oled is nice but ips is generally good enough, especially when windows' hdr support is still ass
#General Chat
minor bolt
slate thorn
The moment you use oled going back to ips is kinda 
minor bolt
i have an lg c2 tv right next to me
slate thorn
It's so silly
minor bolt
its sick but idk, i dont see it as life changing as refresh rate is
slate thorn
I mean as in daily driving for the same usecase. You only really notice when going back
Like 16:9 vs 16:10
slate thorn
16:9 feels so claustrophobic compared to 16:10
Yeah, I have ips as well, I am very much not rich enough to have an oled monitor
GL850 my beloved
slate thorn
Glossy 
Reflections are so hell with a glossy screen, but man does it look incredible
minor bolt
yeah id still get matte
id rather not be a 24/7 in the dark avoiding light gremlin just to make glossy work
even the nano ips version would be $1500 before import tax
slate thorn
If I could pick any monitor I would personally probably go with the Alienware qd-oled uw
Stand sold separately? What's this? Apple? 
slate thorn
True, but if you don't then it just feels kinda silly :P
Speaking of computer stuff, the 5700X3D release completely flew over my radar, and that looks like a pretty interesting cpu if I have money again and notice my current cpu not really keeping up anymore :v
Basically a cheaper 5800X3D, like, the performance is almost the same
minor bolt
5800x3d would probably be too much for my cooler so maybe itd cope with this better
minor bolt
sadge
slate thorn
The only difference is that the 5700 didn't meet the performance standards, so instead of throwing it away they renamed it to the 5700X3D
minor bolt
maybe by the time i need a new cpu ill have gotten rid of this sfx system
slate thorn
So it's just a slightly lower clocked 5800X3D
For less money
But yeah, 5800X3D isn't really hard to cool
Zen 3 is very efficient
I assume my 140mm aio will probably be able to handle a 5700X3D or 5800X3D
bitter portal
if gpu's prices that can perform 1440p on high fps were lower then maybe i would think that a 1440p monitor is worth going for.
i bought my gtx 1660 super for like 310 dollars. philippine pricing is so bad here
plus majority of the filipinos here play mobile games, valorant, league and dota.
minor bolt
i bought my 3070 in the middle of covid lol
$1570 at the time, once covid died down prices had settled to around $900
bitter portal
oh this gpu was post covid lol
slate thorn
I bought my 3070 on release day for msrp 
All I can say is that I won't be buying gigabyte again. Cooler pretty mediocre and software is ass
Or well, maybe their higher end models I'd consider, but their entry/midrange, nah
slate thorn
If I do get upgrade my gpu I kinda want to go AMD again
Sapphire pretty neat
My first gpu was a Sapphire R9 380X
But, my 3070 for now still more than good enough
minor bolt
real
slate thorn
I have never touched shadowplay in my life
fleet wave
use obs for recording
oak ruin
til, obs has a replay buffer feature
fleet wave
yeah and it works pretty well
minor bolt
does obs have a mode that runs it permanently in the background like shadowplay?
fleet wave
you can hide it in the system tray
and launch on boot
with replay turned on
ultra-ultrawide
(not my monitor this is at the office)
oak ruin
i'm gonna check more on this replay buffer in comparison to nvidias instant replay, 'cause that's all i ever use it for
fleet wave
it's not as easy to set up as you need to change all the encoder settings etc that you would need when streaming
minor bolt
ultra-ultrawide
yeah if i was on linux i'd learn tmux for this
powertoys on windows would do me fine
i just never bothered to learn window management on macos
minor bolt
im not on macos anymore
this was back when i used my macbook in the office
im a windows + wsl guy now
fleet wave
ohh
yeah powertoys works kinda ok for windows
well better than nothing but it still requires a lot of moving windows around with a mouse
minor bolt
win+arrow keys works ok
slate thorn
Don't know if it's in windows 10, but 11 has like window group options
placid otter
Twitter
@minor bolt
Twitter
releases thursday for those that care
Twitter
any new game by chance?
minor bolt
https://x.com/finalfantasyvii/status/1759968696293072925?s=20
a week out from release lol
hopefully the perf mode fixes are good
cause it was looking a bit rough in spots
placid otter
didnt experience any problems
but i didn't explore at all. saving the extras for main game
minor bolt
performance was fine, it was just really blurry
like they were using fsr 1 instead of 2
scarlet cape
wow gaming is depressing nowadays 
placid otter
you can always fight for freedom
smoky imp
At least Cate Blanchett is there
placid otter
twitch sub prices going up
think the turkey one has always been on the very low side and this just bring it in line to the rest of the world
minor bolt
its still nowhere near inline
its just the lira is in the bin
going from like 20c to $1.20
placid otter
was/is it really that low? wow
minor bolt
glass knot
Economy
glass knot
https://x.com/thegameawards/status/1759987659991286263?s=20
Nice
glass knot
performance was fine, it was just really blurry
Yeah the game looks really blurry
Iirc Maximilian Dood was using one of those upscaling boxes to make it look better and it did indeed look way nicer
It was a whole ass complicated setup cause he was just messing around but it did look nicer
Or well, less blurry
Still had some of the "clearly it's just a sharpening filter" look sometimes but 🤷♂️ definitely an improvement
Still too much work for an average person tho so hopefully the game comes out on pc soon
rustic peak
Ffxvi isnt even out on PC yet right?
glass knot
Yeah but sony paid for only a couple months of exclusivity iirc
For ff7 rebirth, not sure about 16
Would still definitely take more than this but it being only 3 months of exclusivity is interesting
ff16 apparently was a 6 month period
I still would expect 6 months or more for it to come out on pc tho but given their confidence on the game and how they've been pushing it i wouldn't doubt they're already working on it
minor bolt
with 16 the director explicitly said that the problem isn’t the exclusivity time
But that they needed more time to get the port done
And that’ll just keep getting pushed out since they’ve got the second dlc to get out yet
neon scroll
Better to delay the port than have what the average console port is. 
