alessandro

Not a build, what I am thinking it's exactly as a raspberryPi5 is, just slightly more powerful. The idea is to kickstart sort of DIY PC console, in which Valve sell you just the very bare bones (CPU/GPU/ram and only strictly necessary I/O, just like the RPI5 board) + some key license for games to test things out, then anybody can build up whatever they want, even plugging an external GPU if so they desire.

edit: also this may be of interest

Dunno why, probably some trickery on pcgamesn, the actual headline was fine when I read it through RSS update, it was fine when I've open the article... but then Lemmy suggested the scummy headline (and I didn't notice) that pcgamesn was still hiding somewhere. I had to manually fix the title, I guess this is a scummy trick for reddit instead: you can't edit titles over there

Edit: for those confused, you can still read the usual scummy clickbait title in the post content over there

People is going crazy with these b/w filter just to make variations of Elon's salute.

To counterbalance the two stick up in his ass

Roblox is making lot of money... so why they (gamersplan) need to make an ad for it?

Why even do this? All this does is make scalpers rich. When will NVDIA learn

Scalpers helps with price inflation. What did Nvidia learn it's to keep making trillions; I wonder if they are realizing they are quickly becoming an hated company.

Wait, you actually mean that Sony doesn't give you money for free so you can make even more? That's shocking!

All true, but too many people tend to forget that the very first game in the world of console generation to have online cross play was Fortnite for Sony's Playstation and Microsoft's Xbox.

Also, Sony and Microsoft held back PUBG crossplay in the very momentum in which battle royale was exploding (ignited by PUBG itself)

I don't disagree with Tim regarding Google or Apple; but I am not throwing those three names randomly. Xbox, Switch and Playstation are console that allowed crossplay for Fortnite (PUBG had to wait behind Fornite for Sony and Microsoft allow crossplay later: Sweeney surely don't forget friends that helped beat the competition) before anybody else. While Apple argued that their business model is similar to console, he choose to defend Sony,Microsoft and Nintendo: try ask him to lower the 30% for those three... and you'll see what he'll say to you.

As for Stram... well, I am a big supporter for Itch and (partially, due to their murky position towards Linux: "all DRM free but your Windows license" it seems); I think Steam need competition (such as PC hardware like SteamDeck where the OEM can customize freely without having to obey Microsoft); in fact, Epic Game Store is rowing in the opposite direction! Many indie are wondering why they should support Itch and GoG "for free" while Epic pay them for exclusivity!

Well, I think that, for developers, Itch and GoG are their "contract leverage" to push Valve around; and the role Epic is taking is:

1. indie developers are less motivated to support Itch.io
2. exacerbated tone Tim is against Linux.. it's pushing Linux developers towards Steam

Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft are fine tho.