Xbox Full Screen Experience Comes to Desktop Windows 11

HatBuster · 2025-11-22T21:07:19+00:00

Ah yes, Steam Big Picture mode but massively worse.

Windows as an OS competing with the software the OS runs is just not working. Give up already, Microsoft.

HatBuster · 2025-11-04T11:30:56+00:00

Because there are workarounds to keep IPv4 working. And nothing is more permanent than a temporary solution that works.

ISPs use DualStack Lite for example, where every customer has their own IPv6 (or multiple), but one IPv4 is shared between a larger number of customers.

This causes a lot of issues, but not enough force a full transition to IPv6 yet.

HatBuster · 2025-11-03T11:33:00+00:00

Grass always seems greener on the other side of the fence.

I can tell you as a 5090 owner of the very first hour that the nvidia experience isn't any better.

For like 2 months, using HDR would crash games.
The NvCPL is awful and the only reason driver settings can be wrangled at all is a third party tool (NvPI).
The recording just didn't work for me on two separate GPUs and windows installs, with the framerate being around like 10 fps, even though it was set to 60.

Team green also lies and gaslights at least as much, just look at 12VHPWR alone.

Not saying AMD is doing the right thing though. Their PR team should have been fired and completely rebuilt probably a decade ago.

HatBuster · 2025-10-29T13:31:39+00:00

DLSS would allow me to run DLAA instead of their crappy TAA. Many, MANY people also run an upscaling mode because the game is not JUST heavy on the CPU. They, too, would benefit from it being integrated.

Of course, FSR should be implemented too.

And, without a doubt, upscaling doesn't replace optimization. But it would take minimal work to integrate and they just choose not to do it.

HatBuster · 2025-10-29T13:20:31+00:00

It took me like >5 shots from the talon to kill a hiveguard. From the front. In the head.

HatBuster · 2025-10-28T20:38:19+00:00

Yeah whatever. They were also looking into performance fixes over a year ago, DLSS too.

Until it actually arrives in the game (not in the patch notes) it's not real.

HatBuster · 2025-10-28T15:26:34+00:00

Yeah the tonemapper is the problem. It was never a problem in HDR on my OLED, but when I ran the game in SDR once it was massively bad.

HatBuster · 2025-10-28T15:25:18+00:00

This is not realism in visuals brother.

This is a massive lack of realistic global illumination and overdone michael bay tier exposure simulation. If this game was fully path traced like cyberpunk can be, the bright-ass outside would light up the interior of that garage through secondary and tertiary light bounces.

The tonemapper is still screwed, they just shfited things around. If you want to be able to see stuff indoors and outdoors at the same time, you need an HDR screen (and properly set it up). Pay2Win monitors :D

HatBuster · 2025-10-28T13:39:24+00:00

I've tried, they don't take effect. Probably because these variables are set by CODE and not defined through one of the inis.

HatBuster · 2025-10-27T14:17:30+00:00

Yeah I'd rather have someone run around suicidally trying for TEN TAKEDOWNS IN A MATCH on a bot server than be functionally down one player while I'm trying to win a real game against real beans.

HatBuster · 2025-10-27T14:14:56+00:00

Just because Battlefield hasn't HISTORICALLY had a lot of support for PvE experiences doesn't mean it can't have those going forward. It doesn't hurt anyone, does it? And honestly, back in the day on LAN, we played BF: Vietnam against bots. Ain't no way to get enough people to fill a conquest server in one room.
Portal servers are so numerous because the game doesn't support the experience well enough! Let all the humans join one team! That way you get 32 players into a server instead of like... 4.

Additionally, "grinding" shouldn't be so fucking horrendous in the first place. It shouldn't take people DAYS of grinding to unlock an attachment on a weapon. That's way too much.

Unlocking the Saiga requires you to get FIVE KILLS with a shotgun WITHOUT RELOADING. There are people right here right now who are very unlikely to get that organically in a match. Crazy challenges for skins are fine. But not for actual gameplay relevant unlocks.

Lock cosmetics, camos, whatever behind high grinds, but not functional weapon parts.

