"DLSS 5 is the GPT moment for graphics"

That sounds chuffing awful.

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"We don't necessarily believe in replacing humans with AI all the time."

That "necessarily" negates the meaning of the sentence; it turns the statement into "we do believe in replacing humans with AI all the time, but there are some circumstances where we might not."

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The thing I'd like out of PEGI is for them to make it really quick and really cheap to get a PEGI rating. The whole scheme is of limited usefulness when only a tiny fraction of games are ever going to be rated.

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Quoting: grigiWow, did not expect this.

Is this the start of the Linux picks up mainstream developer mindshare thing?
Or is Unity just trying to have it covered in case that happens?

More the latter than the former, I expect. The last time we had Steam Machines announced we got 40% of games released on Steam having a native Linux build, and game engines stepped up their Linux support, based on the potential of a new market. Since those Steam Machines didn't really happen in the end, that support withered.

This time around I think there'll be less withering. The Deck is a proven market, and media are much more positive about Linux than they were then. Linux support is less acceptable to allow to drop than it was then. But the driving force to improve Linux support is the potential of a bigger future market, just as it was then.

Of course, back then, OpenGL support was about the same on Windows, Mac and Linux, so you could avoid duplication of work. Vulkan support on Windows isn't that great, and it's non-existent on Mac, so there'll be more platform-specific duplication of work this time around.

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So not only do games need their music licenses, but Valve as a store is supposed to have a license too.

I don't think they are. And Valve doesn't think they are, either. Obviously we'll see what the courts say. Licensing agencies like to do a shakedown on the off-chance.

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More than anything, it's an admission of a fundamental lack of self-confidence on Sony's part. If you're turning out bangers then PC ports are free money, and advertising for the next game. And that's the view expressed by Sony at the time. When they still had games studios.

Since then, they've squandered all their money chasing a live service plan that would have failed even if had succeeded (which it didn't - it was just failure all the way through). The primary selling point of PlayStation - "the easiest way to play the best games" - isn't something they're capable of any more. They can't do "the best games" reliably, and nor can they manage "the easiest way." Even if the Steam Machine never actually happens because of the AI-induced component market destruction, just the prospect of what that would be is enough for people to say "no subscription? Free backwards compatibility forever? That's what I want: not PlayStation." And Sony can't meet that head-on with "here are the amazing games you'll get first on PlayStation" because they closed their studios. So all that's left is to lock up their trickle and try to lock in their existing customers, and wait for the end.

It's quite sad, really.

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Quoting: ZlopezI don't really understand all the "Protect the children" laws as they are usually just a way of control in disguise.

Then you do understand. It's nothing to do with children, and it's nothing to do with parents. The people that are pushing their panopticon just want to be able to claim that those who oppose it "hate children."

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I really must get round to playing this at some point. It's been in my library for a while.

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The other half doesn't game much, but Megaquarium really clicked with her. She loves it.

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Over to you in the comments - what have you been playing lately?

This month on the Deck I've been playing Destroy All Humans and Unreal.

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