Doesn't seem like there's any chance of transferring to Steam if you purchased on Battle.net though, annoyingly.

Well, that sucks.

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Quoting: Purple Library GuyI read the letter . . . sounds like it's been really tough, and I feel for him.

But it really hit me, the way he was writing it's like there's some kind of massive 2008-style recession. But in the broader economy, there isn't really. North America's basically OK by recent standards except for insanely expensive housing, which is a really big deal but I mean unemployment is low and economic growth seems to be happening. As I understand it Britain is in tough shape, mostly due to a series of self-inflicted wounds and self-inflicted Conservative governments, and Germany's not doing well because of expensive/scarce natural gas due to geopolitical reasons, but overall it doesn't seem like the general economy is as bad as the situation seems to be for gaming companies. Anyone know why the gaming industry in particular is in bad shape?

The economy is not good in the US. Yes, the official unemployment number is low, but our labor force participation rate remains below pre-pandemic levels, meaning that a significant number of people have simply dropped out of the labor market. Gas prices remain very high, which affects the cost of goods and services. Inflation has slowed but is still rising, so every day, working Americans find that their spending power is slightly less than it was the day before. I'm hoping things finally turn around in the next year or two, but I'm not optimistic.

So to answer your question, when it's a matter of keeping a roof over your head and food on the table versus a frivolous expense like video games, the latter will lose every time. That's why the entertainment industry seems to be getting hit particularly hard right now.

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The scammers knew their target. Anybody looking for crypto apps is an easy mark.

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"Fixed Starfield not saving photos in photo mode."

Hooray! \o/

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I suspect a lot of Epic's potential customers are like me, who have dozens of games in their Epic account but haven't spent one cent on any of them. Basically, Epic trained their customers to just wait for the free games instead of spending money.

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Third Counter Strike game in the franchise.

Valve names it Counter Strike 2.

Classic.

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I'm sure the board of directors is keen to buy any successful technology company and add it to Microsoft's portfolio. Heck, they would probably even be willing to buy Sony at the right price.

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Quoting: GuestI love my Deck but I do wonder just how many years it really has in it to stay relevant. It's a delicate balance between keeping a good hardware target and being able to actually handle games until the next, but I feel we're already seeing it at the end of its limit with newer releases, so a few years from now does seem a long way off.

I think it primarily depends on whether or not developers are willing to optimize their games for the Steam Deck.

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Another Valve announcement that isn't for Half-Life 3. :sad:

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Quoting: razing32I honestly wonder how that Fallout 3 remaster will look like.
Starfield and all the bugs I've seen so far doesn't make me hopeful.

Have you actually played Starfield, or just watched click-bait YouTube videos? Because my experience in over 40 hours of play is that it actually has very few significant bugs, and the graphics are often quite gorgeous.

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