cinder rivet
lol
slate thorn
stable stratus
should have changed its pfp as well
slate thorn
Yeah, it appears I will have to buy P3R back home, because the Japanese version only supports Japanese and the Korean version only supports Korean and Chinese
minor bolt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLZenOn7WUo
minor bolt
Elden ring in 25 min right?
placid otter
all i saw was today. havent heard of any timings
Twitter
oh right forgot about this
minor bolt
resistance retribution came out on ps+ too
played the shit out of that online back in the day
ok no elden ring is at midnight jst
so 2 hours
minor bolt
https://x.com/SquareEnix/status/1760275389081948385?s=20
performance mode is a little better i think?
hard to tell
the junon content is legit like 10 min
minor bolt
its a 1.5gb patch
||you get put into the "open world" with points of interest that are essentially monster hunts for chadley, and it ends with saving yuffie from a big gyarados kinda boss battle||
placid otter
ill just watch it online 
quickly rewatched the ending of intergrade || as i just didn't remember how yuffie left the city, but it was simply never shown sadly.||
stable stratus
oh btw direct in 10 mins
i can bet there might be at least one pokemon project to be announced
placid otter
is it the partner or pokemon direct?
stable stratus
partner
placid otter
27th
stable stratus
strange, there's no stream live yet
stable stratus
ah, it's not a live stream
placid otter
||you get put into the "open world" with points of interest that are essentially...
||thats a real small looking serpent for such a big head lol||
stable stratus
slate thorn
And now we wait
wide sentinel
And now we wait
🤝
minor bolt
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH ELDEN RING
jovial wolf
i haven't even finished liurnia of the lakes
jovial wolf
that should give me enough time to finish it
slate thorn
Now lets see how many videos Vaati can make on this trailer
minor bolt
i platinumed it and put it down
placid otter
will be a while before me and my friends get to finish elden ring. only played the game co-op not solo. all of us busy, so hard to find a time
slate thorn
Yeah, 2 endings and these
slate thorn
My backlog of 100000 games isn't enjoying this
wide sentinel
lmao
i legit never buy games anymore
living on destiny 2 since 2017
just 1 game here or there
placid otter
still buying games to not play 
slate thorn
I actually haven't really played a game for uh... like over a month now
slate thorn
I bought BG3 the moment it became available so I probably bought quite a bunch of games in between then and now
wide sentinel
lol
slate thorn
Like, when did it become available again?
placid otter
yeh been a while
placid otter
still buying games to not play <:yerimmm:401476777676898345>
even now contemplating on getting helldivers 2 and deep rock galactic: survivor 
slate thorn
Helldivers 2 looks cool
But, only with friends
I think?
Like, it doesn't look like something I'd really enjoy solo
placid otter
nah, it is def better with friends, but even solo ppl have absolutely been loving it
apparantly matchmaking is not bad
my cousin finds the price too high sadly 
placid otter
40
slate thorn
That's not awful
placid otter
it is very good pricing
wide sentinel
tbh i find 40 a lot as well
slate thorn
It's 25 on key sites 
placid otter
servers are full anyways u wont get to play atm 
capacity has been limited to 450k. even ceo mentioning not too buy it till server capacity increases. it is just too packed
slate thorn
But yeah, kinda broke rn so I will only spend money on stuff I either can't get back home or is expensive back home
More videogames can wait
wide sentinel
true
was looking to get Alpha Sapphire or Omega Ruby
but all sold out
huge rip
glass knot
Elden Ring dlc looks cool
cinder rivet
I'm missing a couple
I have 170h
Only did one ending lol (ranni)
slate thorn
Ranni the only ending that matters
slate thorn
cinder rivet
I want to play elden ring again but idk if I want ng+ or start new save
slate thorn
cinder rivet
I love ranni
slate thorn
🤝
placid otter
oh right last epoch release was today too. streamers all be playing
fleet wave
I'm missing a couple
im still working on dark souls 3
before i will tackle elden ring properly
minor bolt
https://x.com/Xbox/status/1760364070912303430?s=20
I wonder if the online ones will require an Xbox signin or will just seamlessly work
pearl cobalt
save scummed to get the endings on one character
not sure about getting the dlc because I'd be extremely rusty and have Dragon's Dogma 2 on queue, haven't decided yet on FF as that too would take a chunk of time
fleet wave
is there no ng+ specific things you have to do for elden ring?
pearl cobalt
well, certain endings will lock you out of other endings (mainly the frenzied flame).
other than the endings, iirc, you can get all the other trophies on one go
minor bolt
I save scummed for plat too and I don’t remember there being much in ng+
Maybe some higher tier smithing stones that you needed ng+ for?
