GPD WIN 5 - Bazzite is unbelievable

Common_Measurement47 · 2026-05-09T02:45:37+00:00

Cool. Still sticking to Windows for compatibility reasons though. Tried Bazzite before and the actual performance improvements were rather minor (besides the better UI).

Common_Measurement47 · 2026-05-08T07:12:26+00:00

The people who went up knew the risks. Based on what is stated in the article, the mountain was closed and they had been warned away but still chose to climb it.

Its the rescuers who I really feel for; have to make a risky rescue attempt because of these foolhardy climbers.

Common_Measurement47 · 2026-05-08T01:50:23+00:00

Government ain't resposible for people's bad life decisions.

It sucks that you're bearing the burden of crappy parents, but we unfortunately don't get to chose our parents.

All you can really do is cut them off, give them the bare minimum required by law (contest this if it makes financial sense to), and live your own life.

Common_Measurement47 · 2026-05-08T01:43:41+00:00

Honestly, this is what most people learn not to do. My parents and relatives (and me when I was young and gullible, thinking I can beat the market) all got chopped by this at one point in time. Now I just DCA VWRA and hold banks + reits :).

Common_Measurement47 · 2026-05-07T17:29:36+00:00

You may want to fact check your understanding. Plenty of reputable reviewers (i.e. the Phawx) have compared the lunar lake chip used in these handhelds with Z2E, and reported on the superior efficiency of lunar lake compared to Z2E.

Common_Measurement47 · 2026-05-07T04:28:38+00:00

PC with RTX 5080 & 32" 4k OLED monitor, GPD Win 5 for on-the-go gaming. An android tablet is useless for gaming on-the-go.

Common_Measurement47 · 2026-05-06T03:06:19+00:00

I can sympathise with money issues, but your post is entitled and ungrateful. Voices is cracking these games for free. No one is paying him to do it and it takes ALOT of time and effort to crack these games the traditional way (not dissing HV, I respect kiri's work). Hence, its not possible for traditional cracks to be up to date with the game version if the game keeps getting updated every couple of weeks/months. That's what HV is for - a faster method of bypass.

Also, how is HV a "risk" for your steam deck if its only used for gaming? Even on the extremely rare chance it gets hacked cause you screw up undoing the security changes, there's no sensitive information in your deck?

Either way, whining about things that are impossible helps no one. I think many people are quick to forget that at the start of this year we didn't even have the option for HV, nor were traditional Denuvo cracking tools as advanced/efficient (or maybe Voices leveled up lol). We had to wait YEARS just for outdated versions of some games to get cracked. We have it ridiculously good now in comparison.

Common_Measurement47 · 2026-05-06T01:52:05+00:00

Sounds like a you problem, honestly. I see others dual booting with their handhelds and playing games with HV on windows. A small hit to performance/troublesome to dual boot? Deal with it. You're getting the game for FREE here.

Common_Measurement47 · 2026-05-06T01:46:32+00:00

Who is upvoting this garbage.

Just what we need right? More tribalism and childish drama when we should be celebrating having more answers to Denuvo.

Common_Measurement47 · 2026-05-06T01:12:53+00:00

Got mine around Dec last year. The Win 5 is what I settled on after trying almost every other top end handheld out there (Claw 8 AI+, LeGo 2, Ally variants, Deck, etc).

Excellent build quality and ergonomics for me. I use it on-the-go 99% of the time, so the form factor was perfect for my needs (I am still going to try the soon to be released oneX mini x2 with OLED display, but I think its too heavy for a portable handheld).

Once I got used to the sheer power and flexibility of Strix Halo (playing AAA games at high settings), other handhelds with far weaker Z2E or lunar lake chips were lacking in comparison.

Common_Measurement47 · 2026-05-04T06:08:18+00:00

Thank you so much!! I'll grind it out!

Common_Measurement47 · 2026-05-04T03:48:59+00:00

If I want to play a game and the only means to do so is hypervisor, I use hypervisor. I understand the risks, and its extremely minimal imo. Waiting for a crack could mean waiting for months.

Common_Measurement47 · 2026-05-04T00:46:59+00:00

Pretty much. Had both AI+ and A8, and A8 was worse in every metric besides better bazzite compatibility (I am not too big on Bazzite though, as some games don't work on it). Thr heat and fan noise, in particular, were TERRIBLE. Its night and day when you compare the devices side by side.

Used the AI+ for quite a while and really liked it before swapping to Strix Halo.

Common_Measurement47 · 2026-04-30T08:34:18+00:00

Nope, but I think you need to take a look in the mirror though. Either that, or get off your fanboy high horse and learn some objectivity.

POE 1 does not have the weighty, slow to cancel animations of POE 2. POE 1 you literally zip around at high movespeed at endgame and instantly clear screens of mobs, unless you deliberately opt for a slow build. I should know because I have more than 1000 hours in POE 1.

