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Nilz, do gaming w Meta Quest 3 review impressions - one of VR gaming's best options

But also one of the worst options in terms of privacy.

Telorand,

I don’t care how cheap it is or how amazing it allegedly is. I clawed my identity back from Zuckerberg, and I don’t intend to go back to that abusive relationship.

If that means I can’t afford VR, then so be it.

dudewitbow,

500 would be the price for higher end WMR headsets. Most popular would be the HP Reverb

averyminya,

500 not even on sale. It often goes for $350 these days.

Honestly, it’s a steal. The reverb G2 is really good, easily used with Valve Index controllers.

In the long run though, anyone currently interested should probably wait for Valves next release. Then you can decide if MS-lock is worth it, it can certainly be frustrating at times being locked to Windows.

dudewitbow,

yeah i only put 500 as its the MSRP, its actually lower than that. more of the point is, if someones claiming that 500$ is expensive because its a meta product, they weren’t even intending to go into VR, as the HP Reverb, and what it sort of replaced before that, the Samsung Oddessey+, were sub 500 for a long time.

Rolive, do gaming w Meta Quest 3 review impressions - one of VR gaming's best options

Can’t you just make a fake Meta profile?

oldGregg,

If you do only buy something like virtual desktop or use some streaming-from-desktop software and buy/run your games on PC

averyminya,

A fake meta profile for your games attached to it. Meta also has asked for ID confirmations, so you better either be okay with risking it or losing access to your account and your investment.

RadioRat, do gaming w Meta Quest 3 review impressions - one of VR gaming's best options
@RadioRat@beehaw.org avatar

It’s worth mentioning that for folks who VR socially, the proliferation of the Meta hardware is a privacy concern regardless of whether one personally uses the device. There’s a fucking reason Meta subsidizes the damn things.

jlow, do gaming w Unity CEO John Riccitiello 'retiring' from company weeks after pricing controversy

So which company will he destroy next? He devastated EA before he did all this to Unity if I’m not mistaken.

I hope people will still learn from this and come to Godot and help making it a better game engine ^__^

Black616Angel,

I misread your last sentence and thought you wanted him with the godot team.

jlow,

Haha, o god, no. Bit a guy like him would probably not even for a second think about working for them even of they would give him 100% of the funding they receive now (50k?)

qyron, do games w Microsoft expected to finally buy Activision Blizzard next week

There goes the competition.

Can someone recommend a good indie game? Better spent money than feeding these vampires.

Dettweiler42,

I’ve been loving BattleBit Remastered lately. It’s cheap, fun as hell, and the very small dev team has been very active and responsive. I bought 3 more copies to give to friends so we could squad up.

ram,
@ram@bookwormstory.social avatar

Better spent money than feeding these vampires.

Just realizing corporations aren’t your friends? Anyways, if you like hard, unique puzzle games, https://store.steampowered.com/app/736260/Baba_Is_You/ is the best there is, fullstop.

Vordus,

I mean, if we’re gonna namedrop completely unique indie darling difficult puzzles, then Return of the Obra Dinn also deserves a mention.

ram,
@ram@bookwormstory.social avatar

I’ve been meaning to play that, but still haven’t gotten to it! Maybe next week

qyron,

I haven’t bought a so called 3A game in several years but Blizzard was a part of my growing years.

So, if I have to spend my money on a game, better to do it on someone worthy of it.

dangblingus,

So not an ABK title then?

qyron,

A what?

bridge_too_close,
@bridge_too_close@kbin.social avatar

I'm guessing Activision Blizzard King

SkyeStarfall,

I’ve been playing delta V: Rings of Saturn recently

Restaldt,

Lies of p if youre into fromsoft like games

Vordus,

And it’s even on Game Pass! Oh, wait…

rivalary,

Keep in mind that they added Denuvo to the game, apparently post-launch.

