7arakun

@7arakun@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨First Look at Google’s Unfinished DeX-Like Desktop Mode for Android⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I use Samsung Dex and I was disappointed by how limited the android version of Google Sheets was. Like it’s cool that I can edit stuff on my tablet, but it locks you out of a lot of functionality. This desktop mode could be really cool but it needs to be supported by apps.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"I don't know" how much Borderlands 4 will cost, Gearbox boss says, but it had "more than twice the development budget for Borderlands 3" and "it might be" $80 like some Nintendo and Xbox games⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, I joke with my friends that game quality is inversely correlated with install size. 100GB+ open world or multiplayer game? Probably mid. 50MB indie game? Probably stays installed for the next 10 years.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ori studio in crisis: No Rest For The Wicked could be their final game⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I hope this works out for them. Ori is an awesome game and I’m interested in the new project. I wishlisted it because the videos of it look great but I usually don’t buy early access games. Was planning to get it when it officially launches.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"I don't know" how much Borderlands 4 will cost, Gearbox boss says, but it had "more than twice the development budget for Borderlands 3" and "it might be" $80 like some Nintendo and Xbox games⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I feel like we keep seeing this headline. “AAA studio says current prices can’t support current budgets”

  I almost never buy games at $60. I buy everything on sale, and there are constantly sales and way more games than I can play. They can charge whatever they want, I personally will be paying less.

  Will the market bear $80 games? Maybe. I feel like a better strategy would be to reign in scope and budget and sell games at prices most people can afford. But who knows?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Youtuber Geekerwan has find the motherboard of Switch 2 and after reverse-engineer it have simulate the performance on a similar PC⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The Switch Lite is exactly this. $200 handheld that runs first party games. There are android handhelds like the Retroid pocket 5 as well.

  A Steam Deck Lite would be incredible. Small, cheap, linux-based, and powerful enough to run indie games and some light 3D. I think that form factor basically needs an arm cpu though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Future of Giant Bomb website in doubt following prominent staff departures⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah I loved Giant Bomb back in the day, but it was all about the people. With Vinny, Brad, Alex, and Jeff gone I just moved on to their new projects and stopped paying attention to Giant Bomb. Nowadays Giant Bomb is just a name to me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨EU fines Apple $568m for deterring third-party payment methods on App Store⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah the comments about Steam being a monopoly are weird to me. Steam has a huge market share, but they don’t own the whole market and they don’t try to prevent you from buying your games elsewhere. Proton even works on non-steam games. I’ve used it to play WoW private servers on Linux.

  If Valve isn’t a pro-consumer company, then I don’t know what company could possibly fit the criteria. They’re not perfect, but they’ve earned the trust they have. I’ll trust Valve until they give me a reason not to.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨OG Guild Wars sees an all-new Steam concurrency high during its anniversary celebration | Massively Overpowered⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  One of my favorite games ever. Seriously one of the best online experiences I’ve ever had.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Exclusive: Tesla to delay US launch of affordable EV, a lower-cost Model Y, sources say⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Only if a wave hits it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Deck / Gaming News #10⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The cassette cases are really cool! I keep my Gameboy games in custom DS cases. It’s really nice having all of my gba/DS games looking uniform on the shelf. I kind of wish the Switch had kept that form factor.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Switch 2 Rollout Was So Convoluted It Made Us Want A Steam Deck.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I agree, sales are constant (at least on PC) so I almost never even paid the $60 price tag. They can keep cranking up the prices but more and more people may just wait for sales. I know Nintendo games don’t go on sale very often but that makes the ecosystem even less attractive. $450 is in the range of a Steam deck.

  Inflation or not, prices can only go up if the market will support them. If people are unable (or unwilling) to pay the higher prices, then prices basically can’t go up.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Card Overview⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  One of the things I really like about the Switch is that I can actually buy a whole physical game that doesn’t need an Internet connection. Sure, I have to check a website first, but I can at least curate my wishlist with games that are complete on cart.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bringing Achievements To The Nintendo Entertainment System⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I think achievements are great for when you’ve finished a game but you want to keep playing it. A fun, additional challenge for when you’re not ready to be done with a game. Emphasis on fun though; you could easily design boring or frustrating achievements.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is the best looking retro console or PC?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I love how the SP looks. The original feels better in the hand but the clamshell looks so good and it feels great to open and close.

  I’m tempted to get a foldable as my next phone because I miss that design.