There exists an alternative that uses a lot less power. And also that power is going to get spent no matter what anyway.
ano_ba_to
joined 1 year ago
Progress is slow. Start with killing the popularity of the second party/party you absolutely don't align with/party that will move the needle away from your party first.
To me, it's looking like a replacement for a PC and a portable device, and does not need to compete against a console. And that's what I'm looking for. I'm just sick of the rising price of video cards, and the worsening state of Windows. I've had plans to upgrade my video card for a while now, and could never justify it. I feel like it's as viable now to get a Deck and a PS5 Slim or a Pro than to get a PC and another portable. PC gobbles up too much power as a desktop nowadays and too expensive as a premium machine.
That sells it for me. Steam Deck is in my future. Windows will not be my next OS.
These devices have different use cases. Steam Deck also is digital only. If a publisher decides to kill a game, they can control whether you can or can't play the game. PS5 Pro is expensive, but so are video cards nowadays. PS5 Pro is just following a trend set years before, including the shift from physical games and cost. The only way to stop anti-consumer trends is to stop buying expensive hardware (PS5 Pro included). Also, give some love to physical copies of games.
When you think about it, every sarcastic comment you make on Reddit now makes Google better. Reddit is too corporate, but who wouldn't want to spread seriously good information on Reddit, to be picked up by the google machine? People need to know about the benefits of eating a little piece of rock a day.
You never hear rumors of them just taking a break. It's always some distraction happening that are almost always never true.
In the past few years, my workplace has used Webex, Zoom and Teams. I definitely hate that we're using Teams now because the others are better when it comes to meetings. Teams is unusable for me half the time while the others just worked. Lag spike during the call? Now the microphone doesn't work. Or it will work but no one can understand you while you talk.
In my work machine, mine has a special feature when someone shares their screen during a call and you go full-screen - the extreme audio lag feature.
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The alternative I was talking about are called employee brains.