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thingsiplay, 4 miesiące temu

Buy the game before it gets unlisted. It’s currently in on sale: …steampowered.com/…/Disco_Elysium__The_Final_Cut/

thingsiplay, 4 miesiące temu

With that logic we should never buy a game, unless it is directly going to the developers hands? If you want it in your Steam library, then its the best time to buy it now probably while there is a sale active and before you cannot in the future, in case it gets unlisted caused by these legal issues. BTW I’m not doing the FOMO: FEAR OF MISSING OUT here. This is for people like me who rely on Steam library for convenience.

thingsiplay, 4 miesiące temu

Piracy doesn’t solve what I was saying. It is still not integrated into Steam and my account after pirating the game.

thingsiplay, 4 miesiące temu

www.gog.com/en/gog-preservation-program direct link to GOG, because the link provided in the The Verge article is goskimresource that is blocked by my browser extension uMatrix. From the original articles FAQ at GOG:

What about macOS and Linux?

The GOG Preservation Program is currently Windows-only. Our priority is to preserve as many games as possible under the Program, before expanding to other operating systems.

Sad. How about supporting Linux? This would be the right direction to preserve games, as they are no longer tied to the Windows operating system. That’s why I use Steam and do not buy on GOG.

thingsiplay, 4 miesiące temu

Yes, the DRM free games is a huge win for preservation. I’m not discounting the value of GOG. But that’s something we had already. My critique was about the focus on Windows only, which is not the best idea if games should be preserved “forever”. Because Windows 11 will be the only supported one soon.

But any efforts trying to make games work forever is always good. At least they didn’t rule out other OS in the future. While my initial reaction was a bit negative in the nature, because I was very disappointment, I’m still happy they do something about it. It’s even more bitter because they supported Linux in the past… But let’s see how this is going. I don’t want to end this in a negative note. I mean it can only get better with such a goal.

thingsiplay, 4 miesiące temu

This has nothing to do with current market share.

thingsiplay, 4 miesiące temu

I’m not suggesting to preserve a Linux version only. If anything, I meant to test and make sure the Windows build works with Proton on Linux, in addition to making sure it works on Windows. Some games have Linux versions, they just do not care about them either. And maybe make a Linux version of the GOG launcher as well.

thingsiplay, 4 miesiące temu

Yes, I have uBlock Origin and uMatrix active at the same time, on Firefox. Maybe if you are using a Chromium based browser, it does not work the same? After all Google made changes. Otherwise, I’m not sure which setting in uMatrix will cause to block this. Therefore I’m not sure how to help with that at the moment.

thingsiplay, 4 miesiące temu (edited 4 miesiące temu)

I’ve looked again and it’s probably one of the lists that contain hostnames to block. skimresources appears in all of these three, so enable them manually if they are not enabled: Dan Pollock’s hosts file, MVPS HOSTS, Peter Lowe’s Ad and tracking server list

https://beehaw.org/pictrs/image/d0200b3e-7304-431b-9778-e260498896c9.webp

Edit: In the addon menu you can enable or block the domain dynamically when you are on the page. Unless you save the setting this is only temporarily changed.

https://beehaw.org/pictrs/image/adbbd12c-2641-4e4b-a9d9-291e6a933358.webp

thingsiplay, 4 miesiące temu

This mod had some clever tricks to avoid detection from Antivir scanner. Not sure how deep and complex the Steam Workshop antivir scanner goes (if any). Hard to say if they would have found and prevented it. However, all antivir and other scanner software learned from this and now every malware using this technique could be detected instantly. At least in theory.

thingsiplay, 4 miesiące temu

I would assume so. Did this happen in Steam Workshop?

thingsiplay, 4 miesiące temu

I assume its not possible, otherwise anyone would have done that already. From what I read through online research, it looks like Xbox Cloud is using an API for Cloud streaming by Google. And only Chromium based browser have this implemented and Firefox does not support it. If this is correct, then there is nothing you can do about it. People try to make Xbox Cloud work with Firefox for a long time now, without success.

Not this streaming is not just showing video files like YouTube. Game streaming involves gamepad (or other input) in realtime to coordinate with the server. Therefore the browser has to support these functionalities.

thingsiplay, 5 miesięcy temu (edited 5 miesięcy temu)

I thought the contributors list would be reset when uploading to a new location. At least that’s for forks, so that was my assumption without checking actually. I mean for the forks, gdkchan still have the commit history too, like any other contributor.

I think you are right: docs.github.com/en/…/transferring-a-repository

If the transferred repository has any forks, then those forks will remain associated with the repository after the transfer is complete.

