Quoting: Pengling

Until 2024 they will continue to use the same Ubuntu package base, so upgrades will be "trivial" to do.

Not a Mint user, but just curious what will happen after this? :unsure:

Mint jumps on the next Ubuntu LTS base. Nothing dramatic.

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Quoting: Arcadius-8606Backback Hero is not in this bundle or if it was it's not longer on it.

It was definitely there when I looked yesterday, but apparently that was an error.

If you scroll to the bottom of the bundle description, you'll find this bit:

EDIT: The bundle previously featured Backpack Hero in error. No changes are being made to previous purchases, but refunds are available for previous purchasers through our Support.

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Quoting: neffo

Play the original Mega Drive version

I mean everyone knows the Atari ST version was the original...

:grin:

They might "know" that, but they'd be wrong. :grin:

It's an Amiga game that got ported to a bunch of computer and console platforms, including the ST and the Mega Drive.

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Quoting: Ivancillo

Quoting: tuubiDamn you Liam. I mean I like the look of this game but I just decided that I'm not going to upgrade my camera this summer after all.

Guess who just spent two hours looking at DSLR body prices and reviews... :whistle:

What’s your actual gear?

Just an old Canon EOS 600D with old-camera problems like crappy high-ISO performance, mediocre autofocus, awkward connectivity etc. Now I'm dreaming of a big-boy 90D. But I'm going to be sensible and wait for Black Friday or something to save a hundred euros or so.

In the end, I don't really think the hardware matters that much. What matters is getting my ass in gear and taking more photos again, and hopefully the new DSLR body removes a couple of pain points and gives me a bit of additional motivation. Helps that this is a shared hobby with the wife.

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Damn you Liam. I mean I like the look of this game but I just decided that I'm not going to upgrade my camera this summer after all.

Guess who just spent two hours looking at DSLR body prices and reviews... :whistle:

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You're right. It looks a lot like a cartoony Sunless Skies based on the trailer. That's not a bad thing.

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Quoting: ljrk

Quoting: benstor214

Quoting: ljrkActually some GTA V, but mostly just speeding around. American Truck Simulator is currently my go to, otherwise Witcher 3 (NG+), Portal 2 (my SO), ...

Doesn’t ATS use a lot of key bindings? How does it play on the Steam Deck?

Yes and no, you can configure it. On the deck is basically only use the rather simplistic steering option, but I think more complex ones would work to a certain degree. You have 4+4 back/shoulder buttons, 4+4 cross, 2 joy sticks each also a button, 2 trackpads ... . If you drive automatic, there's not much there as well. Of course accurate simulation lacks that way, but it's mostly a wind down game for me :)

There's quite a lot of stuff to bind, but even the official Steam Input config for a generic gamepad covers everything you need. The ability to use long presses for less frequently needed stuff like attaching/detaching a trailer and turning off the engine helps a lot. I'd imagine the extra paddles and things on the Deck make it even less fiddly, although personally I like to play these games in front of a large (TV) screen.

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Quoting: poiuz

Quoting: tuubiNonsense. Game preservation essentially means keeping games playable on modern hardware. It's not a hard concept to grasp. Emulation is an important part of it, for obvious reasons.

Right, for a current gen hardware, still in production, it's all about "preservation":

The GameCube and Wii are current gen and still in production?

EDIT: My reply was specifically to the claim that game preservation means piracy.

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Quoting: Mountain Man

Quoting: DesumAttacking game preservation is unethical. Selling hardware you know is defective is unethical. And those are just two very obvious examples.

Right, "game preservation", by which most people mean "free games". :tongue:

Nonsense. Game preservation [External Link] essentially means keeping games playable on modern hardware. It's not a hard concept to grasp. Emulation is an important part of it, for obvious reasons.

Your "most people" hypothesis is irrelevant in any case as long as this hurts paying customers as well.

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Quoting: elmapul

Quoting: pb> Why now though?

Perhaps they want to prevent Dolphin from being discovered and easily available for the SteamDeck crowd?

maybe they want to re-relase some of those games on switch , that will attract atention to many games that people forgoten about and they dont want those same people to know about any easy way to play then for free...

The thing is, it's not "for free". If you bought the old game, you've already paid for it. Essentially Nintendo is fighting tooth and nail to prevent their customers from playing games they've bought, and that's not a good look.

You can try to make this about piracy again but that's a whole different discussion, and not really an excuse when the paying customers get equally shafted in the process.

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