RoxActually

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

Just picked up a used 64gb version a few weeks ago for just over $300. My expectations were blown away. I've been a PlayStation and Nintendo guy since the mid 2000's, but now my plan is to fully transition to the PC gaming ecosystem this year.

I have a PS5 and Nintendo Switch currently and while I like both, my biggest gripe with them is that if I buy a game on one, I can't continue it on the other. Typically this leads to me having to buy games twice in some instances if I want to play on the TV and in handheld mode. Sure the Switch can dock to the TV, but the power is not enough for the bigger games. I also hate paying for online and backwards compatibility is lacking on both.

The deck shows me the possibilities of a PC future though. Any games I buy on Steam for the deck I will be able to play at higher graphics on a proper PC setup for no extra charge. I also love emulating all my favorite games from the PS2 and GameCube era. The deck shows what true backwards compatibility should be like. PS3 emulation has been limited, but you can buy many of the PS3 games on Steam for cheap anyway, so hasn't been a big issue.

My goal this year is to build a mid PC setup that can replace my PS5 for TV gaming. Very excited about the future of Steam and PC and now I'm looking to upgrade the storage on the deck to 1tb this weekend.

[–] [email protected] 77 points 11 months ago (20 children)

Classic that once wrapped is out to everyone they fire a huge amount of there workforce just a few weeks before Christmas. Shows why the streaming model is a sham.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

It is shit like this that made me get back into buying my own music.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I found an extension that gets rid of the shorts, thank god

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Met my wife on Bumble and we just had a baby in June

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I remember getting getting sucked into opening packs years ago in Madden Ultimate team. I stopped when I realized I had spent twice over what the game itself cost. I stopped then, and never played ultimate team again. I am not an addictive person, but even the most strong minded individual can get sucked into their vortex. The fact that lawmakers let this industry be self regulated means these companies can keep abusing players.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Yeah it really is a depressing reality here. I think every day about jumping ship and finding somewhere else in the world to live. Unfortunately the whole planet is really in a bad place.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Thanks for your feedback, I made some changes based on your recommendations Link. Does this look like it would work better? I wanted to pick a case I could build more in in the future. I would prefer to buy parts that are more future proof and would make it easy to upgrade the system when I have more money again later.

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/Vg9L9c

 

I've recently started to get into playing more games on my laptop. Currently the laptop I use is limited in terms of specs and really only designed to do basic tasks on, but light gaming is still pretty good. I'm able to play Fallout New Vegas and a few other small games work well too. Lately though I have been getting into emulation and playing old games from my youth. Quite a few games work fine, but when I try to play something more demanding like COD then I find my PC really struggles. I am loving emulation and feel like getting more into PC gaming as a whole.

I have done some research and found some mini PC's people online have used for emulation that work well like the Beelink SER5 Mini PC on Amazon. What I am wondering though is if it will be more worthwhile to spend a bit more and build a similar PC with the same specs that I can upgrade later. I popped into PC picker and put together a build that I believe replicates the specs of the mini PC, but I wanted to get some feedback on if this build would be good for emulation of PS2 and PS3 at 1080p as well as average Steam gaming. I am trying to keep my budget under $600, so the absence of a graphics card is intentional. I am hoping that I can get away without one now and invest in one in the near future.

Build on Partpicker, Amazon Mini PC

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have one I would love to do that for now, but the need for money to support a family keeps me from doing it. Luckily should be able to apply for jobs soon when I'm done my degree in a few months

[–] [email protected] 128 points 1 year ago (43 children)

Yet another example of how the streaming model is a scam. Disney also wants to ban password sharing like Netflix did. The sooner you can get away from services like this the better. Instead of forking over a fortune for all these streaming sites, it makes way more sense to invest in owning the media you consume.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Even easier to pair a sensor to Home Assistant so the lights can turn on automatically when you enter the room. Then you don't need to interact with a voice assistant or an app to turn on a light.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I had tried a few paid services. I am a business major though and have alot of experience with Excel. I was able to make a expenses tracker in there and now I just enter transactions a few times a week. Helps alot to have a easier way to view what is coming in and what is going out. As well as where the majority of my money is going to. You can YouTube how to make a spreadsheet. Lots of tutorials

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