And looking in the list of forks, the oldest one seem to be 1 month old or so.

thingsiplay, 5 miesięcy temu

Half-Life 3 fans: Your first time?

thingsiplay, 5 miesięcy temu

Understandable. Just to be clear, I wasn’t serious, it is a meme reply. It’s so satisfying if a long awaited game finally comes out. From technical point game seems to be on a good level, without being bug riddled and with good performance. Hopefully it was worth the wait.

thingsiplay, 5 miesięcy temu

Ban real guns, not Fortnite guns.

thingsiplay, 5 miesięcy temu

I enjoyed the first Tomb Raider of the reboot series shockingly more than I thought I would. A few years later then played the sequel and wrote a big letter of complains in a review. Maybe I was a bit overly negative because of some frustrations, but overall it was boring, bloated. Skills weren’t interesting or any game changing, collectibles were annoying but needed and part of the gameplay. There wasn’t even interesting enemies, they were the same all over again.

It started fun, but overall was the same again and again, without interesting story parts, and always climbing and climbing. There was no challenge I liked to do. Too many checkpoints and all the hints what to do next if I get stuck just a little bit took any tension and challenge from the game. Especially the third half of game was a huge time waste. The “Baba Yaga: The Temple of the Witch”-DLC was actually pretty good.

And then after finishing it, the cliffhanger at the end… man that was frustrating ending without answering the questions.

thingsiplay, 5 miesięcy temu

that these run on AA batteries

Its actually a plus for me. I don’t want to use proprietary batteries and rather use standard AA sized (rechargable) batteries. They can be charged with any battery charger, you can have multiple of them and each pair lasts much longer than any builtin battery. I agree on the other parts for missing gyro and price though.

thingsiplay, 5 miesięcy temu

If latency was an issue for you, I can assure that its not even for competitive gaming. I played years with friends Fighting games in a competitive manner (offline) and since 360 days it was wireless. And in general with modern controller and batteries, a pair lasts for me at least a week if no longer, when I play at least 5 hours per day. Can’t beat that! Replacement is also cheap. Good if you don’t want to rely on original batteries in the future.

thingsiplay, 5 miesięcy temu

Agreed. It’s a flaw I should have taken care off. I wish I had done that.

thingsiplay, 5 miesięcy temu

Carrion - Steam

https://beehaw.org/pictrs/image/eacbdae5-ad79-46b9-adf4-bf8ff1799870.webp

thingsiplay, 5 miesięcy temu

Let’s see how many units are sold during holiday season. Also if the new Nintendo console gets out, then the old Switch will get (hopefully) a discount and it sells a lot more. Keep in mind the PS2 and DS sold even after their successor came out. Wikipedia lists the numbers: en.wikipedia.org/…/List_of_best-selling_game_cons…

<span style="color:#323232;">PlayStation 2       Home        Sony        2000    >155 million
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Nintendo DS         Handheld    Nintendo    2004    154.02 million
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Nintendo Switch #   Hybrid      Nintendo    2017    143.42 million
</span>

And just for fun, people call the Xbox One a failure, but look and compare to some legendary consoles:

<span style="color:#323232;">Xbox One            Home    Microsoft   2013    ~58 million
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Super Nintendo      Home    Nintendo    1990    49.1 million
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Nintendo 64         Home    Nintendo    1996    32.93 million
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Nintendo GameCube   Home    Nintendo    2001    21.74 million
</span>

thingsiplay, 5 miesięcy temu

I know, but its still funny that the XBOne sold more than iconic N64 and Gamecube combined. I know this has to be seen in context, that’s why I said “just for furn”. Also this brings into perspective how insane the PS2 sold, where gaming was in less mainstream position than today. It was Sony with the PS1 and 2 who made gaming mainstream. The PS3 came out 6 years after the 2, while the Switch has a longer period of time without its successor (currently 7, we enter in 8th) and still could not catch up. It’s crazy how the PS2 sold.

thingsiplay, 5 miesięcy temu

Why shouldn’t it be allowed? The company does not violate any copyright, trademark or patent. Otherwise Nintendo would have sued them for their similar project, but for Game Boy, the Analogue Pocket.

thingsiplay, 5 miesięcy temu

Agreed. I also want to add that this is not a mass market product, plus its not current gen either. So Nintendo does probably not care at all, in addition to what you already said.

thingsiplay, 5 miesięcy temu

We don’t know. If I guess, it will be a full priced 69 Dollar game with 100 Dollar special edition for preorder. Other than that, Ubisoft is desperate and they said they won’t do this microtransaction shit they did before, so the integrity of the actual game is kept. I believe it when I see it, but that’s what they said. They even want to release it on Steam without the Ubisoft launcher on PC. Hell thats an improvement!

