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Yep. DF confirmed the drop in GPU performance to boost the CPU is power limitations They do seem to think this will not be that big an improvement in many situations. Especially for CPU limited games. So if GTA6 is CPU limited on PS5 and 30fps as a result, the pro isnt enough of an upgrade to get 60fps.

Well that’s gonna have the fan bois going nuts with all the lightsaber wooshing. That is 90% of what Star Wars is to them. Another show filmed almost exclusively on the Volume. So as far as fighting goes they have about 12 square feet of space move around. smh. Kind of shit that fanfilms made for youtube over 10 years ago have more scale and spectacle that what Disney has been doing. I will probably watch it, but my expectations are very low.

I like some more news. Makes me laugh. I didn’t actually care for Carano in Mandalorian. I thought she was out classes acting wise in every scene she was in and it wasn’t close. For somebody who can beat people up she barely could convey intimidation and “tough” in her scenes. I know it isn’t entirely her fault as she hasn’t been training to be an actress most of her life. But I was a bit relieved when Disney terminated working with her.

same bro.

So some of the lore could be different too. Maybe not dramatically, but they also are not completely beholden to DD1.

Isn’t DD2 meant to be kind of a reboot and less of a sequel story wise?

It doesnt help that every preview can only show the same B-roll provided by Team Ninja.

at least they start publishing voting records to identify “race traitors”.

My guess is standard ray tracing where they would be CPU limited since they are still going with an AMD GPU vs an Nvidia hardware solution.

maybe heat or power draw?

So what’s the GPU boost over the standard PS5?

he’s a white Republican, so it’s just “free speech”.

As kind of an aside to Xbob’s impressions; I learned a long time ago not to play prior game in a series unless I need it for story reasons or I already really liked it. Two reasons: the world or gameplay is likely dated and since I have no nostalgia for it I wont be able to get into it. Chances are there could be multiple little improvements to the new entry that everything I hate is gone or not that bad. burnout is the other one. Even if I didnt hate something, it could flip on me like a switch in the new game that I no longer tolerate something. Or I could just get bored with the whole formula and stop playing the newer game prematurely. at this point I can never go back and experience the last game like others did when it was new and at a certain time in the industry.

Good. Hopefully there isn’t stupid bullshit again like holding back/delaying promotions and raises or other crap to try and bust the union.

Holy shit this show is so good. I didnt think they would make tv like this any more. Shit they barely make movies of this quality any more. Just finished watching the first two episodes. Im so hooked.

Ive seen a couple channels do non-scientific experiments, one being Linus Tech Tips where they had an RTX 4090 and brought people in to see if they could tell if they were looking at 4K or 8K. They either couldnt tell or incorrectly chose between the two. part of the problem too is screen size vs viewing distance. We’re getting into territory where to really be able to see the difference you’ll meed to be sitting closer to a larger screen than is recommended. but as far as marketing goes, many consumers dont care. Its not that they will get or have an 8K tv. Its that it can do it. It’s not even like Sony will market it as 8k/30fps. They’ll say “8K” and “120fps” and casual consumers will think it could possibly do 8K/120fps. the playstation super sampling is interesting. I wonder if multiplatform titles will use as that could mean theyre now having to implement now 4 different types of super sampling, not counting any differences in work between FSR2, FSR3, and DLSS 3 and DLSS 3.5. So I wonder if implementation will pretty much be on exclusives only.

Ive seen some say what they played felt more watered down than those games. As if the point of Rise of the Ronin is to appeal to a wider audience than their games normally do. Seemingly all who felt that way wondering if mid to late game will have that Team Ninja depth in its combat and encounters. it also sounded like from early impressions that parrying is very important. So if that’s true then that alone could hurt this game with people that normally dont like souls-like games. And if it feels more shallow than popular Team Ninja titles it could feel unremarkable to their existing fans. I hope it’s just a case of the early game and what Team Ninja were willing to show was just the earliest parts of the game meant to ease in players. We shall see when review copies go out and the embargo lifts.

Pretty mixed preview impressions around the internet. Not seeing anyone outright say it’s bad. some feeling the limited amount they’ve been able to play and have been shown by Team Ninja isnt enough to make a decision yet, but some do say the game so far doesnt feel as good as the contemporaries making this style of game or in the same time period. Then there are people that are just glowing about it. I get the feeling this is going to be in the 7-8/10 range.

who the fuck is that video for? that reminds me of those old promotional tapes companies would send out to tell parents what an N64 was.

I struggle to think of an industry that isnt built on exploitation. It’s surely can be more predatory and physically harmful in the porn industry. Which seems more like it needs legislative protections for its workers, not slowly trying to legislate the industry out of existence.

Millions blocked from porn sites as free speech, child safety debate rages across US WWW.USATODAY.COM Pornhub disabled website access to Texas users due to the state's age-verification law that aims to protect minors from sexual material. Not the first state porn sites have blocked due to legislation. Part of me thinks this is just giving these fucks what they want, by essentially shutting down operation in the state.

Could we see them Monday? Or are we talking Wednesday or even Thursday? I always wonder about review embargoes. Sometimes it seems like it’s because the publisher wants to hold off what they know will be mixed or poor reviews. While others are to keep outlets from rushing something out to just be first and not fully taking in everything the game has to offer. Im leaning towards the latter reason for DD2 from all the previews, unless console performance is going to be a sticking point.

Congrats! he’s a bit of a pain in the ass. My friends and I fought it again last night playing on Apocalypse. Trying to mop up any remaining rings or amulets left to find that require specific events to roll. My character is a bit of a glass cannon, but does enough damage that it pretty much focused on me the entire time. Nothing like your first time though. Getting knocked off all the time. Having to climb a ladder while getting shot. So annoying.

The part of this I find most surprising is Sega has $1B to spend. Sammy sure.