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    Steam Controller gets official release date and pricing, set to launch May 4th

    Managed to snag an order for a controller this morning. Had it in my cart at 9:57a but couldn't get through the purchase process until 11:08a because Steam was imploding :rofl:
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    Valve still aims for a first half 2026 release for their new hardware amidst component shortages

    Pretty much mirrors my use cases and reasoning for the Deck as well. I'll also add that when the CPU cooler on my PC died the other month, some delivery shenanigans meant I was waiting for over a week before I could use my rig again. The SD was a lifesaver, both for playing some singleplayer and...
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    Valve still aims for a first half 2026 release for their new hardware amidst component shortages

    From the outside looking in anyway, I feel it's the least likely out of all three products to be choked by the worst component shortages. It would be neat if Valve just went ahead and launched at least the controller as originally scheduled, but I'm certainly not going to bet on it :P
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    Valve still aims for a first half 2026 release for their new hardware amidst component shortages

    Is it weird to be this excited to buy a controller? Well, here's hoping that if there is a delay, it's not too brutal.
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    Where did people get this idea that gaming has to be cheap and affordable to everybody?

    As has been pointed out already, sure, the pries are more-or-less in line with inflation, but the fact of the matter is that wages for the consumer have been relatively stagnant for 20-ish years. And now there's massive amounts of FUD (fear, uncertainty, doubt) that have spurred the over all...
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    Gaming Do you recommend any GBA games I dont have?

    I'll plug for Shining Soul II again. Great Diablo-like with good replay value with lots of little secrets and quirks that have kept me engaged with it off and on for almost two decades now, despite the lackluster story. And if you've got buddies with copies, the multiplayer for it is a great...
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    Hacking Widescreen AR Codes for Star Fox Assault?

    It's been a while, but I don't recall any of the two or three codes I've found previously doing a great job with that. And I distinctly remember they'd all cause the game to crash (on both Dolphin and real hardware) on the 7th mission, the Corneria one, either during or right at the end of the...
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    Hacking Widescreen AR Codes for Star Fox Assault?

    Back when I first posted this in 2015, there were none lol. I have long since found them, but thanks.
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    TO ALL GAMERS: We need to finally end this debate.

    I've thoroughly enjoyed every console I've owned, great to just pick up and play something with little to no fuss. But I feel PC is the better platform for gaming, given the astronomical amount of native titles spanning decades, emulation for older (and even some current) consoles, easy access...
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    Homebrew How to use Cheats with GBA Virtual Console

    Like I was mentioning earlier, I wouldn't suggest loading in .CHT files directly, GBAATM doesn't seem to like it all the time. It's simpler to find CodeBreaker/Libretro cheats (GameHacking.org is a good resource for those), give them a quick formatting pass in a text editor, and copy-paste that...
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    Homebrew How to use Cheats with GBA Virtual Console

    I think some titles only have the file written when actually saving in-game, not just starting it up and turning it off? It's been a bit since I dumped my saves.
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    Homebrew How to use Cheats with GBA Virtual Console

    In this case, you want your cheats to be in CodeBreaker format. In my experience, they're the only ones that work with the patcher, from what I recall. There's lots of conversion tools online that should be able to change their formats, or even standalone software like AR Crypt and CBA Crypt...
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    Skyrim Switch save transfer to PC/steam Skyrim SE?

    Not Switch-specific, but I was able to dump my Xbox 360 save and use it on LE back in the day (it'll load up on SE as well). With that, the actual save file itself was in a container the 360 liked, so I had to dump that and then use software to explore the file and get the real save out of it...
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    Google goes after YouTube Vanced with C&D, project to be discontinued

    Welp, guess I'll cling to my Vanced install for as long as it works... Firefox with plugins after that. I'm not paying Google to fix the shit they broke on purpose.
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    Nintendo launches Pokemon Sound Library, allowing content creators to use Diamond and Pearl OST in projects

    Extremely too little and by far way too late. Under normal circumstances I'd be fine with baby steps first, but this is on the heels of Nintendo being Nintendo and smashing DMCAs or other copyright claims into the faces of so many different gaming sub-communities, for over a decade now.
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