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    Things you recently bought or got

    Now I've got Two Tribes stuck in my head, more specifically the line: "Mine is the last Voice that you will ever hear, don't be alarmed".
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    Best way to play Xbox one games?

    There is a revision known as the "Xbox One S All Digital" (or SAD edition) which did lack a disc drive.
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    Steam Machine waiting list goes live, starting at £879 with a 512GB SSD

    I doubt limited supply was their concern when they were designing the hardware, maybe at best something like what we saw with the Deck or PS5 where eventually regular stock became available, obviously the AI shortages may change this. Frankly I wont be surprised if they're only launching the...
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    Steam Machine waiting list goes live, starting at £879 with a 512GB SSD

    I heard some comments in the past saying it would be 'priced like a PC', haven't heard anything definite though. Again I think it will have limited success in terms of expanding their audience, maybe their intent is more third parties where they may be able to have more reach? But then the...
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    Xbox to increase in price again in August, Series S set to hit $500

    I noticed that as well and AFAIK it doesn't make sense if this is a true repro. Again AFAIK, if anything it would be the NTSC-J JP MD that it would be incompatible with due to the physical cart. I just used it as an example of companies exploiting the retro scene as well as a joking about the...
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    Xbox to increase in price again in August, Series S set to hit $500

    Don't worry, they'll find a way to ruin that as well. Just look at the recently announced re-release of Sonic 1 for $100: https://www.iam8bit.com/products/sonic-the-hedgehog-35th-anniversary-legacy-cartridge-collection
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    Steam Machine waiting list goes live, starting at £879 with a 512GB SSD

    I think that's the weirdest part. I've seen people complain that the purpose of the Steam Machine is to get people into PC gaming....but they're only selling it through Steam....meaning you're probably already into PC gaming on at least some level. At least the Steam Deck filled a niche within...
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    Things you recently bought or got

    Bought a few things. On Steam I finally picked up Shadow Generations, Sonic Superstars and Hifi Rush as they were about the price I was willing to spend. Also got my mum the Sims 1/2 collection as a gift as it was one sale, know it's not perfect but it's what she wants. On Amazon I bought...
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    Apple raises prices on MacBook and iPad lines, MacBook Neo starting price increased by $100

    Wait until you find out they still sell machines with 64GB emmc and 4GB RAM W11 laptops.
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    Xbox to increase in price again in August, Series S set to hit $500

    Funnily enough (anecdotally) I noticed Xbox sales had increased recently, if MS was able to hold on to lower prices than Sony I wonder if they might have had a chance of actually competing for the first time in years this Q4.
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    What would a dentist and a doctor argue about

    What is the easiest way to tell if someone is a doctor? Call them Mr or Ms, you'll quickly find out.
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    Grand Theft Auto VI pre orders go live tomorrow, physical release limited to code in box

    Yeah, that's always been their one positive to is at least you can get some semblance of ownership. The only upside to CiaB is there's a chance the price will get cheaper, quicker than DD alone.
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    Steam Machine waiting list goes live, starting at £879 with a 512GB SSD

    I wonder how much it would have cost without any RAM or Storage?
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    Homebrew Homebrew game Half Life 2 (Source Engine) - Switch Port

    You're likely thinking of HL1/Goldsrc which from what I've read a significant rewrite (I've seen 75% thrown around) of the Quake engine. HL2 itself runs on the Source engine. All three Quakes also use different engines, referred to as Quake, id tech 2 and id tech 3.
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    Do remakes ever get it right?

    I still think play both unless you can't for some reason. To me seeing the contrast between HL1 and BM was part of the experience and gave an extra 'wow' factor that someone who purely plays modern games may not feel. Although maybe go HL1>HL2/EP>BM to reduce fatigue.
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