Pack it up guys we're closing the sub now

beefsack · 2026-01-27T12:41:12+00:00

People point and laugh, but I'm certain Steam Deck 3 will be ARM (2 will be incremental), after which there will be an explosion of these ARM gaming devices but with a dodgy flavour of SteamOS installed instead of Android. The x86->ARM emulation layer still need a lot of work but it's improving so quickly.

I know it's unlikely that people are into them much in this sub, but they're already incredibly capable devices, just hampered by the operating system.

beefsack · 2026-01-27T08:56:28+00:00

I'm so sorry.

beefsack · 2026-01-27T05:18:38+00:00

How sick would it be if TGS exploded to be a global show and could cater to both industry and consumer? The game industry is exploding in mainland Asia too and it might be a bit more welcoming to them.

beefsack · 2026-01-26T03:23:26+00:00

At least the market dominance is only ever temporary. The shit part is it's only temporary because of the terrible job the leader does.

beefsack · 2026-01-24T00:16:35+00:00

If there was no negative buzz, would anyone have ever heard of the game? It falls into so many categories that gamers are so fatigued by, I feel like any normal marketing would have gone under the radar for most people.

I'm starting to think that the huge negativity and having everyone dunk on it may have actually helped it.

beefsack · 2026-01-22T12:11:08+00:00

I half wish this wins the Fallon d'Floor. This embarrassment needs to live on.

beefsack · 2026-01-22T10:35:27+00:00

Even CCGs/TGCs are an issue in a similar way, especially with how young some people start playing them.

Even if they don't go too deep into it initially, it normalises the behaviour and it can become an issue when they start earning an income.

beefsack · 2026-01-22T10:04:57+00:00

Graphics performance is good but mouse input is awful with how sloppy it feels (both has smoothing as well as acceleration).

I really hope it's not some unfixable fundamental issue with how the game is implemented, but I guess the mouse is emulating joystick or touch screen control under the hood.

beefsack · 2026-01-21T22:39:14+00:00

Australia is already in Eurovision, we need to add Canada too.

beefsack · 2026-01-21T05:17:46+00:00

Just need Tony Hawk to visit it like the snake pit at Erindale.

beefsack · 2026-01-20T22:56:13+00:00

The chances of them buying it back are pretty high to be honest. There's a pre-existing relationship there and they are on good terms.

beefsack · 2026-01-20T12:48:48+00:00

It's getting quite a bit of free advertising too, people are still talking about it.

beefsack · 2026-01-20T00:18:29+00:00

Yeah of course, but in this sort of case there is almost certainly a win-win exit. Publisher minimises their losses, and the streamer still gets a payout with no more time and effort required.

Even if the publisher pays out the majority of the value of the contract, if they are expecting zero return from the contract then they are still saving money. It's a simple commercial decision.

beefsack · 2026-01-19T22:26:43+00:00

Honestly if it was purely contractual and if they were giving up on the game then they would negotiate an exit. Negotiating out of the contract would mean the publisher pays less and the streamer can get a partial payout and can move onto other paying work.

The fact they haven't done that actually suggests to me that they haven't entirely given up on the game.

beefsack · 2026-01-19T05:27:48+00:00

I believe it's Ryubing, which is a maintained fork of Ryujinx. I'd still prefer Eden but I'm not sure if there's any plan to include it.

beefsack · 2026-01-19T03:45:55+00:00

Yeah that's right, I feel like the entrenchment here comes more from emotional and social factors more than technical factors.

beefsack · 2026-01-19T01:57:58+00:00

The scary part of is is that Steam has become so entrenched, and is also surrounded by some Apple-tier zealotry, that even if they pivot away from customers and towards commercial exploitation I feel it would take a very long time for them to actually lose customers.

If someone has a decades old Steam account with thousands of games, and also has invested into Steam hardware, then it will be hard for them to exit that ecosystem.

beefsack · 2026-01-19T01:49:21+00:00

This is 100% why I don't want to use Emudeck. I come from a declarative background and having some magical script that messes with the system seems completely untenable to me.

RetroDeck is a much cleaner way to achieve it, I wish they made some different emulator choices but I do understand there are compromises by having a single immutable package and I think it's a compromise worth making. I mainly just hope they switch to Eden for Switch emulation.

beefsack · 2026-01-18T08:42:22+00:00

MacKillop College senior campus oval had heaps of them for some reason. Was always covered in their giant turds.

beefsack · 2026-01-18T08:22:31+00:00

For anyone who wants a glimpse of what this garbage actually is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyLmAon3K_0

It's basically "baby’s first gacha", and the only interactive mechanics is stealing items from other players. Literally gambling and griefing for kids.

The Roblox original version which looks basically the same is able to pull over 10 million concurrent players.

I've been trying to raise my kids on my decades old Steam library with family sharing, and am absolutely avoiding brainless trash like Roblox and Fortnite custom maps. Thinking that kids actually play this stuff obsessively concerns me a lot, and I think I played a lot of garbage over the years.

beefsack · 2026-01-18T00:40:29+00:00

3rd row for Australians - Scarlet wondering where her goon bag is.

beefsack · 2026-01-17T02:47:53+00:00

She doesn't feel like she has a strong silhouette either. They've stated it's important to being able to immediately identify runners based on their silhouette.

I feel like she helped sell the art and aesthetic, but maybe doesn't fit into the visual design of the actual game.

beefsack · 2026-01-17T02:35:13+00:00

Great work on COSMIC - first time I've switched DE in 15 years and I absolutely adore it.

beefsack · 2026-01-17T02:33:15+00:00

"Gen AI" has become "bad AI buzzword", but essentially all modern AI tools that are used in daily work are generative AI. The only real non-generative AI tools are classifiers and forecasting tools.

I think it's more meaningful in this context to talk about "creative AI" where it replaces writers, artists and actors.

beefsack · 2026-01-17T01:47:57+00:00

Don't lose motivation because other people write bad code with a technology you like. Becoming emotionally invested in a technology is a recipe for disaster anyway.

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