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    ZLUDA Allows CUDA Binaries to Run on AMD GPUs

    I don't think anyone doesn't think that. Ultimately this is mostly "interesting" and not a real solution. But it does also show that there is no hardware reason why CUDA is proprietary. Other than for the obvious "money reasons" or ultimately "anti-competitive" reasons. The thing that's funny...
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    RDNA 5 speculation

    It's poorly named, though it's only an internal naming scheme. RDNA4 is precisely two mid-range cards. The confusion comes because RDNA4 is a mid-gen refresh and not a new product stack. RDNA5 is a full product stack coming in 2025.
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    The Apple Vision Pro goes on sale in the US on February 2 for $3,499

    I think it depends on what circles you ran in. I didn't feel like the iPhone even merited a response when it came out. I was using a Blackberry 8830 World phone at the time I was also entrenched in the idea that physical keyboards on phones was the way forward. People with a heavy emphasis on...
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    Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - $6.74 @ GoG

    Also for those that don't have DX:HR, it's also on sale for $2.99. https://www.gog.com/en/game/deus_ex_human_revolution_directors_cut Fair. Store preference also going into account. At this point I'm all in on GoG, but I know there are plenty that prefer to keep their entire library on Steam.
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    The Apple Vision Pro goes on sale in the US on February 2 for $3,499

    I don’t think that’s a fair characterization. Certainly there will always be a play between development time, development cost, and launch. There are financial realties that exist there. And comparing all Apple launches to iPhone also is a bit unfair. Because even Jobs didn’t achieve that level...
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    The Apple Vision Pro goes on sale in the US on February 2 for $3,499

    To not rehash too much, I don’t think there will be a mass consumer adoption of any VR or device in 10 years, period. And by mass adoption, I’m talking about the difference between enthusiasts buying tech, and ubiquity. Where “normies” that don’t know how to use/build a computer all have...
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    Amazon Prime Video will start showing ads on January 29th

    “Just” Dolby Vision. But as the Verge notes, Dolby Vision is the best format. There are a lot of technical reasons for this. To say Dolby Vision is preferred is an understatement. https://www.theverge.com/24071417/amazon-prime-video-no-dolby-vision-atmos
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    The Apple Vision Pro goes on sale in the US on February 2 for $3,499

    Well said. I also tend to think that Gurman in this case is off. As much as I’d like to say that only 4 gens/10 years will be enough to make a consumer level device, I honestly don’t think that’s the case. I think “the bet” is even longer than that. The only way it’s not, is if there are...
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    ZLUDA allows unmodified CUDA code to run on AMD Radeon GPUs

    https://hardforum.com/threads/zluda-allows-cuda-binaries-to-run-on-amd-gpus.2033326/
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    Goodbye Origin - EA App is now in session

    Ehhh, debatable. I think EA's star has been fading. Ubisoft's too for that matter. They were both super important for AAA gaming is the 00's and 10's, but I don't think have produced anything really relevant for a long while - despite the "quantity". They've produced the Jedi games and...
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    The Apple Vision Pro goes on sale in the US on February 2 for $3,499

    This is all under the assumption that this is for general consumers. It isn't. In terms of hardware, I would say you're spending all your time looking at "specs" when Apple has done things that aren't necessarily easily quantifable by specs (such as simply listing processor speed or quantity...
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    Resident Evil Village and RE:4 Remake for iOS/macOS

    The Mac Pro has always been specifically targeting professional users. It's always been priced in the range for pros or people with a lot of money. It has always been well priced out of the range of enthusiasts. That's the problem though, we can only at best make guesses at who this thing is...
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    Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - $6.74 @ GoG

    We've been talking about this game for a while, especially because the third game in the series was cancelled. DX:MD is an... imperfect game. The story is missing a lot as the intention was the third title would wrap it up. But what it does have is an immense amount of art and game design...
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    The Apple Vision Pro goes on sale in the US on February 2 for $3,499

    Fair. But all I was trying to say is it just depends on whose content you look up (or who you hang out with and who you listen to whether user generated or whatever). Obviously every platform that is Apple centric has been going bananas for Vision Pro or any v1 launch since inception whether...
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    The Apple Vision Pro goes on sale in the US on February 2 for $3,499

    Have to specify the "we" there. I think there are certainly a lot of Apple haters or "never Apple" people. But it's also obvious there are a lot of people that like Apple. And most of society is somewhere in the middle and doesn't really care. I would say for the most part I like Apple, but...
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    The Apple Vision Pro goes on sale in the US on February 2 for $3,499

    We agree. Successful at what measure has to be telegraphed. It is definitely not an “unqualified success”. There are plenty of asterisks there.
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    The Apple Vision Pro goes on sale in the US on February 2 for $3,499

    I like Apple, but even I would say that that is not the case. This is far from being a ubiquitous device like Apple wants all of their hardware to be. And there is also no way it's profitable at this point. 5 years and 1 billion+ dollars doesn't get paid back with 180k x $3500 devices being...
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    Anyone went strictly to SSDs only yet ?

    We explored the idea of data and data hording in the thread. For him it comes down to the concept that no one else cares about your data other than you. And that in the reason why you shouldn’t bother to collect any amount. For your discussion, then the amount of data that is “manageable” has...
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    Anyone went strictly to SSDs only yet ?

