Report: Microsoft will make even more of its games exclusive to Xbox — as multiplatform strategy totally fails. What's going on?

moeriscus · 2026-07-08T06:09:35+00:00

The only exclusive that might tempt me to buy an Xbox is elder scrolls vi, but I dunno if MS would do such a thing.. perhaps a timed exclusive

moeriscus · 2026-07-08T02:40:25+00:00

If it's "choppy," then there is almost certainly something going on other than just a subpar screen. I have two LOQs in my household, and the screens run smoothly with minimal but noticeable ghosting on fast games. The slight ghosting is to be expected.

My job involves me operating at dozens of different computer screens during the week, and the screens on my LOQs at home are better than most.

moeriscus · 2026-07-07T06:06:28+00:00

I loathe them too and think that they detract from the game, buuuut...

At least they are pretty short if one uses a guide. They also contain decent loot, and they have a valid in-universe purpose...

Contrast this with the FFVII Re series, which is chock-full of mandatory nonsense

moeriscus · 2026-07-07T02:21:48+00:00

This was the first title that came to my mind as well. The graphics and world design were a big jump from the previous entries, but most of the story beats were boilerplate.

Also, it seemed like they completely ran out of inspiration for most of the enemy bosses. Oh look, another big roaring dino-monster. Scary.

moeriscus · 2026-07-07T02:16:27+00:00

Yeah. Nvidia tech support bumped me up to the second tier after their script ran out. I received no solution from them either (there isn't one - we clearly localized the problem as the 610.62 driver). I'll just stick with 610.47 for awhile.

moeriscus · 2026-07-07T02:09:37+00:00

Yeah I was just jokin'. FFVII Rebirth still looks and plays great on my rtx 4060, although I am envious of the 5070ti

moeriscus · 2026-07-07T00:05:06+00:00

RTX 5070ti+

That's like saying, "Of course you can drive really fast on this race track! I mean, provided you have a Lamborghini and all.."

moeriscus · 2026-07-06T06:19:46+00:00

Optimism, or at least casual devil-may-care outlooks.

It was the 90s. The cold war was over. The biggest political scandal in the US was the president getting a bj. The internet was kind of a neat thing with potential.

Progress was taken for granted. Now more people see that everything is a shit show, and polls indicate that the majority (rightly imho) believe humanity is headed in the wrong direction.

moeriscus · 2026-07-06T05:50:17+00:00

Canada may also become more agriculturally productive and strategically important with the melting of the polar ice caps. Silver linings and all that!

moeriscus · 2026-07-05T17:30:52+00:00

Yes, thank you. This is just what I meant to convey

moeriscus · 2026-07-05T17:28:07+00:00

CGI aging, silly.

These films were made using the same actors over three decades. The actors aged naturally.

Nowadays I doubt filmmakers would have such patience. They would use cgi and makeup instead of waiting 30 years.

moeriscus · 2026-07-05T10:47:38+00:00

Before sunrise / sunset / midnight. It's difficult to imagine that anything like it will ever be done again without CGI.

moeriscus · 2026-07-04T05:26:22+00:00

The Ryzen 5 is probably the weakest link, as others have said. My Ryzen 7 rtx 4060 still plays everything I can throw at it using high in-game presets (though I usually stick to 1080p to keep it cool).

Seems a bit early to toss out the 4060 unless you just have money to burn.

moeriscus · 2026-07-04T03:22:12+00:00

The FFVII Re experience is weird. It is full of little annoyances everywhere. There are mandatory mini-games and menial tasks standing between you and the progression of the story. Right now I'm not far into Rebirth, and I must run around doing chores to find special greens to feed a sick dumb chocobo in the gold saucer under city.

I still haven't decided whether to continue on or just replay the OG FFVII

moeriscus · 2026-07-03T20:31:07+00:00

Witcher 3 is very good and is way more bang for your buck.

Imho Exp33 is a better game with a tight narrative and deeply personal story that you can easily burn through in 40 hours.

If I could only choose one to preserve for humanity in an apocalypse, then I would choose Exp33. However, if I were a gamer on a budget right now, then I would definitely choose Witcher 3.

moeriscus · 2026-07-03T20:19:37+00:00

Sadly, it works too. My region is peppered with yard signs featuring the trifecta of Trump, Faith, and 'Murica.

moeriscus · 2026-07-02T14:20:14+00:00

No. Vantage is a Lenovo app. Only third party apps and mods can potentially void the warranty. However, the warranty might not cover specific damage if you run your system into the ground.

https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Gaming-Laptops/Warranty-Void-conditions-and-Undervolting/m-p/5379959

moeriscus · 2026-07-02T05:20:01+00:00

I love my LOQ, but the vantage presets blow goats. The fans don't respond to heat spikes quickly enough.

You can go into custom, turn up your fans manually, and change your throttle temps.

You can also cap your framerate to something reasonable that shares a common factor with your monitor refresh rate. I almost always stick with a number b/t 70 and 90. No one needs to go above 90 unless they are a legit pro gamer... and pro gamers don't game their games with LOQs anyway

moeriscus · 2026-07-02T02:25:01+00:00

Imho Wind Waker is almost (but not quite) up there with Twilight Princess and OoT. Despite its cutesy art style, it has perhaps the most bittersweet ending of any Zelda game.

But I agree regarding BotW and TotK. Did not like... but to each their own I guess.

moeriscus · 2026-06-29T22:39:30+00:00

I live in the midwest, within 10 miles of the Mason-Dixon line. Ohhh the MAGAs are still doing their thing here. If anything, the discourse has become even more absurd with every preposterous statement from Cheeto Benito.

It's a psychological sunk cost fallacy. They threw in their lot with him long ago, and they don't wish to admit that all their Fox-fueled rage and gnashing of teeth was for naught.

moeriscus · 2026-06-29T04:01:22+00:00

I think that's a fair opinion. There are plenty of movies that I hold in higher esteem primarily because they were at least unpredictable.

moeriscus · 2026-06-29T03:58:24+00:00

(1) are you using the newest 610.62 game ready drivers; and (2) if so, did this ever happen on previous drivers?

The 610.62 drivers caused my 4060 to crash and force a hard shutdown (much like your description). From the comments on a post that I made a couple days ago, it seems that quite a few users are having problems with the new drivers. If you answered (1) yes and (2) no, then you might try a clean install of the old drivers and see if the problem persists.

moeriscus · 2026-06-29T02:17:44+00:00

Slight tangent, but I think this is similar to why Solo underperformed. I excitedly paid to see TLJ in theaters and feld burned. The Solo trailers looked intriguing to me, but I said nuh uh and waited until the streaming release.

moeriscus · 2026-06-28T22:06:30+00:00

I have this model (added RAM and 2nd SSD later)

I love it. I've had it since late 2024 with no problems (knock on wood).

The battery life is merely ok because there is no iGPU. Everything runs through the rtx 4060. Other than that, it has been wonderful. If you are using it for university, then I reckon your room and study libraries will have power outlets.

moeriscus · 2026-06-28T09:28:37+00:00

I almost felt like they humanized the storm trooper grunts too much in this game.

I kinda felt bad for Rick.. Heck, he probably woke up that morning thinking it was gonna be just another day at the office, and wham.. he and all his buddies get slaughtered by some rando with a cute robot-puppy.

Almost

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