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PC Gaming Gained More Players Than Console In 2024

According to the latest global data, PC gaming gained more players in 2024 than console by a slight margin.

insider-gaming.com

 

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To be fair, there are some DRM-free games on Steam. Can't say the same for Ubi Play or whatever the **** their launcher is called nowadays.

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PC Gaming Gained More Players Than Console In 2024

According to the latest global data, PC gaming gained more players in 2024 than console by a slight margin.

insider-gaming.com

PC player numbers rose 3.9% year-over-year (YoY) from 873.5 million to 907.5 million in 2024

Over 30M 80-year-old aunts playing Chuzzle Deluxe. Damn.

 

[Lily Adler]

To be fair, there are some DRM-free games on Steam. Can't say the same for Ubi Play or whatever the **** their launcher is called nowadays.


Over 30M 80-year-old aunts playing Chuzzle Deluxe. Damn.

GoG is the best though

 

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Skype is dead!

 

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So if you're using Ubuntu, you can install the extension GSConnect to link it to your phone. Just download KDE Connect or Zorin Connect on your phone and it'll link up through your WiFi and Bluetooth.

 

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Steam Deck Verification Will Extend To SteamOS Devices Through Compatibility Ratings

Steam has announced a SteamOS Compatibility rating system that will act as an extension to the Steam Deck Verified process.

insider-gaming.com

 

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NVIDIA reallocates resources: AI GPUs instead of GeForce RTX | igor´sLAB

While NVIDIA is busy preparing for series production of the new GB300-AI chip, there are signs of another change in strategy at Jensen Huang – this time at the expense of GeForce graphics cards for…

www.igorslab.de

Nvidia reportedly plans to cut RTX 50 series GPU production - OC3D

Nvidia reportedly plan to cut RTX 50 series GPU production to allocate it to new AI GPUs. AI is king at Nvidia, and gamers aren't a priority.

overclock3d.net

 

[Lily Adler]

Tried Fedora COSMIC and it's definitely not ready for prime-time. More customizable than GNOME out of the box, but it definitely feels very beta.

 

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Yeah Deepin will never be okay to install. Beautiful, but a security nightmare.

 

[Lily Adler]

Tried Fedora Cinnamon and I get the hype behind the Cinnamon desktop. It's very customizeable and you can download Applets and Extensions to add more features. The only one it didn't have was a Mac Menu Bar which was a bummer since MATE has one.

But good news for KDE, still can't auto switch between Light and Dark, but I did figure out how to enable the Global Menu to work with Firefox. You go under "about:config" in the address bar and switch the flags for "global menu" to "true". Before this would cause the Firefox menu bar to pop up along with it showing up in the panel, but now it works as expected.

 

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Oh cool. Mozilla has finally matched their themes for GNOME. So now it doesn't look like Windows.

 

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The Mario Kart 64 (unofficial) PC port is out! It comes with a track editor so the community can create their own courses.

GitHub - HarbourMasters/SpaghettiKart

Contribute to HarbourMasters/SpaghettiKart development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

 

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Nvidia becomes first company to hit $4 trillion valulation

The AI chipmaker’s market value smashed the previous record valuation, set by Apple, but ended Wednesday trading just shy of it.

www.nbcnews.com

 

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[Gee]

Yep, I always turn those off. Motion blur is good when it's "per object" or in racing games. Otherwise, fullscreen motion blur is absolutely ugly.

I also turn off depth of field most of the time.

 

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