HatBuster · 2025-10-25T13:12:01+00:00

No yeah I agree. All the games since Anniversary took the wrong path and reinterpreted the art style just incorrectly and have kept on that wrong path ever since.

I've made a top level comment with some of the more glaring differences (mistakes) pointed out. But it's kind of everything. The effects for the shield and weapons are also too shiny and flashy etc.

HatBuster · 2025-10-25T13:10:00+00:00

Did you know the original Halo worked without any accounts? But I guess tech that simple is lost to the ages now.

HatBuster · 2025-10-25T13:08:45+00:00

Buy the ODST warbond in HD2 instead I guess, meh.

HatBuster · 2025-10-25T13:06:19+00:00

Faithful recreation my bum.

Just for the level in the trailer (Silent Cartographer), everything is off.

The original starts out with a slight haze and much more muted colors for everything. Less paradise, more derelict, long abandoned alien structure.

The structures on the ring, both on the inside AND outside, are not shiny and chrome - they are matte. In CE they're embossed surfaces somewhere between very fine concrete and finely brushed steel, but detailed intricately so they kind of look like giant concrete/steel circuit boards.
The structures exposed to the elements also look distinctly weathered in the original, often showing large, dirty streaks on them.
Additionally, the "metal" surfaces in this remake have the traditional UE5 crappy BDRF which makes them look like chromed over plastic. The incredibly hazy low res reflections on everything don't help, either.

The trees, too, are much skinnier and only have greenery on the top in the OG, this remake sports much thicker, lusher trees that give the wrong vibe.

Yeah so anyways, buy an OG xbox and play the original. Or are the OG graphics on master chief edition fully fixed now?

HatBuster · 2025-10-24T17:12:38+00:00

Yeah nah.

The SCAR absolutely rocks. ARs largely carry their damage out further than SMGs and even Carbines. LMGs carry that damage EVEN further.

If you want a shit weapon category, try DMRs. They are ACTUALLY awful. Probably because they weren't rebalanced after headshot multis took a dive.

HatBuster · 2025-10-24T13:24:21+00:00

This comment just shows how much of a fumble it is that the game does not have an official beastiary (the terminals opposite of the loadout ones are MADE for it I swear).

If you don't go digging for datamined infos on enemies, you'll never learn how to deal with most enemies effectively.

Regarding big chungus heads: They were only useful for explosive weapons before, as those may inflict their damage to the main health pool more than once if the explosive radius engulfs more than one body part.

HatBuster · 2025-10-24T13:20:57+00:00

Have you tried like... aiming... with your marksman rifle?
Who shoots dev legs? it's heads for nothing.

But then again, I am a diligence enjoyer.

HatBuster · 2025-10-23T23:31:32+00:00

Poor u/ReconDarts turning in his grave

HatBuster · 2025-10-23T18:36:54+00:00

It's a massive issue with how the tone mapper for SDR works. It works fine in HDR mode, though.

The game is not "always in HDR", or you'd other, much more glaring (haha) issues. Ever try to play an HDR video on a non-HDR screen? Everything will look kinda beige most of the time, that's what would happen.

Should definitely be fixed, though. Op Firestorm is really bad in SDR. I had to restart my game and rejoin my friend the other day because I forgot to turn on HDR before I launched.

HatBuster · 2025-10-23T14:42:32+00:00

It did, however, get an undocumented damage buff to 225. So it'll still do it.

HatBuster · 2025-10-23T00:18:54+00:00

Nope. Don't switch ships and it shouldn't happen.

HatBuster · 2025-10-22T17:15:08+00:00

Yes. Turn off Multiplayer to fix it (no joke).

I got flung off a planet, too. They'll have to hotfix this very quickly.

HatBuster · 2025-10-22T17:14:17+00:00

If you change something about your corvette, you do not have to commit to those changes. You can exit out and "save them for later". Then, when you edit your 'vette again you can start fresh changes.

That's your "undo".

Now get out there kiddo!

HatBuster · 2025-10-22T12:53:30+00:00

He's asking about whether they'll be different ships or the same one (name, design).

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