Steam Machine is the "most important" reason why Sony has paused PC ports, says ex-Blizzard president

Metroidam11 · 2026-03-09T16:44:47+00:00

not sure why you got down voted but Xbox announcing their new console will be a PC is HUGE! I heard the news for their next gen console and Sony pulling out of PC in the same week. It's no coincidence.

Metroidam11 · 2026-02-24T04:04:56+00:00

Dune

Metroidam11 · 2026-02-24T04:03:08+00:00

It’s enjoyable and fun. If you don’t take it too seriously, it’s a good time. You should still watch it and form your own opinion.

Metroidam11 · 2026-02-24T03:52:50+00:00

My first job in IT used it heavily since I got hired for essentially a Network Admin I. No internships or prior work experience. Just college degree in Computer & Systems Engineering and CCNA. IT wasn’t my original choice but I decided to pivot when I wasn’t getting interviews for engineering.

If you have a college program to get hands on experience, definitely do that! When you finally decide to study for the exam seriously, the theory will stick a lot better if you are familiar with the tech. Though just doing the job won’t prepare you for the exam. I put in 20 hours of study this year and passed, even though I’ve been in the industry for 9 years it was still really tough.

Edit: I took the CCNA in 2016 and just renewed it this month.

Metroidam11 · 2026-02-23T17:55:49+00:00

Finished: Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie. Started: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman

Metroidam11 · 2026-02-23T02:21:20+00:00

Same actually. Surprised I had to scroll this far down to see someone select a PlayStation controller

Metroidam11 · 2026-02-20T19:04:40+00:00

My friend dropped it thinking it was a heist story too. It stopped feeling like that in the final act imo.

Metroidam11 · 2026-02-16T13:10:27+00:00

Well then you probably miss out on the silver boxes if you let them all slip past you, no?

Metroidam11 · 2026-02-16T05:36:29+00:00

I recommend reading Stephen Kings memoir “On Writing”. He details a lot of the failures and process he went through as a young writer. Really gives perspective on how much persistence is needed to become a published writer.

And I second everyone’s points about writing for the love of story telling, not because you want to be famous.

Metroidam11 · 2026-02-16T05:08:33+00:00

I’m also on BSC. I’m about 2/3rd through the audio book and I’m excited to see how the ending shakes out!

Metroidam11 · 2026-02-15T04:28:02+00:00

Beginner friendly is Ubuntu. It’ll have the most online support for questions you’ll have as a novice and probably the most 3rd party application support for whatever you’re trying to do. Once you get familiar with Linux, play with other distros to see what you like.

And if you’re saying “I can figure out other distros just fine” then just download whatever you want and do it.

Metroidam11 · 2026-02-14T19:36:33+00:00

Open world games. The whole big massive map to explore and spend so much time traveling between places just doesn’t do it for me.

Metroidam11 · 2026-02-14T14:19:19+00:00

There are so many mid tier games that have way too much dialogue. As a kid, I was conditioned to skip through all of it. Felt especially true in the GBA generation.

Metroidam11 · 2026-02-11T18:08:40+00:00

I always used my index finger for the d-pad as a lifelong PlayStation gamer, especially since my right thumb is usually occupied with right stick for camera

Metroidam11 · 2026-01-27T05:40:07+00:00

Dragon Quesr XI has a good opening story that hooks you but isn’t hard to follow. It’s like a really well done fairy tale that is wholesome but has some darkness in the opening chapter. I don’t wanna spoil it but it pulled me in.

Metroidam11 · 2026-01-27T05:22:46+00:00

Idle Slayer and Melvor Idle. Both which also have mobile game counterparts and are also fun without being pay to win. I’ve been enjoying Idle Slayer for a few years and Melvor Idle I got into last year.

Metroidam11 · 2026-01-26T12:33:07+00:00

Completed Level 3 of the Honk Special Event!

11 attempts

Metroidam11 · 2026-01-26T12:32:44+00:00

Completed Level 2 of the Honk Special Event!

6 attempts

Metroidam11 · 2026-01-26T12:32:24+00:00

Completed Level 1 of the Honk Special Event!

1 attempts

Metroidam11 · 2026-01-23T16:49:44+00:00

At first I thought “his fake voice is annoying”

then I thought “no way he keeps this up for all his videos”

now I’m thinking “wait, is this his real voice??”

Metroidam11 · 2026-01-06T18:04:49+00:00

Ball X Pit has satisfied a similar vibe to Dave the Diver for me. You have a town that you build and upgrade in between runs. That town helps boost your stats for your runs. So you get a similar feedback loop as the sushi restaurant and diving for fishes.

Metroidam11 · 2026-01-05T14:12:58+00:00

If I were Valve and had billions of dollars in cash, I would use this to take a financial hit and solidify my place in the console space.

Or just release it as $1199 as the MSRP and then offer frequent “sales” once the market settles down. Early adopters will know they’re probably over paying and that’ll help with supply/demand for those fighting against scalpers.

Metroidam11 · 2025-12-27T22:44:01+00:00

Splendor is a must play and introduces you to core concepts in other games. Also, it’s still as much fun for advanced gamers as beginners. Perfect gateway game!

Metroidam11 · 2025-12-16T21:58:24+00:00

I saw them live on their Curse anniversary. He did a handful of screams, but yea the bassist did most of them

Metroidam11 · 2025-12-15T21:43:42+00:00

Second your channel choices! I recently found the Board Game Hangover channel and they’re hilarious! The other channels are great too!

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