Quoting: ElectricPrismIn essence you could say I spend THOUSANDS of dollars to _NOT_ use WINDOWS

I like this.

Also..

Quoting: ElectricPrismHell I threw a thousand at Valve just to buy a Index when I'm not a VR person,...

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Wanna throw me a band while you're at it?:tongue:

I use Linux because in 2008 I was building an entertainment center PC and was testing it using Linux (to avoid license registration hell) and was setting up the surround sound. I needed to test the speakers. I cat'ed the CPU's random number generator to the soundcard. Voila.. soft static coming from every speaker and the sub. So I could check wiring and speaker placement without running around. Do that in Windows.

Lastly. These prices seem pretty typical for when these title go on sale? I have a few on wishlist and not to be mean, but I'm not seeing any thing exceptional. Or am I missing something?

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Yeah. I think the biggest offenders for me T the time we the games that tried to do other open spaces. But, the engine and cards weren't good enough to give a lot of detail or objects so you ended up with these large areas with a few repeating textures and not much else.

Battle zone 2 comes to mind and I can remember others, but not thier names. Parts of Morrowind and KOTOR also suffered a little bit as time progresses

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Quoting: NociferAlso, for some reason it left me with a strong urge to replay STALKER :P

Yaaasssss

Did you see a new Stalker game is coming out? I should go back and play the others, as whenever I tried to play them back in the day, it seemed my computer didn't run fast enough, or I cranked up the settings too high for it to run smoothly, and it felt jerky. Though I kind of always blamed the engine for that.

I did. I hope it's good. I played the whole trilogy and part of anomaly this fall. Ran great in wine. First one is still my favorite, but Anomaly is good too.

Quoting: 14This game's graphics were not terribly consistent in the trailer. Some of the outdoor scenes looked much better than indoor scenes. Yes, reminded me of Half-Life 2 or SWAT 4 age of graphics.

Yeah, they didn't seem too consistent. My cutoff for "old FPS graphics" is more in the middle late 90's (Thief, system shock 2), although I think it varies heavily depending on art direction and level design. Some age very well, some not so much.

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Quoting: RoosterMac gamers are mysterious people to me.

Lol. Nice they made a Mac build though. The more support the better for all.

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Quoting: NociferAlso, for some reason it left me with a strong urge to replay STALKER :P

Yaaasssss

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Quoting: Purple Library GuySo, rich morons?

I was thinking media. Like critics or a cooperate account for reviews.

I think that make sense for the number of games and hours played, especially if the account is used by multiple people.

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Quoting: slaapliedje

Quoting: denyasisIt's always a little dad to see projects fail, but, perhaps it's me, but I did not, and still don't, understand the appeal of playing a pC game on a mobile device. It's mostly a screen size thing for me. Too small to really enjoy.

For me, it is more about the MASSIVE library of games that I have in Steam. Or emulation, etc. Being able to play those on the go is an appealing idea. But so was the idea of the Switch, but mine mostly just sits on its dock because I don't actually go anywhere...

I get that and also have a switch. But the games made for the switch, I would assume, target the switch and it's tiny screen. I feel like the PC, without the advantage of the monitor, can't compete using a switch-like against something purpose built with games targeting that form factor. I'm trying to imagine playing a hardcore PC game, like Dominions 5, or KSP, or Rimworld and I think it would be difficult to enjoy.

You make a really good point about the emulsion though. I hadn't thought of that.

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Quoting: HoriSo... the battery's not upgradable? Unfortunately, for me, a long-lasting battery is the whole point of a laptop.

I see it's replaceable, so hopefully that might mean a juicier battery is in the future, as soon as the cram in more battery cells.

I'm both intrigued and disappointed the "upgrade modules" are just USB adapters. Although the intagrated slot part is nice, fewer dongles hanging off.

Edit: I configured a modest setup, 16GB ram, 500gb SSD. $935 USD. I think that seems fairly reasonable, right? Might have to save up for one

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It's always a little dad to see projects fail, but, perhaps it's me, but I did not, and still don't, understand the appeal of playing a pC game on a mobile device. It's mostly a screen size thing for me. Too small to really enjoy.

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Quoting: JuliusBut yes, right now the SteamVR headsets require Steam to run even for software launched outside of Steam itself

Quoting: EhvisNon-steam games work though. A native non-steam build of a Unity VR app will pick up SteamVR just fine.

Thanks for the info. I was curious and, honestly, a little worried some of the hardware devs would try to tie the hardware to thier "platform". I'm glad that's not the case. Hopefully it won't ever be.

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