pearl cobalt
ng+ is the only way to get more than the limited amount of the highest tier stones/gloveworts as you cannot buy them but all the lower tiers you can buy
like there's only 8(?) Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stones in any playthrough
so if you like collecting weapons to max, you have to ng+
fleet wave
for dark souls 1, 2 and 3 you have to go to ng++ to get all the achievements
even if you save scum the endings
slate thorn
This is what I'm missing for DS3
I believe it's the regular ending I'm actually missing lol
fleet wave
yeah there's all the rings and their +1 and +2 versions
which requires ng++
kinda annoying
slate thorn
yeah, I have no clue which rings I'm still missing
I also don't know what NG I'm at, it's been a while since I've played lol
You could always have a friend drop you all the rings
fleet wave
im playing with an excel sheet so I can see what im missing lol
did the same for ds1 and 2
slate thorn
I can't wait for devs to get angry at Elden Ring again when the dlc does well
pearl cobalt
yeah there's all the rings and their +1 and +2 versions
my playthrough never went into ng++ 🤔
slate thorn
You will have to do that if you want all achievements in the game
Or have a friend drop you the rings, either should work
pearl cobalt
You will have to do that if you want all achievements in the game
#1022122099374051328 message
never online
well, except for dying purposefully to get the white mask Varre questline that needed 3(?) invasions but think that's doable without going online
slate thorn
Wrong game
pearl cobalt
ahhh my bad. got elden ringed in the brain
sidenote: too many things releasing soon. have mixed kpop and games releases for the next 2-3 months
minor bolt
FF7R reviews drop tonight
I think I’ve just got that on my plate for now, might get around to playing nfs unbound now it’s on ps+
cinder rivet
halcyon moss
“new swamp” Miyazaki strikes again
glass knot
scarlet rot swamp wasn't enough
neon scroll
Swamps are basically sewer levels on the surface
cinder rivet
time for new playthrough before dlc
pearl cobalt
the average player response is "keep your introspection to yourself, Miyazaki"
nobody liked poisoned swamps or scarlet rot
cinder rivet
hi wife
pearl cobalt
interesting related interview done a year ago:
https://nintendoeverything.com/mother-3-producer-wants-to-see-the-game-have-an-english-release/
fair elbow
halcyon moss
rhen var in BF2, just as prophesized 
minor bolt
ff7r sitting on a 93 rn
placid otter
Twitter
minor bolt
df said the perf mode is a little better too
like they changed the upscaling technique
placid otter
nice
minor bolt
wow that sucks
oak ruin
they still kept the L with that title
glass knot
Yeahhhhh lmfao
People will probably shorten it to 2ko
not a better name but easier to say at least
placid otter
2ko miles better already
glass knot
The X makes it very awkward
oak ruin
is it supposed to be like double knock out
glass knot
Yeah
It's a 2v2 tag team fighter
More info too
2025 launch goal
For pc and ps5/xbox
placid otter
mmo news when
neon scroll
MMO news: A bunch of weeb MMOs and nothing much else
neon scroll
We have a FF XIV expansion I suppose, but I wouldn't call expansions news
Ashes of Creation, maybe
neon scroll
Throne of Liberty is gonna be dogshit
NCSoft developed game published by Amazon
Fuck that
placid otter
yep, told my friend that literally yesterday
glass knot
ncsoft game immediate pass
stray blade
Nier concert in Paris tonight 
stray blade
Thanks hiz 
cinder rivet
Twitter
cinder rivet
Name reveal
worst game name i ever heard
glass knot
I don't like it as well but that's a bit much lmao
neon scroll
The absolutely are much worse game names. Just takes one quick look on Steam to find them as well
glass knot
People will definitely just get used to the name and find their own way to say it, prob just calling it 2KO or literally just KO
neon scroll
Or, bear with me here, the game might be shit and everyone will forget about it within a week
cinder rivet
People will definitely just get used to the name and find their own way to say i...
2ko would be much much better
glass knot
Or, bear with me here, the game might be shit and everyone will forget about it ...
Eh it's a Riot free to play tag team fighting game you can play with your friends, it'll definitely have some staying power
Doubt people will forget about it in a week
If riot doesn't cave and changes the name right now people are just gonna get used to it
cinder rivet
also riot doesnt have money to let it fail
it must succeed to them
glass knot
known indie company riot games
latent mantle
Or well, maybe their higher end models I'd consider, but their entry/midrange, n...
aorus or bust for GB. Even then, it's not much better at cooling (in my experience with 30 series) than a OEM version ripped out of a DELL prebuild
slate thorn
aorus or bust for GB. Even then, it's not much better at cooling (in my experien...
The other option that was available for msrp was an msi ventus 3x which didn't fit my case at the time because it's too long lol
latent mantle
I remember when a "big" graphics card was right under 250mm lol
regularly a 285mm or more piece now
and 2-3 slots wow
slate thorn
That's the thing with new gpu's now, a lot of them don't fit my current case
Or at least, not according to the specs
But apparently bigger gpu's than listed fit, but I have no clue what exactly the max is so I have to do som measuring when I get home lol
Like, specs say max gpu length is 324mm and thickness 58mm. But a 4080 FE which is 61mm thick fits, and a 7800XT Hellhound also fits which is 332mm length
So i guess 332mm + 61mm fits, but, idk if maybe even thicker or longer fits as well lol
gaunt relic
Have you considered just getting a bigger case?
slate thorn
That defeats the whole purpose of having ITX
gaunt relic
Ah well if that's your thing
slate thorn
Maybe when I go to a whole different platform I get not ITX, but, yeah
That won't really happen unless I like, permanently move countries and sell my pc or something :^)
Platform upgrade wont be needed for a long while (I hope)
gaunt relic
You on AM5 then I assume?
slate thorn
AM4
gaunt relic
Wasn't the 5000 series last set of cpu's working on that?
jovial wolf
still enough
slate thorn
So I can upgrade to Zen 3 still
gaunt relic
It is yes
slate thorn
Like, 5700X3D and 5800X3D are very good
jovial wolf
only reason why I went am5 in upgrade is because I wanted to get rid of my motherboard
gaunt relic
But seeing how cpu performance has been rocketing in recent years is quite intriguing
slate thorn
They're basically identical for gaming as AM5 Ryzen 5's
slate thorn
lol
gaunt relic
Let the hate flow through you
slate thorn
ITX is very silly, but I love it
gaunt relic
They're basically identical for gaming as AM5 Ryzen 5's
I mean not really
minor bolt
my first nzxt h1 kit lasted 18 months
cooler pump died
so i bought a new kit, then my gpu started crashing
turns out the 650w psu couldnt keep up with my 5600x + 3070
swapped back to the old psu and now my system is stable again
gaunt relic
I got 1200w psu
gaunt relic
I got 1200w psu
16 year old me thought that was needed for GTX 590
slate thorn
gaunt relic
cpu performance you have to look at 1080p
I know, I just used 1440p because that's the resolution I play on, and it actually makes quite a big difference there too, even when people are parroting look at 1080p
minor bolt
speaking of 1440p
im very close to buying a 1440p 240hz oled
but apparently text fringing is an issue, which is a killer for me since ill be doing all my work on it
minor bolt
im thinking of just getting an ips one instead, half the price
gaunt relic
Even tho I run my monitors on 25/100 brightness
minor bolt
then wait for woled to drop
slate thorn
I mean not really
I'd call 83.4% and 84% pretty equal
slate thorn
79.6% and 80.5% also pretty equal
gaunt relic
Hold on which two are we comparing? I thought about 5800X3D vs 7800X3D
gaunt relic
Now I'm confused
slate thorn
They're basically identical for gaming as AM5 Ryzen 5's
^
slate thorn
So yeah, if I can get like a 5700X3D or 5800X3D and have the same performance as a 7600 for like, 1/3rd the price, I'll take that :P
gaunt relic
Aye that's more sensible
I'm over here thinking if 16 cores will be enough for my next pc
slate thorn
But, I am not yet in need of upgrading
gaunt relic
I'm on 3900X now which is 12
slate thorn
My 3700X is still doing ok, for now
gaunt relic
Turns out music making is quite heavy on the cpu when you start running a lot of plugins
slate thorn
Threadripper time :^)
gaunt relic
They kinda priced them out of my league
slate thorn
Get an old Xeon
gaunt relic
Lmao
slate thorn
You can have like 24 cores for $100
gaunt relic
Clock speed matters as well
And they take quite a beating from ryzens
But I just ordered a new gpu so I gotta see when I actually need a new cpu, not buying anything before summer at least because I'm expecting new ryzens and the last performance bump was quite big
slate thorn
wdym 24 Skylake cores is too slow?