    The quantity of data isn't the important part. Only that the idea that being disinterested in your own data is the only way to live by that maxim. And the truth is most both cannot and do not (and by most, I mean overwhelming majority. It would be impossible to have stats on this, but I would...
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    Anyone went strictly to SSDs only yet ?

    All of your statements are predicated on this idea: At this point I think the only logical thing I can draw from all of your statements is that they are specifically about yourself. Because everyone in here cares about their own data. It was an idea about yourself that you wanted to share...
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    Resident Evil Village and RE:4 Remake for iOS/macOS

    They have to start somewhere. If you're not the sort to be watching Apple, at WWDC (World Wide Developers Conference) in June of 2023, that is when they announced that they have 13 next gen games coming to Apple platforms. What we're seeing now is the results of that. RE:Village, RE:4, Life...
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    Resident Evil Village and RE:4 Remake for iOS/macOS

    Apple is specifically paying for this work to be done. Google doesn't have enough of an interest to do that. Well that and there are multiple reasons why devs would much rather port to Apple than Android. Phone gaming is very similar to console gaming. App store. Controller. Etc. If...
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    Resident Evil Village and RE:4 Remake for iOS/macOS

    Did you pick it up on macOS/iOS? Have you been enjoying it?
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    Anyone went strictly to SSDs only yet ?

    You defeated your own point in this very response. The reasons why people have things are personal and virtually always only relevant to that individual person. Or in other words, "other people caring about your junk after you're dead should determine whether or not said junk is valuable to...
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    GOG and Cyberpunk 2077

    Well if it's on your GoG Galaxy, then you "should" have an account and not just a "code". You can login with your account on gog.com and download it manually that way. Though I have to say it's strange that you're having hang ups. I've always found gog's download servers to be quick and hassle...
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    Anyone went strictly to SSDs only yet ?

    So far I've boiled your point down to: data = millstone because, no one will want your data after you're dead. I directly addressed that point. Just because no one else has interest in an individual's data doesn't mean it's not valuable to them. This position you basically can only really hold...
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    Starfield

    I recognize my posts above with Luke were not what most wanted to read. But the tl;dr is: Enjoyment ≠ Quality People like: The Kardashians, Real House Wives, The Bachor, n’Sync, Backstreet Boys, and on and on and on. There is a reason they call it “trash TV” or “guilty pleasures”. Their wide...
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    Starfield

    They could be consuming any sports drink instead which doesn’t have all of those chemicals in it. I would say you’re just watching people that are compromising. It would be cheaper and ”healthier” to mix pure granulated sugar with water than drink Coke (which essentially is what Gatorade is)...
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    Anyone went strictly to SSDs only yet ?

    You’ve missed the point twice then. Because it doesn’t have to be important to anyone but you to have value to you. So essentially the goal then is to ensure your own value on everything you make is worthless. I’m not going to tell you how to live. If that’s how you want to live: that’s fine...
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    Starfield

    This is the most pedantic post I’ve seen in a while. And I’m known for them. Everything I stated could be shown scientifically. Any benefit from McDonalds is overshadowed by its massive amount of saturated fats, bad cholesterols, and explosively high calorie counts. Pointing out its high cost...
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    Starfield

    Well, I think it depends on if you can have objectivity about your views or not. I've brought this up many times: McDonald's is objectively bad, but people buy and eat the heck out of them. The same can be said with basically all soda (or pop, or whatever you call it in your region). They're...
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    Anyone went strictly to SSDs only yet ?

    You can only make that statement if you view the data that you have or that is being made as being worthless. Whereas basically the information economy is more valuable than any other sector right now. And it has been that way for a while. The government and every fortune 500 company isn't...
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    Starfield

    I don't know if that was necessarily well known or not. That's why I said it the way I did, that it's mostly been a hot take for a small player base that have long stated these things about Bethesda games. I remember playing Skyrim, and honestly just being bored. There was nothing in that...
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    An Important Update about Riot’s Future

    Guess you hit quote before I edited. Anyway, I take your point that Thresh was a bit of an outlier and that yes most of the systems in place to allow people to be professional gamers didn't exist.
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    An Important Update about Riot’s Future

    I have no dog in this race as I have zero clue what people were making, but Thresh does have a Wiki with this quote: At the peak of his gaming career in the middle to late 1990s, he earned approximately $100,000 (~$170,176 in 2022) a year from prize money and endorsements.[6] He retired in 1997...
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    Anyone went strictly to SSDs only yet ?

    That's true for all of us at any time and any age basically. Tomorrow isn't promised.
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    Anyone went strictly to SSDs only yet ?

    I likely won't until it gets to the point that solid state is literally less expensive than magnetic rust. And I'm not anticipating that happening any time soon. There'd have to be a lot more chip plants spun up for that to ever get close. Maybe in 20 years. Maybe.
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    Would you buy an Ai generated Videogame?

    The only substantive part that matters is if the game is good. The problem with game making in general and AI in particular is making a game worth playing that isn’t a simple rehash of mechanics. AI isn’t good at making novel anything. Let alone novel gameplay.
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    Which controller are you using for PC? (xbox?)

    If that’s the most important feature then I would use PS5 controller. For me, and the titles I’ve been playing it hasn’t been an important feature.
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    Which controller are you using for PC? (xbox?)

    Nintendo Switch Pro Controller. For titles where I prefer controller to kb/m.
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