The one positive thing about this could be cheap pt-like lighting - assuming it is cheap and assuming path tracing isn't a requirement here to go along with DLSS 5.

Looking at those images not for one moment do I believe lighting is the only thing DLSS 5 affects.

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Quoting: geckofish52Let me guess, 7090 graphics with the 6070??

This is the product of two 5090s, so playable framerates probably by 8090. Only two will be made, so be sure to sign up for the Death Race for a chance to win one of them! Mecha-Jensen will be keeping the other one, obviously.

Anyway, I can't wait for developers to start cutting costs and turning this into their crutch.

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Highly doubt they would've replaced these without the drama.

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

My heroes.

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Quoting: skaplon

As a recommended driver it means "This driver meets the quality levels applied to Windows drivers that pass testing in Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL), therefore providing the same attention to driver reliability, robustness, and performance for non-Windows operating systems (e.g., Linux)" according to NVIDIA.

So we need to wait a bit more so it gets to the bare Linux quality levels to actually pay it any attention

Here's some very fresh examples of that WHQL quality:

https://www.techpowerup.com/346802/nvidia-releases-geforce-595-59-whql-game-ready-drivers [External Link]

https://www.techpowerup.com/346977/nvidia-geforce-v595-71-drivers-reportedly-restricts-voltage-on-rtx-50-series-gpus [External Link]

All issues got fixed in an emergency release they dumped outside of their regular release channels, and without bothering with WHQL.

Nvidia drivers are so bad that you should not be touching them until you know it's safe to do so.

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Quoting: Technopeasant

Improved maps throughout the game

Oh here we go again...

They're not wrong, Sin needed polish rather badly in places, I just don't trust them to make the improvements to the design of the game if they're saying it's just some map changes. Anyone who's played the game all the way through knows that Sin gets rough and quite sloppy.

I do like Sin, though.

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I hope Hooded Horse sticks to this niche as much as possible. Olden Era aside, it's a remarkably curated catalogue. You can tell why all the games (and if you're particularly cynical: yes, even Olden Era) were chosen to be published.

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Over 500k now.

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Quoting: pb

Quoting: MohandevirI'm starting to hope for a barebone version of the Steam Machine. I already have a 2tb nvme to put in that thing. Soddim would be pricey, but I would be willing to take it on me. I want the Steam Machine extras (wake from controller/suspend resume, low noise level, etc...)

The idea is good... for a startup or a pc store, not a serious player and not someone trying to take on consoles, so I wouldn't count on it.

Yeah, the point is: you get the whole package, and there's a controller available separately, but pretty much intended to go along with the device as part of the product line. A keyboard or mouse you can pick up pretty much anywhere, those are ubiquitous, universal, you plug them in, they work - fine for Valve to basically ignore.

You take that RAM out and you're selling to an entirely different crowd, most of which won't be that interested. You say "SODIMM" to most people and they'll look at you funny.

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It's kind of looking like MS and Sony both saw the RAMpocalypse, crunched some numbers and perhaps decided that it's possible to squeeze out another console generation after all - at an inflated, but still relatively lower vs the PC enthusiast market price. So, they're hitting their respective brakes hard and pivoting. Maybe? The timing is at least curious for both the regime change at MS and the Sony pivot.

To me this means I won't be playing any new Sony games. Nintendo you ain't, Sony. Most of the time these days even Nintendo ain't Nintendo.

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Quoting: LinasMost likely they realized that it did not protect anything either.

The publisher pays for DRM. Those numbers likely stopped making sense.

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