gaunt relic
I was on sandy bridge before upping to the 3900x
minor bolt
I'm on 3900X now which is 12
what do you do that needs 12 cores
gaunt relic
As I said after it, music
minor bolt
im blind
huh didnt expect that
im yet to max out my 5600x with multiple docker containers and my heavy af work projects running in the background while playing a game
gaunt relic
Running a lot of synths is quite hard for the cpu, not sure why
Also reason why I needed to up ram from 32gb to 64gb
gaunt relic
Reaper, not an brand issue
Issue of wanting to run 60+ tracks live instead of rendering them like reasonable person would do, but it slows the workflow which I don't like
cinder rivet
Twitter
slate thorn
Nice
pearl cobalt
from another discord:
minor bolt
democracy
i gotta get around to playing it but i dont think its meant to be played solo
pearl cobalt
yeah, same. the higher levels look overwhelming even with a full group. ngl tho, just watching it is like watching mini war movies. democracy!
latent mantle
Like, specs say max gpu length is 324mm and thickness 58mm. But a 4080 FE which ...
"thickness" probably does not count the back/heat plate's extra depth
also, inserting large cards diagonally is effective in my experience
slate thorn
Triple slot cards require some tools to put into the case, as in like bending the little pcie slot feet holder thingy
latent mantle
Also reason why I needed to up ram from 32gb to 64gb
for most all production requires: threads, lots of memory, and lots of storage. I actually had to downgrade recently from the 14900K because I am not utilising all those extra cores&threads
latent mantle
Triple slot cards require some tools to put into the case, as in like bending th...
magician secrets
latent mantle
I am curious about any well-priced QHD monitors with >170hz refresh rate
if anyone can enlighten me without the lie of advertisement
slate thorn
Uh... I can do some research when I get in subway
I know good monitors with this specs, but like, which ones are the cheapest but still good I'll have to check :P
gritty adder
stable stratus
yea already talked in #1042073107554381864 message
fallow vessel
and if they don't pay are they gonna force them to stop broadcasting?
neon scroll
I mean, big companies like Twitch (aka Amazon) can't just go ignore fines like these
minor bolt
the joke is that twitch is pulling out of korea
so forcing them to stop broadcasting makes no sense when thats what theyre doing anyway
neon scroll
There's nothing about forcing them to stop broadcast in there
These are all fines pertaining to Twitches past conduct and they don't just go away by cancelling the service
bitter portal
i really gamed this week. from level one to level 34 in a week in helldivers 2
slate thorn
placid otter
Twitter
more layoffs about 90 ppl which is apparantly 20-30% of the ppl working there
fleet wave
feels like every company is doing layoffs now, my employer included
pearl cobalt
stable stratus
"AAAA"
neon scroll
You know, attaching that label was one of the dumbest PR moves ever. The game could have been fine without Ubisoft pretending it's the game of the century
Like no, it's effectively an arcade shooter with pirate ships, get over yourselves
minor bolt
Twitter
stray blade
https://x.com/yokotaro/status/1762328460633235560?s=20
He’s really just saying that nier 3 is reincarnation and not that “r3pent” thing that’s been going around for the last few days
placid otter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgCZ-MHyOpU
<:oliviaha:944674310096842813>
it has stamina?????????????? 
stable stratus
Another layoff, now impacting Playstation
https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/1762464349619204466?t=tkK6Iunhd1bPrSLxGfwPxQ&s=19
Twitter
900+ crews were laid off, and their London Studio is closed
minor bolt
london studio probably been a while coming, they havent done much in ages
surprised sony held off this long though
guess 2024 gonna be just as rough as 2023 for the industry
stable stratus
the impact there is great
minor bolt
seems like this could mostly revolve around psvr
london had mostly worked on singstar/vr
firesprite made the horizon psvr2 game
no doubt the other studios and tech teams had some sort of vr stuff going on. its not like sony has put much into supporting psvr2
neon scroll
Hey, upside is with the amount of people laid off the competent ones among them might form new indie studios
No one needs more AAA after all
minor bolt
with current interest rates and VC money going into AI, seems unlikely
placid otter
apparantly about 8% of total workforce for playstation
rustic peak
Gen 6 pokemon legends game 
minor bolt
oh god digital tcg lol
more gacha
surprised its taken this long for them to it
x/y legends sounds kinda fire tho
rustic peak
Nintendos history with mobile game monetization has been dog shit so hope they break the trend there
minor bolt
always bothered me that they never did a Z
rustic peak
Pretty much everybody expected a Z game back then
Instead the zygarde stuff came out in oras
minor bolt
iirc there was even hints to it in the game with how you caught zygarde
rustic peak
Or was it sun/moon?
slate thorn
Digital tgc has existed for like a dozen years, they're just making it better it seems
errant star
digital tcg iirc they’ve always had right? but not an app?
minor bolt
oh right
slate thorn
But yeah, curious what the gameplay will be like since Legends Arceus is trash
minor bolt
real
they gotta step it up since it looks like it'll be a switch 2 launch title
imagine fumbling on that
warm pumice
POKEMONA ZA
glass knot
imagine fumbling on that
i'm 100% expecting them to
warm pumice
THAT ZA ZA HITTING
rustic peak
The A stands for megA
split solar
The A stands for megA
It's actually just AZ's name backwards
interesting, they said systems
not just the Nintendo Switch
rustic peak
Definitely a switch 2 title
split solar
I honestly wonder if Switch 1 games will be able to run on the switch 2, like how ds games can be run on the 3ds
minor bolt
would be the biggest fumble if they didnt do bc
smoky imp
nice another pokemon everyone will hate and criticize but still play
split solar
If so, i'm honestly debating on selling my switch lite and get the switch 2 when it's out
https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1762487295859405151 "set in lumiose city"
Twitter
warm pumice
If so, i'm honestly debating on selling my switch lite and get the switch 2 when...