If the game truly has no bullshit, then I might check it out. Didn’t play an Assassins Creed since Black Flag on the Xbox 360. And I like Japan, so good oppurnity to hit me.

thingsiplay, 5 miesięcy temu

No Overwatch in the entire list? Final Fantasy 14 the only FF in the list? No Dota 2 or Leage of Legends? No Batman game?

I know its just opinions and fun, but I’m just very surprised, not angry or anything like that.

thingsiplay, 5 miesięcy temu

Sure, but how do you explain then Persona 5 Royal then on place 5 then? Final Fantasy 7 Remake got higher ratings, I think sold more and was surely more popular on PC, right? Red Dead Redemption 2 was also released on PC when it anywhere near its initial relevance. Metal Gear Solid 3 or Mass Effect Legendary Edition is even worse, because those games are much much older.

Also Portal behind Slay the Spire? Team Fortress 2 34 places behind Hunt: Showdown 1896? So strange! These Valve games were revolutionary and defined their genre with huge number of players and fanbase.

My point is just, that the given argumentation here doesn’t hold up to me. But that is what you get if you ask people for their opinion. It’s just that and it will always surprise you.

thingsiplay, 5 miesięcy temu

The law didn’t change Steam. It was always like that. Steam just added a note to clarify this. Nothing has changed really.

thingsiplay, 5 miesięcy temu

The linked video channel “Bellular News” is known for their clickbait titles.

thingsiplay, 5 miesięcy temu

Ah, I see a man of culture as well. :D Yes, thank you. :-) I like interacting with the community in Brodie’s comment section as well. Pretty cool people. Its often just a joke or meme, but sometimes I get involved in more thoughtful discussions as well. As strange as it sounds for YouTube comments. lol. Good to see you here as well.

thingsiplay, 5 miesięcy temu

To be honest, I’m not against “Free Speech” in the sense of not sharing. Everyone should have their own opinion. So from my view, despite my personal dislike of it (I was watching it for half a year), I’m not against of sharing.

thingsiplay, 5 miesięcy temu

I use FreeTube client, which does not have Google account support (that’s one of the reasons to use it actually). But just for commenting and interacting with others, I still open Firefox to just discuss. I hate YouTube, but this is worth it to me.

thingsiplay, 5 miesięcy temu

BTW FreeTube blocks YouTube ads too, plus it has integration for SponsorBlock. In case you are not familiar with it, its a community driven extension where Sponsor seqments (which are not detected as ads) are then marked or jumped over. And it has two modes you can switch to, the native mode (which Google still gets your IP but works most of the time. And secondly the Invidious mode, which breaks from time to time but Google doesn’t know anything.

I have an exception for YouTube with uBlock Origin. Because at that time when it started I did not know if account could get banned or not for using it. Since I’m used to watch on alternative clients, I leave it as it is now.

thingsiplay, 5 miesięcy temu

Live information from the earth like weather and other data. If its raining in your city, then it will be raining in the game at this place too. Plus the game does not have all other data anyway, because entire earth is too big for your drive.

thingsiplay, 5 miesięcy temu

Imagine you would save all YouTube videos on your hard drive. You don’t have enough space for that (and time to download anyway). So the next best thing is to just stream those videos and parts you actually watch.

And this is kind of how this game works; it will only deliver those parts and download in the background (which is called streaming) what you currently visit and need. Because you don’t have enough space on your drive.

thingsiplay, 5 miesięcy temu

I hope there is a manual download function for your favorite areas to play them offline, that do not get deleted over time. Kind of how maps on your phone work, just with lot more requirements.

thingsiplay, 5 miesięcy temu

I don’t know if it has offline only mode.

thingsiplay, 5 miesięcy temu (edited 5 miesięcy temu)

–BTW this article looks like an ad for Jason Schreier’s new book about this topic, that releases soon and is mentioned as the last sentence in the article with a single link that spans across 4 lines.–

Nothing much. Microsoft put out one of the worst Call of Duty games in history (Modern Warfare 3 in 2023) and couldn’t save Overwatch 2 from being totally ruined. Console sales and Game Pass didn’t grow as expected I guess. And then the layoffs… Funny enough the releases on PC and Playstation (by Xbox) doing well. At the moment its a total disaster and we question if Xbox will survive until next gen (off course it will, there is Microsoft behind it). Once again Xbox players are told to wait until next year; basically since the launch of the recent console.

(Note, I don’t hate Xbox and even own the Series S as a backup console if my PC explodes or a game I want to play doesn’t work on Linux. I hate Playstation probably even more for what Sony is doing. Just mentioning this as a context, because I’m so negative in this post towards Xbox, but more specifically Microsoft.)