anakin78z
@anakin78z@lemmy.world
I make things with computers. Preferably artsy things, but I also like to work on random scripts and pipelines. I like D&D & video games, but don’t always have time to play them. I like pet chicken. I watch soccer, especially NWSL & USWNT, as well as some WSL and whatever happens to be on.
- Comment on Microsoft dives into the handheld gaming PC wars with the Asus ROG Xbox Ally 1 day ago:
Not sure about diving in… More like dipping their toes. I think it’s great that they’re making windows more usable on different types of devices. To be honest though, all of this sounds like Windows 8, especially the bit about limiting background processes. People were pissed about it then, but I guess maybe now they’ll like it if it makes gaming better (and really, it probably makes everything better. There are so many background processes on my PC, it’s ridiculous).
I’d like to see a Microsoft branded handheld. I’m curious if it would be Xbox or Surface branded…
- Comment on [Discussion] What are you playing on your Deck? - May 2025 5 weeks ago:
You can turn on wake on LAN. Then to unlock it, use the button on the right with the 3 dots and choose the option to bring up the keyboard, so that you can enter your pin or password.
- Comment on [Discussion] What are you playing on your Deck? - May 2025 5 weeks ago:
One issue is with video freezing. The sound will keep going, but the video is stuck and the only thing I can do is kill and restart the game.
The other issue is with my lock screen. It’s very hit or miss if I can unlock it from the deck, and sometimes it then picks the wrong monitor to display the game on. Since my 2nd monitor is vertical, that creates a mess of a vertical stream with the game half cut off, and half an empty desktop displaying.
- Comment on [Discussion] What are you playing on your Deck? - May 2025 1 month ago:
Oblivion Remastered. Playing via Remote Play, which has given me a decent amount of issues, but when it’s working, it’s great. The game looks gorgeous and has been a ton of fun to play, although I’m having a surprisingly hard time finding side quests. I seem to remember there being more than one or two per town. But whatever, I can always go find a cave, be stealthy and snipe things.
- Comment on [Discussion] What games are you playing on your deck? - March 2025 3 months ago:
Played the Solasta 2 demo, and still playing Dragon Age Inquisition
- Comment on [Discussion] What accessories do you use with your steam deck? 3 months ago:
I have a silicone case on it, but only because my kids started using it. I also have a dock hooked up to the TV, but I never use it.
- Comment on [Game] Avowed Is Playable on Steam Deck, But Shows Some Warning Signs - First Impressions - Steam Deck HQ 3 months ago:
Outer Worlds (UE4?) plays well on Deck. I’m confident they’ll get Avowed running well eventually.
- Comment on [Game] Avowed Is Playable on Steam Deck, But Shows Some Warning Signs - First Impressions - Steam Deck HQ 3 months ago:
Definitely holding off for a while. Maybe by the time the first sale comes around they’ll have given the steam deck some love.
- Comment on Steam Machine 4 months ago:
- Comment on Name your most played and most surpring game you played on Steam Deck 2024 4 months ago:
I played Veilguard before any of the other Dragon Age games. I did, however, start Dragon Age Origins after, and I just finished it. It’s obviously a much older game, but even disregarding the more primitive visuals and animations, I still think I like Veilguard better. One big change is that you can’t directly control your companions, which is a slight bummer, but combat overall is much more fun. The companions also have much richer stories than in Origins.
- Comment on Name your most played and most surpring game you played on Steam Deck 2024 4 months ago:
Dragon Age: The Veilguard for both. I didn’t think I would like it all that much. I don’t even remember why I bought it. But I ended up loving it so much 😍
- Comment on Wife was using the Deck, I wanted to play on the couch, I had to get creative 5 months ago:
I’ve done a bit of streaming from my PC to my deck, and I get occasional but noticeable stutter, which I don’t understand, because I can stream Xbox game pass perfectly. 🤔
- Comment on [Discussion] What games are you playing on your deck? - November 2024 7 months ago:
Playing Dragon Age Veilguard. Just finished the first quest, and it’s a lot of fun so far.
- Comment on If 1 million people sign a petition, a ban on rendering multiplayer games unplayable has a chance to become law in Europe 10 months ago:
I was thinking more of an open API of how the game interacts with multiplayer services, so that in theory anyone could setup a server, or server services. In practice I completely agree with you though. Nobody wants to do the whole “Oh wait, you’re on that server? I have an account with that other server” thing. Steam, or some other party, would just become the defacto place.
- Comment on If 1 million people sign a petition, a ban on rendering multiplayer games unplayable has a chance to become law in Europe 10 months ago:
Oh, it would be super fun if you’re into the game, as long as it doesn’t become a job, which it might.
- Comment on If 1 million people sign a petition, a ban on rendering multiplayer games unplayable has a chance to become law in Europe 10 months ago:
I could see this leading to standardizing and outsourcing multiplayer services, which would be interesting.
That being said, before that happens, as a developer I’d be like: here’s a zip file with all of our proprietary stuff ripped out. Have fun spending the next few months getting it to work well. Congratulations, you’re now supporting a game that did poorly enough for us to drop it.
But seriously, go sign it. Long term it should be a good thing.
- Comment on What demos are you playing for this edition of Steam Next Fest? 11 months ago:
Pinball Spire store.steampowered.com/app/…/Pinball_Spire/
The demo is short, but it plays well on deck.
- Comment on Google says the AI-focused Pixel 8 can’t run its latest smartphone AI models 1 year ago:
I mean, that’s what you get for buying the cheaper phone! Except I got the 7 Pro, and it feels like it was abandoned as soon as the 8 was announced. As soon as I read that I wasn’t getting functionality that was clearly cloud functionality, I realized that Google stopped giving 2 shits about existing users that don’t immediately upgrade to the latest phone. Also it sucked at making phone calls, so that was the last Pixel phone for me.
- Comment on New to Steam Deck and PC gaming, I'm looking for game recommendations... 1 year ago:
Thanks!
- Comment on New to Steam Deck and PC gaming, I'm looking for game recommendations... 1 year ago:
Sweet, thanks for the info
- Comment on New to Steam Deck and PC gaming, I'm looking for game recommendations... 1 year ago:
I was going to get this, but then read that the new DRM made it unplayable on deck. Is that not true?
- Comment on Protective case or not? 1 year ago:
I use the travel case if I take it anywhere, but I haven’t seen any need for a protective case.
- Comment on (TRUTH) New year and reflection time for past 6 months 1 year ago:
Probably more than 50% on steam deck over the last 6 months, though overall I’ve slowed down quite a bit since getting it a year ago.
The last major game I got was Endless Dungeon when that released (maybe in October?), and I did maybe 2 sessions on pc, then played the rest of the time on the deck. So it’s still my preferred platform.
I got Jagged Alliance 3 over the holiday, and found it visually a bit too small on the deck, so I plan to play some on PC until I have a good handle on the game, then switch back to the deck. It’s kind of similar to Solasta, which I first played on pc, but now primarily play on Deck.