Hopefully good hardware upgrade
slate thorn
Didn't PS4 and XOne only come out one year later?
slate thorn
PS4 and XOne 2013
minor bolt
but yeah the wii u version of black ops 2 was the best platform to play it on
slate thorn
So one year most powerful console only to then be stomped into the dirt in terms of performance
slate thorn
So effectively, basically Gamecube was the last time they actually had a powerful console that remained powerful throughout it's life
minor bolt
iirc the gc existed, then the wii was just a beefed up gc, then the wiiu was basically three wiis strapped together
neon scroll
Who wants to take bets on just how shit and lazy ZA will be cause GameFreak be like "lol, you'll buy anyway"
slate thorn
I mean, it's Gamefreak, they're stuck in the 90s
neon scroll
I'd argue that the 90s had better games than the last few Gamefreak farted out
slate thorn
I mean as in how they try to make a game adhering to like modern standards :^)
But yeah
But hey, Scarvi is an improvement from arceus so surely this will be an improvement as well right? Can't fuck up 3 times in a row right? :^)
And maybe in the meantime they learned how to optimize their game and have it not look like shit :^)
warm pumice
40 FPS bout to go crazyyyy
neon scroll
ScarVi were an unfinished, buggy, unpolished mess with downgraded gameplay
placid otter
eh, that reveal trailer doesn't tell me what to expect
neon scroll
Expect nothing, that way you won't be disappointed no matter how it turns out
placid otter
ill just go back to playing palworld againg when it releases then
slate thorn
I tried palworld, but I don't really like it
crafting survival whatever type games are like, a genre I very much don't like
Except for Minecraft
neon scroll
Realistically I don't see any world in which the new Pokemon game is objectively better than Palworld
They'd have to actually sit down and properly do game development like the Zelda devs did
slate thorn
I hope that with the release and success of palworld that the pokemon company and gamefreak realize they seriously have to step up their game
rustic peak
Maybe, but not for this title with an already set release
warm pumice
I hope that with the release and success of palworld that the pokemon company an...
Lowkey doubt it
Fans will buy regardless
glass knot
Pokémon games are so weird to me cause there's such a huge potential to do a TON of creative stuff
and they just don't
even with the old top-down game format, you can do so much nowadays lol
minor bolt
why put in the extra effort when everyone buys the slop regardless
neon scroll
somethingsomething monopolies are bad and kill innovation
glass knot
feels like the pokémon company treats these games as just more merchandising on their infinite sea of merchandising rather than...well, the thing that literally made the franchise lol
it's pretty sad
rustic peak
Thats exactly what it is
glass knot
it's just sad
rustic peak
The games and the anime are just advertising for merch sales
glass knot
i'd be down to seeing a new top-down pokémon game kinda like the Link's Awakening remake visually but that's just never happening lol
i guess the bdsp remake was kinda like that
forgot about that game
rustic peak
Looks like merch sales make up about 2/3 of the pokemon companies revenue
neon scroll
The actually sad part is that kids these days play Pokemon games and think this is how they're supposed to be and are content with it
slate thorn
The problem is mainly just gamefreak, like, when other companies that make spinoff games do a better job with minimum effort than gamefreak does with infinite nintendo funding, like...
Or well, I guess the problem also lies with pokemon company and nintendo for like, accepting the shit gamefreak keeps on delivering
glass knot
They probably have some form of contract
that allows only gamefreak to do the mainline titles
neon scroll
Nintendo is usually better with quality control is the weird bit. Like sure, they sell you the same decades old games with barely updated anything for full price as remakes, but at least they're not pretending those are anything but cashgrabs
And those games are actually just good, merely overpriced
glass knot
I also wouldn't overestimate the amount of money the pokémon company is willing to put into these games tbh lol
I do not think they care enough
slate thorn
Yeah, just look at Mario Wonder, same old thing with like new gimmicks, QOL, etc. Kinda expensive for what it is, but, it is a really solid and fun game nonetheless
Usually they put a lot of effort and attention into their first party games, so it's just so weird how pokemon keeps lagging behind so much
glass knot
i'm not sure what their relationship even is outside of the obvious exclusivity contract
slate thorn
Gamefreak is the pokemon game developer company and that's basically their entire existence
neon scroll
i'm not sure what their relationship even is outside of the obvious exclusivity ...
Apparently they own 32% of shares
With Gamefreak owning the rest
slate thorn
Isn't it an even split between Nintendo, The Pokemon Company, and Gamefreak
neon scroll
No
slate thorn
Huh, interesting
slate thorn
Ah ok ok, and the game rights are then just mainly Gamefreak
glass knot
but yeah that does put nintendo in it a lot more than i thought lol
as they partially own the brand itself
slate thorn
Which is why Pokemon is considered a first party Nintendo game and not a third party game
neon scroll
The gist of it is that they own enough % to ensure exclusivity to their platforms and not much else
slate thorn
Well, they do uh, what's the word
Meddle? Interact?
