Nope. I'm still not buying stuff from Microsoft, but I'm glad some Linux gamers will be able to enjoy it.

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I loved this game for the side quests, maybe because I'm a literary person who loves a good story. I didn't go in expecting great space combat or anything like that, and maybe that's why I wasn't as disappointed as some people.

It'll be nice to have some new toys if it truly adds a sandbox-type element to space travel. As of now, Everspace 2 is still my favorite freelancer space combat/trading game.

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It kind of feels like saying "it's not a filter" is their way of unintentionally telling on themselves. They're saying it's more than just a filter, and I bet if we could actually look under the hood, we'd see they're using all that artistic data that they pirated from millions of websites to apply the lighting, materials, etc. That's why the game characters end up looking like Instagram models. That's just my theory anyway. It reminds me of the whole Samsung Galaxy moon controversy from a couple of years ago when they were replacing people's zoomed-in photos of the moon with AI-generated images.

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That's interesting. I've been using it for over a year and haven't had any technical problems. That doesn't negate the organizational problems they clearly have though. It sounds like this change will be for the best, assuming it survives at all. Thankfully, there are plenty of Linux choices out there, and it's pretty easy to move on to another.

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Microsoft has already said this will be a "premium" device. They're not even going to try to make it affordable, so I'm thinking $1,000 or more. I do suspect, however, that they'll allow third-party manufacturers to make cheaper versions, just like they do with handhelds.

The reasons people leave Windows won't change, and it'll probably get worse now that the head of their AI division is taking over Xbox.

The real danger is Microsoft pulling some anti competitive moves. They are one of the AI companies that bought up all the RAM and forced the prices up, and Nadella said they had a surplus. They could turn around and put that RAM into their Xboxen at no cost. They could also try to sabotage Proton or pull some other shady stuff.

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"Senior Anti-Cheat Engineer" is a hilariously dumb-sounding job title. 😂 That aside, I think this will be good for those people who stay on Windows because they simply cannot cannot bear having to give up those games. As long as they can partner with Valve and implement it in a way that doesn't compromise the security and privacy of people who don't want to play those games, I'm OK with it.

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I wish they'd go ahead and release the controller, but I understand why they'd want to release all three at the same time.

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So, is Plasma Wayland in a good state for Nvidia users now?

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This will be great for all the people who end up with buyer's remorse after getting this "Xbox" that will gradually begin to inject Copilot into every aspect of it once they've lured in their victims. :grin:

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I don't know why so many companies think this is an actual selling point and worth advertising. It's like proudly announcing that you're now a "sweatshops first" company.

To quote that one movie: "They're not confessing. They're bragging."

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