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Quoting: eggroleI think these mega group amalgamations are set up for failure.

I don't think the Embracer Group was ever meant to be more than a quick bundling of IP so it could be sold for profit to the Saudis. Before that deal fell through they probably had no other plan at all.

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I got inZOI and completely love it. I was never a big fan of The Sims moving towards their overly cartoony artstyle in 4, and inZOI is so realistic that you sometimes forget it's just a game. It still has its quirks and some things are still missing, but they're churning out updates at an incredible pace. Its using AI, so that might be a dealbreaker for some.

I am curious how Paralives will hold up against it. It will probably find an audience, too. I can't quite understand how they're going to fund continued development of the game without any paid DLCs, though. EA (as usual) completely overdid monetization, but you need to pay the developers somehow.

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Quoting: PlayingOnLinuxphoneA few years ago they even closed studios, because they wanted great numbers for their shareholders "now". They even closed profitable studios they could have continued to pay, that just did not bring the numbers right now (because too far away from release). That was a knife cutting half of the known studios in my country. Just spoke with a developer few days ago that was in one of these studios at the time under THQ Nordics banner.

Many of those just joined THQ Nordic to have a stable income without to look for new contracts with every new game. They tried to avoid the situation where they want to produce their next game without finding a publisher spending money, which would be the end of their studio. But this situation leaded to the end of many studios after Corona when Life was going to become normal again. What a sad irony.

We will never see Elex 3 😭

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At least they fixed the missing i386 packages when updating the repo. My old games work again on 595.

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I need my PC for work anyway, so the gaming part is just an added plus. That being said, some edge cases aside, when people live in such tight places that a desktop really wouldn't fit in anywhere, I can't quite understand the appeal of gaming laptops either. They are much, MUCH pricier than a comparable gaming PC, so heavy that you barely can consider them a mobile device, and have no battery life worth mentioning. On top of being ergonomically inferior.

But hey, I am not telling people what device to play on. :)

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Surely paid DLC isn't inherently evil to the extent they're making out! Even a smidgen of paid DLC, covering the cost of a successful launch, would still differentiate them from the likes of Krafton (urgh) and EA (Uuuuuurgh).

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Deus Ex (2000) is my favorite game of all time, so it just makes me sad when I see corporate incompetence related to the studios who own the ip :( ... And you know even if they do get some investment to make another one, it's nowhere near the good devs that used to be there. Sadness. Shall I go for another round of Human Revolution and Mankind Divided?

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Forza Horizon 5.1 now in Mexican!

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Quoting: eggrole[...] but I feel like those smaller projects (<50MM) could do better with a crowdfunding approach.

In the case I wrote above those studios (not just one) already had a relationship with THQ Nordic for couple of projects. And so they trusted in THQN, while the publisher trusted in the studios. Many of them decided to tighten the work together to reduce risks. Nobody expected the knife of Embracer. The time around Corona was the time many people stayed at home and bought games. Embracer was buying studios at that time, because for some reason they believed the growth will continue (or at least stay) while after Corona people had to go back to work. Classic mismanagement which the weakest had to pay.

The issue was not that they did not crowdfund their projects, but to oversee that behind THQN is something bigger which is bound to the capital market.

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I played to the end of first age last night and really like the changes. It opens the game up to more varied play styles without losing Civ VII's unique core features.

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Quoting: StellaDoes Denuvo anti-cheat even support Linux?

It should do yeah. Same as EAC, no kernel side for us and reduced protection but it won't block us.

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Man I just love when the comment section has interesting perspectives rather than just memes.

Embracer was a both bold and equally unrealistic endeavour. When the Saudi money dried up everything came crashing down. Hopefully Fellowship can succeed better as a separate entity. Metro, Tomb Raider, Deus Ex and especially Kingdome Come are great series and I hope the devs get some stability so they can focus on their work.

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Does Denuvo anti-cheat even support Linux?

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That's interesting. I'll definitely buy it.

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I think these mega group amalgamations are set up for failure. I understand the allure of stability from a small studio's perspective, but I feel like those smaller projects (<50MM) could do better with a crowdfunding approach. Even if you can't raise the full amount, raising a big chunk would be a perfect way to convince private equity to invest in an individual project. And there have been a bunch of games that did just that - Larian has done it a few times.

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What you people do not understand? nVidia versioning is so easy. Example:

* 570.673.56.01 stable
* 570.577.66.02 beta
* 570.773.661.1 gamma

Off course the newest version in this example is "570.577.66.02", because the third of second number is written in capital letters.

