I hope some mods come out that allows it to be skippable for single player games. I wonder what this means for the future of Playstation games on GOG, since Sony had been releasing games there.

Dead Space scared me so much it made me numb to lot of horror games since.

Wonder if the game will get a fov option. Game fov was nauseating even played on a TV so had to use cheat engine on PC to increase it.

I'm glad I never played GTA V for the multiplayer. The load times were enough to make me lose interest.

When I emulated Metal Gear Solid 3 my PS3 controller came in clutch with the pressure sensitive face buttons.

No it was just a comment to getting a gaming PC and a console. I've had a PS3 and PS4 for just the exclusives and encountered the drawbacks as a PC gamer used to PC performance being forced to use a console for the exclusives. So console is not an area I'm unfamiliar with, and personally over two console generations I found my PC to be the better living room experience, since PS3 and PS4 fell short of performance expectations.

So this gen being able to not bother with one and just opt for only a hdmi cable was a dream come true as opposed to PC gaming and console combo. And looking at the console games that ended up trapped to being only playable on the console it was released while PC games I bought during the same time frame being playable and upscaling with the hardware to run better has made me more satisfied with my PC game purchases.

But those people are already using consoles because they find PC too confuse. This advice is for people who already have a gaming PC. Seems a waste of money to get something that can play triple a titles and then just relegate it to working on only a monitor and picking up a console to only play on the TV.

That's what at least a $1000+ and then another S500-$700 and needing to buy games for another platform and internet subscription? Maybe doubling dipping on the same game along the way? I don't see the selling point for a PC gamer.

It was even worse the previous two generations to do that since games running at 60 fps was a rarity so if you had a gaming PC it was the best device to actually take full advantage of the resolution and TV refresh rate. Otherwise it meant going nearly two whole decades of 30 and sometimes sub 30 fps gaming.

And now Sony games come to the PC after a delay and Xbox exclusives is no longer a thing. There's less incentive than before for a PC gamer to put money into a console.

Unless your PC is really far away why bother getting a console then having to buy another set of games for it over a simple fiber optic hdmi cable to push a 4k/120 signal?

I've seen up to 30M hdmi 2.1 cables which ends up being cheaper. Especially if you already have a gaming PC.

If they do that and Xbox aren't idiots and take advantage of the high PS6 pricing that could lead to another PS3 early gen fiasco that takes years into the generation to catch up.

I wish they had an official Linux client since while heroic launcher works for downloading syncing saves can be buggy and it would be nice to get achievements.

Consequence of what you are proposing is that companies with economies of sale or are willing to operate at a loss due to other sections of the corporation being their main source of profitable revenue would be only ones left. Ironically ensuring higher barriers to entry than there already is. The 10% is more realistic for key resellers than those trying to launch a profitable mainstream platform hosting and distributing everything as opposed to side project that can lose money.

The CD Projekt-owned PC gaming storefront GOG just released a "facts and figures" breakdown of 2022 in an official blog post. The upshot? GOG experienced steady growth in its user base and library while also turning a tidy $1.2 million profit. It's a heartening turnaround to see as the service actually lost money⁠—$1.15 million to be exact⁠—the previous year.

https://www.pcgamer.com/gog-looks-like-its-in-a-much-healthier-spot-after-a-hairy-2021/

The cut GOG takes is 30%. Epic operates at a loss and is more a side project they are willing to lose money on, since Fortnite and Unreal is there real money.

https://kotaku.com/epic-games-store-pc-profitable-google-court-case-apple-1850996972

GOG also started to limit cloud storage per game to 200 MB

As the size and number of games increase, so does the demand for Cloud Storage. These limits ensure that all players have access to sufficient and manageable space for their game progress, and that we keep the associated costs under control. By optimizing our storage allocation, we aim to continue providing a reliable and user-friendly platform for everyone.

https://support.gog.com/hc/en-us/articles/18730340487709-Review-your-Cloud-Saves-to-avoid-loss-of-files?product=gog

Check isthereanydeals for deals on steam keys that aren't gray market and lower than Steam. How do they get around it? Well it seems to more apply to retail price and not sales price.

People's first impression of it was Metro Exodus being pulled from Steam close to launch and becoming exclusive to Epic despite even physical copies having the Steam logo.

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/aqyjac/physical_copy_of_metro_exodus_for_pc_has_a/

Turned out people don't really like a company going out of its way to try and remove purchasing options from consumers for third party titles. This not only affected steam but releases on GOG too.

A lot of people requested that DARQ be made available on GOG. I was happy to work with GOG to bring the game to their platform. I wish the Epic Store would allow indie games to be sold there non-exclusively, as they do with larger, still unreleased games (Cyberpunk 2077), so players can enjoy what they want: a choice.

https://medium.com/@unfoldgames/why-i-turned-down-exclusivity-deal-from-the-epic-store-developer-of-darq-7ee834ed0ac7

Doesn't last as long as regular laptops either with how poor OS support is in comparison. Phones have felt like disposable tech compared to regular computing devices, since once a device stops getting security updates it's not really something you want use for stuff like passwords or banking like you did when you first got it. Phones need to get better in that area.

