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brucethemoose, do games w Microsoft's Xbox Handheld: Switch-Like Dock and Multi-Platform Support

Using Qualcomm chips

Oof.

Why didn’t they go AMD, or heck, even Intel? They have GPU-heavy APUs in the pipe that would mostly just work.

Intel, in particular, is not bad power-wise as long as they aren’t clocking chips to very edge like they’ve been doing, and won’t necessarily have the TSMC capacity constraint. That’s huge.

jacksilver,

I mean choosing Qualcomm means they’re targeting Arm chips, which Intel and AMD don’t make.

It would probably mean a longer battery life, but I’m not sure how that would work for backwards compatibility and power.

If that’s true though, it would really set this device apart from the competition.

brucethemoose,

It means emulation with pretty much every current title, and graphics driver issues and sluggish game out of the wazoo (as Qualcomm is very different than AMD/Intel/Nvidia).

ARM being more power efficient is also kind of a meme. Intel/AMD can be extremely good when clocked low (which they can do since there’s no emulation overhead), with both the CPU/GPU. Apple just makes x86 look bad because they burn a ton of money on power efficiency, but Qualcomm is more in the “budget” space. No one is paying $2K for an Xbox handheld like they would for an Apple product.

jacksilver,

Yeah, I know it would mean emulation, the question is more if they can deliver. Since they state it will work with all Microsoft, Epic, and Steam games. Assuming any of the leaks are right.

brucethemoose,

Games are complex. Qualcomm/MS may tune it for the most popular titles, but I just don’t see how they can catch up to years of desktop GPU driver development.

jacksilver,

Yeah, that’s exactly what I was thinking.

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  • jacksilver,

    I thought he meant more R&D, but even $1200 would be way too expensive for a console (especially a handheld).

    brucethemoose,

    The base M4 is a very small chip with a modest memory config. Don’t get me wrong, it’s fantastic, but it’s more Steam Deck/laptop than beefy APU (which the M4 Pro is a closer analogue to).

    $1200 is pricey for what it is, partially because Apple spends so much on keeping it power efficient, rather than (for example) using a smaller die or older process and clocking it higher.

    Die4Ever,
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    I honestly thought the entire point of the Series S was that they would later be able to shrink it down into a portable device without any game patches

    Call it the “series s” without capitalization lol, Microsoft loves confusing names, right?

    brucethemoose,

    Yeah, that would be perfect!

    Or (alternatively) they could majorly underclock the a shrunken series X chip to make it equivalent to an S.

    Evil_Shrubbery, do gaming w Can't say I didn't make the same mistake

    Nope, that’s the first two hours, you just gotta git gud.

    simple,

    Amen to that. I spent a solid hour or so constantly trying to kill this guy and the reward turned out to be a weapon we can’t use any time soon.

    Evil_Shrubbery,

    It’s not the souls/weapons that we get at the end, it’s the useless (irl) skill set we honed along the way.

    Souls bosses aren’t really rewarding except for the joy one gets from the fight. And if you don’t enjoy that all games give you plenty of room for cheese/overlevel/skip.

    JackbyDev,

    Getting that good is going to take longer than two hours for a total beginner.

    Evil_Shrubbery,

    Maybe so, yes.
    Each person should play how they like, imho.
    That is what I mean by souls games giving you a lot of options to chose your player skill progression (gitting gud) intensity (and even end skill level, that it’s why people don’t level up etc).

    BmeBenji, do gaming w [Official Art] Bioshock Xbox 360 Box Art

    For the longest time, I saw this art in Gamestop and assumed it was a game about mining and was confused as shit why it was rated M

    Grimm,

    Rated M for mining.

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    @ampersandrew@lemmy.world avatar

    Rule #6 in the side bar.

    CertifiedGTA,

    What’s rule 6

    ampersandrew,
    @ampersandrew@lemmy.world avatar

    No linking to piracy

    CertifiedGTA,

    Technically it’s not, it’s a link to an article

    CertifiedGTA, do games w Download Every AAA game from these sites

    3rd link down will get you any game not cracked yet for free

    Ulrich,
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    Any links for Linux gamers?

    CertifiedGTA,

    Yeah most pretty must work on Linux with wine

    Ulrich,
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    That hasn’t been my experience 😞

    CertifiedGTA,

    The originals no because of copy protection, the pirate versions of dodi work fine with the exception of very few, now whether they work on a steam deck is another thing all together and not a Linux issue but steam deck tech issue

    Ulrich,
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    I’ve been unable to get the repacks to unpack with Bazzite.

