Faydaikin

Faydaikin, 4 dni temu

Without knowing too much about handheld devices, at this point, I’d probably wait for the next generation to start coming out.

Like, the Steamdeck 2 can’t be too far off.

And although I don’t have high hopes for Xbox, they have been talking about launching their own handheld.

Faydaikin, 4 dni temu

As I said, I don’t know too much about handheld devices.

But with the Switch 2 having come out, I can only imagine others want to push out something new as soon as possible as well.

However Valve is known for not adhering to such thing and only launching when they have something subtantial to show for.

But I’m pretty sure a bunch of things are in the works from all the big contenders. MS, Sony, Valve and likely others as well.

Faydaikin, 3 dni temu

The estimates I’m seeing is only 3 years. But yeah, that’s probably a bit long for OP.

Faydaikin, 3 dni temu

Well, it seems at least one company has admitted that only focusing on making games high-end games might have been a bit self-defeating when there’s an even bigger market with slightly older tech they could have been selling to. So there’s that.

I also remember reading somewhere that there’s just been a breakthrough in battery tech (It was probably mostly in regards to electric vehicles, but if it can be be applied to smaller devices, that’s also a good start).

Maybe there doesn’t have to be a sacrifice in battery life on the next-gen Steamdeck. It’s small stuff like this that would make me think that maybe the next gen isn’t too far in the future.

But again, what the hell do I know? I’m a PC guy. Fairly happy with my stationary setup.

Faydaikin, 2 dni temu

Just rumors and speculation, for sure.

But the Steamdeck was a good idea and I doubt they’ll leave it “one-and-done”.

Faydaikin, 14 dni temu

Sadly, every mouse I buy breaks on the inside and for some reason, it’s never something easily fixable.

I miss my old Logitec T-CH11 Trackball. It lasted me 14 years without Incident. I feel lucky if the new ones last a single year.

Faydaikin, 19 dni temu

At this point in time, I wouldn’t get my hopes up.

Faydaikin, miesiąc temu

I’ve only had problems with two games.

A game called OneShot, which has some meta things as part of the game. Like, it’s supposed to change your wallpaper and such “outside the game” things. No biggy, just had to run an executable with a specific version on Wine and it worked as intended.

The other was Vermitide 2, never got around to finding a solution for that one, as I honestly didn’t care enough to find out what the problem is.

Everything else has worked splendidly.

Addendum: getting Blizzards Launcher work was a bitch though. Thankfully, Steam provides.

Faydaikin, miesiąc temu

People still go to movie theaters? Wow.

Faydaikin, miesiąc temu

Well, a game flopping doesn’t mean they should stop making games. It’s just they probably haven’t learned anything from it.

Faydaikin, miesiąc temu

Reeeeeeee!

Faydaikin, 2 miesiące temu (edited 2 miesiące temu)

I’d hope it only refers to actual porn games. Would hate to see a game like RDR2 taken down because there’s a heavily implied incestuous relationship in the game.

Faydaikin, 2 miesiące temu

Sadly, all publishers are like Krafton… or worse.

Faydaikin, 2 miesiące temu (edited 2 miesiące temu)

One thing, and it’s likely just an oversigt, but controls. With Consoles being the computers that everything is designed for, the lack of proper controls for Mouse & Keyboard have become a bit of a nuisance.

Normally, it’s not a big deal. You just configure them yourself.

But it did irk me some when I gave Cyberpunk a go and tried to switch the Interact/select button from (F) to (E) and it didn’t move both functionalities. Now (E) was Interact, but in menus it defaulted back to (F) as if menu select was a different function.

Faydaikin, 2 miesiące temu

Yup, it’s a peeve. I don’t know why the buttons just get thrown onto the keyboard with a shovel.

Who thought crouch belongs on ( C) and Interact goes on (F) or even (X)? I get (F) if the game has a peek-mechanic, but most don’t.

Just use (E). And crouch & sprint has always been on (Ctrl) & (Shift) respectively. It’s the optimal configuration with WASD.

Faydaikin, 2 miesiące temu

The IPs are the really sad part here. There was some good stuff in there, but alas…

Faydaikin, 2 miesiące temu

Most remake/remasters aren’t worth anyones time, as it is.

Faydaikin, 2 miesiące temu

If you like it, support the Developer that made it by buying it.

Faydaikin, 3 miesiące temu

Dusted off Raft and started a new playthrough. For all it’s upolished and unforgiving nature, it’s a good game.

Faydaikin, 4 miesiące temu

Completely unrelated.

That id software is now owned by Microsoft pisses me off way more than it should. I was already iffy when they were acquired by Zenimax.

And there’s literally no one left of the original crew at this point.

I think I’m done with Doom, Wolfenstein and all that.

Rant over and sorry. It all just dawned on me when I saw the post.

Faydaikin, 4 miesiące temu

I know that and I’m happy that there is so much to choose from these days, simply because distribution isn’t a big issue anymore. The indie scene has never been in a better place.

It’s a nostalgia thing. Plus, I’m against the whole “exclusivity” thing. And a bunch of other reasons, but it hardly matters.

Sometimes you just need to vent your disappointment, you know?

Faydaikin, 4 miesiące temu

A bit late, but good for them.

Faydaikin, 4 miesiące temu

Might have helped a bit both before and during Koticks rampage.