Whatever
With the game development side of Pokemon
Like when they sent over their Zelda team to help with the development of Legends Arceus
glass knot
maybe gamefreak just won't budge on being the main development team for the mainline games while also not really renewing their team, japanese companies do tend to be very stubborn
rustic peak
Is the issue gamefreaks developers or whoever sets the release cycles for these games?
slate thorn
Probably both
Gamefreak struggles a lot with modern game development, and I guess giving them limited time alongside that doesn't help either
Nonetheless, I am interested in seeing what they're going to do with this game. And I guess also what it looks like
I've never played gen 6 so no clue what the vibes of it are
rustic peak
3ds framerate struggle bus
Also imo gen 6 was kind of the start of the downfall of the world designs and its only been downhill from there
warm pumice
Gen 6 that one forgotten child because ORAS pulled up afterwards lmao
USUM is a hit or miss
minor bolt
i liked x/y 😔
rustic peak
I still liked them but the switch to 3d happened here and caused a lot of issues ever since
slate thorn
I never had a 3DS so gen 6 and 7 are like basically unknown to me
Often I have it that I see a pokemon and if I'm like, oh hey, is that a new gen 9 pokemon? And it's just some random gen 7 one :^)
neon scroll
3DS was a GOATed platform because it was so easy to pirate (of) all the amazing games it had
Historically easily my favorite
Now for pokemon games on DS I can't really say the same but at least they were free
fallow vessel
I think I played Getaway and Eyetoy were games for the first scuffed kinect camera you could get for PS2
glass knot
I don't think they can do much, afaik emulators are completely legal
Unless the Yuzu team did an oopsie and had some switch decryption key in there or whatever
Which I doubt they did lol
after reading the article idk how Nintendo expects to actually win this but 🤷♂️
cinder rivet
no one yet won vs emulators
and good 
also fuck nintendo, pirating their games is not only a pleasure but also a duty
glass knot
Only way of winning against them is if the devs actually have bios and decryption keys on the software itself afaik
Which they never have lol
iirc there's actual legal precedent for emulation itself being legal too and Nintendo can't actually blame the pirating of TOTK on Yuzu lol
cinder rivet
correct me if im wrong bc i dont remember exact number
but i saw article saying
that more than 80% of the games ever released
are no longer avaialble to purchase
glass knot
No idea tbh but that's probably about right lol
cinder rivet
but nintendo be like: emulators bad, delete them
i remember when they removed regional prices in argentina and turkey and games there started costing more than half of avg salary (iirc in argentina its even worse than that) one indie game studio just told ppl from those countries to pirate their game lol
so imagine now u have to buy new nintendo console to play 30yo game
it reminded me of this video i saw recently
random field
after reading the article idk how Nintendo expects to actually win this but 🤷♂...
probably just want to bury the devs in legal fees to the point that they just voluntarily give up and shut down the project
glass knot
Yuzu is open source afaik so good luck with that lol
Gonna be very hard for them to actually blame the early distribution and pirating of TOTK on Yuzu
jovial wolf
Balatro is fun
and the madman wrote it in lua...
minor bolt
kinda wish id just bought ff7 digital instead of waiting another 8 hours
glass knot
Balatro looks a lot of fun actually
placid otter
kinda wish id just bought ff7 digital instead of waiting another 8 hours
it available to play now?
tomorrow first work day for me so gotta wait a while before i can play
jovial wolf
if it's 29th for you
placid otter
ah it works in local time huh instead of same release time
jovial wolf
yeah, nz folks are filthy cheaters
placid otter
ok bought physical just now. it was 20 cheaper than digitally. digital a scam
jovial wolf
digital is cheaper here, our retailers are the scammers
1999 czk is the retail price here, that's about 79 euro...but if you switch the website to slovakian version, suddenly it's 73 euro
placid otter
digital 80 euros and physical is 60. actually 65, but i got another 5 euro sale
jovial wolf
1899 czk for digital (75 euro)
placid otter
damn
idk why it is so high. said prices going up to 70, but their all 80 digital. all scam
ima have like 3h to play tomorrow sadge. can i go back to being stuck at home instead
slate thorn
Yeah, physical games are cheaper than digital games in the Netherlands as well, not really sure how that works
minor bolt
yeah, nz folks are filthy cheaters
yeah i paid $110 for the physical, whereas digital its like 135
stupid
placid otter
Yeah, physical games are cheaper than digital games in the Netherlands as well, ...
buying ff7 by bol with select is cheaper than other places
slate thorn
buying ff7 by bol with select is cheaper than other places
Wrong
:^)
Another store has it for 1 euro less
placid otter
just checked tweakers. never heard of gamesrescource. and it is 1 cheaper, but arrives later
placid otter
For games (in NL) always use budgetgaming.nl
havent heard of it
neon scroll
Just don't buy scam product keys
slate thorn
I believe this website is only for physical games
placid otter
ah gives same results as tweakers np
slate thorn
Ah no, it has digital ones as well for games that have digital stuff
slate thorn
ah gives same results as tweakers np
Yeah, sometimes it does, but quite often it also lists stuff not on tweakers
placid otter
gonna have to ask my sister to install it
slate thorn
And often in the comments people will also list if there's like a discount or special deal or maybe for cheap on Amazon Italy or something like that, that wouldn't be listed in price compare stuff
placid otter
Twitter
glass knot
Didn't remember that deck nine made true colors
But it's not like any of the other games aside from the first one are interesting anyways
The time mechanic is basically the only thing that made the first one work to me
placid otter
helldivers 2 community is so funny. they all seem to think and move as one. is cool to see
minor bolt
Twitter
glass knot
Lmfao
fallow vessel
from what I saw about the lawuit against Yuzu
I believe they will be attacking the fact that you can enter a code to bypass the DRM
they are not providing it but they are allowing the bypassing of that which is apaprently a grey zone
minor bolt
do you have a link to something breaking it down
fallow vessel
I originally saw people talk about it on reddit
Yuzu is on github so there is most likely thousands of people already making copies anyways
minor bolt
ah yeah cause yuzu explicitly gives instructions on getting the decryption keys
which is illegal under dmca
whereas ryujinx just gives you the emulator and you're on your own
glass knot
ah yeah cause yuzu explicitly gives instructions on getting the decryption keys
yeahhhhh that's rough then lol
fallow vessel
