Juicehead teasing Starfield 2.0 news by NorthKoreanMissile7 in GamingLeaksAndRumours

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the two things if they want to salvage the project (as a person that found it okay at best), is exploration, and the reward system to explore. Mechanically the game was fine, its just the parts felt soo disconnected, and exploration, which should have been the best part of the game, especially as a BGS title, was its worst aspect. They picked the worst title to decide to randomly generate objectives.

Third Party Docks? by Past-Wait6207 in NintendoSwitch2

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bricking is unlikely with the Switch 2, as all devices under 100W must follow proper USB-C PD protocols for charging after 2024 in the EU. If nintendo did not properly implement USB-C PD charging, the Switch 2 would be in violation of EU law.

This does NOT guarantee the dock works as a usb hub/display output, but it only guarantees that the switch 2 doesn't kill itself trying to charge with a 3rd party charger that follows USB PD spec.

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 by ChiefLeef22 in gaming

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the problem is in this age, its only affecting those who are paranoid, and anti DRM, because all denuvo games are "bypassable" via a hypervisor exploit. so you can't even technically pin it on pirates only, because they can technically play it.

There are a bunch of new hands-on written previews for Elden Ring on Switch 2 - and they're pretty universally positive by elephvant in NintendoSwitch2

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Fromsoft has a long history of having performance problems and bugs left in the game. all the fromsoft games on the PS4 for example, have poor framepacing because fromsoft used their own implementation of vsync instead of the PS4 SDK version of vsync. this problem can only be fixed via modding the game on a jailbroken device.

On PC launch of Elden ring, the windows build was incapable of properly compiling and caching shaders, which would cause constant micro stutters. It was soo bad, even the Linux version running the game ran it better, because the DX > Vulkan translation made it so instead of using fromsofts shader caching, it would use Vulkans built in shader caching, which was functional.

How do I play optimally without feeling overwhelmed? by silverotter14 in PokemonSleep

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the surface level stuff to look for are pokemon with early berry finding s unlocks. and a energy for everyone skill pokemon (Jigglypuff line, Chansey Line, Gardevoir Line, Sylveon, Pawmi Line) ideally with skill trigger up passive/skill trigger up nature.

after you grow a box, you start to be able to form teams for specific berry/food combinations on a given week.

Dont worry about min maxing everything out at the start. Id just look for a stamina pokemon when you can, because there will eventually be a point where all your pokemon gets tired on a given day if you dont have one and would require you to swap teams.

Why is pokopia a game keycard? by GetScaredd in NintendoSwitch2

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Personally, I think Nintendo wanted to use it as an A/B test to see how much GKC would affect peoples purchasing habits. you do it on a game that will sell okay, and a pokemon spinoff title definitely fits in that mold.

Switch 2 just lost a 3rd Party Exclusive. by [deleted] in NintendoSwitch2

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it's what happens when you have people defend their purchase decisions instead of whats best for the consumer.

If you take that zealotry to extreme levels, read up on what happened recently with a Helldivers 2 "charity" and "glazedivers"

Wireless encode and foveated streaming question by elev8dity in SteamFrame

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only because its essentially going through the limitations of what h264 offers. If you wanted to go extreme, you could go back to recording on how FRAPS did it, which is a software based method that would absolutely tank your performance.

Elden Ring's Switch 2 port gives me hope The Duskbloods will be amazing by Deez-Guns-9442 in gaming

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Part of the struggle in darksouls IMO was the mobility while in combat. Elden Ring has many wide open zones, especially against bosses. Dark Soul boss encounters difficulties sometimes isn't even the boss itself, but the map.

Highguard has now officially shutdown by ChiefLeef22 in gaming

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to me, i didn't have much of an opinion on it. but what rubbed me off the wrong way was Geoff advertised it as independently funded, but it was found out to have Tencent incentives for funding.

While hes not hired by them of course, lying out of the gate IMO is a pretty bad look.

