Lfrith
@Lfrith@lemmy.ca
- Comment on How Are You Guys Handling This? 1 day ago:
I think money is better spent on Humble Choice since you can buy months that interest you and skip those that don’t, and the games stay in your library. I prefer to spend money to be able to keep games than pay to rent newer ones.
- Comment on How Are You Guys Handling This? 2 days ago:
Cloud gaming is financially rewarding to end goal of turning hardware ownership into a rental service, so I’m staying away from that.
I think the way forward is to just be fine with older hardware and getting less demanding newer titles. There’s those who only game on a Steam Deck, and been happy with it.
- Comment on AI-Induced RAM Crunch Could Push Next PlayStation and Xbox Past 2028 2 days ago:
Do enough people even like the added latency of cloud gaming? And is that going to be tolerated for popular games like COD, Fortnite, or Valorant?
- Comment on PS5 ROM Keys Leaked: Sony’s Unpatchable Security Nightmare (2026) | The CyberSec Guru 3 days ago:
Ever since Sony and Nintendo switched to paid online that has no longer been the con it used to be for me. Back for the PS3 I didn’t jailbreak it since online was free, but for the switch and ps4 I didn’t hesitate.
- Comment on VR is an absolute game changer for racing games 1 week ago:
Have you tried flying games? I’d imagine that would feel really cool in VR.
- Comment on Linux has had a great year, but there are two reasons I can't tear myself away from Windows 1 week ago:
Who cares what work makes you use though when they provide the hardware and nothing on it is private anyways regardless of the OS that is being used on it?
Work and private devices are different.
- Comment on Indie Game Awards Disqualifies Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Due To Gen AI Usage 2 weeks ago:
Yeah when AI first came out creative differences aside it seemed harmless. But, now people are noticing what the hell why is ram, gpu, ssd prices skyrocketing? And then seeing headlines of companies halting selling to consumers are companies buying up stock.
Now people are now seeing what was free to use coming at a price. And its made worse by people seeing something that interests them seeing they might need to upgrade see themselves priced out then get the added salt in the wound of AI assisted being marketed.
- Comment on Indie Game Awards Disqualifies Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Due To Gen AI Usage 2 weeks ago:
Its not surprising when even people who like AI are now being affected by consumer hardware prices that is leading to shift in previously positive perception of it.
People are being affected by it now on the consumer side so being hard to ignore its affects now. Gone from a philosophical difference to actually actual tangible consequences.
- Comment on U.S. consumers are so fucked up, that they put more than $1 billion on buy-now, pay later services during Cyber Monday 4 weeks ago:
I’m that perfect person.
- Comment on Epic boss Tim Sweeney thinks stores like Steam should stop labelling games as being made with AI: 'It makes no sense,' he says, because 'AI will be involved in nearly all future production 5 weeks ago:
Him not ordering support for Fortnite on Linux says it all about how serious he actually is about wanting to escape OS ecosystems like Apple, Google, and Windows. He doesn’t care about alternatives.
His only goal is getting more profit, since when it comes to supporting movements thst would help Linux grow that might allow him to not be at the mercy of other corporations he chooses to do nothing. As long as he makes profit he is happy to be on copilot riddled Windows and spyware Google Android. He would rather spend money courts, and considers Linux a waste of money to put resources towards.
- Comment on Epic boss Tim Sweeney thinks stores like Steam should stop labelling games as being made with AI: 'It makes no sense,' he says, because 'AI will be involved in nearly all future production 5 weeks ago:
Yep all those people not liking the idea of AI labels telling on themselves. For how much the AI bros talk up AI they are incredibly skittish about having to show what products were created using it. If it is so awesome why the fear?
Like an artist who traces their drawings, but doesn’t want to disclose it so more people will assume they free handed it.
- Comment on Epic boss Tim Sweeney thinks stores like Steam should stop labelling games as being made with AI: 'It makes no sense,' he says, because 'AI will be involved in nearly all future production 5 weeks ago:
Costco charges an annual membership to shop there. Walmart doesn’t. Both market offering low prices. Costco focuses on good customer support for their customers and good warranty policies and treats their employees better. And prices are cheap with them focusing on bulk and rotating out items that don’t sell well to maintain that. And with inflation Costco has become more popular to try to save money on goods since they sell stuff like food too. Unlike Costco, Walmart has a reputation of entering into new territories cutting prices, putting local stores out of business due to inability to compete with their pricrd, then raise prices once they’ve secured their territory. They are however both stores selling stuff at the end.
Anyways, some don’t care, and a product is a product so membership to them is seen as bloat the way you see the Steam launcher. So it all depends on perceived value. I understand your disdain for steam if you find no value in it, but for me playnite doesn’t meet my needs. Nor have I had issues with Steam being resource heavy. Its iust not a thing that bothers me, but I do understand your point of view and that perceived value on your end won’t change just as mine won’t change. We are different customers with the only similarity being interest in games, but expectations on features being very different.