Kaldo,
@Kaldo@kbin.social avatar

Dotage just released, it's a relaxing boardgame / city builder made by a single guy over the span of 9 years. It's very addicting in that "one more turn" way, if you're into these types of resource management games.

sep, (edited )

Factorio and Rimworld have kept me entertained several thousand houers each. Hands down the best value for money on steam. Even beat out free to play games ;)

FireTower,
@FireTower@lemmy.world avatar

Haven’t touched factorio but played Rimworld. If you value your time don’t buy rimworld, it is the most addictive game I’ve ever played. It’s a great game don’t get me wrong but I don’t think I’ve ever sat down and played it for less than 3 hrs. You just get sucked in like a void.

loobkoob,

Well let's just say Factorio is known as "cracktorio" for a reason.

MetricIsRight,

If you like city building/survival style games I’ve been having an absolute blast with Timberborn

raptir,

If you like Diablo-likes, there’s…

  • Grim Dawn (new expansion just announced)
  • Last Epoch
  • Warhammer 40k Inquisitor
  • Chronicon (simple graphics but solid gameplay)
  • PoE of course but I don’t need a second job
dangblingus,

Grim Dawn absolutely smokes Diablo 3/4. The true successor to Diablo 2.

raptir,

I enjoy Diablo 3 for the “arcadey” aspect, but Grim Dawn is my top ARPG. I was so excited when they announced another expansion.

ByteWizard,

Terraria is pretty fun

Kekin,
@Kekin@lemy.lol avatar

Baldur’s Gate 3 is amazing

Pohl,

The competition! lol! Activision is going to put out 2 games this year. Whatever will we play now that these 2 games are owned by a platform holder?

You are correct though that there are a million cool ass games you can play right now and put your money in the pockets of people who make THINGS instead of people who make value for shareholders.

ProfessorProteus,
@ProfessorProteus@lemmy.world avatar

Not to detract from your argument (I agree completely), but indie game devs not only make actual games, but they tend to pour passion into them rather than a formula.

CADmonkey,

Factorio, Satisfacfory, Baldur’s Gate 3, Noita, Cities:Skylines, Prison Architect, Rimworld, Overload (Descent clone), Mindustry…

loutr,
@loutr@sh.itjust.works avatar

If you’re into metroidvanias (platformers where you gain abilities over the course of the game, expanding gameplay and allowing you to access new areas in earlier zones) there are lots of really good indie titles. Hollow Knight is the reference, both Ori games are awesome. Dead Cells is also worth a try if you’re into fast-paced action games, though it’s more of a platformer rogue-lite.

LiveLM,

Just your luck: Dome Keeper is on sale right now

time_fo_that,

I’ve been playing a really fun indie spy deception game called Deceive Inc.

Itrytoblenderrender,

Lies of P

dirtySourdough,

I’m really enjoying Valheim lately. It’s similar to Minecraft in a lot of ways, but leans a little more into RPG elements with leveled skills. There’s a bit more of a story, heavier focus on combat, and NPCs to interact with (though I haven’t reached that point myself).

loobkoob,

I just finished playing Cocoon. It was short-but-sweet - it took me two evenings to finish, so probably in the 5-7 hours range - but it was one of the most interesting and engaging puzzle games I've played in a long time. What's especially fascinating to me is that its controls are so simple - everything is done with one analogue stick / WASD and a single interact button - and it's a very linear game, yet it still feels so engaging to play. It's from the lead designer of Limbo and Inside, so it has pedigree.

I played it via Game Pass (ha...) so it's hard for me to say what the value proposition is like. It certainly isn't going to give you the most time for your money, and it doesn't really have much in the way of narrative or themes, at least beyond abstract ones. But it has a gorgeous aesthetic and some fantastic puzzles.

RidgeDweller,

Sea of Stars is a pretty fun, especially if you’re a fan of old school turn based jrpgs. Pretty decent story too.

docoptix,

Hades, Into the Breach

thingsiplay, do gaming w Unity CEO John Riccitiello 'retiring' from company weeks after pricing controversy
@thingsiplay@kbin.social avatar

He almost destroyed EA. Switched to Unity and almost destroyed Unity. Now what project does he join next?

takeda,

Maybe Comcast, Facebook or Twitter? Do something good for a change.

dannoffs,
@dannoffs@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

Twitter already has a weirdo gutting it from the inside.

riplin,

I hope he goes to nestle.

thingsiplay,
@thingsiplay@kbin.social avatar

Maybe FIFA organization for their official FIFA game? I mean has "experience" with it.