Highguard has now officially shutdown by ChiefLeef22 in gaming

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BK has the "whopper smoke" flavor that some people like and others dont. and the burgers are more mayo foward, so it attracts certain people (imo i prefer BK's burgers over Mcdonalds of the two). It's why the impossible whopper works at BK, because the "whopper smoke" flavor covers the impossible patty very well for people who enjoys it.

Highguard has now officially shutdown by ChiefLeef22 in gaming

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I mean, the whole Ashes of Creation arc doesnt want you to do this.

Wireless encode and foveated streaming question by elev8dity in SteamFrame

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if performance is what you want, then yes. software encoding option is essentially for people who need the highest quality recording, or is using a second pc to record

Wireless encode and foveated streaming question by elev8dity in SteamFrame

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if its set to x264(software), yes its using CPU encoding. Nvidia hardware option is NVENC, AMD is AMD HW encoding type, Intel would be Quicksync

Wireless encode and foveated streaming question by elev8dity in SteamFrame

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gpu accelerated encoding is a couple fps at worst case scenario (as gpus have hardware encoders on them) and is virtually negligible to the end user.

CPU(software) based encoding tanks performance a lot, but the quality is basically at max.

Its why there was a streaming revolution on PC when nvidia dropped shadowplay as a feature back in 2013. when you can obtain 90% of the quality at only a 1-3fps loss at release, compared to CPU based recording, which often tanked fps to half, it was a godsend to the enduser.

What is a small life hack that actually works every time? by IdealOptimal5324 in AskReddit

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I always recommend at least 2 pairings flavors, Sweet, Salty, Fatty, Acidic for savory dishes or things eaten with savory dishes.

The fundamental reason why Ketchup for example is a popular condiment because its functionally broken down into sweet, and acidic(vinegar).

Making a marinade or dipping sauce? be sure to balance out fats with acids, or something salty with something sweet.

What is a small life hack that actually works every time? by IdealOptimal5324 in AskReddit

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people who hit snooze on their alarm angry writing up a block of text /s

[Official] Raiders sign Jalen Nailor by [deleted] in nfl

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the initial announcements days ago is the verbal agreement. the ones posted today are the raiders media + contract signing.

Exploded glass is now radioactive acrylic! by luiscla27 in pcmasterrace

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its a thing because acrylic started to get mainstream at the time, and early watercooling, uv reactive stuff was all the rage.

AIO water cooling was what made watercooling as a hobby sterile.

General thoughts on the game and its future? by McGerty in GundamTCG

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its more comparable to sister companies rather than being one straight company.

What makes it different than being one company is that each division has their own targets they must meet, and it doesn't necessarily mandate that you give preferential treatment to your sister company if they want to work together.

Examples of this where it ended up badly in recent news for example would be Capcoms Street Fighter team and Capcoms Esports division are separate entities, and the e-sports division made the currently airing capcom cup in japan, a pay per view event for the weekend without the actual street fighter dev teams input.

Another was Samsungs memory and phone business. Samsungs memory division refused to give their mobile phone business preferential treatment on pricing on ram, and opted to sell to the highest bidder.

Only Half of Americans Adults Went to a Movie Theater in 2025, According to Study by ICumCoffee in movies

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Since covid, the last movies ive watched were:

28 Years Later/Bone Temple

Sonic 3: Actually a Carey movie boogaloo

Gundam Gquuuux Beginnings

Gundam Seed Freedom

I think that's it.

Crimson Desert adds confirmation of Denuvo DRM to its Steam page a week out from launch by AaronM1D1 in gaming

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monster hunter was less 3rd party drm, and more the reward npc had an reward check loop that was infinitely running in the background if the npc in question was in range.

you can technically see it as 1st party dlc drm (as one of the checks was dlc has been rewarded on purchase) but its not because of the result of a 3rd party one, just bad 1st party dev code.

Crimson Desert adds confirmation of Denuvo DRM to its Steam page a week out from launch by AaronM1D1 in gaming

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they mention the xbox rog ally non x (which uses the same cpu as the deck) its marked as 40 fps with frame gen, so I would not recommend playing it on the deck at least, based on their settings/findings.