- Comment on Epic boss Tim Sweeney thinks stores like Steam should stop labelling games as being made with AI: 'It makes no sense,' he says, because 'AI will be involved in nearly all future production 5 weeks ago:
Gambling mechanic is as impactful to me as Costco selling alcohol and junk food. I don’t play those games, so only reason I’m even aware of it is because of people bringing it up. Those who seek it out can get it those who come for other things can avoid it.
And I like the steam launcher when it comes to linux compatibility, steam workshop, reviews, categorizing my games, note function, and gamepad support.
Those who don’t value that can buy from Epic or other launchers the way some people don’t see the difference buying from Costco vs Walmart and see membership fees as a waste of money. Or go over to consoles to be free of launchers entirely.
- Comment on Epic boss Tim Sweeney thinks stores like Steam should stop labelling games as being made with AI: 'It makes no sense,' he says, because 'AI will be involved in nearly all future production 5 weeks ago:
I think difference is EA is more a game company so people see a game they like then judge the monetization because its a full priced game that turns out to have f2p monetization.
But, Valve is more judged for its experience as a launcher and less for its games. So with the launcher itself being the draw things like Valve game lootboxes can be something people are completely unexposed to as they play other games.
But, EA is still at a stage where the products that receive the most visibility are their games, and the launcher and services side so underwhelming to not be bothering with it being a selling point.
Its like Costco versus a company that sells chocolate. Costco is a warehouse store people love going to that happens to sell chocolate and is judged multiple things thar draw them there over other stores. A chocolate company is just known primarily for its chocolate so judgef on the quality of their chocolate.
- Comment on 5 weeks ago:
Yeah. Only reason I mention hours not being so important is because I’ve bought many games that are 5-10 hour experiences because I found the aspects like the atmosphere, story, or gameplay very compelling.
On a per hour basis The Finals has been the clear winner for me past 2 years its been out dropping over a hundred hours a year with no money spent. And enjoying more than paid multiplayer games.
- Comment on 5 weeks ago:
2 hour movies are also competing with streaming services like Netflix where people can see as many hours of TV shows and movies as they want. Some just stick to youtube which requires no money and has some free movies there too.
Its like how people can drop hundreds and thousands of hours on f2p games without spending any money. $/hr valuation is outdated.
- Comment on Valve Addresses Steam Machine Anti-Cheat Concerns, Says It's Working Towards Support 1 month ago:
Have you tried using a keyboard for fighting games? That’s another set up that can help reduce use of thumbs, and closer to hitboxes so easier to pull off dpad specific moves.
Something I’ve seen commonly done is wasd for movement then using the numpad rows for stuff like punches and kicks.
- Comment on Valve Addresses Steam Machine Anti-Cheat Concerns, Says It's Working Towards Support 1 month ago:
Have you tried foot pedal? I wonder if that is allowed in tournaments.
- Comment on 1 month ago:
If someone really wants adobe they can replace steamos with windows or dualboot or maybe boot windows off a external ssd they installed it on.
- Comment on 1 month ago:
They can do that on a cheap last gen console.
- Comment on 1 month ago:
Yep. Trying to type with anything but a keyboard sucks. I love my k400. I’ve had it for years and years. Not sure how old it is but I think I got it during the PS3/360 era for PC TV use and it is still works. And batteries last so long on it.
- Comment on 1 month ago:
And is actually usable as a desktop being able to run things like blender, krita, gimp, obs, etc.
- Comment on Can I make a Bluetooth button to skip YouTube ads on the computer? 1 month ago:
Freetube is great too. Its like newpipe for desktop. Lets you subscribe, have view history, and save playlists locally. Has sponsorblock and dearrow and is accountless.
Sometimes breaks so have to go back to using firefox + ublock while waiting for update tp fix wharever youtube does.
- Comment on "Does Hitler have a right to privacy?" and other big questions in research ethics. 1 month ago:
Damn you caught me!
- Comment on "Does Hitler have a right to privacy?" and other big questions in research ethics. 1 month ago:
That sounds the kdrama Mouse where they foind a serial killer gene, but turns out just because you had it doesn’t mean you’d become one. Sounds like a terrible future and another layer of future discrimination for things beyond people’s control that might just be a carrier.
- Comment on Pokémon Lazarus: When a Fan Game Becomes a Conversation 1 month ago:
Thanks for bringing attention to this cool game. Would never have heard of it otherwise. And the reasons for the criticisms ended up convincing me to try the game, since it sounds like the dev is really cool.
- Comment on Sony cracks down on Concord custom servers, issues DMCA takedowns on gameplay videos 1 month ago:
Its become Cartmanland to me. I want to check it out. I wouldn’t pay for it, but I want to check it out.
- Comment on Me when Valve releases a phone 1 month ago:
If its a Linux phone and then wouldn’t the rest of the mobile market be competing against games on Steam.
And I’d imagine the phone would be something like the Sony Xperia Play in terms of design. So not be some touch screen dependent mobile games.
- Comment on Me when Valve releases a phone 1 month ago:
The one that you could slide out to find it has dpad and buttons to use for games.
- Comment on Me when Valve releases a phone 1 month ago:
Steam Xperia Linux phone would be a dream. I think if a Steam phone did well then other companies like Asus would jump into Linux phone.
Then suddenly we get mainstream alternatives to Android.