off the charger for long with how quick the battery runs out. So I'm very much enjoying the Steam Deck.

 

[Pure Unadulterated Ego]

I wanted the OLED but they only had the LCD in stock and I didn't feel like waiting till summer was over. Having never used Linux before it was sorta touch and go at the start but a few YouTube videos let me get it figured out. Hmm, I'll have to check out Moonlight/Sunshine.

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That's fair, the LCD is still pretty incredible on its own. The update to the screen via software was a huge change.

Moonlight/Sunshine was a pretty big deal for me since it lets me leverage the power of the PC to play on the SD with a much better battery life and graphics. It's basically to play remotely but with more features and less latency. No noise too (which was more noticeable in the SD LCD).

For example, last night I wasn't home and I barely had 8ms of latency due to network and I think a few more ms to the screen. Let's say ~10ms overall. I was playing at pretty comfortable 90fps and max graphics. And since it's just streaming, battery life is also ridiculous. I tend to use it at home where latency is like 3 or 4ms because it's just my local network.

Lets me play Cyberpunk 2077 with path tracing and imperceptible latency with a controller when I'm already in bed... which is really nice.

I still have a pc for major gaming but sometimes you just want to relax in bed or on the couch you know? Had a Switch but it wasn't really worth it when I have all my stuff on Steam. And, my laptop is on it's last legs. Can't keep it off the charger for long with how quick the battery runs out. So I'm very much enjoying the Steam Deck.

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Handheld gaming is just another vibe, especially if you work on a desk all day like I do. I haven't used my Switch for more than a few hours in the past few years. Not a big fan of Nintendo or their ecosystem.