I'm waiting for it to get to Westworld quality haha

Title is weird with how it could be interpreted to mean mtx was $1 billion.

So for people who might be confused

150 million dollars from in-game microtransactions.

That's like 4090 build range in other places https://pcpartpicker.com/b/drNPxr

Smart Tube is great.

Oh sweet finally a competitor with not 1 but 2 TouchPads! I hope this eventually leads to some third party coming out with a steam controller with all the deck inputs.

Living room isn't a selling point for me since I have a fiber optic hdmi hooked up to the TV that allows me to not have to have my PC next to the TV. All I do is grab a controller and wireless keyboard like the K400.

Getting a console and having to buy games for it would be money wasted for me when I already have a unified library and am able to either play at the desk, play in the livingroom , or continue on from the Steam Deck.

It's an ecosystem and no need for having to have games for different hardware.

Pretty crazy how they botched the success they had with the 360 so badly. Exclusives was what always mattered to me when it came to consoles and they just haven't impressed in that department since then. Many quality triple a titles have come out every year but Xbox just couldn't manage to come up with any new IPs that caught people's eyes and missed on existing ones even with all that money.

PC is like 3 consoles in one with it getting Xbox games, Sony games on delay, and emulating Nintendo games. Can use mouse or game pad without needing blessing of devs on a game by game basis. And is a productivity device too that can be used for stuff like coding, video editing, 3d modeling, etc.

Yeah been keeping eye on it and they've been making good progress with some of the story being playable already.

Okay good. That was my main concern since I opt to download the same app from F-droid over Google play if it is an option.

Also PC is like 3 consoles in one since it will get all Xbox titles, Playstation titles on a delay, and be able to emulate Nintendo games.

And it being used for more than gaming is a good point, since some people spend a lot on Apple computers for productivity with no intention of gaming.

I want Crew 1 offline more than the others because it has an actual single player campaign.

Not like console gamers were ever given a choice, but PC gamers kept wanting PC ports for more frames over the 30 fps standard. Graphics were already good during the PS4 era and PS5 is still crutching so hard on PS4 games during their PS5 pro showcasing. Now console users wanting the same after finally getting the option over a decade later I think shows they aren't too different from PC gamers in loving frames.

Why not use the emails you guys already have? I don't think I or even you guys would want to use an email created by parents, since the username might not even be something they would have chosen for themselves.

Let them have an email when they are old enough to create their own. Use something like simplelogin maybe instead for an alias email instead that still comes to your email but looks separate for relatives it is sent to? I wouldn't want a premaid email account of my own before I was old enough.

They've finally seen the light. Just took several console generations until a console that started consistently delivered options above 30 happened. Now maybe they understand why PC gamers kept begging for PC ports to escape the 30 fps that was forced on them even if they owned a console.

Last season had a good wrap up too so it makes hiatuses not feel painful. Wish shows would go that route over cliff hangers with how shows now take years to get another season and many forget what even happened by the time it returns. More seasons should feel more complete by the end of it even if there are potential storylines to explore in the future.

My PS4 last gen collected dust majority of the year and that had a way stronger library of actual exclusives games released for the system that weren't remasters. So PS5 and it's current library of exclusives ignoring that they get released to the PC has been sad. Not been an impressive generation.

I considered getting a dualsense before for pcgaming, but the stick issues pushed me away when other alternatives have hall effect sticks and grip buttons without paying the price of the dualsense edge.

No idea but I've had it come and go since I've had my Steam Deck. I tried doing a fresh install to get rid of it but nothing worked so just dealt with it by exiting the game and relaunching it when it occurred.

I've used this plugin for several months and haven't had the static audio issue from suspend happen ever since.

I'm glad Rockstar is taking the route of trying to only get songs that they won't have to remove down the line. Should be the move forward for all games. Wish same would happen for racing games too. Would rather have knock off brands over delistings.

I'm tired of games getting songs removed, so I am actually glad Rockstar and hopefully others are going the route of trying to only get songs that won't end up having to be removed down the line. Not cool getting an update getting a song removed.

Firefox because nothing has blocked ads as well as Ublock Origin has. DNS is for other apps but for browser Firefox has been king.

Is it? James Harden must find a way to play for the Blazers.

And probably downloaded from random sketchy website ad.

Active players can be much more important than people who spend money, since spenders aren't going to drop money on a game they think is going to die. Whales themselves don't hold up a game if the player base is low, since it's many little guppies dropping their spare change that support the games as a service economy as a collective.

Since Risk of Rain has been coop it would be nice if they were brought on to work on a new coop title, since I'm not always in the mood for pvp and the commitment it can require to stay ahead in order to not get stomped.