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Re: Playstation 5 root keys obtained

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Post by me_me_me »

salamandersauce wrote: post #201
me_me_me wrote: post #172

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i have GTX 970, in drivers section of Nvidia its in legacy category. I dont really see the issue of suboptimal experience to worry about. Modern games autodetect optimal options to play out of the box.

You've never had a game do a bad job of that? I've had plenty of games either set everything to Ultra and be a slideshow or set everything to low when I could easily handle medium or high. GeForce Experience helps somewhat but not every title supports it.

To be honest I dont play that many new games these days, so I might not have a good sample of experiences.

But I don't recall ever having to configure a game because it doesn't work.

As a counter point though, there used to be stories of people buying a game on console and had to download 30GB patches in order to play it.

Also paying for subscription to play online games always irk me the wrong way.

Ether way PC or console there are pros and cons

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Post by zeusk »

chalupa-man wrote: post #267
zeusk wrote: post #183

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> you want to play a game on steam but your friend has bought it on the Microsoft store how do you play together? How do you voice chat? Both services support adding non platform games through their shortcut/executable. They also support voice chat for groups and players not in game. > What do you do when the Xbox services don't work when docker is installed? File a bug report? Or you just came up with some hypotheti…

> Both services support adding non platform games through their shortcut/executable. The multiplayer services are independent and crossplay is an exception, that's what I think they were getting at. Being able to launch an executable from a different store doesn't matter if your copy uses Steamworks for multiplayer and the copy from the MS store doesn't support that. > File a bug report? Or you just came up with some…

> The multiplayer services are independent and crossplay is an exception, that's what I think they were getting at. Being able to launch an executable from a different store doesn't matter if your copy uses Steamworks for multiplayer and the copy from the MS store doesn't support that.

But that’s not the case from the games I’ve played unless you’re getting into hypotheticals.

I’ve played on Xbox live with my cousins on steam in F1 2020, age of empires, gta 4, halo.

The only friction is initial invites from the specific platform but once we’ve played in the same server, it’s very easy to send in-game invites.

As for the issues with virtualization, it’s an understandable issue with concerns around cheating in pc multiplayer games. COD4 was absolutely ruined because of it. Virtualization isn’t very widespread but I’m sure they’ll be more accommodative soon as WSL and Android ship by default on Windows.

Re: Playstation 5 root keys obtained

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Post by me_me_me »

Sebb767 wrote: post #195
me_me_me wrote: post #172

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i have GTX 970, in drivers section of Nvidia its in legacy category. I dont really see the issue of suboptimal experience to worry about. Modern games autodetect optimal options to play out of the box.

You still have the problem of maintaining an OS, installing the games and possible downtimes when something breaks on the windows side. Plus, you still have to worry whether your hardware is sufficient to play it fluidly at all times. On a console, someone tested that for you and ironed out the edge cases. I'm not a console gamer, but I can see the appeal.

The Windows not working sound overly exaggerated as an issue. I think that's why I even replied to OP. Overblown issues as an argument for/against something.

The whole pc vs console is like arguing what mode of transportation is better. Apples to oranges, use what you like and be happy about it.

Re: Playstation 5 root keys obtained

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Post by zeusk »

maccard wrote: post #246
zeusk wrote: post #235

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PC games don’t need “cross play” FYI, you create a server and it is visible for anyone who purchased the game regardless of platform. I haven’t used in game voice for more than a decade now. discord, teamspeak, steam chat, Xbox live all work well and are used by quite a lot of people. Can’t comment on that single issue, but it does look like there was barely any information provided to repro the issue.

> PC games don’t need “cross play” FYI, you create a server and it is visible for anyone who purchased the game regardless of platform. That is very much game specific. As an example, Deep Rock Galactic doesn't support playing between Steam and the MS store [0] > I haven’t used in game voice for more than a decade now. discord, teamspeak, steam chat, Xbox live all work well and are used by quite a lot of people. All…

> So it's not just file a bug report, it's file a bug report and provide follow up information. As a programmer, that's fine, but what if my kids want to play minecraft with their friends?

I’d say your kids pc doesn’t need docker on it.

You can’t eat the cake and have it too. If you’re technically skilled to be using containers and virtualization, least you could do is file a helpful bug report.