Faydaikin, 4 miesiące temu

Im not a Console player, but I’m pretty sure whatever hardware you’re using should be able to outlast the Cheeto-man’s final term.

Faydaikin, 4 miesiące temu

Even the Devs out of a job isn’t necessarily something you should concern yourself too much with.

Games development is a fairly privileged job to have and for the Devs working for big dubious companies…? Let’s not pretend like they didn’t know who they worked for, what they worked on and what the personal risks attached were.

Faydaikin, 4 miesiące temu

We probably all have our own factors that go into determining whether or not someone deserves our sympathies.

And there’s definitely some circumstances where I’m more understanding. Like, Ubisoft as you mentioned. I have zero relation to their products nor the company it self. They’ve never really been on my radar. So I can’t speak to that.

But then we have something like Microsoft. A giant among giants in the corporate world. You don’t become a 3 trillion dollar company by playing by the book. And I understand why people would want MS on their resume, but I can’t understand wanting to work for them.

But that’s just a part of my little black book. I imagine you have your own, most people do.

Faydaikin, 4 miesiące temu

Working in entertainment is privileged. It’s not a job you just happen to end up with by accident. Most people are there because they want to be there.

And yes, the shitty mega corporations will use that against you. And yes, again, your small indie company can get purchased and suddenly your boss is the shitty mega corp. But you have a choice even then. Try to get out on your own terms or stick around until it’s time to cut the fat and get fired.

You can think I’m a dick all you want. I have my principles and I live by them. I have taken jobs most people don’t even know exist, because they can’t even imagine themselves in a position that would ever warrant something like it. And I’ve quit jobs for less than how game developers get treated. I don’t care what I do, I care about who I work for and how they treat the people around them.

Faydaikin, 4 miesiące temu

It’s been 84 years…

Please stop defaulting to Half Life 3 when you have nothing better to write about.

Faydaikin, 4 miesiące temu

Shadow dropping isn’t a new thing Bethesda just invented, so I doubt Oblivion would have anything to do with it.

Valve does what Valve wants to do. Always have. And they don’t have a tendency to announce anything years in advance to generate hype, because frankly, I don’t think they care.

Faydaikin, 4 miesiące temu

Just played through OneShot.

Very good little game. I did take a bit of fiddling to get to work properly in Linux, but worth it.

Faydaikin, 5 miesięcy temu

I take a lot of breaks. Just a few minutes doing something else.

Faydaikin, 5 miesięcy temu

I would never hold off on playing a game for a remake/remaster.

I love my oldies.

Faydaikin, 6 miesięcy temu

Was Stalker supposed to be like Far Cry?

Am I missing something?

Faydaikin, 6 miesięcy temu

Ahh, that headline title could have been more clearly written then.

Faydaikin, 6 miesięcy temu (edited 6 miesięcy temu)

I have no personal vendetta against any of these individual Devs.

My stake in this is slightly different. Like, when I heard about how Blizzard treated it’s own staff and then the whole sexual harassment thing popped up, I was done with them. From that point on, that company didn’t deserve to exist and I blacklisted them. So i try to keep up with gaming related news.

More studios have joined that list since, for various reasons, and I find myself mostly playing indie titles from small upcoming developers now. I feel better about that.

I do believe we should be(e) kind. But I also believe kindness is a two way street.

Faydaikin, 6 miesięcy temu

The cost of developing games hasn’t skyrocketed. Developers have more means than ever. Many things that was handcrafted on crappy slow computers then are auto-generated in seconds now.

There’s no massive shipping costs or printing of physical mediums anymore. And no losses if the already printed cassettes or CD’s didn’t sell.

If a game costs hundreds of millions to develop, in this day and age, it’s by design and/or because of bloated companies.

Faydaikin, 6 miesięcy temu

I see how it’s different. And I’m not making excuses for anyone.

If anything, I’m saying I can understand where it’s coming from. But that doesn’t mean I’m onboard with it all.

Faydaikin, 6 miesięcy temu

They’ll still make the Xbox consoles as long as they are selling. They’ll hopefully just ease off the “Exclusives” going forward.

It was a shitty way of trying to move consoles anyway.

Although they are late to the party, Sony is also trying to sell on PC and other storefronts. So my guess is that the console market isn’t treating either of them super well atm.

Faydaikin, 6 miesięcy temu

I wouldn’t put it past them.

Faydaikin, 6 miesięcy temu

It’s been a while, but yeah. I do believe they have a couple of projects in the works.

Whether or not they’ll amount to anything is anyones guess.

Faydaikin, 6 miesięcy temu

I do believe Valve also counts as Indie. They are privately owned and self-publish.

Faydaikin, 6 miesięcy temu

A quick internet search would suggest that no, you can exchange them, but not dismiss them entirely.

The game seems pretty hard-coded in regards to how they want you to play it.

Faydaikin, 7 miesięcy temu

Time to build the new giants.

Faydaikin, 7 miesięcy temu

And there’s some really good stuff out there in the Indy scene

Faydaikin, 7 miesięcy temu

I’m talking about buying from small indie studios.

Every giant we have now all started as a small studio, doing their thing.

All we have to do, is shop around and make sure that whatever we buy isn’t affiliated with a big publisher.

Faydaikin, 4 miesiące temu

Sadly Bethesda has the perfect fan-base. Obedient consumers that think anything they indulge in is beyond reproach.

And regardless of the dwindling quality, they will keep buying whatever is advertised.