OT: Video Game Thread Part VIII

[TB87]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1825897298586419436

Pablo Sanchez FTW

 

[TB87]

Black Myth: Wukong looks pretty promising.
Definitely getting that when it goes on sale in a few months. The combat and graphics look phenomenal.

 

[TB87]

FF VII Rebirth’s Cactuar Gates are the games real villain. Sephiroth is the secondary villain

 

[sa cyred]

Any of yall get into Deadlock? Hoping to grab an invite haha. Unlimited invites to those who do get in to friends.

Edit: literally
Right after I post this I get an invite lol.

 

[trostol]

So it's been about a month i think..how's NCAA?

 

[Striiker]

@FLYguy3911 how long ago did you quit FC?

 

[FLYguy3911]

@FLYguy3911 how long ago did you quit FC?

I took like a month off after college football came out. I haven’t really played much. I haven’t touched champs and only played rivals once but I still collect cards when I’m bored.

I think EA wants me back playing. I pulled this bad boy today from squad battle rewards. 15 mill extinct.

 

[Striiker]

I took like a month off after college football came out. I haven’t really played much. I haven’t touched champs and only played rivals once but I still collect cards when I’m bored.

I think EA wants me back playing. I pulled this bad boy today from squad battle rewards. 15 mill extinct.

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Yeah I haven’t been playing that much either. Just what was required to complete worthwhile objectives or for rewards. Been spending much more time on the app.

 

[FLYguy3911]

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Holy f***

Player picks or 85x10s? I was grinding the shit out of those Euro/Copa player picks but kept getting so many dupes I kinda gave up.

Neymar is the loan but I may just buy him since I can’t roll coins over. I just got Palmer and Mendy this morning after stomping bots in Draft. Surprised they are still so much.

I guess I can get Mbappe now, but I hate grinding those big SBCs this late.

 

[Chinatown88]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1833524251074392094

This shouldn't exist without a disc drive. Always buy physical.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1833525665846727134

LMFAO f*** OFF SONY

 

[FLYguy3911]

Always buy physical.

ewwwwww

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

It does at least have a 2TB drive now, instead of that stupid 650gb of free space one the regular one has.

 

[Striiker]

Holy f***

Player picks or 85x10s? I was grinding the shit out of those Euro/Copa player picks but kept getting so many dupes I kinda gave up.

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Neymar is the loan but I may just buy him since I can’t roll coins over. I just got Palmer and Mendy this morning after stomping bots in Draft. Surprised they are still so much.

I guess I can get Mbappe now, but I hate grinding those big SBCs this late.

Yeah, 95% was grinding 85x10s and 84x10s. I had the same dupe issue with the picks.

It just sucks this is all so late and I had to miss the last two weeks of games. But it’s still fun to collect.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Yeah, 95% was grinding 85x10s and 84x10s. I had the same dupe issue with the picks.

It just sucks this is all so late and I had to miss the last two weeks of games. But it’s still fun to collect.

I did Mbappe last night. I think EA is done with SBCs on '24 now.

 

[TB87]

PS5 Pro will still probably sell a decent amount of units. Even at that price point. I’m not getting it though. That’s a lot for a mid-gen upgrade.



Anyways, if I’m gonna splurge on a high-end gaming platform it’d be for a PC. Curious about your guys thoughts on this one?

https://www.costco.com/msi-aegis-r2-liquid-cooled-gaming-desktop---14th-gen-intel-core-i9-14900f---geforce-rtx-4080-super%2c-16gb---windows-11.product.4000274274.html

 

[Striiker]

I did Mbappe last night. I think EA is done with SBCs on '24 now.

Probably. What else is there?

Did you try the 25 beta?

I can’t tell if it feels weird because it’s different or because I’m just used to using insane cards for months.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Probably. What else is there?

Did you try the 25 beta?

I can’t tell if it feels weird because it’s different or because I’m just used to using insane cards for months.

I played like two games. Yeah, probably has to do with the low rated cards and not having the settings and meta tactics sorted.

 

[trostol]

PS5 Pro will still probably sell a decent amount of units. Even at that price point. I’m not getting it though. That’s a lot for a mid-gen upgrade.



Anyways, if I’m gonna splurge on a high-end gaming platform it’d be for a PC. Curious about your guys thoughts on this one?

https://www.costco.com/msi-aegis-r2-liquid-cooled-gaming-desktop---14th-gen-intel-core-i9-14900f---geforce-rtx-4080-super%2c-16gb---windows-11.product.4000274274.html

Look around..I am sure you can find that cheaper..even if you don't want to build it yourself

 

[TB87]

Look around..I am sure you can find that cheaper..even if you don't want to build it yourself

Any suggestions on where I can find it cheaper? I haven’t bought a gaming PC in a very, very long time so I have no idea where to look. I don’t know how to build them either.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Anyways, if I’m gonna splurge on a high-end gaming platform it’d be for a PC. Curious about your guys thoughts on this one?

https://www.costco.com/msi-aegis-r2-liquid-cooled-gaming-desktop---14th-gen-intel-core-i9-14900f---geforce-rtx-4080-super%2c-16gb---windows-11.product.4000274274.html

PC is the way to go. What type of games do you want to play and at what resolution? Budget needs to include a monitor capable of such things.

