Quoting: Liam Dawe

Quoting: kuhpunktSpitlings might be the most fun game ever, but you can easily do this on a phone and download it there in a few moments - so why is this on Stadia?

Well, not everyone wants to game on a phone and this game specifically is currently only on Stadia.

Yes, but it's possible on a phone. It can be run locally on pretty much every kind of platform and doesn't require the huge processing power of Google. The game would be how big? 50MB? Stadia claims that they can do things no other system can do with more players than ever. But this is a tiny game. Playing this on Stadia causes more traffic in a few minutes than just downloading the game. It's just a waste.

View this comment - View article - View full comments

Spitlings might be the most fun game ever, but you can easily do this on a phone and download it there in a few moments - so why is this on Stadia?

View this comment - View article - View full comments

Quoting: lelorrainAS other users, I bought Windows games on Steam since Proton came out and I am disappointed to learn that that never counted as Linux play! I'll stop buying this type of games from steam and go to GOG instead ... although I will still buy and play Linux games from steam ...

LL

That's not what the article said. It might be buggy in some instances, but saying that they never counted has never been said.

View this comment - View article - View full comments

Quoting: mphuZ

Quoting: GuestAs in?

Something revolutionary.. For example, Proton works on Windows. Work in games with anti-cheat systems.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d6yBHDvKUw [External Link]

View this comment - View article - View full comments

Quoting: appetrosyanQuestion: why do people care about achievements?

To get the feeling of having achieved something. Sometimes those are neat challenges.

View this comment - View article - View full comments

Quoting: TheRiddickStill good games that hold up well today. I do wonder if Alex is using Source 3.0 engine (has that been announced yet)

One thing for sure, EPIC games has lit a fire under Valves arse by showing them that MAKING games and exclusive deals still matter. Motivated Valve to start making games again which is great news people! We may yet see a HL3 come to life!

Source 3? It's using Source 2.

Epic has nothing to do with this.

View this comment - View article - View full comments

Sonic has awful gameplay. Bad games. Have been bad games, will be bad games.

View this comment - View article - View full comments

Quoting: Liam Dawe

Quoting: kuhpunkt

Quoting: Liam DaweI think you missed my point entirely.

What's your point then? :/

I read that as "saving is no argument, because might need the money elsewhere."

Your argument was that VR has been around a few years. Think a little bit more outside your own situation. For some people, they weren't in a position then to save specifically for VR hardware and may not be right now.

Then this as well:

Quoting: kuhpunktShit can always happen, sure - but you can still save some money. That's what I did. I don't have much money to waste, but $10 a month? If people can't put that much money away each month, they have bigger problems than a hobby like gaming.

I know plenty of people who can save £10 a month, but not to then go and spend that on VR hardware. This is part of my point. You can save 10, 30, 50 a month AND need it for other things.

~£350 for a second-hand Vive is still a big cost, that's without going up to the Index at what close to £1000? That's on top of getting your PC to a standard of power even needed for VR in the first place, on top of living expenses, saving for a rainy day, saving for an emergency and so on.

I am/was in that situation. I didn't have much money back then, I don't have much money right now. I put some money aside for 3 years and put the priority on a VR headset, because I really really wanted one.

Could I use that money for other/more important things? Maybe, but that's no argument against saving for something you really want. I couldn't afford an Index right now.

But that's what saving is for. Otherwise you literally couldn't put any money ever into your hobby. How else do you justify spending money on games?

View this comment - View article - View full comments

Quoting: Liam DaweI think you missed my point entirely.

What's your point then? :/

I read that as "saving is no argument, because might need the money elsewhere."

View this comment - View article - View full comments

Quoting: Liam Dawe

Quoting: kuhpunkt

Quoting: orochi_kyoNow according to VR owners, what I need is to get a better job, or not eating something else than rice or bananas so I can get the money to play any new possible Valve game from now. Good luck with that Valve, I think Stadia has a chance if they put in perspective that people doesnt need to "upgrade their PCs every two years" to play the newest games.

VR was announced in 2015. You could have saved some money each month.

I think the "just save money" argument can be defeat pretty easily. Anyone can have a bit of savings tucked away, suddenly vanish in the blink on an eye due to life and unexpected issues. My roof, for example, has a nice leak in it. That might suck away any attempt at saving for a good year or two due to the possible cost of it. Just save money per month, is not a good or valid argument for a huge amount of people.

Shit can always happen, sure - but you can still save some money. That's what I did. I don't have much money to waste, but $10 a month? If people can't put that much money away each month, they have bigger problems than a hobby like gaming.

View this comment - View article - View full comments