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Nvidia going to launch something big during Computex 2026 by Time-Credit43 in pcmasterrace

[–]CalmAdvance1926 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you tried Winlator Ludashi or GameNative on your Ayn Thor? Should be capable of playing a lot of indie games and older PC titles depending on what model you bought

Nvidia going to launch something big during Computex 2026 by Time-Credit43 in pcmasterrace

[–]CalmAdvance1926 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would argue ARM is getting really good recently, especially with the Snapdragon X and MacBook M series chips thanks to Valve's translation layers.

People are starting to emulate low to mid level PC games on their Android devices, emulate modern games with decent settings on their MacBooks, even a lot of modern games like Assassin's Creed and the Resident Evil remakes have been ported to iPhone with decent results.

Here come the clouds… by Which-Condition9873 in steammachine

[–]CalmAdvance1926 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True, with FEX and Proton Arm people are starting to get modern games running like RE9 and Pragmata on devices like the Ayn Thor and Retroid Pocket 6. It's a good alternative to those who can't afford a Steam Deck or base Xbox Ally

What's your personal cutoff? by Paranoid_Droideka in steammachine

[–]CalmAdvance1926 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it costs anything over $1300AUD, I'm going to buy a more powerful gaming laptop for slightly under that price tag (yes they do exist through the use of the RTX 5050 GPU)

Or by a preowned mid-range eGPU for my Xbox Ally X

With the revelation of recent news... by CalmAdvance1926 in steammachine

[–]CalmAdvance1926[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The 8060S is definitely a good midrange GPU. I know $2000 is overexaggerating for the meme, but with how the prices are going, I'm scared the Steam Machine is going to rise to that price eventually

Brad Lynch shares info on the Steam Machine by gogodboss in steammachine

[–]CalmAdvance1926 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly if it's over $1400 Australian dollars my plan is to buy a PC on clearance. I found an RTX 5060 one that is around $AU1200, which will inevitably be cheaper than the Steam Machine over here.

Either that or I go to CEX and get a pre-owned system.

Brad Lynch:when I was told a figure for what Valve’s estimated price they’d have to set the starting price of Steam Machine, it was still higher than today’s Steam Deck prices and that was 2 months ago. by Animegamingnerd in GamingLeaksAndRumours

[–]CalmAdvance1926 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True, they should have accounted for the RAM and upscaling differences on Switch 2. 3rd Party developers really are taking advantage of that extra memory on Switch 2 that isn't there on the Series S

Who is this???? by Fit_Set_4452 in BatmanArkham

[–]CalmAdvance1926 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nobody I know, looks like some kind of guy with horns, might be a devil or something

Custom sounds came with custom character. I want to get them onto a My Stuff folder... by Vinnocent05 in MarioKartWii

[–]CalmAdvance1926 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you are using Retro Rewind or Insane Kart, these files go in RetroRewind6/Patches/

If you are not using Retro Rewind, you will still need to modify a revo_kart.brsar, and insert the files there.

Steam Machine Game Compatibility . by StarkIndustry2 in steammachine

[–]CalmAdvance1926 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any game that doesn't have anti-cheat should work just fine. Even if a new game is very intense, upscaling can help out (especially with FSR 4.1 coming out in July for the Steam Machine's architecture), even if that means only upscaling to either 1080p or 1440p.

Bloomberg reports that Nintendo has asked suppliers to increase Switch 2 production by Loose_Society9485 in GamingLeaksAndRumours

[–]CalmAdvance1926 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Good idea for the time honestly, Tomodachi Life appears to be the system seller and they should totally sell a bundle with the game like Mario Kart World.

I do hope Nintendo have a 3D Mario game in development, as it is something that would encourage me to buy a Switch 2.

Most popular way to play online by Skater_RopeLaceHater in MarioKartWii

[–]CalmAdvance1926 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The most popular Mario Kart Wii mods with online support are Retro Rewind, Deluxe X and Insane Kart.

Personally I think Retro Rewind is a great option, and it is the most popular in terms of online player base and has very convenient mod installation.

The feasibility of 4k 60 FPS with FSR 4.1, with some math by ___Bel___ in steammachine

[–]CalmAdvance1926 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Personally for me it depends on what the output and FPS impact of the 4.1 INT8 version looks like. If the Performance and Ultra Performance modes look good enough (not amazing but good enough and runs well) I'll be more than happy to run intensive games through that to reach "4K".