I like the idea of Yuzu
apparently playing TotK in 4k and on 60 fps is nice
they are probably mad that people played TotK on it like 2 weeks before it was even released
minor bolt
there's that too
they're upset that people were downloading totk a week before release and then yuzu's patreon saw a massive spike
essentially claiming they're profiting off piracy
fallow vessel
this lawsuit kinda makes me want to try it out tbh
slate thorn
I use my switch since I'm a silly little goober
rustic peak
yuzu used to be more unstable, idk if thats changed
supposedly it has
but emulators for the same platform always have some deep drama lore involving accusations of code stealing and other things so who really knows
minor bolt
thats usually the case with closed source
like citra was rumored to be using stolen code for a long time
but yuzu and ryujinx are both open source
rustic peak
Never stopped anybody from alleging code theft
Recently happened in the ffxiv plugin community too
minor bolt
between oss projects yeah
i mean like
citra was rumored to be using actual nintendo code
jovial wolf
3 hours until my mail comes for the day
six hours until the big stupid rock turns enough
minor bolt
its a similar case with ps3 homebrew, using the "official" leaked sdk will get you btfo
minor bolt
six hours until the big stupid rock turns enough
😔
placid otter
Twitter
neon scroll
But.... they don't actually do any work on their sports IP games
Thy just slap a different number on the same game in the same engine every single year
neon scroll
True, my bad
scarlet cape
yeah and that random footballer has different stats now
it's a lot of work keeping their gambling ultimate team fresh and exciting
placid otter
https://twitter.com/shinobi602/status/1762950906763505979?s=19
Twitter
jedi survivor 3 apparantly also confirmed to be in development
minor bolt
ff7 performance mode blurriness is still so rough
scarlet cape
playing tf2
this guy has been saying everything he's been doing for the past 10 minutes
his mic is crunchy af 
stable stratus
ah, so Loren (the singer that sang "Never Enough") was featured on Aerith's singing scene
coolio
glass knot
This will definitely go well and won't cause any hurdle on the development of the game
smoky imp
KOTOR will totally not be a bugridden mess if it doesn't get canceled
neon scroll
This will definitely go well and won't cause any hurdle on the development of th...
Quite honestly, everything is better than staying at Embracer
This is likely very much a net positive for this game and while it will cause delays that's probably for the best cause they can remove all the bullshit Embracer forced them to put in.
glass knot
I'm not sure I'd expect a group of investors who just bought a game company for $500M to make good decisions about the development, it's not like Saber is an independent company now
Embracer is horrendous tho so hopefully their new owners aren't as shit
fallow vessel
seems llike powerwash simulator has a W40k pack or expansion
where you wash titans and thunderhawks as a tech priest
glass knot
They also have that ff7 expansion pack so I'm not surprised lmao
placid otter
Twitter
minor bolt
???
slate thorn
Who?
minor bolt
they made the spyro remakes and crash 4
minor bolt
you havent lived
minor bolt
the remakes are really good
theyre on switch
well vicarious visions made the crash 1-3 remakes but they came out the same time as spyro 1-3
also a crash team racing remake which is amazing
misty dawn
https://x.com/bravelynews/status/1763206037845238167?s=20
https://x.com/bravelynews/status/1763205973269749898?s=20
Twitter
Twitter
slate thorn
Kaine
glass knot
What a pose
placid otter
Twitter
fallow vessel
ngl but the Kaine outfit is one of the biggest things why I don't want to try that game
slate thorn
https://vxtwitter.com/KaiyokoStar/status/1762962905207566780
Well, it's $30 because it's 1/10 which is kinda tiny
That said, it is a Myethos figure which explains why it looks so damn good
Shame though, I would love a 1/7 :(
royal drift
slate thorn
Spoon
placid otter
idk if im supposed to kill this boss in ff7r at this point. story marker points this way, but it is so fcking difficult. boss name:||midgardsommr|| am only like 3h in at lvl 17
minor bolt
took me a couple attempts too
i feel like in this game there's more emphasis on swapping your team out compared to remake
like ive swapped to tifa and red quite a bit just because some boss attacks are really difficult to evade with cloud
placid otter
i havent killed ot after lile 7 attempts. am just backtracking found a diff path which hopefully gets me past it
placid otter
like ive swapped to tifa and red quite a bit just because some boss attacks are ...
i feel like cloud is too animation locked to block or evade
minor bolt
there's some block buff materia you can get later on that mitigates damage when blocking a ton
but so many bosses have unblockable attacks
scarlet cape
based
glass knot
i feel like in this game there's more emphasis on swapping your team out compare...
from what i've seen yeah they're trying to make you engage way more with the mechanics of each character
neon scroll
I'm gonna main Aeris and put all my best equipment and leveling stuff on her
minor bolt
aerith feels the weakest to me
maybe just a skill diff
||yuffie feels pretty strong just cause of the quick elemental switching||
placid otter
idk if im supposed to kill this boss in ff7r at this point. story marker points ...
ok took it down after completing the entire first region which took 8 and a half hours. just enterd chapter 3.
boss went down nicely
minor bolt
ye ive been doing more open world stuff before continuing main story
its like i was always a level or two behind
neon scroll
Being severely underleveled will do that to you, ye
I been meaning to ask,can you carry over stuff from the previous game, or do you (have to) start completely fresh?
jovial wolf
I been meaning to ask,can you carry over stuff from the previous game, or do you...
you always start at level 15 and get some minor bonus stuff if it finds saves from remake/intergrade/demo
no weapons or leveled up materias
neon scroll
F
Lost opportunity to boost sales of the previous one as well tbh
Cause many people played that on PS4
minor bolt
you always start at level 15 and get some minor bonus stuff if it finds saves fr...
yeah this
its just a couple summon materia
jovial wolf
they lost the potential sales of remake the moment they started giving it away for free with rebirth
minor bolt
intergrade been on ps+ for a while now anyway
neon scroll
Yeah, but not everyone who had the FF7 remake will have then gotten intergrade on PS5, so you know
placid otter
it was even given for free with essential the ps4 version
minor bolt
dropped my controller onto carpet and now the up button isnt working
kill me
controllers are like $120
neon scroll
RIP
pearl cobalt
if you still have a ps4 controller, you can use it by playing through the remote play app (pc, ps4 console, tablet). don't know if regular vibration works (I never turn it on) but it plays fine.
