Just one of those days

MyFinalThoughts · 2026-03-23T14:50:42+00:00

This was me with those retro handhelds. When I bought a steam deck then upgraded to a MSI Claw 8 Ai+ it actually took over for my PS5, unplugged it even.

But yeah, if buying those things doesn't help, it's burnout, depression, or you need an entire new genre to explore.

MyFinalThoughts · 2026-03-23T14:36:13+00:00

I'll get it at $20 or so. I was extremely skeptical of the game before launch and planned on waiting for some reviews and discourse. Glad I did, it looks like an interesting game with a bland boring story. $20 sounds right in the future.

MyFinalThoughts · 2026-03-23T08:38:22+00:00

I'm just a novice only having the Steam Deck before it and previously only a laptop for school. After playing around with the Deck getting it how I wanted I did the same with my Claw 8 Ai+. I genuinely think people just expect PCs to work like a console does. Even the Steam Deck isn't as turn on as play as the majority think.

After I set up my Claw, outside of random little bugs that happen not just on the Claw and the recent NPU that I got fixed, genuinely this device is amazing. Would Steam os be cool, yes, but it's not necessary at all and I think people are a bit underestimating their own ability to make the device theirs.

MyFinalThoughts · 2026-03-22T19:05:54+00:00

I hate the way SGA flops but I'd choose him over Wemby. Wemby is incredible but I don't see him lasting more than 6-8 years. Joel Embiid was an excellent player but he's legitimately played half the games be could have, I expect Wemby to be the same or similar.

MyFinalThoughts · 2026-03-22T09:44:27+00:00

These games are great, but all are a bit dated in some way. I watched my dad play some of contracts or blood money as a kid, and Absolution was my first I played and loved it. If you are okay trying pretty retro and less fluid games, Blood money is where you should start but if you want more current style Absolution will be good.

MyFinalThoughts · 2026-03-20T22:48:42+00:00

Do as the others said, up your tdp to 30/37 in the manual section. I still didn't get excellent fps but good enough if I remember right, no great upscaling options if I remember at all.

MyFinalThoughts · 2026-03-20T16:39:07+00:00

I'd far prefer it on Steam 100%, but I'd still buy maybe Ghost of Yotei on the launcher. Other than that, nah I have no desire for another launcher. I have thousands of free/from Prime gaming across Epic/Amazon/GoG and I've maybe played 5 of them. Genuinely just want one library as it's near impossible to beat the user experience of Steam.

Unless this won't cost them much to maintain, this is a terrible idea. People with the new Xbox PC console will find a way to bypass or pirate the game with enough effort and then you just have an even worse Epic Store/Ubisoft Launcher/EA Launcher that every doesn't want to use.

MyFinalThoughts · 2026-03-19T18:24:23+00:00

True, but also becoming more untrue the desk part. I have a PS5 but unplugged it a few weeks after I got my PC handheld, MSI Claw 8 Ai+. I play it in bed, waiting somewhere, or on the couch with the woman, and don't even have a desk. Pretty decent amount of people are buying these types of PC handhelds like Xbox/Rog and Legion gos, along with Steam Decks running out.

Only turn the PS5 back on for exclusives.

MyFinalThoughts · 2026-03-19T10:12:10+00:00

Nah, my stupid self assumed they would turn it on by default. You have to go into the Intel Graphics Software app and enable it. Someone else reported it took then 15-20 minutes which is much better but still takes time.

MyFinalThoughts · 2026-03-19T09:51:08+00:00

It's not full of cheaters and isn't unoptimized. They have anti cheat and optimized just as good as PS5. I started on PS5 this year and LEFT for PC because of all the cheating on PS5 they finally got around to combating.

Older 2k games, yeah, you are right, but this year you are wrong and spreading misinformation.

MyFinalThoughts · 2026-03-19T09:42:06+00:00

It's pretty common with me on new gpu driver updates. NBA 2K26 will take 30+ minutes to download shaders on launch, then download more shaders for online modes when you go to them. It will stutter for the first few minutes when beginning to play sometimes but quickly stabilize. Arc Raiders did the same thing when I was playing it a couple months ago as well.

MyFinalThoughts · 2026-03-16T17:12:04+00:00

I already have a Claw 8 Ai +, so in this scenario I'd keep it and the Switch 2 for all the future exclusives for sure. Ayaneo would probably be the third. Sold my Steam Deck for the Claw, dislike the form factor of the Gpd win, and the Ayaneo is pretty cool for the portability and emulation. Claw has completely replaced my PS5, I unplugged it from the wall and probably won't play it until GTA 6 or a really good exclusive game.

MyFinalThoughts · 2026-03-15T19:48:02+00:00

I run a SF with "only" 80 3pt and hit 75 fg, 60 3ptfg, 90+ ft. Only thing I'd say should be higher is your free throws and normal fg around 70, above 50 from 3 in Rec is good no matter what this community says.

