Kxmode wrote on Oct 14, 2019, 23:34:
2. I'm sorry, but your statement that "VR headsets are less sharp and have less clarity of image as compared to a 4K monitor" is wrong, and here's why. Valve's Index "uses a 1440×1600 LCD panel for each eye for a combined resolution of 2880×1600." 4K-UHD is 3840×2160 (this is the more common resolution for gamings) and true 4K 4096×2160 (this is the more common 4K resolution for movies and broadcasts). The index gives you a screen dimension that is 1000×560 less than 4K-UHD. When you're eyes see an image at 2880×1600, you will notice the better visual fidelity.

SirKnight wrote on Oct 14, 2019, 12:40:

BIGtrouble77 wrote on Oct 14, 2019, 12:09:
The last MS Flightsim I bought was v4.0 around 1990. After 30 years of virtually no interest, I think I'm all in on this one. Seriously looks like a massive step forward from every other flight sim out there.

Flight Sim 5.0 was a pretty massive jump from 4.0. 5.0 is the first one I bought and it has always stayed as my favorite, or at least close to the top. Even though later versions got even more detailed and better in every way, there's still something about version 5 that I really like.

I recently bought a new sealed copy of 4.0 on ebay. It says it's from 1989 and is on 5.25" floppies. I hope my only 5.25" drive I have left still works. While I do have other methods to get it on that old machine, I like doing it the "right" way.

jdreyer wrote on Oct 13, 2019, 16:13:

jacobvandy wrote on Oct 13, 2019, 16:06:

El Pit wrote on Oct 13, 2019, 15:47:
He who pays the piper calls the tune.

So much about "freedom of speech".

Maybe you should actually read the First Amendment.

Constitutional freedom of speech doesn't apply to private corporations for the most part. The exceptions are for protected classes.

El Pit wrote on Oct 7, 2019, 11:57:
But please try to buy from GOG first, if a game is available on this store, too.

CJ_Parker wrote on Oct 4, 2019, 14:03:

BIGtrouble77 wrote on Oct 4, 2019, 12:47:
What a dick punch to gamers pushing the steam release to December. No way in hell I'm buying it sooner.

Oh, I'm sure Cockstar will REALLY learn their lesson and reconsider their miserable existence if you buy the Steam version in December then .

That said, I'm surprised it's not a Rockstar Launcher (RGL) exclusive mirroring UbiSoft's model of going EGS and uPlay exclusive with the latest titles (on the other hand not since R* greed is even more infinite than Ubi's). Maybe they are saving that for GTA VI when the RGL will have become more widely known and accepted through RDR2.

Cutter wrote on Oct 2, 2019, 18:18:

BIGtrouble77 wrote on Oct 2, 2019, 14:48:
That Joaquin Phoenix outtake was really unfortunate. The dude was in one of the better moods I've seen him in on late night, and that clip just killed his spirit. The guys that are method actors get so deep in their roles that tense stuff can happen on set. It felt uncomfortable because we really shouldn't have seen it... we don't know the context and we don't know the pressure he was under to get that scene right.

That doesn't matter in the least. That's how a spoiled child behaves. Anyone who ever behaved like that in my restos got 86'd immediately. Sometimes forcibly. The guy makes a fortune for pretending, it's not hard work. The least he could do is show some grace and professionalism.

RedEye9 wrote on Sep 30, 2019, 22:48:

El Pit wrote on Sep 30, 2019, 13:36:
Being owned and destroyed by US hedge funds is soooo much better than by their Chinese counterpart! Right, guys? Guys? Hello?!

I'm not real sure where all the China hate comes from. Every thing you own from the clothes you wear to your mouse probably has all or some of its parts made in China. Why should pc games be any different.

eRe4s3r wrote on Sep 28, 2019, 16:38:

BIGtrouble77 wrote on Sep 28, 2019, 15:24:
After using Ubuntu Warty Warthog in 2004, I decided to pivot my career to Open Source and Linux. That was about the time that the Windows XP security epidemic started (spyware/adware) and my job as a support technician was complete hell. It felt like such an unprofessional space to be in.

So happy I got into programming and just left the MS ecosystem in the dust. Windows 10 is fine for gaming machines, but I don't do serious work on it anymore. Windows is fundamentally flawed and that's never going to change unless they do a complete rewrite. *nix is a much better platform to build from. I kind of hoped Android would be the linux desktop we all dream of, but it's not happening yet. Someday maybe.

2 words that made this entirely 100% impossible for me (I mean moving to Linux, like even for a hobby)
Active Directory

Yes, it's a thing, oh my god is it a thing. The absolute fucking worst thing, but it's a thing. Literally EVERYWHERE. Virtualization? Managed by *nix box, but accounts on Windows you are NOT managing without Active Directory, you can do it of course, if you like suffering.

Literally every big company uses Active Directory, or if you are in Germany some form of SAP commercial management clusterfuck that's even worse in every aspect to active directory because there you can't easily replace it. It's part of a package deal ;/

HorrorScope wrote on Sep 27, 2019, 13:51:
I'll have to watch some live streaming, they would have had to make a lot of improvement and I'm not even asking them to get anywhere near the polish EA had. Just a solid game and if they have that, with the other features.... maaaaaybe they have something.