Dariusmiles2123
@Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on [deleted] 2 days ago:
Well that’s why I’m trying to share my gaming between GOG for the DRM free safety they provide and Steam for all the good they’ve done for Linux gaming.
They all have their downsides and with Steam you don’t own your games.
- Comment on GOG seemingly shares that they are considering physical PC 'big box' games. Maybe? 5 days ago:
I’m a vegetarian, using my muscular bike a lot and trying to buy as much local food as possible, so I’m trying to do what I can.
I’m sorry if I offended people, by saying these physical dics would be an ecological problem for me. I agree that just a few people would probably buy them and it wouldn’t be a big deal.
It’s just that, as long as we have a DRM free digital games, I don’t really see what physical games would bring except easier resale (and collection/decoration).
If it helps GOG bring better features and games, I’m not really against it then, even if I wouldn’t buy their physical games.
- Comment on GOG seemingly shares that they are considering physical PC 'big box' games. Maybe? 5 days ago:
I understand this.
Still plastic waste is a huge problem.
Dependeing on the price, anyone could be tempted by collecting these, where collecting psintings would be too prohibitive.
- Comment on GOG seemingly shares that they are considering physical PC 'big box' games. Maybe? 5 days ago:
I don’t think we should create more waste in our world, so I’m voting against it.
I’d want GOG to focus more on Linux and on getting more games on their store.
- Comment on PlayStation’s Physical Media-Free Future Isn’t Just Concerning, It’s Offensive 5 days ago:
- I was a happy Playstation user through every generation, starting with the first one
- I got a Playstation 5 1-2 years after its launch
- After being a Linux user for years, I decided I could also try Linux gaming so I bought a Steam Deck early 2025
- My Playstation 5 started gathering dust and was only used for demanding racing games like Gran Turismo 7
- Saw the Steam Machine announcement and started having a dilemna. Decided I’d look at its price before making a decision to fully switch to Linux gaming
- Saw the Steam Machine US price and decided I’d get it only if it’s less than CHF 1000.- in my country
- Saw the Playstation disc removal and decided that no matter what, I ain’t getting another Playstation.
Thank you Sony for making my decision easier! I love your games and would probably buy some on PC if I could know for sure that they wouldn’t be taken away.
I ain’t selling the Playstation 5 as I’ll probably buy a few more exclusives (on disc) for it, but it’ll probably keep gathering dust and being mostly used as an Nba league pass streaming machine.
Now the removal of physical discs ain’t really the problem, but if you combine this with shady practices from Sony, it’ll be GOG (and Steam when not available) all the way for me.
- Comment on GOG when available, but what should I choose between PS5 physical and Steam when not? 6 days ago:
Then they are just making my future choices easier because I for sure ain’t buying a discless Playstation 6.
- Comment on It's a peaceful life 1 week ago:
A Steam Deck is made for you with such behavior.
It guves me the occasion to play all the titles I ignored over the years.
Still I need something powerful to play sim racing titles as it’s the only category where I can’t just play old games.
- Comment on Single player games 1 week ago:
Sometimes I force myself to try multiplayer, but other than Gran Turismo, Last Of Us factions and Gears of War, I never found how it could be considered as enjoyable.
And even these games are way better as single player games.
- Comment on PlayStation Is Deleting 551 Movies From Customers’ Accounts, Reminding Us Nothing Digital Is Ever Truly Ours 1 week ago:
That’s why I’ll mostly buy games on GOG from now on, but I still have to get some games from Steam so I hope they don’t do that too.
For movies, MakeMKV and LibreELEC all the way!
- Comment on “Gaming is becoming unaffordable” — Xbox CEO says the industry has an accessibility crisis 2 weeks ago:
Channel looks onteresting and isn’t only on Youtube, so huge thanks!
- Comment on “Gaming is becoming unaffordable” — Xbox CEO says the industry has an accessibility crisis 2 weeks ago:
To be honest, I haven’t read the article, but games have never been so cheap for me.
When I was a kid, NES games were around CHF 120.-.
Then as teenager they were around CHF 89.- on Playstation 2 or 3.
Nowadays, my most expensive game on Playstation 5 was probably CHF 79.-.
And on my Steam Deck, I don’t think I’ve paid more than CHF 20.- for a game.
Related to inflation, my Playstation 3 was probably my most expensive console.
Now it’s true that the hardware prices are increasing (bought my Playstation 5 at around CHF 500.- and I guess it’d be at least CHF 150.- more expensive now), but games have become cheaper over time in my country (Switzerland).
I don’t know how much the Steam Machine is gonna be in Switzerland, but it’ll probably still be cheaper than a medium gaming PC was 10 years ago.