RIPandTERROR,
@RIPandTERROR@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

I fucking don’t. Imagine WTF it would take for people to lose their shit effectively with that company?

ripcord,
@ripcord@kbin.social avatar

Did he do things over the last 10 years at Unity that almost destroyed them, or was it just this one thing?

AdmiralShat, (edited )

He’s been involved in several of the big Unity scandals, yes.

This most recent event wasn’t one thing, it was a culmination of poor decisions. If Unity had been sunshine and rainbows all up until now, then the reaction wouldn’t have been so bad. It was the final nail in the coffin, really.

Since he’s been involved, it’s been fuck up after fuck up.

Bldck,

Examples?

smeg,

Off the top of my head there’s failing to prepare for massive changes to the ads they could run on Apple and Google’s platforms and then realising that the money they were making was way less than expected, purchasing a company associated with malware, calling game developers “fucking idiots”, growing the company enormously over lockdown and then realising they’ve pissed all their money away. I don’t really know what a CEO actually does so a lot of that could be just company decisions, but JR definitely seems like a loose cannon who can’t help being wildly unprofessional.

Moonguide,

Even if that decision wasn’t exclusively his, he must’ve heard of it, and if he didn’t, even worse.

ripcord,
@ripcord@kbin.social avatar

Thanks

Bldck,

Hilarious. Thanks

blindsight,

The Unity engine itself is also being badly neglected, with long-standing bugs that crash the developer tools, or so I hear.

interolivary,
!deleted5791 avatar

There was also a bunch of sexual harrassment that was swept under the rug. He’s an incredible scumbag and a shitty CEO, which is why the psychopaths that inhabit corporate boards seem to love him

Wirrvogel,
@Wirrvogel@feddit.de avatar

9 years of everyone telling him that forcing the UNITY splash screen on “baby’s first game” was a bad idea and was hurting the engine, because people were assuming all games made in the engine were bad, because good games didn’t show they also used Unity. Now that he is gone this changes.

Also he is a huge fan of the “metaverse” idea: venturebeat.com/…/unity-ceo-john-riccitiello-the-… and I am sure some of Unity’s money went there at a time they could not afford it and with nothing to show for it.

ripcord,
@ripcord@kbin.social avatar

Like what?

Lowbird,

I wonder if he’s actually just becoming a career scapegoat, taking the fall + a nice severance package(?) for decisions that were made by groups.

storksforlegs,
@storksforlegs@beehaw.org avatar

Yes, a bastard-for-hire.

LoafyLemon, (edited )

I've heard he's planning to run for the president of the US by 2030. \s

thejml,

Nah, he’ll still be too young.

Tyfud,

He’s going to be in stiff competition with an orange jackass for cratering the US.

i_am_not_a_robot,

He might not be the best but he surely wouldn’t be the worst candidate.

50gp,

he would fit ubisoft

Heratiki, do games w Meta Quest 3 review impressions - one of VR gaming's best options

Except the need to be tied to Meta makes it almost the worst.

BURN,

Also since it’s meta PCVR is a complete second class citizen and won’t work as well due to technical limitations.

I’d still recommend a Reverb G2 to anyone who wants standalone PCVR with minimal setup needed. It’s far from perfect and the tracking is worse than the quest (tried both side by side), but it’s a great headset.

Heratiki,

I have a PSVR 2 and I’m happy with it even being locked into Sony’s platform. I’d like to try out the Reverb for sure so I’ll put it on my list. I’m hoping software updates can get the tracking dialed in.

ulkesh, do gaming w Unity CEO John Riccitiello 'retiring' from company weeks after pricing controversy
@ulkesh@beehaw.org avatar

Good. Whoever thought he would be a good CEO at Unity should also be fired. Time to clean house and promote people who have a fucking clue.

Cylusthevirus, (edited )
@Cylusthevirus@kbin.social avatar

Pretty sure that's these people, right?

https://i.imgur.com/hVeDn48.png

Edit: Actually this guy signed onto Unity in 2014 Unity was still privately held. It went public in September of 2020. Unity's founder, David Helgason is still on their board and served as some sort of Senior Executive whatever position at Unity. Dude still has a 4% share of their stock.