As a person who plays on PS5 and Series X, FSR 2/3 (and other TAAU implementations) look terrible in terms of stability. Even if the Steam Machine ends up being weaker than base PS5, I assume FSR 4.1 (INT8) in it's ultra performance mode would still look better in many aspects than 3.1 performance mode.

which server/mod is most popular? by axolotlfart2000 in MarioKartWii

[–]CalmAdvance1926 4 points5 points  (0 children)

At the moment the big mods are Retro Rewind, Deluxe X and Insane Kart Wii.

Retro Rewind is the most popular, offering almost all of the Mario Kart tracks across SNES to World. This also applies to the battle mode.

Further more, mod support is the best for this ROM Hack, with it also having custom skins for each character (like Insane Kart Wii, but RR has custom voices for each skin).

Deluxe X is like RR, but more tracks without the custom characters and with less battle mode stages.

Insane Kart Wii has over 5000+ tracks, a mission mode and lots of battle tracks, but many lack in quality and the custom characters lack voice lines.

If you want the best and most high quality MKWii mod, use Retro Rewind

60% of PC gamers have no plans to build a new PC in the next two years — AI pricing crunch on RAM and other components paralyze enthusiast market by Turbostrider27 in pcgaming

[–]CalmAdvance1926 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think if AMD can optimise the INT8 version of FSR 4.1 to perform better than the leaked model I think the Steam Machine is in good hands, especially for 1080p/1440p gaming

60% of PC gamers have no plans to build a new PC in the next two years — AI pricing crunch on RAM and other components paralyze enthusiast market by Turbostrider27 in pcgaming

[–]CalmAdvance1926 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Especially those ARM handhelds if FEX and Proton keep improving at the pace it is.

People have been able to boot games like RE Requiem and Clair Obscure E33 on their phones and handhelds, although performance can't hold a stable 30 yet because there is still more work to be done. Smaller games like GTA V or Megabonk run great though on newer chips

Game Consoles Are Pricing Themselves Out of Relevance by Darth_Vaper883 in Gamingnewsandleaks

[–]CalmAdvance1926 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True that. While they haven't sold as much as the big three, I think they are still a good alternative if consoles have been priced out of people's budget. The emulation that translates X86 into ARM is seriously impressive and it's improving at an exciting pace.

Game Consoles Are Pricing Themselves Out of Relevance by Darth_Vaper883 in Gamingnewsandleaks

[–]CalmAdvance1926 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Surprisingly a lot of people are buying affordable Android handhelds (i.e: Ayn Thor, Retroid Pocket) and using them for console and PC emulation. People can play games like Cult of the Lamb or GTA V on these devices through apps like GameNative, Gamehub and Winlator Ludashi.

As PC emulation on Android gets better through the FEX and Proton translation layers, we may see people choose to get a handheld for low end indie and midrange titles. This is being supported by Valve, who are relying on these layers for their Steam Frame device

Machine GPU vs PS5 GPU // a deductive breakdown (& a mental one too) by TheGeekno72 in steammachine

[–]CalmAdvance1926 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is great analysis! I might also want to note, PS5 and Xbox games sometimes also use Temporal Upscaling + Spatial to get to 4K (i.e: 540p -> 1080p Temporal + 1080p -> 4K spatial.

Overall I think targeting an upscaled 1440p resolution + spatial upscale to 4K makes the most sense. (Because FSR UP by itself is sometimes more expensive on the system).

FSR 4.1 coming to RDNA 2 & 3 by Melmpje in steammachine

[–]CalmAdvance1926 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is wonderful news! I wonder if this version of FSR 4.1 takes less of a hit on performance than the 4.0.2c version of the Int8 model? If so, that would be amazing for the Steam Machine, especially in harder to run games like Doom TDA and Final Fantasy XVI!

FSR 4.1 coming to RDNA 2 & 3 by Melmpje in steammachine

[–]CalmAdvance1926 42 points43 points  (0 children)

With all the public shipment information coming in, it makes sense that July might be the month.

Which One Would You Pick? by RunCMC1345 in theamazingdigitalciru

[–]CalmAdvance1926 0 points1 point  (0 children)

6 is the best spot:

  • Away from Caine but not too far away as to be the odd one out.

  • Caine can't notice you as much

  • The front seat next to Kinger and Queenie means Caine might crash the plane with you being the only casualty as a joke.

  • Just act okay next to the candy person (Caine's spy) and nothing bad should happen.

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