Latest Comments by Jarmer
Only three months after the Claw, MSI reveal the new MSI Claw 8 AI+ gaming handheld
4 June 2024 at 2:36 pm UTC Likes: 2

Poor MSI. I think they at least used to make high quality pc components, but nowadays it just seems like they've completely lost their way. I'm sure some executive somewhere is demanding different markets and blah blah corpospeak, but it's just ......... sad. Definitely diminishes my feelings on the company, and makes me think twice about buying components from them in the future.

They have this idiotic AI powered handheld (what does that even mean?) - oh, but it's still intel. and oh, but it's still windows. Dead before launch.

They somehow have a laptop that's partnered with Mercedes? Do what now? This doesn't even make sense.

Selaco is now in Early Access - one of the best shooters I've played in forever
31 May 2024 at 2:32 pm UTC Likes: 4

Wonderful write up! I had no idea how fully fleshed out this EA would be. Seems crazy that it won't leave EA for another two years, but it certainly seems that they have a good roadmap, so I'll definitely keep an eye on this one.

Nightdive Studios confirm Linux and macOS ports of System Shock are cancelled
22 May 2024 at 3:35 pm UTC Likes: 1

This is typical from them. DONT. EVER. SUPPORT. NIGHTDIVE. Horrible developer that somehow continues to exist despite lots of other good devs going under :(

Stellaris devs clarify "ethical" AI use in the Stellaris: The Machine Age DLC
13 May 2024 at 2:45 pm UTC Likes: 2

Funny these kind of "ethical ai" statements are popping up everywhere now.

For instance related to movies:
https://www.polygon.com/24152375/kingdom-planet-apes-visual-effects-weta-fx-mocap

SteamOS 3.6 Preview for Steam Deck brings numerous big new features
10 May 2024 at 1:30 pm UTC Likes: 3

I wonder why it's running kernel 6.5 ...? Current stable is 6.8 and even the lts release is at 6.6.

With a Nintendo Switch 2 on the way, I hope Valve make a Steam Deck 2
8 May 2024 at 2:03 pm UTC Likes: 13

I'd love it if they never really released a Steam Deck 2 or 3 or whatever, and instead just every year (or every other year maybe?) refreshed the internals / screen and kept calling it Steam Deck. They could do like apple does with computers. They just call it Macbook Pro 15 and then add a year (2024) to the serial number sticker or something like that.

The current design of the shell / controller / etc is perfect for me. Just needs a faster cpu/gpu and for the screen to keep getting better over the years.

Awesome GZDoom shooter Selaco will delist the demo (but you can still get it)
8 May 2024 at 1:57 pm UTC Likes: 3

Man I loved this demo. Awesome to see it left up on the archives. More devs should do this! Very excited for this game, but I totally forgot that the May date is just the EARLY ACCESS date and not a release!!! Damn.

Quotewe expect to leave Early Access in 2026.

So ....... see you in three years.

With a few days to go Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy is fully funded on Kickstarter
7 May 2024 at 4:52 pm UTC

Really looking forward to this one! The developers are wonderful. I'm kind of amazed at the amount they did their kickstarter for. It's so small for developing a game!

Playtron give a bit more detail on the Linux-based PlaytronOS and their plans
7 May 2024 at 1:16 pm UTC Likes: 3

QuotePlaytron is backed by a handful of crypto companies.

That is all you need to know to stay as far away from this as possible.

TUXEDO announce the desktop-replacement Stellaris 17 gen6 notebook
3 May 2024 at 6:53 pm UTC

LOL at that size and weight, is it the same as carrying around an ACTUAL SFF desktop/monitor in a bag?