I use it via ps4 and it plays great, especially since I have the back button attachment.
oh, also they're wired to the same router, not wifi so not sure if there's any noticeable difference using that
minor bolt
ill probs just go buy a new one and rma this one
seems like L2 vibration/trigger isnt working now either
slate thorn
rip
Controllers aren't cheap yeah
Which reminds me, I still need a controller for my switch 
latent mantle
I dislike how easily breakable some controllers are
it seems like the bumper/triggers always go first in drops
slate thorn
I don't think I've ever dropped a controller before
I've only ever had to buy a new one because of wear before
latent mantle
impressive!
neon scroll
But was it worth it
latent mantle
Who knows, I have no idea how that game works
but that seems to be quite a milestone
rustic peak
Wouldve been interesting to find out if the court wouldve found decrypting with keys from your own switch to be legal or illegal
minor bolt
dmca says anything that breaks drm is illegal, i think?
could be seen as a good and bad thing that it didnt go to court
rustic peak
Yea
minor bolt
good: nintendo doesnt get a precedent in their favor
bad: nintendo doesnt get a precedent in favor of emulation
stable stratus
it looks like it's not only yuzu that become the victim
https://fxtwitter.com/OatmealDome/status/1764746781840060864?t=L-Qvb0ErdYbRCCLJCXmmBw&s=19
smoky imp
not citra noooo
minor bolt
citra was made by the yuzu team
they announced in their discord that it'd be going down alongside yuzu
neon scroll
RIP
minor bolt
ryujinx team probably shitting bricks
smoky imp
Twitter
neon scroll
At this point just backup everything and dl all working ds games for the emulators, it's not like there will be new ones
smoky imp
Also apparently what hits another nail in the coffin was Yuzu paywalling fixes of certain games like Zelda behind their patreon
neon scroll
The good ol' nono. As soon as you make money off of it it starts getting illegal
dusty imp
while i agree with the sentiment of that tweet
acting like nintendo is ever unaware of something emulator related is silly
slate thorn
Today is a bad day for gaming
At least there's still other 3ds emulators, but who knows what the fate of them will be now
slate thorn
I will assume nothing since the 3DS doesn't financially impact nintendo anymore since it's a dead platform. But then again, Nintendo is a pretty goofy company
minor bolt
nintendo ninjas don't fuck around
errant star
Wouldve been interesting to find out if the court wouldve found decrypting with ...
yeah a court ruling on it would be interesting, Nintendo alleges it’s illegal even if you own the system
errant star
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/balatro-grossed-1m-in-eight-hours
I love Balatro
fallow vessel
that game can be very addicting
placid otter
Twitter
placid otter
Twitter
slate thorn
neon scroll
https://twitter.com/BenjiSales/status/1765049238776361214?s=19
Yes, because any of the new live service releases are doing well
Dumb fucks
jovial wolf
that's an interesting conclusion after money printing Hogwarts Legacy and disastrous Suicide Squad
neon scroll
Only the biggest of brains
pearl cobalt
guess WB likes throwing money away
neon scroll
I mean
pearl cobalt
for Dragon's Dogma enjoyers, an embargo of videos was released.
search or hide depending on what you want to see
hype has gone into plaid
placid otter
Twitter
also rumours been going around for a while ghost of tsushima pc announcement today
slate thorn
Neat
glass knot
Capcom has been on a really good spot
glass knot
Pretty sure the first game also had only one save per character
Basically the usual autosave + a hard checkpoint save so it should be the same
scarlet cape
yea
not nearly as bad as it sounds considering how long you'll play a single character
and on pc you can find your save file and copy it somewhere else
probably gonna be the same with dd2
smoky imp
there was the little issue that you could lock yourself out of the game in one of the endings thio 
scarlet cape
the seneschal fight?
smoky imp
yeah ||at the end where you literally become invisible and go around the world but can't do anything||
scarlet cape
||don't you just go back to the place where you fight yourself and use godsbane? i've seen people not know to do that but never a softlock||
pearl cobalt
that's the only thing, just people not knowing what to do.
the preview dump from yesterday has the hype train up. and expected demo vibes on the Capcom showcase tomorrow
smoky imp
||don't you just go back to the place where you fight yourself and use godsbane?...
||honestly it's been so long and i only did this ending once to experience it so i can't say for sure now, but somehow i managed to softlock myself out of it||
||i think i actually dropped the godsbane??? not sure anymore||
pearl cobalt
now that I can see. but loading a checkpoint save might've solved that as the ||seneschal|| would've given you one if you didn't have it in inventory
smoky imp
||i was prob too stupid to do that idk ||
scarlet cape
i don't think you can drop it
smoky imp
idk what i did then
placid otter
Twitter
slate thorn
I still need to play it, have it for ps :v
fleet wave
i wish fromsoft would put this much effort into their pc ports
pliant temple
https://twitter.com/XboxGamePass/status/1765442417229234252?t=ZZuotatj5PBOy7K-6rLOhQ&s=19 spoilers for persona 3 kinda
Twitter
smoky imp
but still no femMC
pliant temple
not in the foreseeable future sadge
neon scroll
They're actually selling the old P3 add-ons separately? Lmao, but of course
misty dawn
Where's the Miku add-on
minor bolt
https://twitter.com/shinobi602/status/1765408209206923616?s=19
there’s an additional bonus for linking your steam with psn account
trophies coming to pc?
slate thorn
They'll release P3R Ultimate Edition as a standalone next year or something which features femc and all the dlc stuff so you get to buy the game again
scarlet cape
mankind divided free on epic next week
smoky imp
oh nice i never played deus ex
scarlet cape
bomb rush cyberfunk is so good
slate thorn
This is a joke post, right? Right?? 
stable stratus
maybe
pearl cobalt
gamers be crazy
placid otter
This is a joke post, right? Right?? <:Harold:768955929995247617>
if only... been going on since the announcement
glass knot
Yeah collab looks great
glass knot
This is a joke post, right? Right?? <:Harold:768955929995247617>
Some sony fans been doing this kinda stuff ever since they started porting games
It be like that
warm pumice
