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Re: Over three billion people worldwide now play video games, study reports

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Post by gboss » Sat, Aug 22, 2020, 5:17 AM UTC

WoahNoun wrote: post #56

klyrs wrote: post #52

My great grandmother used to play solitaire. The same way that many of us while away the night staring at a screen, she'd sit in her apartment wearing the spots off a pack of cards. Some oldsters will react to this news with dismay, but as I see it, our lives are richer for the innovation.

What's amazing is that solitaire isn't a single game with a set rules. It's an entire category of card games. The "game developers" of the past were just people agreeing on a set of rules.

Spider solitaire is my jam. I played it every day of my commute on my phone for a year. Still go back to it sometimes. Definitely need to try other kinds.

Re: Over three billion people worldwide now play video games, study reports

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Post by WrtCdEvrydy » Sat, Aug 22, 2020, 5:26 AM UTC

ArtWomb wrote: post #80

Ghosts of Tsushima may be the best Playstation game I have played EVER. It's a testament to how late in the console release cycle, developers are just now mastering internals. It's the ideal video game: open world, 13-century feudal Japan, Age of the Samurai. High contrast "Kurosawa" mode, 4K HDR is cinematically photoreal. I really hope it remains a Major IP for many years to come ;) https://blog.selfshadow.com/publ…

Detroit: Become Human.... another visually stunning game came from a tech demo called Project Kara on the PS3.

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Post by WrtCdEvrydy » Sat, Aug 22, 2020, 5:26 AM UTC

wuunderbar wrote: post #130

the_duke wrote: post #118

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Since you liked Horizon Zero Dawn: - Witcher 3 brought me back to gaming after a 10+ year hiatus. While not perfect, it's the best/most immersive game I have ever played. Thanks to truly incredible writing, an interesting, engaging world where small side quests are some of the best content, good graphics that still hold up very well (especially with mods on PC, but just fine on console). All built on a foundation of…

Do you need to play Witcher 1 & 2?

I didn't feel pulled out of it but going back and replaying it made me feel like I missed a little bit of lore.

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Post by WrtCdEvrydy » Sat, Aug 22, 2020, 5:28 AM UTC

danielheath wrote: post #139

maroonblazer wrote: post #79

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Keep in mind that 1/3 of the population suffer from motion sickness, so for them (I'm in this group) VR isn't an option for the most part. Of course if this is a solvable problem - those who otherwise suffer from motion sickness are symptom-free in any VR application - then I agree VR could have a bright future.

I get quite motion-sick. Boat rides are - at best - mildly unpleasant. After trying the oculus dk1 roller coaster demo, I was incapable of doing anything for 4-5 hours and still felt sick days later. I play beat saber regularly; taking off the vive after an hour I feel mildly disoriented for about half a minute and then I am fine. The tech has progressed tremendously and no longer gives me any trouble (which may not…

The DK1 was basically the same as google cardboard in terms of tech... I still have mine under my desk.

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Post by rcpt » Sat, Aug 22, 2020, 5:33 AM UTC

stevenwoo wrote: post #152

wuunderbar wrote: post #130

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Do you need to play Witcher 1 & 2?

I watched the TV series first, and Witcher 3 has a much better and coherent story than the TV show even though the game picks up after the events of Witcher 1/2. I finished the game mostly for the stories.

tbf the TV show was pretty convoluted with time jumping all over the place

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Aug 22, 2020, 5:39 AM UTC

axaxs wrote: post #147

Godel_unicode wrote: post #145

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Better controller support, especially vibration, and higher frame rates count as measures in my book. Have you tried it?

Yes absolutely. Proton is a great product. But underneath, it's still Linux. So saying 'Linux support is terrible, Proton is better' makes absolutely zero sense.

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Post by alchemism » Sat, Aug 22, 2020, 5:43 AM UTC

tumidpandora wrote: post #151

My PS4 pro has been a trusted companion through the pandemic.. I have cherished playing Ghost of Tsushima and The Last of Us 2

I bought my first PS in January and wondered if I was being foolish to buy-in so late. That ended up being one of the luckiest purchases of my life.

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Aug 22, 2020, 5:44 AM UTC

axaxs wrote: post #147

Godel_unicode wrote: post #145

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Better controller support, especially vibration, and higher frame rates count as measures in my book. Have you tried it?

Yes absolutely. Proton is a great product. But underneath, it's still Linux. So saying 'Linux support is terrible, Proton is better' makes absolutely zero sense.

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Re: Over three billion people worldwide now play video games, study reports

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Post by alchemism » Sat, Aug 22, 2020, 5:50 AM UTC

catsarebetter wrote: post #155

tumidpandora wrote: post #151

My PS4 pro has been a trusted companion through the pandemic.. I have cherished playing Ghost of Tsushima and The Last of Us 2

I see we have similar taste, might I recommend assasin's creed? Amazing graphics and the story mode is pretty phenomenal, kind of a greek mythology nerd so that's why I'm so drawn to it.

In normal times I would travel to Greece multiple times a year. I acquired a 4k projector so I could fill a wall with the game. It’s been a nice substitute.

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Post by a_e_k » Sat, Aug 22, 2020, 5:51 AM UTC

reificator wrote: post #60

HenryKissinger wrote: post #40

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PCs are more expensive than consoles, so one might be led to think that PC gamers have more money than console gamers and thus spend more on games than their console brethrens.

PCs are definitely not more expensive than consoles when you compare the TCO over a year or two, and that gulf keeps getting wider the longer you're on PC. This was true even before Steam sales and Humble Bundle and free games on the Epic Store and and and...

I also view my PC as a tool for doing work (especially these days) and the gaming I do on it is a side-benefit subsidized by said work.