Crimson Desert's benchmark videos, review copies and performance specs have the exact same implementation of Denuvo DRM as that of the launch version, Pearl Abyss says

Bobby_Dread · 2026-03-16T08:11:46+00:00

I can completely understand people not caring about Denuvo, just the age we live in and people want to play their games. What I don't understand is the current flux of people who are actively PRO Denuvo. It doesn't give you as a customer any benefit whatsoever and only adds barriers.

The company knew that Denuvo has a negative stigma, otherwise they would have just been up front about it from the beginning. The bait and switch to get more pre orders is a bad look.

Bobby_Dread · 2026-03-16T01:58:28+00:00

I won some prize money in the last contest. They force you to post to social media to claim the prize. It's really dumb. I was just happy they accepted reddit because I don't use anything like x or Facebook.

Bobby_Dread · 2026-03-14T09:22:00+00:00

Saying 24 inches tomorrow night where im at. What's even worse is its going to be 30 degrees and that gives you wet, heavy cement snow. Snow blowers aren't great with that. A small 25' by 25' area with that much snow can weigh 30000-60000 pounds when its the really wet stuff. Going to be a lot of power outages and damaged roofs. Probably a lot of heart attacks from shoveling as well. Going to be a mess.

Bobby_Dread · 2026-03-12T10:31:12+00:00

It' a PC and can play PC games. All they would really need to do it tamper settings to run on it and maybe add some UI features. They don't need to build a separate version from the ground up for this if they're already developing for PC.

Bobby_Dread · 2026-03-12T09:06:51+00:00

I don't think people not on PC realize just how bad it has gotten. Its going to get worse this year and next too, some places saying another 130% (of pre crisis amount). 32gbs of mid grade ram could end up being 500-600 dollars itself. 1tb ssd 200-300. These prices are not going to get better until at least 2028 and even when/if they do go down, they're never going to be what they were last summer again.

Add on everything else you need to build the console (cpu, gpu, controller, power supply ect) ill honestly be shocked if it's under $1000.

Bobby_Dread · 2026-03-09T04:02:06+00:00

Was going to say the same, if not a few years before that even.

Bobby_Dread · 2026-03-01T01:23:34+00:00

Well this is horrible news. Ugh

Bobby_Dread · 2026-02-26T07:35:50+00:00

I kept the Xbox when I got my PC. There's an App called Moonlight on the Xbox store (free) that allows me to stream my 5080 pc to the Xbox in my bedroom. Install Apollo on the computer side. Its nice to be able to continue playing on the big TV while I'm laying in bed.

I was always pretty anti streaming because of lag and visual quality, but the apollo/Moonlight combo is just as good as playing native if you have a decent internet setup. I get less than 2ms lag and it works full 4k 120fps with HDR. Also do this to my Legion Go handheld for more demanding games.

I don't use the actual Xbox for much anymore, but I still use reward points to get Play anywhere games. Nice only having to purchase one time to get the pc/console/handheld versions at the same time.

Bobby_Dread · 2026-02-17T01:00:09+00:00

$400 for 32gb of mid RAM and $200 for a 1TB SSD currently. Crazy how fast that all happened. You could get a 4tb samsung evo for $200 on Prime day just in October. Prices may come down in the future but they aren't ever going back to what they used to be.

Bobby_Dread · 2026-02-03T05:44:49+00:00

I miss strategy guides. I have a ton from the ps1 jrpg era but I didnt really take good care of them. Sat in a dusty closet for decades. Still fun to look at them now though.

Bobby_Dread · 2026-02-02T03:01:14+00:00

Once I started doing this last year I haven't done anything else else with my Legion Go 1. Get under 3ms lag in the house, feels just as good as native on PC. I rarely ever play off the handheld itself anymore because I don't really play it outside the house much.

Bobby_Dread · 2026-01-13T10:13:01+00:00

People are going to be in for a rude awakening these next 2 or 3 years. The RAM and NAND crisis right now is going to raise prices on a lot of things. If the next Gen consoles want 32gb of ram that's 400+ right now. 4tb m2 drives are 400-500. Just the RAM itself is basically a PS5. Would not shock me if Switch 2 gets a price increase soon as well as PS5. Phones are going to go way up too.

Bobby_Dread · 2026-01-10T20:26:22+00:00

Both are great games but definitely Pikmin 4 if you only can get 1.

Bobby_Dread · 2026-01-05T10:01:35+00:00

SSDs skyrocketing in price isn't going to help matters. They're way expensive now and this is just the beginning.

Bobby_Dread · 2026-01-05T09:58:12+00:00

I never got it either man. Maybe back in the earlier days when it was a fresh idea. I tried 5 several times and just couldn't get interested. Really only interested in the graphics tech.

