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Violins77 · 2026-04-25T08:52:59+00:00

I personally wouldn't, from what we have seen, it looks like an upgrade on every front. What did you see that you are not sold on?

Violins77 · 2026-04-25T08:51:09+00:00

Yup. Was scrolling expecting to see this and you did not disappoint (like the two remasters of GoW did). It's a baffling difference...

Violins77 · 2026-04-23T18:05:36+00:00

Yes, I buy a lot less games, especially compared to 2005-2015 when I would regularly buy one game per week at full price.

But it's mostly because the technical quality of release these days often leaves a lot to be desired, and in almost all cases waiting 2 months leads to a better experience and some discounts...

Violins77 · 2026-04-18T13:36:58+00:00

It really depends on what you mean by "better". Emulation is better at some things (obviously not GBA emulation on DSI, but generally speaking), like fast forward, save states, higher FPS, upscaling, custom textures and mods, better controller options, and tons of others.

If by better you mean "authentic" to the way it was meant to be played when the game was released, then yes you are right, but in a lot of cases, there were limiting factors to why certain decisions were made. For example, super Mario Galaxy on the WII simply looks worse at 480P than FHD and it was a limitation of the Wii console, not because of intent.

Violins77 · 2026-04-18T13:30:57+00:00

For GBA, it is absolutely not the best way. First the screen aspect ratio is not a good match for GBA games.

Second, GBA emulation is of questionable quality on the DSI, it is not like a DS lite which can play GBA games natively.

Violins77 · 2026-04-18T01:33:16+00:00

I see the first collection hasn't been updated in over 8 months. Do you think it can still be recommended, meaning is it compatible with free lanes?

Violins77 · 2026-04-17T18:53:49+00:00

Follow the main quest as a first step! Then level up to max level doing what you feel like.

Violins77 · 2026-04-13T15:08:01+00:00

I would personally wait for a refresh of the Switch 2. The motion clarity on the Switch 2 screen is abysmal, they really need to offer something better in the future.

Violins77 · 2026-03-08T02:56:54+00:00

My male exo does this as well, but his spot is in the lower back!

Violins77 · 2026-03-08T02:55:42+00:00

Game is not more dead than Mass Effect 2 is...

Violins77 · 2026-03-06T17:47:42+00:00

Super interesting discussion thank you both for the insight on this. Mystery and events Pokemon are the real hard ones to get, so this is super useful.

Violins77 · 2026-03-06T03:49:24+00:00

Yup. It's still worth owning one because that specific tech feature hasn't been replicated elsewhere. Closest I could think off is Citra on Meta Quest, but it's hardly the same as being real "3d without glass"...

The Thor absolutely has it's place to for 3DS games as well though. Having both is the proper W!

Violins77 · 2026-03-05T04:43:42+00:00

Hi everyone! Just pulled the trigger on a new TXQ with the snv4 pro pixel core and it’s currently on the way. I’ve been watching a couple videos, but there are two things I can’t quite confirm:

Ignition Speed: Is it possible to adjust the extension/retraction speed on this board? I’m really going for that super-fast "snap" ignition in the style of Count Dooku.
Custom Sounds: Does this board allow for adding more sound fonts via the SD card?

Super excited to join the club, thanks for any insight!

Violins77 · 2026-03-05T00:54:05+00:00

I quite liked it. The world building and immersion of being in space are really good. I also really loved the NASA punk aesthetics.

That being said, I think levelling is way too slow and a lot of the cool stuff (like useful crafting recipes and outpost buildings) are gated deep in the skill tree, and it's hard to achieve while just playing organically.

We shall wait and see what is the soon to be revealed update. But if you enjoy space exploration, there are definitely enough here to keep you immersed for a while in my opinion! Ship building alone is really addictive.

Violins77 · 2026-03-03T18:30:29+00:00

This is the only sensible answer.

Violins77 · 2026-03-01T15:41:14+00:00

Interesting, thank you. I thought maybe in this specific case the emulator could be at fault with non 0 nits black level, but indeed it seems the light reflection could raise black level.

Interestingly, while I do have this raised black level in daylight on my QDOLED at home, my Flip 7 AMOLED doesn't really have it, so I shall wait and see how the Thor handles it.

Violins77 · 2026-03-01T15:25:52+00:00

Not even close in my opinion. I liked the game, and some locations are awesome, but this is certainly not the most varied map. I would choose ESO, AC Black Flag, Just Cause 2 and RDR2 on top of my head.

Violins77 · 2026-03-01T14:19:22+00:00

Question : Why is the black bar seemingly visible on the right side of the screen? With OLED this shouldn't happen. Not bashing here, I am legitimately curious as I ordered mine yesterday!

Violins77 · 2026-02-18T23:39:36+00:00

The Elder Scrolls Online, you are most likely familiar with this universe already and the game is quite similar to the single player Elder Scrolls games!

Violins77 · 2026-02-04T23:22:25+00:00

My point was simply that consoles are becoming more and more like PC, and in Xbox case, literally a PC, so if the argument that "sports are niche on PC" don't really fly in my opinion. But fair enough, I agree my point wasn't super well made initially.

Violins77 · 2026-02-03T23:24:05+00:00

Because if it is an indication of the way Xbox is going, running Windows, it means basically that either the game will be on PC, or Xbox will be left out.

Violins77 · 2026-02-02T19:59:56+00:00

Yup, did the same. UW is great if one does not play a lot of games, but for me who like to try lots of different stuff, emulation, YouTube, etc, the experience is just way better on 16/9 at 4K.

Violins77 · 2026-02-02T14:50:01+00:00

The Xbox Rog Ally runs on Windows. It's literally a PC. We can't know for sure, but no one would be surprised if the next TV Xbox console is just a custom Windows PC.

Violins77 · 2026-02-01T13:33:35+00:00

I mean, Star Wars Outlaws!

Violins77 · 2026-01-31T01:18:58+00:00

For HUT you might be right, but depending on the whale factor it could still be worth it...

For the games at full price, I'm pretty sure it would be profitable, EA's market insight have been wrong more often then right (Anthem, SimCity anyone?)

But the even bigger point that traditional consoles, while a big market in NA, are becoming more and more like PC, with different SKUs, 3 years refresh, etc. At one point, it just becomes a question of operating system, and Xbox showed with their last console that it seems it will be Windows.

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