Unfortunately be aware that there are 2 types of cheap replacements, some are identical to the real thing and some are really cheap foam that is nowhere as comfortable. I don’t know how to tell the difference without ordering…

My broken QuietComfort headphones with the plastic earcup hinges would like to have a word…

I love my Bose headphones but man, don’t ever dare dropping them on the floor by mistake, they will shatter on the first hit.

To be fair in the past when this happened you could bring the broken pair in store to get a replacement or upgrade at a good price, but the policy was abused too many times so it was retired many years ago.

I was a big fan of the original Need For Speed for the same reason, the driving over large scenery levels was the whole point. The technology wasn’t quite there yet but I have fond memories of the first game on PC.

I mostly got it back with Test Drive Unlimited, which featured an entire drivable island (Hawaii I believe?) and you could free roam as much as you wanted between races. One of the races was of course an entire tour of the island and took one hour (and it was not that easy), it was awesome! TDU2 was total garbage, they forgot about the driving, the model was broken.

Recently Forza Horizon 3 recaptured that feeling perfectly, free roaming around Australia. It is easily the best game of the series. The newer entries were less interesting since they turned the game into a FOMO fest (lots of timed weekly exclusives and no game ending). Still, I am looking very much forward to FH6 to roam around Japan, but considering the locale I don’t think we will be able to skip the tuning scene this time.

This was a great read, thanks for sharing!

The thumbnail caught my eye because I bought the Dragon Book many years ago to get some insight on compilers. So much knowledge that is still relevant today…

I have the same TV. It doesn’t specifically help you but using HDMI 2.1 sources works fine for 4K HDR 120Hz and VRR. I have too many devices (Xbox Series, PS5, AppleTV, Switch) so they are routed through a GUIDE3 switcher.

So I would think it is the DP converter or the HDMI cable not really being 2.1.

I have good memories of Gris, but it is a game about grief. It was kind of janky but I was in the right mood for it I guess, having lost someone earlier. I completely agree that it is not for everyone. I enjoyed it but I certainly did not have fun (what a weird thing to say about a game!).

Agreed, the story and characters really make no sense. I still found the game interesting enough to play it to the end, and it was ok. It was really the setting that kept me going, though.

PSA, the Trapped in Limbo DLC is hot garbage and should be avoided, it will instantly ruin any good memory you had of the game.

This is why it pays to wait. Playing launch titles is risky at best, games are complex programs and at the end it is difficult to make deadlines. Developers typically fix the most egregious crashes “quickly” but sometimes it just takes a while.

For example Cyberpunk 2077 was fine when I played it, but it was out for months by then… also those who buy and play No Man’s Sky today are playing a vastly different game than those who did when it came out.

OP mentioned Starfield, I’m sure it works fine today, regardless of the platform.

Same here. I did it the hard way with a modchip but these days it’s all software. It lived as a media player for a long time. I eventually replaced it with a PC running Windows Media Center, that was nowhere near as good…