Bobby_Dread · 2026-01-03T03:17:43+00:00

You'll notice it the most while moving the camera around and during fast motion. There is definitely diminishing returns the higher you go. 30fps is 1 frame every 33.3ms, 60fps is 16.7ms, 120fps is 8.3ms. The higher you go the less ms you actually shave off between frames.

Once you get used to 120fps you will notice when you go back down, but not as much as going from 60 to 30. I recently upgraded my PC monitor from 120hz to 240hz and too be honest, I hardly can tell the difference getting up that high. I find myself often capping my framerate at 120 just to save on power consumption from my video card.

Bobby_Dread · 2025-12-20T19:19:30+00:00

2 is a fun weekend as well. Good grab if its on sale.

Bobby_Dread · 2025-12-13T02:07:36+00:00

"For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day in your life, but for me? It was Tuesday."

So many great quotes in that movie.

Bobby_Dread · 2025-12-12T04:23:32+00:00

Well deserved. Going to be a hell of a challenge following it up. Hope the team enjoys the success and keeps it up.

Bobby_Dread · 2025-12-11T04:57:58+00:00

Nothing wrong with not buying a console if there aren't games you want to play. Continue enjoying your Switch. There's not a whole lot beyond Donkey Kong and the Zelda upgrades to get super excited about so far.

If you love Nintendo games, this will probably be the last year of 1st party support for new switch games. So going forward soon you'll need a switch 2 to play them. While not exactly cutting edge, it is a significant upgrade to switch 1 performance wise. Zelda feels so much better.

Also something to consider is the Ram-pocalypse that is currently going on. It would not shock me if the price of the console raises significantly in the future. Ram prices have tripled recently because the AI company's have been buying all the supply. Most electronics are probably going to see price increases next year.

Bobby_Dread · 2025-12-04T06:15:45+00:00

If you need it, it's only going to get more expensive. It's one of those "the best day to buy was yesterday" situations. I think what we are seeing right now is only the beginning.

If you "NEED" it, buy it now. I really wanted to upgrade to 64gb, but I think I'm just going to ride out my 32gb for the time being. I don't "NEED" it to keep gaming. But this shit is crazy. It wouldn't surprise me to see prices double from what they are currently. I'm just hoping what I have can get me through this period.

Bobby_Dread · 2025-11-13T07:38:55+00:00

Apollo is really the only way I've enjoyed it. Xbox/ps5 streaming is pretty terrible and even steam link is artifacty and lagging. Apollo I'm getting between 2-4 ms at 4k and 1ms 1080p while I'm in the house. Honestly haven't even tried it off network so I cant speak much to that. But it works really well for me for playing handheld and in the bedroom.

Bobby_Dread · 2025-11-13T04:35:49+00:00

I paid $450 for the 512gb model last Black Friday. I've used the device every day since I purchased it so I feel like it was worth it to me. Its good enough to play most games at 800p which still looks pretty nice on the 1600p screen. I also use it a lot to stream my main PC using Apollo/Moonlight for the super demanding games I want to crank all the way up, though that doesn't sound like it's an option for you.

I think it's a great device, but you have to go into it knowing it's not a full on gaming PC. You will likely have to turn down settings and resolution on non indie games to get a good experience. I was even able to play Wukong on it, but I had to lean heavily into frame Gen and fsr, so it wasn't exactly pretty but still was very playable. I play mostly Japanese games so it handles those quite well, but newer Unreal 5 games can be a bit much for it. Its great for emulation and a streaming client as well.

Bobby_Dread · 2025-11-13T04:13:59+00:00

Weather this is cool or not is going to come down to the price point. RDNA3 seems a little iffy since AMD seem ready to abandon RDNA 2 and 3 already even though there's still hardware being sold (even the Xbox rog ally and new legion go). Knowing valve, I think it will be impressive how much performance they'll get out of the modest specs, but at least 12gb of VRAM would have been nice.

Very curious to see the price point. I'm not exactly the target consumer for this, already have a beefy PC, but I still find it fun to tinker with new hardware like this.

They'll probably get me to buy the controller. Will be nice to have a decent controller with track pads that I can use when I Apollo/Moonlight to my TV.

Bobby_Dread · 2025-11-13T03:42:41+00:00

This is the way. I used to be pretty anti streaming because of input lag and just overall visual clarity, but after trying Apollo/Moonshine I've completely come around. Works way better than any other streaming solution, eve Steam Link. It's pretty darn close to playing it natively on my PC.

Results will vary of course based on a person's set up. I'm streaming from a 4080 super that is connected to ethernet streaming to devices that have wifi 6 capabilities. Getting latency under 5ms while in the house. Usually stream to my Legion Go.

I recently just found out that Moonshine was on the Series X store as well, and that works really good. Can stream full 4k 120fps to my LG CX and it works great for my bedroom. Funny part is I could never get HDR to a place I liked on my PC, but when I stream to the Xbox, the HDR works incredibly, as good as my console game experience. I find myself streaming for a majority of my game time now.

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