Gaming/VR
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@Machpants said in Gaming/VR:
If you totally want to shit yourself, spend your $2 here: https://www.pcgamer.com/alien-isolation-is-95-on-sale-for-dollar2thats-95-off/
I'm far too scared to try it in VR mode, it's terrifying enough on a PC monitor
Now free https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/12/21/alien-isolation-is-free-on-epic-right-now/
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I... have no words
The KFConsole is real, and it boasts one big advantage over the PS5 and Xbox Series X
Yes, the KFC console exists
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I... have no words
The KFConsole is real, and it boasts one big advantage over the PS5 and Xbox Series X
Yes, the KFC console exists
I thought it was December, not April.
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not much to go on but cold be a lot of fun!
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@Kiwiwomble TBH it could be simple to develop another Tomb Raider... Common elements are obvious (to me anyway).
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@antipodean definite common elements, might just want to so something similar without yet another Tomb Raider
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My formerly quite conservative ex wife got the boy ( 12 ) Far Cry 5 for Xmas. I did the good Dad thing and sat down for a game with him, fuck it is awesome, not unlike GTA in it's amazing scope but obviously set in a much more rural setting and with a more compelling storyline.
I'm hoping he doesn't get too traumatised by char grilling cult members with flamethrowers or running them over but we're having a rip roaring time so far. The bad Cult leaders are as compelling as any villain you'll ever see in a movie, I had to house sit a couple of weeks back and after feeding the animals I sat up til 2.45 playing the fucken game !
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PC gamers spent $4.5bn, equivalent to the defence budget of Denmark, on kit last year
As a whole, PC gamers in the US dropped $4.5bn on new hardware and accessories in 2020, 62% more than in 2019.
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So - my laptop shit the bed, and apparently it needs a new motherboard/mainboard - which is impossible to find anywhere in the goddamn world.
And - while I was waiting for that diagnosis - I realised that my entire free-time is based on that goddamn device - it was my sole access to TV, movies, music, fucking everything.
So - I'm looking at my options for replacing it....
I'm not a massive "gamer" - I don't play anything online against Korean kids in nappies, I don't play the latest/greatest CyberPunk or whatever, and I sure as hell don't have some seat especially designed for sitting in while playing computer games...
But - I'm pretty sure I actually cooked my previous laptop with just some older games, Civ VI, and watching movies/TV.
And so - I'm considering getting something a bit more robust.Long story short - any opinions?
I'm considering a basic-level "Gaming PC" - with some additional HDD storage - in order to get the better cooling, etc - and maybe open up options for extending my "gaming" - plus using it as a pseudo-media-server.
Or - do I just get a normal PC?
Or - some sort of laptop with improved cooling/etc? Unfortunately - all the "Gaming laptops" I can find - are fuggly as their stereotypical customer base. I ain't buying anything with garish lights advertising "Hey everybody, this guy is a gamer"
Or - just go back to what I had - a ultra-compact laptop - and cut down on the nerd-gamesAnd yeah - I know somebody's going to say "build your own PC" - but I had a quick look, and thought "yeah, nah". I'm quite happy to plug in the extra HDD if necessary, but I'd want the base product pre-built/tested.
So - ideas, thoughts? Recommended vendors? I've heard rumours that PBTech has gone the way of any company which got to a certain size...
Anybody used ExtremePC in Wellington? I like the idea of supporting what seems to be a fairly small and local business.
