So recently had the ability to work from home a bit more than usual so I’m in the market for a KVM or USB switch to go between my PC and work laptop. Anyone have suggestions?...
Comparing prices directly like this is almost irrelevant imo. And doesn’t really dictate what the price of games should be.
Reasons old games should be pricier:
Hardware involved (cartridges/electronics).
Total number of customers were smaller, you have to subsidize development with less total sales.
Reasons why new games should be pricier:
Development has inflated to hundreds of people and multiple years (instead of dozens of people and multiple months)
But at the end of the day, business just price what the market will bear. It’s only indirectly related to the cost of production. The margins on some games are insanely high compared to others.
I am in need of some help. I’m trying to find a good portable monitor for my steamdeck. I don’t need it to be huge, 12inches minimum, but I’m not having much luck with my own research. I would like low latency, high refresh rate, and colors as close to the same as on the og LCD deck (which is what I have)....
As far as I know, it’s mainly games with DRM that might trigger on multiple installs/computers. So companies will disable family sharing. Not sure how common this is.
On the Steam Deck it already “just works” for a lot of games (with an OLED or an external display). So we’re not that far off for those changes propagating to Desktop.
Hey folks, I wanna gift a steam deck to myself. The main games I’ll (infrequently) play on there are CS:Go and age of empires 2 HD, both of which I own and never get a chance to play on a regular PC....
I have Comcast, but my deal for the last two years recently ended just in time for me to also start having hour+ long outages multiple times per week. I’m curious about my options, and specifically I wonder how viable wireless options like Verizon or T-Mobile are. Are the speeds consistent (and high) enough for video...
I would say the biggest downsides of wireless would be inconsistent/high latency and throttling/network congestion. Are you sure there’s no fiber near you? CenturyLink or Webpass(Google Fiber) might be around. There’s also Starry nearby that does point to point wireless which doesn’t have the same downsides as 5G.
I’ve used Comcast and CenturyLink. I would say CenturyLink, while not perfect, is miles better than Comcast. I pay $70 for gigabit: symmetric, no data cap, never had an outage, monthly contract. Only had to deal with support once when I was returning their router.
Comcast had shitty uploads, long contracts, data caps, outages, shitty support, would call me randomly trying to sell me TV plans. I had a Comcast tech cut random wires in the network closet for my building and gave me an outage when I was using Starry, they’re beyond horrible.
As others have mentioned, there are two schools of thought.
Crisp 4K rendering, no jagged lines, higher details added in textures, etc
Or emulating the look of a CRT by using high density displays to create the same look.
youtu.be/-B5ebucZ69s?si=0lDLAWdMlN77VQen goes into it a bit. This shows off a device for actual consoles. But the same principal applies when doing it in software for emulators.
I live in Denver. Transit is decent. The light rail can be a faster commute during rush hour. Plenty of regional buses to go hiking and skiing. Under 10 min walk to multiple grocery stores. Regional bike path network span multiple cities.
It’s not perfect, but I’ve been car free for over two years with very little issue.
Edit, to add to this: It’s more convenient for me to take the train to the airport or the bus to the slopes. Some ski resorts will charge more for daily parking then a round-trip bus ticket. And driving to the ski resorts is a traffic nightmare, much rather just sit on the bus and not worry about it.
I would move to somewhere closer? Even when I regularly drove I would move, take a different job, etc instead of dealing with a long commute. To me it’s just not worth it.
You say obviously but the original thread was started by someone who made a blanket statement about the US. There are millions of people in the US who commute without a car. I was curious and looked up some data: data.census.gov/table/ACSST1Y2018.S0801?q=S0801:+…
85.3% commute by car
9.3% commute by other means
the rest WFH
I would even argue that some of that 85% could switch to transit with very little effort. But as the OP stated, I think there is a cultural aversion to transit in the US. So there’s some of that 85% who could use transit but choose not to.
To their credit, they released a tool to patch the bios yourself. Which is about all they can do in case they stop existing. github.com/DeckHD/BiosMaker
As far as I’m aware, the Chromecast 4K does not support AV1. The newer Chromecast TV does but does not support 4K. So atm you have to pick between 4K or AV1.
I like the game, but it doesn’t take advantage of the Steam Deck’s touch pads at all. A hybrid mouse/controller scheme would work very well for this type of game. And atm you can’t even make a custom hybrid control scheme because switching between m/kb and controller is bugged.
According to them ~58% of anti-cheat games work. There’s been a large uptick of anti-cheat support since the Steam Deck.
According to ProtonDB, 86% of the top 1000 games on Steam function (Silver+ rating). It’s a pretty safe bet that the most of the missing 14% is probably due to anti-cheat.
KVM or USB switch reccomendation
So recently had the ability to work from home a bit more than usual so I’m in the market for a KVM or USB switch to go between my PC and work laptop. Anyone have suggestions?...
$70 games ‘will go the way of the dodo’, believes Saber CEO. The former interim Embracer COO believes developers will move to reduce risk and costs (www.videogameschronicle.com)
What is the last video game that you were completely hooked on?
The kind of game you daydream about while at school or work because you can’t wait to come home and play some more.
Portable monitor for steamdeck?
I am in need of some help. I’m trying to find a good portable monitor for my steamdeck. I don’t need it to be huge, 12inches minimum, but I’m not having much luck with my own research. I would like low latency, high refresh rate, and colors as close to the same as on the og LCD deck (which is what I have)....
What animal could you take in a fight? (lemmy.world)
Steam: Introducing Steam Families (steamcommunity.com)
Plasma 6: How to use HDR with games?
As the title asks, how does one actually use HDR for games after upgrading to Plasma 6?...
Which steam deck
Hey folks, I wanna gift a steam deck to myself. The main games I’ll (infrequently) play on there are CS:Go and age of empires 2 HD, both of which I own and never get a chance to play on a regular PC....
Helldivers II US sales went up yet again during its 3rd week in market. An honest-to-goodness inverse decay curve so far... (twitter.com)
https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/8485fc47-af24-4b6e-b82f-17309df20ebc.png
HDMI forum rejects AMD's open source 4K@120Hz and 5K@240Hz HDMI driver (www.tomshardware.com)
Damn now I have to boycott an entire video connector.
Anyone else excited for the Plasma 6 rulease tomorrow? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
Wed 2024-02-28 - Public release of Plasma 6.0
KDE Slimbook V: The first KDE laptop with the AMD 7840HS CPU - Phoronix (www.phoronix.com)
Price starts at €999 and releases in April, and will come with Plasma 6.
Anyone have any experience with any of the wireless home internet options?
I have Comcast, but my deal for the last two years recently ended just in time for me to also start having hour+ long outages multiple times per week. I’m curious about my options, and specifically I wonder how viable wireless options like Verizon or T-Mobile are. Are the speeds consistent (and high) enough for video...
Playing GameCube classics, but in 4K on a Mac with PlayStation controllers, just as Nintendo intended. (lemmy.world)
My son still needs to figure out how to drive straight lol but he’s rocking it at Paper Mario TTYD.
Closing in on a COSMIC Alpha (blog.system76.com)
America's love with cars is founded on fear and selfishness
Probably not too unpopular here....
The US military is embedded in the gaming world. Its target: teen recruits (www.theguardian.com)
The DeckHD is a thoughtful but flawed screen upgrade versus Steam Deck OLED (www.eurogamer.net)
What android tv box should I use as a client for "Jellyfin for Android TV"?
CEO of Lavapotion explains how they optimised Songs Of Conquest for Steam Deck (metro.co.uk)
Windows 11 scores dead last in gaming performance tests against 3 Linux gaming distros (www.notebookcheck.net)