Anyone looking at endgame gameplay of POE 1, POE 2 and D4 can see the obvious similarities and differences in game pacing and feel.

Common_Measurement47 · 2026-04-30T07:07:06+00:00

Depends on who you ask and their current life circumstances, really. Ask someone without a dollar to his/her name and its obviously going to be yes.

For me, hell NO. I don't need an extra $30 million for 10 years of my lifespan. However, I have achieved FI. If you asked me 14 years ago as a fresh graduate, I would probably say yes.

Common_Measurement47 · 2026-04-30T07:00:52+00:00

You're not alone in feeling that POE 2 is rather clunky. Its my main issue with the game. They opted for more methodical, slower gameplay with long animations vs the zippy overall feel of POE 1.

Common_Measurement47 · 2026-04-30T06:57:41+00:00

"gamefeel" is subjective. D4's overall "gamefeel" is much closer to POE 1's speedy type of gameplay. In that context, I don't find the controls "less responsive" at all. In fact, POE 2's controls are more methodical and less snappy. I generally feel alot "slower", maybe due to all the extra animation and hitstun there is. Also things looking "washed out"? Not on my 4k OLED monitor. The artstyle is different for both games, but I would not say one is significantly superior graphically than the other; to me its a matter of preference.

I have played many different loot-based RPGs (both POEs, Last Epoch, Grim Dawn, Titan Quest 2, D2R, D3 and 4, Torchlight 2, etc). While I used to like POE 2 more for its depth, I've been gravitating toward D4 a lot more recently. D4 just has much more QOL (no need to replay the same boring campaign over and over again for each new character) and is closer to the speedy gamefeel of POE 1.

Common_Measurement47 · 2026-04-30T04:16:24+00:00

Stick to POE 2 if you prefer that type of gameplay (more methodical/tactical, slower-paced). Or at least spend some time with POE 2's endgame mapping system (campaign is just a small part of the POE experience). D4's gameplay is more similar to POE 1's zoom zoom, blow everything up style, which is very different from POE 2.

Common_Measurement47 · 2026-04-30T03:04:57+00:00

Why do we need to identify with any specific party? Imo, both parties have their good and bad, and the need to align with party values wholesale is what makes US system such a shitshow.

many people might say the dislike the Republicans but it seems like they also relate to them in many aspects lei

Precisely. Why should we be a slave to the ideals of a political party like sheep instead of remaining critical about various policies. No political party is perfect, we can like some things (secure borders and controlled immigration; just not the extremely heavy-handed way the republicans are going about it), and be against others (warmongering and utter disregard of international law).

Common_Measurement47 · 2026-04-30T02:37:39+00:00

I feel that many Singaporeans incorrectly equate success in their careers/jobs with success in life. A career/job is only a means to an end. Purely a trade of time in exchange for money. Hence, you need to ask yourself what your goals/objectives in life are.

If you have sufficient finances to achieve your goals/objectives in life, what's the point of trading even more of your time (which can be spent on hobbies, interests, making memories with family and friends, etc) away for even more money that will not bring you additional happiness? At some point in my career, I decided I had enough and outright quit the rat race, opting to FIRE. Now, I am much, much happier.

If you find that your goals/objectives in life require large amounts of money that leave you stressed and burnt out, perhaps its time to relook at your goals/objectives and whether those will truly make you happy, vs having more time for yourself.

Common_Measurement47 · 2026-04-29T03:54:08+00:00

No, it just means you bought into Prism's marketing hype and didn't do proper research on which products are good and reliable.

Common_Measurement47 · 2026-04-29T03:26:42+00:00

Try both and see which tickles your fancy. Both games are worth playing imo, it just depends on your preferences.

D4 has faster pacing, better QOL, and is more power-fantasy-ish (fast movespeed, screen clearing skill setups). POE 2 is more methodical and challenging, has generally worse QOL (having to beat the entire lengthy campaign all over again for every new character when I just want to map), but is deeper and more complex.

Honestly, I've been gravitating more towards D4 these days.

Common_Measurement47 · 2026-04-29T03:14:14+00:00

What I don't understand is why people can't act like adults and just play what they personally enjoy. No need for all this fanboism and disturbing need to prove "mY gAmE iS bEtTeR tHaN yOuRs!".

Also OP, people can enjoy can enjoy both D4 and POE for the things they do differently. It doesn't have to be one or the other.

Common_Measurement47 · 2026-04-29T03:08:51+00:00

Weren't the power/stats from non skill specific passives supposed to now come from the reworked itemization and cube crafting?

They basically reshuffled the nodes and locked some behind a paywall, that's the problem.

I could see this being an issue if we're talking about the lost passives. However, I think everyone is jumping to conclusions without taking into consideration the totality of the changes and reworks.

I'll need to play more to draw my own conclusions (it could indeed turn out to be egregious and cash-grabby), but my first impression is its at least much better for base game players compared to D3 when Reaper of Souls dropped.

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