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Let's see if it stands the test of time. ;-)

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A few years ago they even closed studios, because they wanted great numbers for their shareholders "now". They even closed profitable studios they could have continued to pay, that just did not bring the numbers right now (because too far away from release). That was a knife cutting half of the known studios in my country. Just spoke with a developer few days ago that was in one of these studios at the time under THQ Nordics banner.

Many of those just joined THQ Nordic to have a stable income without to look for new contracts with every new game. They tried to avoid the situation where they want to produce their next game without finding a publisher spending money, which would be the end of their studio. But this situation leaded to the end of many studios after Corona when Life was going to become normal again. What a sad irony.

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Just waiting for @mrdeathrj to show up in the comments ☺️

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Also fixed fullscreen switching
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/8966

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Quoting: PhlebiacPerhaps unpopular, but I have to agree; laptops are worse in every way, other than portability. And the Steam Deck covers that use case.

What is important about laptops is that they save space under your desk!

... which you totally need for your 27 feet!

(I do get that laptops have the advantage of carrying around. I do not get the advantage of these mini PCs on the desk - because they take the space where I need it, and leave it free where I don't need it.)

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Really damned fun game

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Quoting: SakuretsuReally great!
Now I just need a version that doesn't require compiling.

Just follow instruction, its literally 1 github command + 3 lines of commands + 3 minutes or less of compilation time.

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Quoting: dpanterTeam composition and weapon variety makes it fun to replay, I keep coming back to this one. I might also be partial to zombie slaughter, who knows!

It is a good game. Did not play it in a whilte though.

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Team composition and weapon variety makes it fun to replay, I keep coming back to this one. I might also be partial to zombie slaughter, who knows!

Go solo with a specific build, go for an elite duo with explosive weapons, a cryo specialist throuple or all bullets full team mayhem? With tons of items to tweak your team as well, you can become crazy OP. The amount of content they've added since first EA is staggering honestly, the game runs at high fps perfectly smooth today at even full chaos with hundreds of enemies on screen and I remember when it would choke down to sub-30 stuttertown fps... and we are still looking forward to more content!

You'd do well to give YAZS a shot if you have any interest in this kind of game. :)

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Quoting: scaineThe sheer catalogue of shit-codery listed in that description makes me think that junior devs leaned heavily on genAI to get this game out of the door. Either that, or they are deliberately screwing up the game's code to make life hard for Linux.

FH4 & 5 had similar problems when they came out, so I'd say this isn't AI-related.

Quoting: scaineWhich is a horrible thought: I'm basically accusing the devs of being either inept, or malicious. Not a nice place to be.

There is a third option: Ignorance.
They don't care. The game was originally made for XBox where they used every trick to get a few more FPS or a better experience or what have you. Then it was ported to Windows and they did the same thing. Given the task at hand and the fact that this is MS we are talking about, I am pretty sure nobody ever gave a thought what that would mean for Linux.

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Quoting: Stellathanks for the testing. I'm really interested but the 70€ price is steep😤

It'd be a no-brainer if this game had more changes to it apart from location vs. FH5. They barely changed the formula at all, but I guess FH5 was well-received enough for that to not be a risk for the dev? And Japan does have quite a pull.
I follow several automotive Youtubers who live there as well as visit regularly, so I'm kind of one of the people who are getting pulled towards the game :D It does look amazing graphically, but the streets are kind of desolate everywhere for it to feel realistically like Tokyo. Maybe the soundscape will compensate? Remains to be seen.

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I give this update 5 out of 7 stonks, a perfect score. ⭐

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Quoting: Liam Squires-Hand

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Quoting: LinasWait, how should I interpret this? The driver branch is R570, but the fixed driver is 535? There is no fixed 570 driver?

I'm pretty sure Nvidia just messed up their table for their press release. From the context of the rest of the table, I expect that 570.211.01 is the version that fixes the 570 branch.

Good catch, I've updated it and let NVIDIA know.

R570 in the second list is also botched.

Sigh, I'll let NVIDIA know about that too...

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Quoting: Liam Squires-Hand

Quoting: CatKiller

Quoting: LinasWait, how should I interpret this? The driver branch is R570, but the fixed driver is 535? There is no fixed 570 driver?

I'm pretty sure Nvidia just messed up their table for their press release. From the context of the rest of the table, I expect that 570.211.01 is the version that fixes the 570 branch.

Good catch, I've updated it and let NVIDIA know.

R570 in the second list is also botched.

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