RamRabbit

Jesus fuck, even 3-strikes would be absurd for this...

Steam recently announced the new Steam Machine. Would be worth checking out as well. They ship Q1, iirc.

This is only really appealing to console games as PC gamers have nothing to gain from buying one

I have a PC gamer friend who has an 8-year-old PC. He has said he is getting a Steam Machine.

What this offers PC gamers is a ready-made box. Some PC gamers don't want to build a PC, they want to just buy it. And this offers a very standard package to get.

I'm glad we are backing away from that retarded 'peace plan'.

I'm honestly amazed console gamers have accepted paying for multiplayer (though, I do note, PC gaming has expanded over time, I wonder why....). I had a PS2; I remember being excited about buying a PS4. It has a blu-ray player! The graphics are so much nicer! The previous gen even had free multiplayer!

I never bought a PS4, it had paid multiplayer. Fuck that.

Edit: I did briefly own a 360, the paid multiplayer was the reason I sold it fairly quickly. It felt like it was trying to milk me, and I would rather just be rid of it.

it could become the new standard for industry benchmarking/testing

Exactly. We are already seeing game companies specifically mention the Steam Deck in patch notes. This will give them a standard item to validate compatibility against. Any game company that wants to make sure their game works well will have a Steam Machine on-hand to QA with.

And I fully agree with you on benchmarking. It will be a very standardized system to point to in game reviews.

However, Steam offers numerous deals several times a year, so it will be worth the investment. In the long run, owning a Steam Machine or PC will pay for itself.

And you also don't have to pay monthly for multiplayer!

I hate, hate, hate when I fix something and I don't know why the fix worked (or what the fix even was...). I want my suffering to result in something learned so it doesn't happen again.

Same. Had to call my CC company and tell them to stop blocking payments to this 'vendor'. Haven't personally had issues after that call.

I remember watching a testimony from a North Korean who escaped south. The thing that finally convinced them they need to leave was finding a discarded plastic water bottle. That something so useful would be carelessly discarded confirmed everything he had suspected about how shit life was in the North compared to the South.

I'm not an expert on this, but I know it's common to use things like tranquilizers intended for farm animals.

Links for people:

• Contact the President

• Contact your Senator

• Contact your Represenative