Recent content by Color me Dan

The last time I used it properly was probably 5-6 years ago, might even be more considering how time flies hehe. I used Arch since a friend with more skill and patience was running the same thing, I don't recall which desktop environment I was running then though. Something minimalistic...

Absolutely. I use both, and it's a learned "skill" as any other. I don't mind learning new ways of going about an OS per se. However, with Windows or MacOS I can do 95% of what I want through a GUI. And those last 5% that I might need the command line for are things that usually cropped up after...

I'm just going to sneak in here and ask. For those with experience among different distros, which one would be recommended for a gamer (emulators, Steam, GoG) who wants to transition from MacOS/Windows to Linux but doesn't have a lot of interest or patience for learning the ways of the terminal...

And why should they? Unlike myself as a kid, painfully aware of the limitations of my PC and lack of a console to play games on instead, games are quite literally everywhere these days. And the lowest bar for games has risen dramatically, so playing on your phone or tablet is a decent...

Well, turns out I didn't start Silent Hill immediately. Got a hankering for an older game I never finished due to a bug. Mirrors Edge. First-person parkour. It works decently well! But not seeing your feet leads to a lot of falls... Wonderful game though. Even if I absolutely suck at it. It took...

Do any, or all, of these games require RTX hardware, or are there fallback options for different architectures or platforms without AI cores? It's going to be interesting to see how the AI is implemented though. And more interesting still to see if or how players can get unintended results from...

I am now the proud owner of four fat ones! I have never even seen a SACD though. But now I feel I need to get a few… As a side note, has anyone tried to polish piano gloss black electronics plastic? The PS3’s all work, but they don’t look great. Thinking of getting a very light plastic polish...

God, I remember this game. Me and my brother played it as kids. Mom would give us hints from a guide when we got stuck. Technically it was my brother who bought it I think, and I'll forever regret being the one who controlled the mouse for the last bit even as my brother protested. He sensed...

I really would love it if Valves steam deck became a hardware SKU that devs targeted like a console. Guaranteeing a decent experience on it. And it sounds like Microsoft is aiming for something similar in the future with their own solution. I've never tested a steam deck though, so I don't know...

I really enjoyed the first Industria! I haven't got RT capable hardware, but it looked nice enough on my old 5700 XT regardless. And I thought the story was touching and wonderfully surreal. Gotta say I'm liking this thread as a more passive observer. I really enjoyed the visuals and aesthetics...

Processing near memory? That would be quite novel. I don't know what it could bring to the table really, I'm not familiar enough. You have any examples? To Sony's credit they do seem very attuned to developer needs since the PS4. I wouldn't know about Microsoft, so they might be as well for all...

Making a console dependent on cloud computing would really alienate rural communities and parts of the world with less than stellar internet connectivity. Or what I’d call a dick move personally.

The gaming market is absurdly large these days. So I think it's difficult to pinpoint reasons that apply everywhere. But a few surface level ones might just be that: Gamers gravitate to where their friends are. Leading to entrenchment of titles where you've already spent a lot of time, like...

Well, I finished Metal Gear Solid for the PSX. Well, as played through Duckstation. Got absolutely sold on it. Anyone have a suggestion for a superb PSX game for me to play next? I'm thinking of the original Silent Hill.

I’ll preface this with what might become obvious when I ask my questions: I have no idea how NPU’s work. A) what would they contribute in a game? B) would the hardware be useable for other tasks or would it be so much dead silicon unless “AI” tasks were asked for?