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Console will remain viable because the overall CPU and GPU are decent if somewhat lacking. But the resolution and graphical fidelity will start taking bigger hits. Expecting 720p max res with lower settings later in the cycle.

I agree with you. Shutting down my PS5 is a pain and the fact that there is no easy way to organize games is still a bummer. XSX with the quick resume menu is just a lot more intuitive. Plus I can group my games based on whether it is for X1, X360 and so on.

Still doesn't make sense. What you see while playing a game is loaded on to the RAM. The streaming aspect is controlled by SSD bandwidth and transfer speeds. So if I can't fill my RAM with enough data needed to render the screen, it takes some more time to load. By what you are saying, Sony is going to design a world that would require a refill of the entire RAM everytime you turn your head. If the world is so rich, then PS5 will run out of space even before you play for a few mins Hyperbole, but you get where I am going. The only place where it will help is if you want to transition across worlds as in Rift Apart. But how many games would actually do that? If you constantly do that, immersion would be lost. All said and done, what Sony has done with Kraken is really good. But it is not going to result in stuff that is miles ahead of competition. Better that XSX? Probably yes.

Still don't understand why exclusives cannot be ported over. What's the worst that will happen? A couple of loading screens?

I have faced the same issue with certain FPS like Half Life and Portal (sometimes). But never with Far Cry or Doom. Probably to do with corridor based games. I found that using speakers helps. Headphones increased the sense of claustrophobia for me.

Try this app (dont personally use this): https://apps.apple.com/app/amphetamine/id937984704?mt=12 I use a dual monitor setup with my Mac but I dont work when unplugged. Mainly because intelliJ and our Jetty app server are power hogs and Mac tends to throttle when not plugged in. I discharge manually overnight or when workload is light by keeping the lid semi closed.

Although Big Sur manages battery rather well, I'd recommend doing a regular discharge and charge of your Mac battery. The battery in my Office mac started bloating up because it was always connected to the power source (post COVID wfh).

I wonder why you'd even imagine doing that to yourself

For native Mac layout, Keychron is good. They seem to be restocking regularly, so keep checking. Most of the other boards will do fine, you can get third party keycaps for Cmd and Option and swap out, but other functionality like Mission Control may not be accessible using the Fn row. Basic key rebind in system preferences will do the trick for swapping Cmd and Option. If you are okay importing, check the Royal Kludge RK84 on banggood.com, Epomaker AK84S or GK96S on epomaker.com. RK only has Windows keycaps, whereas Epomaker has a dedicated May layout.

Is the upgrade available without the DLC? I maybe wrong here, but from what I've read you need to first upgrade to the PS4 director's cut edition and then shell out the 10$ for the PS5 upgrade. Will be good if they offer the 10$ upgrade without tying it to the GOTY equivalent upgrade.

Buy the upgrade on PSN. Or sell your disc and get the Director's Cut

To counter your argument, when a studio is killed, as long as the employees don't get laid off, things are fine. It would be a bummer to see someone's work go to waste, but that doesn't mean the workplace is inherently toxic or that the employee was not valued. To be honest, EA's reliance on games as a service could be a reason why they are doing better. It's just a conjecture from my end, but services mean a steadier stream of income, better pipeline revenue and more incentives to keep your employees around. The success of a studio is no longer tied to the success of a particular game.

He's fine with an entry level board cos it's for his dad. Go for Keychron or Ducky only if you are committed to sink deeper ?

You'll be surprised at how easily you can get used to smaller layouts. I was using a 60% layout with no fn row, arrow keys or numpad for a good 6 months before I changed the board. Except for the arrow keys, didnt really miss the others. Got used to them.

But this is truly a rabbit hole. Now, I am tempted to get a Gamakay TK68

5k me ghanta kuch nahi milega. I searched. I settled for a cheap brand and for someone who is using mechanical keyboard for the first time, it is overwhelming! Should have bought earlier. Lol. Did you import or buy a Cosmic Byte?

DM or whatsapp. There are too many considerations like preference for form factor, switches etc. Will explain in detail.

Yeah, ageeed. But these are niche items and extremely unlikely that an inspector would suspect these to cost upward of 100$. Especially considering Epomaker boards barely have any significant branding.

Nope. Mailed them to undervalue it to 20$ and they did.

Epomaker GK61S (bottom) with Gateron Browns and PBT keycaps. Received it today via India post. Replaced the Keychron K2V2 keycaps with a retro Mac PBT set two weeks ago.

@Assassins Creed @KnackChap Can we pls do something to stop the passive aggressive and bait conversations that happen in this thread and PS5 thread? It's seriously tiring to hear the same crappy drivel. The Xbox and Playstation thread was relegated for such discussions, but folks just want to sh*t all over the place.

Again you are bringing in the console comparison without really understanding how PC operates. If a game runs poorly on PC, I can scale down the resolution or tweak the settings to improve the performance. Your logic applies only if Steam decides to start supporting non tweakable resolution/graphics settings. Which is not going to happen, because it's basically a PC. As days go, the console is going to age and the games may not run great, but based on the resolution and the fact that things are configurable, it can easily last a console lifespan before a better specced machine is launched. No one here is pretending or turning a blind eye to stuff. The Steam Deck holds immense potential because it can potentially run thousands of games the day it launches without having to do anything. I stand by what I said, you are just shoehorning stuff for the sake or arguing without really understanding the basics.

Wont happen. If at all, things will be better optimized for PC if the Deck base is larger. PC game dev really doesnt work like console development cos the developers already target a wide range of devices and scalability is factored from day 1. You should seriously stop trying to bring Xbox into every conversation, man.

Feel your pain man :/ Consider getting a board with linear silent switches? That may work out ?