So anyway, probably this David Helgason character who hired him. And/or whoever else (including Riccitiello!?) who was on the board at the time.

The relationship between CEOs and boards of directors is so fucked up and incestuous...

In any case and in retrospect, Johnny boy was 100% hired to cue them for up for the eventual IPO and boy did he ever. It's amazing how fast companies go down hill when they become publicly traded.

ag_roberston_author,
!deleted4201 avatar

Look how many of them are from private equity funds. No wonder they chose him in the first place.

Cylusthevirus,
@Cylusthevirus@kbin.social avatar

"Know who should make big decisions about running our software company? Finance lizards, obviously!"

GhostMatter, (edited )

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ag_roberston_author,
!deleted4201 avatar

After the IPO, a companies only goal is earning money for shareholders.

Thalestr, do gaming w Meta Quest 3 review impressions - one of VR gaming's best options
!deleted6828 avatar

I cannot trust any publication that “reviews” a product like this without taking at least a little time to go over the legitimately harmful business practices against the customer.

shiveyarbles, do gaming w Meta Quest 3 review impressions - one of VR gaming's best options

Sounds cool… Oh it’s Meta, fuck Zuck

GammaGames, do gaming w Meta Quest 3 review impressions - one of VR gaming's best options

This meaning that glasses wearers will be able to use the headset from the off without having to buy extra spacers

Finally! Now if only they’d support a wider ipd

SheeEttin, do gaming w Unity CEO John Riccitiello 'retiring' from company weeks after pricing controversy

And they’re also rolling back all those changes, right?

RightHandOfIkaros, (edited )

Yes, they rolled back much of the changes. The new numbers are dialed back.

Amir,
@Amir@lemmy.ml avatar

No

Kolanaki, do games w Zelda boss explains why Breath of the Wild's Guardians and Sheikah tech disappeared
!deleted6508 avatar

TL;DR - “Magic.”

jesusrp98,
@jesusrp98@lemmy.world avatar

Laziness

iegod,

Something not turning out how you wanted doesn’t make anyone lazy you sack of potatoes.

DigitalPaperTrail,

the entire game can be a monumental task, but you can zoom into a very specific part and decide to phone that part in

Annoyed_Crabby, do games w 295K Minecraft fans criticise lack of new content in Stop the Mob Vote petition

Nice, mob vote is stupid and easily manipulated and also divide the fandom like british divide and conquer their colony.

Just ask the fans how they feel about Phantom.

Tibert, do games w DF Weekly: Is AMD's FSR 3 frame generation actually useful for consoles?

Yes and no.

Fsr frame gen was just released. Dlss frame gen wasn’t perfect either at release (even now it still has ui issues).

Fsr frame gen for me looks pretty impressive for a rushed release. I’ll need to see how it evolves and if amd can solve the antilag+ latency with frame gen and enhance smoothness.

I also want to see how amd can enhance fsr upscaling image quality, as currently the worse image quality compared to dlss frame gen is because of fsr beeing less good than dlss upscaling.

Here is the hardware unboxed analysis of fsr 3 : youtu.be/jnUCYHvorrk?si=RXUZMBJXLelM-h2O

For consoles, well it’s another reason for devs to create unoptimised games, while giving the 60 fps console players could “finally” experience, and want with the curent gen.

However on another side it’s also a way to get better smoothness (well see), at at negligible (for console players) image quality loss. Most console players play on a TV, pretty far from it. So quality won’t affect them much.

Edgelord_Of_Tomorrow,

Guarantee you the FSR-DLSS gap will be filled shortly after AMD has competitive AI coprocessors on their cards. People say a lot about all the training DLSS does on NVIDIAs cloud blah blah but the real reason it’s better is because it runs on hardware that is otherwise idle and so can just do more without eating into latency or performance. It’s the same reason XeSS on Intel GPUs is better than FSR.

What would really be impressive is if AMD can get FSR to leverage the AI cores on all three cards. If the goal of being “open” is trying to nullify NVIDIAs advantage then that would go a long way to killing DLSS as a point of distinction.

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