RChickenMan

Game Mode is still an option whether you setup the input as a PC or as a Game Console, but it does handle the input signal differently. I'm not enough of a videophile to describe the differences in how colors are displayed and whatnot, but I do know that the TV exposes different resolutions and refresh rates, meaning there must be some difference between these two options.

For what it's worth, when using this PC with this TV, I am indeed exclusively playing video games. I have a separate monitor that I use for more general "PC stuff." I'm also running Linux, for what it's worth, but I can't imagine that really makes a difference in this context. VRR, HDR, etc. are indeed available in bo

Hey team,

As of an update I ran today (previous update was roughly 5 days ago), when I'm in Game Mode, the screen dims after one second of no mouse activity (keyboard and gamepad activity does not "count" as activity--just mouse). I can confirm that the issue does not happen when the display is set to SDR, and it does not happen when displaying true HDR content in HDR mode. Only SDR in an HDR container. This means the Steam UI, and any SDR games, are affected by this behavior.

I have restored a snapshot for the time being and this did "fix" the problem. But I'm wondering if there's a proper fix so that I can get back to the latest packages.

Thanks for any input!

(Note - I'm well awar

Hello fellow space rats,

I had an unusual experience re-playing Tools of Destruction for the billionth time, this time via emulation with RPCS3. The previous evening I had just arrived at the Apogee Space Station level, the first place in Tools where you need to collect Leviathan Souls for the Smuggler in exchange for progression. This morning, when I went to resume my play-through, I had forgotten how many souls are required to progress, so I initiated a conversation with the Smuggler. I selected trade souls, thinking it would just trigger some dialog informing me how many souls are required, and to my surprise it just went through as if I had indeed collected the requisite number of so

Hi team,

I have run three different versions of the plugin (0.5.6, 0.6.0, and 0.6.1), on two different distros (CachyOS, Bazzite), on two different pieces of hardware (Rog Ally, desktop PC), and cloud saves for my Gog games have never worked. No error messages or anything like that, no pop-ups indicating that it's attempting to sync cloud saves, etc. I have of course made a good-faith effort to research the issue myself, but there's very little discussion on this topic--just a single reddit thread with very few comments (one person asking if they need to do anything to enable it, another person asking if anything is required to enable, and a third person reminding folks that it is indeed

Hey team,

Without going into too much detail on the PC side, I am considering connecting my S90D to a switchable outlet and occasionally cutting power to the TV. Basically I have an annoying little problem with my multi-monitor setup, and at this point I've conceded that the operating system simply doesn't support my desired workflow, especially given that the TV still broadcasts its EDID and whatnot when it's in standby. So I'm considering going with the nuclear option and simply cutting power to the TV as part of my workflow for achieving my desired behavior (I've also considered going with an HDMI splitter device to cut the HDMI signal when desired, but unfortunately the options are ei

Hey y'all,

Shopping for screen protectors is a bit challenging given that many of us are rocking devices with resistive touch screens, rather than capacitive. Screen protectors are generally glass these days, which works great for capacitive touch screens, but not so much for resistive touch screens.

I'm looking for a screen protector for my newly-acquired iPaq h4150/4155. It's a fairly typical 3.5" 4:3 Pocket PC screen. There's plenty of 3.5" 4:3 screen protectors on the market, but like I said, most of them are glass (geared towards modern emulation-focused gaming handhelds a la r/SBCGaming). And even more annoyingly, many of them have rounded corners.

Does r/OldHandhelds have a "

Y'all, I did it. I found a way to spend my Sunday morning alienating anyone and everyone with normal hobbies, and as a great side-effect, I'm playing Motorstorm Apocalypse (a PS3 racing game) in stereoscopic 3D.

Did you know that the PS3 supported 3D TVs for select games, and RPCS3 (the PS3 emulator) supports it in SBS on PC? Now you do!

All of my stupid little gaming hardware tinkering projects have led to this moment. The whole setup looks ridiculous, but with those glasses on my face and the controller in my hands, the only thing I "see" is a beautifully-rendered 3D environment... in stereoscopic 3D! Apollo already has crazy-low latency, but given that I'm playing in the same room

Hi team,

I'd like to connect my RayNeo Air 3s to my desktop PC's full-sized DisplayPort port with a total cable length of 15 ft. I'd like to be able to drive the full resolution and refresh rate of the AR glasses (which, in full SBS 3D mode, would be 1080x3840 120 hz). My GPU does not have a USB-C output.

I began my search by looking for a single USB-C Male to DisplayPort Male cable, but most of those are unidirectional (my understanding is that I would generally need a bidirectional cable, as the primary use case for a unidirectional cable would be connecting from a laptop's usb-c port to a displayport monitor, for example, whereas I want to do the exact opposite--connect my PC's full-s

Hey team,

Ever since the recent update that retooled the frame limiter to use Radeon Chill, enabling the frame limiter always caps the content to 30 fps, regardless of what I actually set it to. Turning the frame limiter off allows the framerate to climb back above 30. For example, I could be running a game which hangs out above 100 fps without the framerate limiter, and if I enable the frame limiter and set it to 60, for example, the framerate will stabilize at 30 fps. Disabling the frame limiter altogether will allow it to climb back up to 100+.

Has anyone else experienced this behavior since the update? If so, have you found a solution?

Thanks!

Good morning,

I've been playing Wolfenstein The New Order on my Ally and having a blast--it's a brilliant game (that really tests my skills!), and it runs brilliantly on the Ally. But unfortunately, when I resume from hibernate, the game stops responding to controller input (it continues to respond to mouse and keyboard).

I am running the Gog version of the game (though I do speak to using Steam Input as a troubleshooting step later in the post). I generally do not experience this issue with other games, so I'm lead to believe it's an issue specific to either this game, IdTech engine games of that era, or possibly any game which does not support controller hot-swapping.

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Hey all,

Given the uncertainty around PC part prices in the USA, it feels like a "now or never" moment to level up from my lowly handheld PC + PS5 to a reasonably future-proof PC for couch/TV/controller single-player gaming on a 144 hz 4k 65" OLED.

Do you see any weak points in my build? Or is anything here overkill? I also find choosing a case to be somewhat daunting, given that, without having the parts right in front of me, it's unclear whether anything will fit (hence the "XL" case). Have I missed the mark on certain components, picking a part with known issue instead of whatever is considered the standard bearer for price vs performance?

Thank

Hey all,

I'm taking the Floridian next week and will be staying in a Roomette. I believe this is a Viewliner, though apparently it's a tossup as to whether it's a Viewliner I or II (it's listed as car 4111 on my ticket, but my understanding is that this car number doesn't designate a particular piece of equipment, but rather just refers to car 11 on train 41).

What's the deal with the whole "recessed power outlet" thing I keep seeing when I try to research the details about Viewliner Roomettes? I'd be pretty bummed if I weren't able to plug in my charger--my whole motivation for the trip is that I love trains and I love video games, so I want to take an on-the-rails "video game retreat."

Hey all,

So I know this isn't the type of game for "pixel peepers," and please trust me when I say that I'm going to play the game anyway because I've heard nothing but wonderful things! It's simply a matter of which version I will buy, since it's now on sale on the PlayStation Store! I have a potato PC which limits me to 1080p, and if the game is still 1080p on PS4 Pro like it was upon release, I'll probably get it on Gog since I like the idea of DRM-free. But if it's 4k on PS5 / PS4 Pro, then I'll get it there, because I'm perfectly willing to give up the flexibility of DRM-free for an enhanced graphical experience. I watched the Digital Foundry review from 6 years ago which made note