Your money will go further if you’re willing to build it, but pre-fabs are also fine. They just tend to cut corners in some areas. I promise you that you can build it. You just have to want to do so.

 

[trostol]

Any suggestions on where I can find it cheaper? I haven’t bought a gaming PC in a very, very long time so I have no idea where to look. I don’t know how to build them either.

I've gotten a couple from both ibuypower and cyberpower...didn't have any issues..you can look over this guide from Tom's Hardware

https://www.tomshardware.com/best-picks/best-gaming-pcs

 

[TB87]

PC is the way to go. What type of games do you want to play and at what resolution? Budget needs to include a monitor capable of such things.

Your money will go further if you’re willing to build it, but pre-fabs are also fine. They just tend to cut corners in some areas. I promise you that you can build it. You just have to want to do so.

- I prefer single player ARPG’s and just RPG’s in general. Co-op is fun too
- Best possible resolution & monitor is my preference
- Where can I find parts and guides on how to build a PC?

 

[JojoTheWhale]

- I prefer single player ARPG’s and just RPG’s in general. Co-op is fun too
- Best possible resolution & monitor is my preference
- Where can I find parts and guides on how to build a PC?

AAA games like the Souls series?

Best possible resolution is 4k for all intents and purposes. Best monitor is complicated and hilariously expensive if you want it to be. Some people will literally use a 65-75” OLED tv as a monitor. Some people like curved ultra wide screens. Some just want something in the 27-29” range and flat, but nice. Then you get to determine how many monitors you want. My personal PC has 3. My wife’s has 4. Both configurations are one nice monitor and then dirt cheap secondaries.

You also have the option of going higher than 60 fps with a PC. It’s personal preference as to what looks better to your eyes. I prefer 1440p at 144 or 240 fps to 4k at 60 fps. Plenty of people will say the latter looks better. It’s a question of general sharpness (resolution) vs motion blur (frame rate).

Napkin math — a top of the line 27” OLED 1440p 240hz is $700ish, a more budget 27” 4k option would be $400-500ish, and a top of the line 32” QLED 4k 240hz is $1300ish. If you wanted to go Ultrawide, I think the usual suggestion is still the one my wife has, which would be $700ish for a 34” 1440p 165 hz.

I will get back to you tomorrow with some vids and such. In general, Gamers Nexus is the most reliable single outlet in all of tech media. Impeccable research and ethics. Trust their benchmarks for GPUs, CPUs, and cases. They’ve also been doing a bunch of prebuilt reviews. I like Hardware Unboxed for monitors.

If you want to look at parts, just use https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ because it tells you about almost all potential conflicts once you add them to the build.

*Edit* You can also build an entire PC for under 1k and it will be very nice. It just won’t be in 4k. This is why I asked questions first.

 

[Chinatown88]

AAA games like the Souls series?

Best possible resolution is 4k for all intents and purposes. Best monitor is complicated and hilariously expensive if you want it to be. Some people will literally use a 65-75” OLED tv as a monitor. Some people like curved ultra wide screens. Some just want something in the 27-29” range and flat, but nice. Then you get to determine how many monitors you want. My personal PC has 3. My wife’s has 4. Both configurations are one nice monitor and then dirt cheap secondaries.

You also have the option of going higher than 60 fps with a PC. It’s personal preference as to what looks better to your eyes. I prefer 1440p at 144 or 240 fps to 4k at 60 fps. Plenty of people will say the latter looks better. It’s a question of general sharpness (resolution) vs motion blur (frame rate).

Napkin math — a top of the line 27” OLED 1440p 240hz is $700ish, a more budget 27” 4k option would be $400-500ish, and a top of the line 32” QLED 4k 240hz is $1300ish. If you wanted to go Ultrawide, I think the usual suggestion is still the one my wife has, which would be $700ish for a 34” 1440p 165 hz.

I will get back to you tomorrow with some vids and such. In general, Gamers Nexus is the most reliable single outlet in all of tech media. Impeccable research and ethics. Trust their benchmarks for GPUs, CPUs, and cases. They’ve also been doing a bunch of prebuilt reviews. I like Hardware Unboxed for monitors.

If you want to look at parts, just use https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ because it tells you about almost all potential conflicts once you add them to the build.

*Edit* You can also build an entire PC for under 1k and it will be very nice. It just won’t be in 4k. This is why I asked questions first. Don't forget RGB lights. Lots of RGB lights.

Fixed it for you Jojo

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Fixed it for you Jojo

Please no more. All of mine are set to white. Every time I go into my wife's office, the room lighting, keyboard, tower, etc are all slowly changing in sync. It's like the whole room is yelling at me.