    CertifiedGTA,

    I just install them on a pc then copy the game folder over to Linux and run them through wine. They all work portable so this works fine

    jjjalljs, do gaming w Can't say I didn't make the same mistake

    The stories about that dude are so good. The sheer pigheadedness of some players. Like the guy who spent like 8 hours fighting that boss instead of just walking around. he eventually won, to his credit.

    I gave up after a couple tries on my first dude, but when Margit kept kicking my ass I restarted as a sorcerer. Killed both of them with the trusty pew-pew magic pebble.

    transientpunk, do gaming w MMORPGs are hilarious for this
    @transientpunk@sh.itjust.works avatar

    Why is the engine compartment open?

    Noodle07,

    To hold the extra fishing pole

    MonkderVierte,

    Probably broken, that’s why he’s fishing, waiting for towing service.

    Fleur_, do gaming w MMORPGs are hilarious for this

    I mean when you finish a game you use the most excessive tools to finish the last mundane tasks.

    But_my_mom_says_im_cool, do gaming w MMORPGs are hilarious for this

    Anyone else really into collecting all the side stuff until you finish the main story, and suddenly you stop caring about all that side stuff

    TheFriendlyDickhead,

    Thats why you finish the side stuff first, so that exact thing doesn’t happen

    acosmichippo,
    @acosmichippo@lemmy.world avatar

    exactly, and you have as much cool gear as possible to finish the story.

    pedz, do gaming w MMORPGs are hilarious for this

    Ah, yes. Having lots of money and an expensive sports car = completing/winning the game. Sure.

    GregorGizeh,

    I take my memes dead serious as well

    GrammarPolice,

    You’re fun at parties

    BuboScandiacus, do gaming w MMORPGs are hilarious for this
    @BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz avatar

    Cyberpunk 2077:

    sundray, do gaming w MMORPGs are hilarious for this

    “Yeah, I’ve been to the afterlife and killed the ‘World-Eater’ but sure… I guess I’ll find those books for you.”

    Hupf,
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    Yomiko Readman

    TheFriendlyDickhead, (edited ) do gaming w MMORPGs are hilarious for this

    I hate it when games force you to fish to get to 100%. It just isn’t fun to do in most games

    Edit: spelling

    mriswith,

    Then you come across a game like Far Cry 5, which is mainly about gunning down fanatics, like most Far Cry games. But it has surprsingly good fishing. Although it’s mainly down to the enviroment, the actual fishing mechanic isn’t amazing.

    It captured that feeling of standing on the bank of a lazy river, seeing a deer through the foggy reeds in morning, as fish catch insects on the surface. Or watching over a mountain lake as the sun sets in the distant mountains and a bird circles overhead.

    TheFriendlyDickhead, (edited )

    I don’t know if I simply didn’t understand the mechanic right or gave up to fast, but for some reason I never warmed up to the fishing. I just stood there and wobbled the fishing line, but nothing bit. I have basically 100% the game, the only thing I skipped was the few fiahing missions. But if you have tips please feel free to tell me, mb I will go back :)

    mriswith, (edited )

    The basic fishing rod is basically a scam, in that it’s almost impossible to catch anything but the most basic fish. The “natural rod” you can buy from vendor takes 2 out of the 3 stats on the basic from 2->4 for almost nothing. And some fishing spots have an upgraded rod already.

    As for how it works: It’s basically like fishing with a spinner. You throw it out and slowly reel it in as they swim towards lure/bait, and you pull/click as they bite. Then you pull the rod opposite the direction it’s swimming and try to reel in a bit at the same time(if it’s swimming towards you, just reel). As the line turns from green to red, you stop moving and reeling in to let the line “cool down” before doing it again until it’s at the shore(I often recommend standing a little bit into the water if it’s shallow, since standing too far back will prevent catches)…

    There’s also different bait depending on wherer you are fishing; Mountain lake bait wont always in a river.

    And once you have a hang of the basics, there are two quest chains that give you high level fishing rods.

    Zahille7,

    The fishing mission in Red Dead 2

    lobut,

    I usually Google whether fishing is necessary. I think for FF15 and Sea of Stars it wasn’t so I didn’t bother.

    Lucidlethargy, do gaming w TIL I am not mature

    Just mess them up and reload. It’s fine.

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