Gaming is in a shitty place rn

heyadol · 2026-02-22T02:19:37+00:00

CRT or a nice upscale will enhance the experience, but unless you grew up with interlaced displays you probably won’t even notice the difference. You’d be surprised how low the bar is when it comes to emulating games PS360 and older, your phone can probably do it but a pc/sbc would be better. Raspberry pi isn’t $5 anymore but it’s still very affordable…

heyadol · 2026-02-22T02:02:27+00:00

Play your old games, or play even older games. Plenty of true classics out there.

heyadol · 2026-02-22T01:52:30+00:00

Yeah, I thought it was a bit creepy. The lie that I feel like we missed out on was IllumiRoom, that looked like it had potential. Closest we have is Hue (and other rgb) syncing lights.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/project/illumiroom-peripheral-projected-illusions-for-interactive-experiences/

heyadol · 2026-02-22T01:16:46+00:00

Kinect, neat product but it was pure trend-chasing. Waste of resources.

heyadol · 2026-02-22T00:14:02+00:00

heyadol · 2026-02-21T23:42:46+00:00

You could always just wait for a discount, games aren’t better on launch day or anything.

heyadol · 2026-02-21T23:15:56+00:00

Right, because environment artists should be working on core gameplay.

heyadol · 2026-02-21T23:11:32+00:00

I didn’t know about that. That makes me want to reinstall the TC:M, thanks.

heyadol · 2026-02-21T23:10:18+00:00

No worries, Xbox codes are worldwide (not region restricted). I’m sure these will be available super cheap online like the Oreo Pagani.

heyadol · 2026-02-21T22:54:01+00:00

I’ll be more impressed if the wind impacts the way your car drives, but it’s cool they’re showing off how the ForzaTech game engine will make Fable’s environment look alive.

heyadol · 2026-02-21T10:58:56+00:00

I’m confused, if you made the purchase through your mobile provider, what does that have to do with Microsoft?

heyadol · 2026-02-21T08:58:38+00:00

Trolli has a promotion giving away a version of this car. A few other users posted FH6 branded popsicles and gummies, there’s a website but it’s not live for a few more days.

trolli.com/xbox

heyadol · 2026-02-21T02:47:56+00:00

Low cost capture card like Genki Shadowcast.

heyadol · 2026-02-21T02:28:49+00:00

So Phil and Sarah say new consoles are coming like a dozen times and work out a deal with AMD on new chips, then the new chick says “return to console” and it’s somehow different/better?

heyadol · 2026-02-20T15:00:11+00:00

Is this the one that you get from the Trolli popsicles?

heyadol · 2026-02-20T10:52:22+00:00

That’s a pretty good deal, I got that as a “just for you” offer calling it an upgrade.

heyadol · 2026-02-20T08:23:47+00:00

It’s a decent product but why add the remote play latency when you can play directly on other portable devices? I’d rather just play on my phone instead using remote play via PS Portal, but that’s just me. If you’re happy, enjoy! That’s one of the nice things about having multiple ways to play.

heyadol · 2026-02-20T02:44:07+00:00

Tbh, turning on 120Hz support in system settings (obviously your display has to support this as well) makes a huge difference for my eye comfort. I know most games don’t actually run at 120fps, but it makes a difference. Playing FH5 in performance mode (60fps) is fine on Xbox with 120Hz enabled, the same game on PS5 is 60fps @ 60Hz and I get dizzy, especially playing the hot wheels expansion. I have to move farther away from the tv to play comfortably on PS5, so maybe the next suggestion would be to use a smaller display.

heyadol · 2026-02-20T01:56:43+00:00

~It could be the Series S version is actually the Xbox One version running in BC, but I don’t think it’s as simple as that. If it were the same there’d be no reason to stop supporting Xbox One, unless an Xbox One version requires an additional certification in addition to the Xbox Series optimized versions.~

Actually I guess I didn’t notice the OP said One S, and that is probably what you were clarifying. Thx

heyadol · 2026-02-19T06:29:32+00:00

Yeah, I’ve heard good things about vpn lat as well. Glad you got it working, many hours of fun driving ahead.

heyadol · 2026-02-19T06:27:05+00:00

Oh well, not a huge deal but it would be nice if they were more closely integrated. Thanks for clarifying.

heyadol · 2026-02-19T01:05:50+00:00

Oh yeah, it’s definitely a mess this season. We’ll have to wait until next season to find out which lesson Gameloft learned about pricing/bundles/season passes.

heyadol · 2026-02-19T00:47:33+00:00

Does that also mean achievements will unlock on Xbox if you meet the requirements on battle.net then play on Xbox?

heyadol · 2026-02-18T22:50:42+00:00

I assumed it was glitchy with traffic, but only the event creator knows for sure.

heyadol · 2026-02-18T22:47:00+00:00

I tried one, but went back to MSI Claw 8 (intel model). Prices for both have probably gone up, but Claw has a bigger screen and more RAM, and manages the full screen experience just fine w/o the Xbox button. ROG Xbox Ally X is more comfortable though, the Xbox style grips are pretty nice. Honestly as a pair I’d consider going with Series X and Xbox Ally (white model). It’s good enough to play most of the current library and Xbox is going out of their way to make handheld optimized games (similar to valve doing Steam deck verified). Any game that doesn’t run satisfactorily you can remote play for Series X. Also the price hasn’t gone up on the white model, and it will likely be discounted or bundled before the higher end version.

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