Jaxseven

joined 1 year ago
[–] Jaxseven@beehaw.org 2 points 7 months ago

I would be fine just playing Bad Company 2 on community servers if that is an option. Haven't bought a Battlefield game since. I don't see that trend changing any time soon.

[–] Jaxseven@beehaw.org 2 points 11 months ago

Oh my god, this truly was one of the biggest reasons I didn't use Linux in college. After I built a rig with two SSDs, it felt so much easier to get into Linux.

[–] Jaxseven@beehaw.org 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

On the one hand, no DRM and competition pushes me towards GOG. On the other hand, my Steam Deck pushes me to Steam. Yes, Heroic Launcher is amazing for Linux gaming, but I've encountered a few games that didn't behave right. Dragon Age: Origin is the biggest offender with the DLC just not activating out of the box on GOG.

[–] Jaxseven@beehaw.org 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The only thing I can't get working on Sunshine on Wayland is a visible mouse cursor. Makes streaming Baldur's Gate 3 with a cursor a pain.

[–] Jaxseven@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

After seeing a DankPods video on modding an old iPod, I'm pretty tempted to pick one up. I like the idea of picking up some quality IEMs to last me maybe a decade with it. I hate how disposable some tech has gotten.

[–] Jaxseven@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What's the difference from Chromium? Main "selling" point?

[–] Jaxseven@beehaw.org 21 points 1 year ago

Company responsible for one of the most played games on the planet unable to pay its workers. Feels like someone at Epic is horribly irresponsible with finances, or just maybe infinite growth is impossible and harms everyone below the execs.

[–] Jaxseven@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

Not to mention the community controls are great. Larin did a fantastic job adapting the game to a controller, but I much prefer the flexibility of keyboard and mouse and the Deck's input options are fantastic.

[–] Jaxseven@beehaw.org 11 points 1 year ago

Let's not forget to mention the Steam Deck's low price for pretty great PC gaming. Even more so for the refurbished entry models which are nearly the same price as the last GPU I recommended to someone (secondhand 6700 XT). I've been surprised how good of an experience I've had with Baldur's Gate 3 on the Deck.

[–] Jaxseven@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

I never actually grew up with an N64 so I didn't play Golden Eye as a kid. I did have a GameCube and Timesplitters 2 which was loads of fun.

[–] Jaxseven@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I truthfully emulated ToTK on my main rig, then streamed it to my Deck with Moonlight. At the time (launch week) I had a bit of issue emulating it on Deck to my liking, but I know at this point it's not bad around 20-30. I played a lot of Street Fighter 6 on my Deck, with only World Tour mode running at 30, everything else is 60. I'm also working my way through Transistor, picking short indies to hammer out one at a time. Pretty much everything I want to run on the Deck will run, with the exception of Xbox 360 games, but I'm still able to run the unreleased Goldeneye 007 XBLA remaster without issue.

[–] Jaxseven@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (7 children)

If you'd like to play Nintendo games without emulation whatsoever. Tracking down a Switch that is easy enough to hack, and dumping all your games and saves can be a big ask for your average Switch/Deck fan. I only use my Switch to dump new releases I buy to play on either my Steam Deck or main rig. I beat ToTK fully through emulation, though that was on my main rig. I also could absolutely not live without the massive backlog that is the Steam library.

 

So I'm reassessing my entertainment center since seeing the Video Game History Foundation's report. Since the study it's got me thinking, if you could pick any 4 consoles to have hooked up to your TV (4 becuase I've got 4 inputs to my TV) which would you pick and why? I will accept modded consoles as answers too.

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