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Steam Beta gets battery indicator for wireless gamepads as the new Steam Controller nears
26 Apr 2026 at 7:24 pm UTC Likes: 6
26 Apr 2026 at 7:24 pm UTC Likes: 6
While I'd like it to be less, I don't think it's necessarily overpriced. I'm under the impression it's relatively well-built and repairable, it has IR beacons for VR tracking, it has the newer TMR thumbsticks, the touchpads from the Steam Deck that are supposed to be quite good...
I'd blame the broader economy, currency strength, component prices, expected sales volume loss by all the people who've been laid off not buying new gaming hardware, etc.
It's not like I'd want Valve to have made it "cheaper" in some way, that'd be worse.
I'd blame the broader economy, currency strength, component prices, expected sales volume loss by all the people who've been laid off not buying new gaming hardware, etc.
It's not like I'd want Valve to have made it "cheaper" in some way, that'd be worse.
Steam Beta gets battery indicator for wireless gamepads as the new Steam Controller nears
26 Apr 2026 at 12:22 am UTC
26 Apr 2026 at 12:22 am UTC
Quoting: kuhpunktPrice leaked via an early review: $99Damn. I was hoping for closer to 70.
Colorado Age Attestation bill gets amendments to have open source excluded
22 Apr 2026 at 2:51 am UTC
22 Apr 2026 at 2:51 am UTC
Hopefully the damage done by age verification laws can be limited (ideally, they would not be made at all, but I'm not expecting much in the way of regulatory competence right now).
MMO space shooter Star Conflict is shutting down
20 Apr 2026 at 7:51 am UTC
20 Apr 2026 at 7:51 am UTC
Ah, I remember Star Conflict, played that a really long time ago. I liked it well enough, but didn't stick with it.
Mozilla announced "Thunderbolt", their open-source and self-hostable AI client
17 Apr 2026 at 4:55 am UTC Likes: 1
17 Apr 2026 at 4:55 am UTC Likes: 1
If I was doing AI stuff, trying to be local, open-source, maintaining control, and all that stuff, why would I choose Mozilla?
Everyone in this space is some degree of untrustworthy, but even if this software/service turned out to be great and useful, that would just mean Mozilla would shut it down.
I'm not trying to be funny, I think there's a pattern of behavior and earned distrust here.
Mozilla is a deeply-confused organization with more executives than sense.
Maybe this will work for enterprise or whatever, and I would credit it entirely to the Berlin company they're working with getting Mozilla's name recognition if it does.
Everyone in this space is some degree of untrustworthy, but even if this software/service turned out to be great and useful, that would just mean Mozilla would shut it down.
I'm not trying to be funny, I think there's a pattern of behavior and earned distrust here.
Mozilla is a deeply-confused organization with more executives than sense.
Maybe this will work for enterprise or whatever, and I would credit it entirely to the Berlin company they're working with getting Mozilla's name recognition if it does.
Epic Games just laid off over 1,000 people
2 Apr 2026 at 8:43 am UTC Likes: 2
How many users redeeming a free game is equal to the pay of 1000 employees? 🤔
2 Apr 2026 at 8:43 am UTC Likes: 2
Quoting: gemaI genuinely cannot FATHOM how people are still regularly doing anything having to do with Epic Games.I imagine it's all the stuff like exclusivity deals and the loads of freebies. Just give everyone stuff constantly so they don't lose interest in your uncompetitive-by-merit storefront.
How many users redeeming a free game is equal to the pay of 1000 employees? 🤔
Epic Games just laid off over 1,000 people
29 Mar 2026 at 5:10 pm UTC Likes: 3
29 Mar 2026 at 5:10 pm UTC Likes: 3
I don't know why people are doubtful about the "it's not AI" claim.
"Fortnite isn't making as much money as before" seems far more likely - I would even have expected them to use "the layoffs are DEFINITELY AI-RELATED" to hide that.
"Fortnite isn't making as much money as before" seems far more likely - I would even have expected them to use "the layoffs are DEFINITELY AI-RELATED" to hide that.
NVIDIA DLSS 5 has become the source of many memes as the backlash continues
17 Mar 2026 at 8:33 pm UTC Likes: 1
17 Mar 2026 at 8:33 pm UTC Likes: 1
The "RTX on" meme has fully turned against them
Lutris now being built with Claude AI, developer decides to hide it after backlash
16 Mar 2026 at 8:30 pm UTC Likes: 4
16 Mar 2026 at 8:30 pm UTC Likes: 4
The update is worth something, but "since it's such a big fuss" just to not LIE is just whiny loser talk.
To people who say "we shouldn't have to put AI disclaimers on things because people might not use/watch/buy it": That is called consumer choice. Some would say it's unfair that they have to show corn syrup on their ingredients because people avoid buying food made with corn syrup, even though it's perfectly functional food that tastes fine!
When I eat the Nestle-brandedice cream
To people who say "we shouldn't have to put AI disclaimers on things because people might not use/watch/buy it": That is called consumer choice. Some would say it's unfair that they have to show corn syrup on their ingredients because people avoid buying food made with corn syrup, even though it's perfectly functional food that tastes fine!
When I eat the Nestle-branded
frozen dairy dessert and feel ill and unsatisfied, I should be able to look at the ingredients, see that corn syrup is at the top of the list, and make future decisions with that knowledge. That allows me to make a choice as a consumer instead of just thinking "I guess food is just terrible now" while they price out the competition by making evil fake ice cream.
NVIDIA DLSS 5 announced and it's all about that AI generation
16 Mar 2026 at 8:03 pm UTC Likes: 24
16 Mar 2026 at 8:03 pm UTC Likes: 24
It certainly looks like they've drawn over the in-game frame with AI art.
...why?
You know, with video games, there is already a neural network interpreting from the simplified rendering of reality and converting it into the image the player perceives - it's called a brain. They're removing abstraction that works in the favor of immersion. That's why games from the 90s and such could look "good" even though they couldn't be photorealistic.
...why?
You know, with video games, there is already a neural network interpreting from the simplified rendering of reality and converting it into the image the player perceives - it's called a brain. They're removing abstraction that works in the favor of immersion. That's why games from the 90s and such could look "good" even though they couldn't be photorealistic.