Gaming showcase 2023 thread

[sXeth]

Not to mention that considering Sony is the only Pony trying to develop the VR market and Apple just unveiled some $3500 VR monstrosity upon the world, a VR partnership might be something worth having for both of them.

Eh, jury's out on the 3500 dollar thing (which is being marketed as an AR computing, or "spatial computing" in fruitspeak more then a gaming. Although they had to mention gaming heavily because thats all the VR/AR anyone knows lol)

I mean the thing there would be you could just play the PS without any kind of screen while wearing the goggles (as per the demo where it just has a virtual TV or monitors floating in the room)

But yeah, "Ecosystem" wise, you'd want to pair up with Apple or Google. Who are... Microsoft's two main direct competitors lol. And much like the console stuff, Micosoft has barely shown up to the fight in terms of tablets/phones/smart home gizmos.

 

[CriticalGaming]

Eh, jury's out on the 3500 dollar thing (which is being marketed as an AR computing, or "spatial computing" in fruitspeak more then a gaming. Although they had to mention gaming heavily because thats all the VR/AR anyone knows lol)

I mean the thing there would be you could just play the PS without any kind of screen while wearing the goggles (as per the demo where it just has a virtual TV or monitors floating in the room)

I mean I don't really believe anything about that headset tbh. I'd have to see it actually in action and doing cool shit before I'd believe anything about what they've said about it.

 

[sXeth]

I mean I don't really believe anything about that headset tbh. I'd have to see it actually in action and doing cool shit before I'd believe anything about what they've said about it.

Eh, Apples nothing new to spectularly niche use cases (Mac Pro can edit 16 8k videos at once.... for whoever does that) even if it does exactly what it says. Who's gonna want to wear a scuba mask their entire workday or whatever.

Still though "ecosystem" wise, better to pair off with MS's competitors (Google or Apple) who actually have you know... notable market penetration with phones, tablets, smart gizmos etc. Hell, working in tech support, I can tell you the amount of casual folk who have ChromeOS PC's instead of Windows is getting to be the more common case even.

 

[CriticalGaming]

Hell, working in tech support, I can tell you the amount of casual folk who have ChromeOS PC's instead of Windows is getting to be the more common case even.

I remember when Windows Phones tried to be a thing. I lol'ed

 

[Gordon_4]

I remember when Windows Phones tried to be a thing. I lol'ed

I actually used one as both a personal and a business phone. Now as a personal use phone it was adequate - though I still rate it higher than the Android revision of the day - but was hamstrung by lacklustre app support, very few peripherals (cases etc) available and lack of compatibility beyond basic with vehicle Bluetooth.

As a corporate fleet phone though? Fucking awesome. Kicked the ass of Blackberry for usability and beats Apple for remote management and app integration. You just installed the mobile management app and put your Windows logon in. It went back into the system via VPN and synchronised with your AD account. Emails went straight to the Outlook app, folders and all. Address book? Not a problem cos you could just query the Exchange global directory. Need to edit a word doc on the plane? Piece of piss, open the attachment in Word on the phone, make your edits - easier on the larger Nokia handsets to be sure though - save it and mail it back.

I really do feel if MS and Nokia had made better efforts towards the corporate fleet market, they’d have carved out a respectable bit of market share. They were never going to beat iOS or Android in the personal market, but they were much better equipped for the business fleet area.

 

[CriticalGaming]

I actually used one as both a personal and a business phone. Now as a personal use phone it was adequate - though I still rate it higher than the Android revision of the day - but was hamstrung by lacklustre app support, very few peripherals (cases etc) available and lack of compatibility beyond basic with vehicle Bluetooth.

As a corporate fleet phone though? Fucking awesome. Kicked the ass of Blackberry for usability and beats Apple for remote management and app integration. You just installed the mobile management app and put your Windows logon in. It went back into the system via VPN and synchronised with your AD account. Emails went straight to the Outlook app, folders and all. Address book? Not a problem cos you could just query the Exchange global directory. Need to edit a word doc on the plane? Piece of piss, open the attachment in Word on the phone, make your edits - easier on the larger Nokia handsets to be sure though - save it and mail it back.

I really do feel if MS and Nokia had made better efforts towards the corporate fleet market, they’d have carved out a respectable bit of market share. They were never going to beat iOS or Android in the personal market, but they were much better equipped for the business fleet area.

I have forever been an Android user. I have been using Galaxies for over a decade now, though my first smart phone was a blackberry was back in the day.

I really dislike I-phones, I hate Apple's insistance on branded and expensive add-ons, I think most of Apple's apps are just bad (though there are a couple of text things that are neat). I hate their abusive system of fucking up your phone every 2 years to get you to buy the next one (i think this is illegal now but it happened for a long time). And most of all, I hate that they are made of tissue paper and are super easy to break. I've never met a single person with an i-phone that didn't have cracks on their screen. Meanwhile I've only ever broke one phone in the 15-odd years of using Samsung devices. Plus I've never met anyone with an Android that was busted or damaged in any meaningful way.

 

[Gordon_4]

I have forever been an Android user. I have been using Galaxies for over a decade now, though my first smart phone was a blackberry was back in the day.

