Random Gaming Talk

[bork]

Because I’m stupid and bitter about missing out on a whopping $15 off for the Retroid 6, now I’m considering the Ayn Odin 2 Portal. But reading that the company is sketchy about delivery. It arrives whenever they feel like it. Or doesn’t. Who can say.

Why the Portal 2?  I know people still like it, but it's kind of dated now.

[Polident]

Because I’m stupid and bitter about missing out on a whopping $15 off for the Retroid 6, now I’m considering the Ayn Odin 2 Portal. But reading that the company is sketchy about delivery. It arrives whenever they feel like it. Or doesn’t. Who can say.

Why the Portal 2?  I know people still like it, but it's kind of dated now.

Base model is a relatively inexpensive $250 and, to my understanding, it has enough power for what I’m after. I don’t care much about Switch, PC games, or early (?) Wii U and PS3 android emulators.

And I’ve been on the fence about the size. Yesterday I was surprised to see the KONKR Pocket FIT in a store. That was another device I had on my mind. But it was honestly cramped for me and it’s said to be more comfortable than the retroid 6. So maybe the Odin 2 Portal is a better fit.

A few hours later…

I ordered. I go on Amazon to reorder the same 1tb microsd that’s in my steam deck. It’s well over 3x what I paid. What.

I have lots of 512s around. I’ll use those.

[Polident]

Update: there is no update. The money went somewhere and the handheld does or does not exist. My investment was for shenzen boys to go wild on bing chilling. If one day I get a suspicious package from China, that’s a bonus.

[benji]

The original version of Fortnite, that was initially the only version announced at all, is finally being dumped as F2P too:

[Nintex]

- RAM shortages, VALVE can't release Steam Machine
- GTAVI in eternal development hell
- PlayStation 6 will cost $2000
- Phil Spencer fired Xbox complete dumpster fire
- Ubisoft picked apart
- EA taken over by Saudis, Vince Zampella dead
- SEGA sales below target
- Square Enix LMAO
- Sony shutters Bluepoint
- Bungie game total flop
- Latest Call of Duty total boondoggle
- Xbox / PlayStation have to backtrack whorish multiplatform strategy

Meanwhile at Nintendo



- 1 billion copies sold of a Pokemon spin-off with a development budget of $50000. Early GOTY contender
- 8nm node no one even knows exists anymore immune to AI chip supply issues
- Super mario galaxy movie
- Mario Bros. level 1-2 is interesting lets turn it into a Donkey Kong game
- DLSS allows Switch 2 to run Resident Evil 9, Cyberpunk 2077 and Elden Ring without a sweat
- Able to dominate without any heavy hitters like 3D Mario, 3D Zelda and Smash Bros. 
- Legal teams working to get tariffs back from Trump
- Everything exclusive, none of their games on any other platform, only have to develop for 1 platform

[benji]

[chronovore]

The original version of Fortnite, that was initially the only version announced at all, is finally being dumped as F2P too:

It's wild to see this finally going F2P; if BR wasn't making as much money as it does, this would have been sunsetted 2 years into its life. Instead, it's turned into a portal, but the original experience can't be abandoned. 

Unless April 16 version has a MAJOR overhaul, new users will be astonished at how backward and confusing the StW interface is.

[Polident]

If anybody uses Switch 2 portable, the new update lets you play Switch 1 games in docked mode.

The one example I’m aware of what Mario 3D World where it’s 30 fps in handheld mode. But I think that got a Switch 2 upgrade already.

[benji]

It's wild to see this finally going F2P; if BR wasn't making as much money as it does, this would have been sunsetted 2 years into its life. Instead, it's turned into a portal, but the original experience can't be abandoned. 

From what I understand they, at least to this point and maybe the F2P release will change this, never finished out the campaign episodes or whatever it is. It's only 75% or something of what they originally promised on a roadmap.

I almost want them to "finish" it by kitbashing stuff made for the BR together like those multiplayer maps in games where somebody sews together a bunch of random models, sounds and map pieces from like Half-Life, Counter-Strike, Unreal Tournament, etc. Grab like five random guys in the office and have them do this.

[Besticus Maximus]

It's wild to see this finally going F2P; if BR wasn't making as much money as it does, this would have been sunsetted 2 years into its life. Instead, it's turned into a portal, but the original experience can't be abandoned. 

From what I understand they, at least to this point and maybe the F2P release will change this, never finished out the campaign episodes or whatever it is. It's only 75% or something of what they originally promised on a roadmap.

I almost want them to "finish" it by kitbashing stuff made for the BR together like those multiplayer maps in games where somebody sews together a bunch of random models, sounds and map pieces from like Half-Life, Counter-Strike, Unreal Tournament, etc. Grab like five random guys in the office and have them do this.

Im amazed we don't see more of this anyway