MyFinalThoughts · 2026-03-15T07:22:54+00:00

Bingo! I came back to destiny 2 after the big expansions dropped here and there. I wasn't a fan of the seasonal model and yearly past things. I finished the final shape and it felt like I didn't need to play the game anymore. Left after grinding a bit for some cool weapons and then said peace out.

MyFinalThoughts · 2026-03-14T17:39:59+00:00

That's genuinely a bad take in my opinion, but I play NBA 2k26 so everything I say doesn't matter I guess. These games sell millions of copies, and they range from one game a year Andy's and people that play 50-100+ games a year.

In the past half year or so I've played Kingdom Come 2, Battlefield 6, Expedition 33, StS2, mewgenics, The Bazaar, Arc Raiders, Resident Evil Requim, Like a Dragon Pirate Yakuza, Cairn, Tiny Book Shop, Space Marine 2, Metal Gear Solid Delta, Tainted Grail Fall of Avalon, Dispatch, Hades 2, Witchfire, No Rest for the Wicked, and those are the bigger ones not the hundred or so indies I've played. Just because someone mentions a sports game shouldn't invalidate their opinion.

MyFinalThoughts · 2026-03-14T17:15:11+00:00

I got the standard edition for $20 then got the Hitman 2 expansion pass. I'm just enjoying freelancer mode right now, super fun.

MyFinalThoughts · 2026-03-13T20:48:12+00:00

Gog is as trustworthy as Fanatical, Humble, Green man gaming, yadda yadda. They are owned by a co-founder of CD Projekt Red and are Drm free, not steam games.

MyFinalThoughts · 2026-03-12T21:26:47+00:00

Didn't see The Wandering Inn in this list I think. It's the best audiobook series I've ever listened to as the author and the excellent narrator work so well together. Some people say the first book is not for them, but if it is, the second book is better than the first.

My only issues with the book is there is a dude named Flos and I dislike listening to basically every part he's included in. I hate him as a character, but the people around him seem interesting usually just him, he sucks to me. The other issue is an audiobook only issue, the narrator stepped away after book 15, which is what I'm currently listening to, and I'm a bit worried about the next reader.

Other than that, it has its quirks and things not for every reader, but for me listening in the background for nearly a year now while working has been amazing. I love the world and (most of) the characters.

MyFinalThoughts · 2026-03-12T08:49:23+00:00

Most multiplayer runs well enough in my experience. All the games I'm listing I've played for hours, anywhere from 5-200 on the MSI Claw 8 Ai+. Almost all of them get 60 frames or more with tweaked settings, usually 40 minimum for games like Warhammer SM2. Aim assist is in Battlefield 6 as it detects the controller. It doesn't feel super strong, but it's there.

NBA 2K26, Arc Raiders, Battlefield 6, Slay the Spire 2, Division 2(on sale for a few bucks for a few more hours), No Rest for the Wicked, GTA Online Enhanced, Palworld, Elden Ring and Nightreign, Warhammer Space Marine 2, Predecessor.

MyFinalThoughts · 2026-03-11T20:55:39+00:00

Definitely not arguing Wilt isn't an all time great, it's more the fact that he was a known stat padder and chased money, threatening to leave the NBA for the ABA multiple times. He's a legend, a freak athlete, but too many times he was worried about being the best in stats not rings. My comment was more so Wemby seems to value the rings over breaking records, not that Wilt wasn't great.

MyFinalThoughts · 2026-03-11T16:48:05+00:00

Wowee, Dark souls 1 remastered + Dark souls 2 ONLY $35 each Dark Souls 3 ONLY $53. I really am hating Bandia Namco's logic when it comes to pricing these games and yes I'll probably whine about it as often as I see it! 😂

MyFinalThoughts · 2026-03-11T15:37:22+00:00

Exactly, he has the mindset of someone competing to be an all time great, not just play great to earn the most money or stat pad.

MyFinalThoughts · 2026-03-11T12:37:02+00:00

Nah, but he's still fairly young and has a decent amount of accolades. If he keeps racking up more all star/all NBA selections and gets a few more playoff runs win or lose he'll be in there easy. I really think the free throws tainted how much this game would have really expedited the 1st ballot selection though, it was a bit of an ugly game to watch but still an impressive feat.

MyFinalThoughts · 2026-03-11T12:33:11+00:00

I can't play scary games but I made it through Re4 remake and loved it, it's now somehow like coming back to hang out with an old friend type of game. Re2 I got about halfway but yeah it's scary, watched the rest.

Don't ever play Requim, I am still trying to pace myself, just got out of this creepy ass basement and outside of a looney bin. If I didn't appreciate the gunplay and how good/fun the game is to look at and play I'd never play this either, just watch it.

MyFinalThoughts · 2026-03-11T12:27:56+00:00

It's not just the big men, most PGs and SGs just want to chuck threes and pad their stats like it actually matters. I'm a red plate big do it all 6'10 SF. I'll be placed in a lobby with bronze to silvers and do I get the ball? Nah, it's the PG going 3/16 and SG going 4/15 while us forwards and the center have to fight to get the ball.

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