- Comment on GOG when available, but what should I choose between PS5 physical and Steam when not? 2 weeks ago:
Well if GOG becomes evil, I’ll have all my games stored locally and I can do what I want with them.
While it’s true there is no GOG Galaxy for Linux, I think they sponsor Heroic and it works quite well on Steam Deck to be honest.
I might get pirated games if my Steam Library gets taken away since, contrary to PS5 or GOG, I wouldn’t be able to do anything with my games.
In the end, if I get a Steam Machine, it’ll probably be:
- GOG when available
- Steam
- Playstation for their exclusives
Without the Steam Machine, it’ll be the same but I’ll have to take into account that some games are too demanding for the Deck, so it’ll be PS5 physical.
- Comment on GOG when available, but what should I choose between PS5 physical and Steam when not? 2 weeks ago:
Yeah but buying on GOG also means not being tied to them if they turn evil since you can just copy the game and use whatever launcher.
- Comment on GOG when available, but what should I choose between PS5 physical and Steam when not? 2 weeks ago:
Yeah PS5 physical discs, even if only holding data to download the game, have the advantage of giving you the ability to resell a game if you don’t enjoy it.
- Comment on GOG when available, but what should I choose between PS5 physical and Steam when not? 2 weeks ago:
Well no one really knows the price of the Steam Machine, maybe not even Valve😅
What I know is that I’m not willing to put more than 1000$ to buy it.
Even if Valve said they won’t bleed to make it cheap, I don’t think they can afford to make it so expensive.
We’ll see because everyone is just guessing for now😇
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- Comment on Ubisoft Co-Founder Claude Guillemot Dies In Plane Crash 2 weeks ago:
What you’re saying is probably true, but I don’t think he deserved to die burned in a crash for such things.
- Comment on Ubisoft Co-Founder Claude Guillemot Dies In Plane Crash 2 weeks ago:
I’m not saying he was a good guy, but he ain’t a war criminal and was maybe really nice for all we know so I don’t really understand how you can be happy about such news.
- Comment on I want a new retro Final Fantasy 2 weeks ago:
Also available on GOG I think if you want to make sure you’ll be able to play it forever
- Comment on Electronic Arts has launched EA Advertising, a way for brands to integrate ads in games 3 weeks ago:
I don’t really mind if it doesn’t break the immersion or lower the quality of a game.
If it’s some unskipable add or some big billboards for Pepsi in a medieval game, I do mind.
- Comment on Day 696 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing 3 weeks ago:
Yeah I don’t like this too, but it’s already more acceptable for me than buying games owned by Microsoft, which I’m trying to avoid with some failures…
- Comment on Day 696 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing 3 weeks ago:
I know people have some reasons to dislike EA, but they’ve created some really great games and some of my favorites:
Mass Effect trilogy Titanfall 2 Dead Space trilogy Jedi Fallen Order and Survivor Battlefield 1
As much as I wouldn’t want them becoming worse, they can still get some of my money from time to time
- Comment on Day 697 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing 3 weeks ago:
Agreed, but it’s still very good and worth your time!
- Comment on Day 696 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing 3 weeks ago:
I loved this game and enjoyed its sequel! It’s the best Star Wars game I’ve played I guess.
- Comment on Gears Of War: E-Day Reportedly Has A Staggering $400 Million Budget 3 weeks ago:
Gosh that’s huge and is a big risk!
I loved the first Gears of War and am looking forward to repoaying it on my Steam Deck once my backlog is cleared, but I feel like the franchise is loosing traction.
As long as I’m not the one paying the 400 millions, I don’t really care, but this sounds unhealthy.
- Comment on Alien: Isolation 2 | World Premiere Trailer and Interview 4 weeks ago:
You won’t regret playing it! It’s a great game!
- Comment on FINAL FANTASY VII REVELATION - Reveal Trailer 4 weeks ago:
Look forward to this one even if I miss the turn based system of the original.
- Comment on Until Dawn 2 - Announce Trailer | PS5 Games 5 weeks ago:
I love these games.
Looking forward to play this one, but first it’ll be Directive 8020 and maybe the Walikind dead once again (by telltale).
- Comment on GTA 6 Developers Announce Rockstar Games Union 5 weeks ago:
I wish she was less pretty as Nico Bellic or the other characters weren’t.
Why can’t she just be a normal looking lady, not ugly, but normal.
I don’t want to be attracted to her…
- Comment on Valve raises Steam Deck prices by more than $200 1 month ago:
The only good side is that people are gonna replace their machines less often and that developpers might look at making games playable on less powerful hardware.
The gamers who are really in trouble are the ones without a PC, a console or whatever yet. Or the ones without something on the verge of failing…
I think it can have benefits for the gaming industry in a way.