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Post by SirHound »

raxxorrax wrote: post #225
SirHound wrote: post #174

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I believe consoles are indeed cheaper because 1. they can be sold at a loss (whether or not they actually are now, they have been historically) as the manufacturers make that back on games 2. they bulk order components and package/market them as a single piece. I much prefer gaming on consoles because I can't be bothered with all the mental overhead that comes with PC gaming. Like most of us I don't have much time. I…

> with all the mental overhead that comes with PC gaming On a modern system you buy in the next electronic store that is ready to use the mental load is the same as using any Sony OS. The advantage I see in consoles is that they are more multiplayer friendly. It is mostly more comfortable to share a large couch, but PC maintenance is as easy as it is on console. You cannot play instantly. I use a console 3 times a mo…

Between background updates and instant resumes this just isn't true. Unless you're saying I can press a power button on the PC and I'm instantly exactly where I left off on the last game I played?

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Post by 5e92cb50239222b »

codetrotter wrote: post #10
5e92cb50239222b wrote: post #7

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I live in a third world country. What's funny is we have a lot of PlayStations and powerful video cards and top-level processors available. We just don't have any money to buy them. Maybe I should set up a mail-order business to serve Western hardware enthusiasts.

How much does an RTX 3080 Ti 12GB cost in your country?

Apologies for the late response. I was joking actually, we really do have a major surplus of hardware, but the prices we pay are insane, and have always been so. I built my PC back in 2015 and paid about two times more what I would have paid if I lived in the US.

I ordered a lot of stuff from the US throughout the years. It takes at least a month to get here, and shipping costs from $50 (for the smallest items like Kindles), to $150-200.

So it's not really practical.

Looking at retail:

— the cheapest 3080 Ti 12GB I see is around $2500, the most expensive one is $3200 (there are 10 models in total).

— PS5: from $1000 to $1350

— 3080: from $2000 and up.

If you have the right connections you can get them individually with bulk prices, but it's not easy to do because of pervasive corruption.

Re: Playstation 5 root keys obtained

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Post by 5e92cb50239222b »

andrewksl wrote: post #13
5e92cb50239222b wrote: post #7

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I live in a third world country. What's funny is we have a lot of PlayStations and powerful video cards and top-level processors available. We just don't have any money to buy them. Maybe I should set up a mail-order business to serve Western hardware enthusiasts.

How much does a PS5 or 3080 go for in your neck of the globe?

Oops, sorry. See here:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29148838

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Post by SirHound »

lewispollard wrote: post #259
tpxl wrote: post #187

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Looks like what you're describing is at least partially implemented in Steam Big Picture mode. > Big Picture is a mode of Steam designed for use with your TV and game controller, so you can enjoy your Steam games from the comfort of your couch. With the press of a button, Steam displays a full-screen user interface which has been completely redesigned for readability and interaction on TV. It can also be used on your…

Yup, you can also set up Steam to launch Big Picture mode at Windows boot, if you wanted to use the computer exclusively for gaming, and in addition, it's currently the best way to use a game controller on Windows, since when running in Big Picture it takes over all game controllers with its own input wrapper, which makes nearly any game controller work in a unified way with completely configurable controls. This is…

Surely you still have to enter your Windows password with a keyboard?

Re: Playstation 5 root keys obtained

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Post by ziml77 »

rStar wrote: post #186
rStar wrote: post #88

playstation 5, not yet obtained!

as in, i haven’t been able to buy one. its a joke mfrs, chill

You're being downvoted because you're not contributing anything at all to the discussion. It's a lowest of the low effort sort of comment. If we tolerated that then, by the very nature of requiring little effort, they would quickly drown out substantive comments.

Re: Playstation 5 root keys obtained

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Post by lewispollard »

SirHound wrote: post #288
lewispollard wrote: post #259

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Yup, you can also set up Steam to launch Big Picture mode at Windows boot, if you wanted to use the computer exclusively for gaming, and in addition, it's currently the best way to use a game controller on Windows, since when running in Big Picture it takes over all game controllers with its own input wrapper, which makes nearly any game controller work in a unified way with completely configurable controls. This is…

Surely you still have to enter your Windows password with a keyboard?

Big Picture includes an on-screen keyboard overlay that you can toggle with a shortcut (by default it's the controller "home" button and "select", iirc).

The first time you try to unlock the PC this way, Steam will prompt for elevated permissions to be able to do so.

You can of course also set up the user to be automatically logged in.

In my experience it's best to have Steam launch via the Task Scheduler with elevated permissions so that you can approve UAC requests, etc.

However, yes it's worth having a keyboard connected (even if it's just one of those tiny wireless touchpad+keyboard combos) in case things go wrong.

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