u/Blackmist

I really think they need to do a Frame Lite that just does streaming. A 16GB ARM powered standalone device was probably a great idea two years ago, but now we have all this. \*gestures to fucking everything\*

I think mine does that anyway. Launches right into big picture mode at least.

I did try to get it to work with the PS5 controller, but I think having a wired Xbox 360 controller in the actual PC caused issues with old games. And I mean Tomb Raider Legend era of old. Probably better with newer titles.

Nice that they finally added thumbsticks. I had the original controller and hated it because they lacked that. It turned out most games *did* need them after all, and that weird haptic shit was a load of rubbish.

Question is, how much functionality does it keep if I pair this with a Nvidia Shield as I mostly play PC games though Sunshine/Moonlight. Using a wired Xbox 360 controller for that at the minute.

It's a neat idea, but I suspect there are just so many variables it will be as accurate as taking your temperature by sticking your finger up your arse and guessing...

Most savvy PC gamers will have a pretty good idea how well a given game will run on their rig already. If the game is old it'll run well (providing it doesn't crash due to oddities in really old games), and as long as it's more powerful than a PS5 there should be at least some combination of settings that will let you run any new title.

My CV1 died a few weeks ago. I fancy the Steam Frame, but I'll wait for release before deciding. I hate Meta, but do I hate them for several times the price of a Quest...

Soooo, when's this shit coming out?

My old CV1 has finally snuffed it (probably the cable) so I'm finally in the market for a new one.

I was expecting PS5 performance at PS5 Pro prices.

The recent leaks will be including 21% VAT in Czech Republic too. It's about the same as the PS5 Pro in the UK.

It's not a great value proposition, but depends how much you value open source.

The latter.

I'm fully expecting this to be triple the price of the Quest 3S.

I don't know why they'd think I'd capture 600MB/s of uncompressed video though.

Since the torrent sites are crammed with full quality 4k Bluray remuxes and WebDLs direct from Amazon, there's clearly easier and better ways of doing this than putting encryption in a cable.

This was a thing for a bit in the Xbox 360 era, but disappeared as quickly as it appeared. Wasn't there some Nvidia thing that also tried to do this on PC?

Edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia_3D_Vision

Allowed it with any DirectX game apparently.

I saw the Legion Go S for £399 at Costco as well, with 4 times the space. Is there any downside to that one over the Steam Deck? I think it's marginally better performance and a slightly bigger screen, but is the compatibility as good?

Stop trying to make touchpads happen. It's not going to happen.

Streaming hardware? Presumably like Geforce Now, only the publishers can't say no.

The price of *everything* is out of control, because it turns out the people who set wages have a different idea of inflation than the people that set prices.

This is the only gen I can think of where console prices have gone *up* from what they were at the start. And that's before you get tariffs from everyone's favourite orange dickhead.

And PC component prices are even worse.

*Our* window.

I'm honestly impressed that a left wing organisation lasted long enough to get themselves banned.

They usually split into a dozen warring factions within a month.

Pretty sure it meets their strange definition of antisemitism.

Even the semites are antisemites.

I think this is the official bit.

https://www.gov.uk/apply-boiler-upgrade-scheme/what-you-can-get

It must replace an existing fossil fuel system, and you can't be left with a hybrid system (e.g. heat source plus boiler)

Meaning it must heat water somewhere, using the heat pump. Can you even get a system that heats water *and* air? And would that be included in this scheme? Some guy on reddit says they're excluded, he may be full of shit.

I'm assuming there's a much more detailed guide than this for installers, full of technical jargon about what is and isn't included, but I can't find that.

The nudity section was always such a gamble.

Was it going to be somebody attractive? Was it going to be Lolo Ferarri with her horrendous beachballs? Or was it going to be an elderly Belgian naturist with tits like windsocks?