I really dislike I-phones, I hate Apple's insistance on branded and expensive add-ons, I think most of Apple's apps are just bad (though there are a couple of text things that are neat). I hate their abusive system of fucking up your phone every 2 years to get you to buy the next one (i think this is illegal now but it happened for a long time). And most of all, I hate that they are made of tissue paper and are super easy to break. I've never met a single person with an i-phone that didn't have cracks on their screen. Meanwhile I've only ever broke one phone in the 15-odd years of using Samsung devices. Plus I've never met anyone with an Android that was busted or damaged in any meaningful way.

Both brands of phone are susceptible to drop damage. I see spiderweb cracked screens on them in pretty equal measure - although the rise of tempered glass screen protectors has made that less of an issue. I’ve never broken mine BUT since I worked in areas that can be a bit rugged I’ve always put mine in Otterbox Defender cases. Those things pay for themselves within like, a month.

Anyway, GAMES! No idea what I’m looking forward to except the Cyberpunk 2077 DLC, the Indie scene was never for me but AAA is a bit too expensive to jump into head first these days.

Unless it’s shit I know I’m gonna like.

 

[sXeth]

I actually used one as both a personal and a business phone. Now as a personal use phone it was adequate - though I still rate it higher than the Android revision of the day - but was hamstrung by lacklustre app support, very few peripherals (cases etc) available and lack of compatibility beyond basic with vehicle Bluetooth.

As a corporate fleet phone though? Fucking awesome. Kicked the ass of Blackberry for usability and beats Apple for remote management and app integration. You just installed the mobile management app and put your Windows logon in. It went back into the system via VPN and synchronised with your AD account. Emails went straight to the Outlook app, folders and all. Address book? Not a problem cos you could just query the Exchange global directory. Need to edit a word doc on the plane? Piece of piss, open the attachment in Word on the phone, make your edits - easier on the larger Nokia handsets to be sure though - save it and mail it back.

I really do feel if MS and Nokia had made better efforts towards the corporate fleet market, they’d have carved out a respectable bit of market share. They were never going to beat iOS or Android in the personal market, but they were much better equipped for the business fleet area.

Yeah I'd swear Exchange and Office365 are their actual products at this point (nowadays you can do all that with iPhones too via MDM)

I have forever been an Android user. I have been using Galaxies for over a decade now, though my first smart phone was a blackberry was back in the day.

I really dislike I-phones, I hate Apple's insistance on branded and expensive add-ons, I think most of Apple's apps are just bad (though there are a couple of text things that are neat). I hate their abusive system of fucking up your phone every 2 years to get you to buy the next one (i think this is illegal now but it happened for a long time). And most of all, I hate that they are made of tissue paper and are super easy to break. I've never met a single person with an i-phone that didn't have cracks on their screen. Meanwhile I've only ever broke one phone in the 15-odd years of using Samsung devices. Plus I've never met anyone with an Android that was busted or damaged in any meaningful way.

Eh, Of the 4 smart phones I have (and 3 tablets) I've never cracked any of them lol. (2 iphones, 1 Samsung and an LG (back in the day)

I think its more the users then anything. I've seen some hella smashed up Androids too. Maybe there's a slight bias towards irresponsible people having the iPhones for whatever reason (something about having too much money and no appreciation for the fact they're holding a 300-1000 dollar gadget?).

 

[Gordon_4]

Yeah I'd swear Exchange and Office365 are their actual products at this point (nowadays you can do all that with iPhones too via MDM)



Eh, Of the 4 smart phones I have (and 3 tablets) I've never cracked any of them lol. (2 iphones, 1 Samsung and an LG (back in the day)

I think its more the users then anything. I've seen some hella smashed up Androids too. Maybe there's a slight bias towards irresponsible people having the iPhones for whatever reason (something about having too much money and no appreciation for the fact they're holding a 300-1000 dollar gadget?).

Microsoft’s bread and butter money is corporate licensing of Windows (desktop and server) and MS Office and related products, followed by OEM licensing. Xbox and individual license purchases are chicken feed - it’s why they can realistically afford to upgrade everyone to Win10/11 for sweet bugger all.

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

Microsoft’s bread and butter money is corporate licensing of Windows (desktop and server) and MS Office and related products, followed by OEM licensing. Xbox and individual license purchases are chicken feed - it’s why they can realistically afford to upgrade everyone to Win10/11 for sweet bugger all.

They keep trying to upgrade me to Win11... but it's never gonna happen now they're looking at removing local/offline accounts from Win11 Pro.

 

[Gordon_4]

They keep trying to upgrade me to Win11... but it's not gonna happen. Not now they're looking at removing local/offline accounts from Win11 Pro.

Dumbasses

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

Dumbasses

It's like they're determined to force me to switch to Linux.

 

[CriticalGaming]

Prince of Persia looking sick as fuck

 

[FakeSympathy]

Yep. Maybe we can forget about Sands of Time Remake!

 

[FakeSympathy]

MK1 is looking great as well. A very strong contender for SF6

 

[CriticalGaming]

MK1 is looking great as well. A very strong contender for SF6

those Team up fatalities!

 

[CriticalGaming]

Path of Exile 2 is still real.

 

[FakeSympathy]

Nick Cage is in Dead By Daylight. AAAANNNDDD he's not the killer. Damn it

 

[CriticalGaming]

Oh look a good looking Sonic game.

 

[CriticalGaming]

Lives of Pi!!!!