• MystikIncarnate@lemmy.caEnglish
    3·
    40 minutes ago

    I definitely want it. If it’s cheap, I definitely want two.

    Actually everything they recently announced looks great. I really want to try to frame.

    I gave up on VR after the oculus CV1 got canned. I bought one, got a few decent years out of it in spite of “meta” buying the company and making it shit, but when they stopped selling the connection cables for the CV1, which was the part that broke most frequently, I just backed the hell off and thought to myself, “this shit is cool, but it’s clearly not established enough to be predictable, maybe some day”.

    Whelp, I think we’re finally there.

    Until now, you had the “option” of either something mainstream like the quest 7 (or whatever number they’re on), or you can pick from either the index, which was on the pricy side for what you were getting, or the bigscreen beyond, which required an iPhone to scan your face so they can make a custom face shield just for you (and to get more you had to scan those people in and get face shields for them at a premium). Anything else was so niche that you probably were not getting support, if the company even existed in a few years to support you.

    Now? A first party VR that actually looks good and works natively with steam…

    So yeah… Where do I sign up?

    I’ve wanted a steam deck for years but I don’t game on the go so I can’t really justify it, but the rig I’m using for couch gaming is getting pretty dated… So this seems like a great time to get back into everything… Though, finding the money I need to get the systems is going to be a challenge…

    • yeehaw@lemmy.ca
      2·
      36 minutes ago

      I’m with you. When I heard about the deck I was excited. When I got one, I was not prepared for how good it is. The quality is amazing. They thought of (it seems) basically everything.

      And I’m hoping this translates to all the new shit. Exciting!

  • EldenLord@lemmy.world
    341·
    13 hours ago

    My problem with Windows is the kernel level anticheat that comes with online games. On linux these anticheats only have user privileges, and still allow you to play online. That alone is just such a massive advantage that the ~10 games that don‘t run on Linux are negligible to me. Also it‘s the publisher‘s choice they only work on Windows so fuck ’em!

    • wheezy@lemmy.ml
      22·
      1 hour ago

      Sure. But Window’s itself already has Kernel level access. So, I feel like if you’re running Windows the issue of some gaming company having kernel level access is much less concerning to me than a genocide supporting software weapons manufacturer.

      Like, I’m against the gaming companies having kernel access. But if you’re running Windows in 2025 you’re already sharing all of your data with one of the most malicious companies that exists. Microsoft is currently on the level of the many American companies that worked with the Nazis. I guess my point is that Riot having access to my keystrokes is the least of my concerns if I’m on Windows.

      Edit: Speaking as a former Microsoft employee.

      noazureforapartheid.com

  • Naho_Zako@piefed.zipEnglish
    251·
    13 hours ago

    So happy that I’m blessed to not like 95% of online multiplayer games, or mostly the competitive ones. People cry about not having CoD and Overwatch, and I just sleep easy knowing that none of the games my mom and I play are affected 😌

    More people need to like RPGs and single player games man

    • Shanmugha@lemmy.world
      22·
      13 hours ago

      Overwatch can be run on Linux no problem. The shitty matchmaker though has buried the game for me anyways

  • doingthestuff@lemy.lolEnglish
    14·
    15 hours ago

    As much as I have no desire to play either of those games, their existence on Windows affects me exactly zero. I’m still a mixed Linux and Windows user (and a couple of Macs I don’t want), I manage a lot of machines between my family and my small nonprofit. I like Linux a lot but I doubt I’ll ever be able to walk away from Apple or Windows completely. But a man can dream! People keep dragging me back in…

      • doingthestuff@lemy.lolEnglish
        11·
        14 hours ago

        I run a nonprofit that owns a few venues with great sound systems, so I deal very closely with a lot of musicians. And man do they all love their Macs. The windows attachment mostly has to with older large donors involved in our accounting. But neither of those things are going to change super quickly. I just keep switching over more machines one by one.