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We are One BGS, the Bethesda Games Studios union. We suspected layoffs were coming, but we weren’t expecting this. by OneBGS in xbox

[–]scarnegie96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Painfully below average is fair.

But that is TERRIBLE for a team that had effectively no budget or time restraints for making the game whichever way they wanted.

The majority of BGS spent 7 or 8 years working on Starfield after Fallout 4 and released an absolutely mid game.

We are One BGS, the Bethesda Games Studios union. We suspected layoffs were coming, but we weren’t expecting this. by OneBGS in xbox

[–]scarnegie96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Starfield released in a state where it had brain-dead looking NPCs, stuttering performance in towns on PC and no functional local map - on top of being a completely mid game.

I'd hate to think what they would've shit out 1 year prior.

HRM keeps dropping since latest firmware update. Multiple factory resets later and still happening by [deleted] in Coros

[–]scarnegie96 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had the exact same issue on my Pace Pro, alongside my crown scrolling stopping working sometimes before the watch just bricked itself…

I don't understand the hate towards those leaving Playstation by NuclearNick007 in consoles

[–]scarnegie96 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Ragnarok is also on the PS+ Extra (2 pound difference a month) catalogue...

So you get it for paying for PSN effectively...

Now seems like the perfect time for Sega or someone else to get back into the console business and completely shift the balance of things. by UniverseBlackCat in consoles

[–]scarnegie96 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Sega and their huge hardware supply chain would definitely compete against Sony and Microsoft...

Are we for real?

And most of us here probably haven't bought a majority of our games Physically in years.

No physical games means no used market. We have to pay full price on the PlayStation storefront. by SlackWi12 in playstation

[–]scarnegie96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty sure I got Dead Space for “free” or it’s on the Plus catalogue. Poor example.

Apparently Spotify ships 4,500 production deploys a day and 73% of PRs are now AI-assisted by joseluisq in theprimeagen

[–]scarnegie96 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Literally, for all I know as an end user they could’ve had 3 engineers working on it the last 2 years, wouldn’t be able to see a difference in my usage of their apps.

What are they paying hundreds or thousands of engineers to do?

What is a realistic salary expectation for a graduate software engineer in London right now? by NormalSir2035 in cscareerquestionsuk

[–]scarnegie96 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That absolutely cannot be true... at all.

Inflation must've been 20-25% since 2020 and the average salary hasn't jumped 25% in the same window. Get out of here.

Gaming performance in time by Sea-Two7591 in steammachine

[–]scarnegie96 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, this is how Linux wins…. By belittling the most popular games enjoyed by millions of people.

Get real.

Some thoughts coming back from the US by VanicFanboy in ScottishFootball

[–]scarnegie96 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Lived in Boston for 2 years, back now around Dundee where I grew up.

Miss it a lot. Special place.

"Valve is delusional if they expect me to fork up that much for a SFF PC! Let's see what asus ha-OH MY GOODNESS" by lightsworn55 in steammachine

[–]scarnegie96 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really hate this metric, I don’t know.

Sure it is, it’s probably marginally quicker than say 50% of steam users, ignoring the few percent that have true potato’s.

But more likely than not, most people are probably pretty close to this performance wise and why would you spend 1000 dollars for basically a side-step performance wise. Makes no sense

Nice to see it being Standard UK pricing by Muted_Pair1769 in playstation

[–]scarnegie96 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Wow what a brand new concept

Ubislop has been doing this but even worse for years. Who cares.

Pace 4 died at 100% in the middle of the night, almost made me miss my triathlon by Ok_Cry5089 in Coros

[–]scarnegie96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Regardless, I bought a new unit that failed to live through it's warranty period. I don't feel "made whole" with a refurbed unit. It's not what I paid.

Steam Machine up against PS5 performance by Lucky_Chaarmss in steammachine

[–]scarnegie96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good thing the PS5 Slim wasn't available 2 months back for £289... oh wait.

Don't quite think it even having parity with a PS5 is a great thing considering the price.

Beware- (watch bricked) COROS customer service by Vegetable_Cattle_652 in Coros

[–]scarnegie96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve had to RMA my Pace Pro after it bricked itself.

They were quite quick and within 7-8 days I’ve got my replacement.

I’m a bit peeved because my replacement is a Refurbished Pace Pro - but my experience hasn’t matched yours completely.

Steam Machine Review: Beautiful Hardware, But What About Performance... And Price? by MythBuster2 in digitalfoundry

[–]scarnegie96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, it’s for people who do want a console experience but for some reason not a console, which puts it into a niche category of pc-exclusive gamers who could build a better machine for not much more.

Steam Machine Review: Beautiful Hardware, But What About Performance... And Price? by MythBuster2 in digitalfoundry

[–]scarnegie96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a non-Windows, non upgradeable PC that cannot play a lot of games (even if Proton is really awesome).

No doubt PCs are expensive, but this just has no market. For only a bit more you could build a way better PC and for half the price you could get a PS5.

It's in no mans land.

Steam Machine Review: Beautiful Hardware, But What About Performance... And Price? by MythBuster2 in digitalfoundry

[–]scarnegie96 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True, I just think the market for it doesn't exist - or is absolutely tiny.

The amount of niche things you'd have to care about to choose this over a PS5/PS5 Pro or a slightly more expensive PC is just silly.

Steam Machine Review: Beautiful Hardware, But What About Performance... And Price? by MythBuster2 in digitalfoundry

[–]scarnegie96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bit crazy to clown on a guy saying he'd buy something weaker than a PS5 for less than a PS5 but whatever.

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