Just picked up a used 64gb version a few weeks ago for just over $300. My expectations were blown away. I’ve been a PlayStation and Nintendo guy since the mid 2000’s, but now my plan is to fully transition to the PC gaming ecosystem this year.

I have a PS5 and Nintendo Switch currently and while I like both, my biggest gripe with them is that if I buy a game on one, I can’t continue it on the other. Typically this leads to me having to buy games twice in some instances if I want to play on the TV and in handheld mode. Sure the Switch can dock to the TV, but the power is not enough for the bigger games. I also hate paying for online and backwards compatibility is lacking on both.

The deck shows me the possibilities of a PC future though. Any games I buy on Steam for the deck I will be able to play at higher graphics on a proper PC setup for no extra charge. I also love emulating all my favorite games from the PS2 and GameCube era. The deck shows what true backwards compatibility should be like. PS3 emulation has been limited, but you can buy many of the PS3 games on Steam for cheap anyway, so hasn’t been a big issue.

My goal this year is to build a mid PC setup that can replace my PS5 for TV gaming. Very excited about the future of Steam and PC and now I’m looking to upgrade the storage on the deck to 1tb this weekend.

Classic that once wrapped is out to everyone they fire a huge amount of there workforce just a few weeks before Christmas. Shows why the streaming model is a sham.

It is shit like this that made me get back into buying my own music.

I found an extension that gets rid of the shorts, thank god

Met my wife on Bumble and we just had a baby in June

I remember getting getting sucked into opening packs years ago in Madden Ultimate team. I stopped when I realized I had spent twice over what the game itself cost. I stopped then, and never played ultimate team again. I am not an addictive person, but even the most strong minded individual can get sucked into their vortex. The fact that lawmakers let this industry be self regulated means these companies can keep abusing players.

Yeah it really is a depressing reality here. I think every day about jumping ship and finding somewhere else in the world to live. Unfortunately the whole planet is really in a bad place.

Thanks for your feedback, I made some changes based on your recommendations . Does this look like it would work better? I wanted to pick a case I could build more in in the future. I would prefer to buy parts that are more future proof and would make it easy to upgrade the system when I have more money again later.

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/Vg9L9c

I have one I would love to do that for now, but the need for money to support a family keeps me from doing it. Luckily should be able to apply for jobs soon when I’m done my degree in a few months

Yet another example of how the streaming model is a scam. Disney also wants to ban password sharing like Netflix did. The sooner you can get away from services like this the better. Instead of forking over a fortune for all these streaming sites, it makes way more sense to invest in owning the media you consume.

Even easier to pair a sensor to Home Assistant so the lights can turn on automatically when you enter the room. Then you don’t need to interact with a voice assistant or an app to turn on a light.

This is why I would not want to pay a subscription to YouTube. I don’t trust that they would ever truely work out all the ads