I think I’m finally getting my Steam Machine to behave. Also, treating as a 1080p/120 box instead of a 4K/60 box has been a lot of fun. That said, HDR really needs to be fixed on this thing. Tried playing Mirror’s Edge and it’s so blown out.

Might be a controversial pick right now, but Ghost In The Shell (1995). I love Shirow Masamune’s manga and I’m glad we’re finally getting a faithful adaptation, but letting Mamoru Oshii do whatever he wanted with the material is why GitS is more mainstream and known than Shirow’s other work.

Did Valve hear me or something? Suddenly some of the games that were not working well, work fine now and I was suddenly using Desktop Mode less today and had a good experience.

Despite all the positive reviews, I have bad news about “Denshattack” on the Nintendo Switch 2. #DenshaDeGo

I can’t stop thinking about Steam Machine and how much work I think Valve still has to do with Proton and SteamOS. If I had to sum it up, the hardware is great and Valve services around it are great (Steam Input, Cloud Saves, etc.) but compatibility is still a headache.

Dude, I poured my blood, sweat and tears into the IGPX remaster and I’m not mad about them airing season 1. We can chill out and just enjoy it being back on air.

I have been desperately trying not to use Desktop Mode on the Steam Machine but I’ve run into so many issues and dead ends in Gaming Mode where I have to break out a keyboard and mouse to get my out anyway that I said screw it and moved over to Desktop Mode. Literally everything works better now.

I beat Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and I liked it a lot! Definitely can’t wait to check out the new one this September!

Here’s all the games I’ve played or tried to play on Steam Machine: Fallout New Vegas (GOG) - Runs great Rex: Infinite - Runs great Mortal Kombat X - Drops down to single digit frame counts at 1080p for some reason Crysis (GOG) - Won’t run (insert meme here) Geometry Wars - Runs but only at 640x480

That’s not scary to see on a console. I know it’s nothing bad, it’s dependencies for GoG/New Vegas being installed.

This might help. www.reddit.com/r/steammachi... There is an issue with Linux and HDMI 2.1 that is causing HDR issues currently.A Displayport to HDMI adapter might fix the issue.

First impressions of Steam Machine: HDR is broken AF. They need their own Auto-HDR and tone-mapping settings. It’s most notable when you look at poster art. It’s just entirely blown out. And there’s no setting like on Switch to only turn on HDR for compatible software. Hopefully they fix this.

Bit of a convoluted set-up but I’m having the Steam Machine wired through my Mac Mini’s Internet Sharing via USB so I can finally hook my Mac Mini back-up as an HTPC. “Couldn’t you just use the Steam Machine be an HTPC too?” I don’t want to.

Welp, it’s here. Hope I like this thing more than the Steam Deck. Honestly, I’m so disappointed in both PlayStation and Xbox that I’m nearly ready to go full PC and Nintendo only.

I thought for a second there IGPX was kicked off the schedule again. *whew*

Got my Steam Machine but I can't even think about setting it up until I get my freelance work done, so probably not until the weekend... maybe.

I am once again begging people who post grievances about Hollywood to look up if they actually did the thing they're accusing them off. This is not a real poster put out by the studio, a fan made this.

Also surprise, I did a stash bust and made Wano Nico Robin in a week

Despite all the positive reviews, I have bad news about “Denshattack” on the Nintendo Switch 2. #DenshaDeGo

So the infamous vacation scene in The Ghost In The Shell anime is in a weird in-between point of not as censored as many versions of the US manga but not as explicit as the original art and I’m kinda wondering if it’s gonna get re-done for the Blu-ray. (Doubt it)

It’s that time of the week! Time for another Ghost In The Shell Tuesday.

In a few years, Birds Of Prey (2020) is going to be talked about in the same reverent tone that people now talk about Speed Racer (2008) in. Mark it.

I am so thankful that I basically never bought many Square-Enix games on Switch 1. They should be offering upgrades, but at least for me, I can just get the upgraded version without much fuss.

My partner and I saw "Under The Wire" at a New York City theater on Thanksgiving Day 2018 and that movie still has not received any kind of home video or digital purchase release. It pops up occasionally on streaming services but it's stupid difficult to watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=blhn...

Thanks to folks who replied. I ended up going with the Steam Machine. The thing that pushed me over is the included Steam Controller. I hope this works how I hope it will under the TV because it’s replacing my Xbox Series X. XSX is moving to my bedroom so I finally have a Blu-ray player upstairs.

I just saying if this drew a crowd, Square-Enix and Taito can probably sell a few copies of a localized version of the Switch “Densha De Go” title.

People who know more about PC hardware than me: Should I stick to my Steam Machine reservation or get a used Intel Nuc for about the same price, with the same 16GB of system RAM and a mobile RTX 3070? Those are the two options, please don't suggest a 3rd option please.

I think the main difference is that you can add disc drives to Mac’s and PC’s. I certainly have. Like yeah, I’m not bringing around my DVD’s to watch movies on the plane on my laptop anymore because digital downloads work better for that, but when I’m home it sure is useful to have the option.

Besides being talented game devs, id Software makes the perhaps the best game engine (id Tech) and losing that technological knowledge is a huge blow for anyone who wants to see amazing tech on low spec hardware. Doom: TDA and Indiana Jones run on Series S with ray-tracing at 60fps like it’s nothing

Sign-ups for cosplay photos are live for Dragon Con and ColossalCon East! Link to apply: ArguingMeadows.com/conventions

Unsurprisingly, everyone’s replaced on both sides of the ocean.

Locking all my doors, disconnecting the doorbell, turning off my phone, making myself completely unreachable so I can watch the new Ghost In The Shell series.

Thank you to alt that came to our panel at crypto arena. Hope you all had fun. #AX #AnimeExpo #AnimeExpo2026

Should be noted that this is because of the new battery regulations the EU implemented. Switch 1 is likely staying in production for US, Japan and other markets.

“You can show butts, but you can’t go into the butts.” This was for a Mr. Osomatsu trailer.

I think one of the worst things about the potential death of physical media in gaming that I haven’t seen talked about is the return of region locked games. I think it was so cool that in the Switch/PS4 gen, you could just import a game and play it with no issues without changing accounts.

Sign-ups for cosplay photos are live for Dragon Con and ColossalCon East! Link to apply: ArguingMeadows.com/conventions

Celebrating the fourth by going to work before the Sun comes up.

If anyone at Anime Expo wants to get me literally anything from Kodansha or Bandai Namco's booths that is from the upcoming Ghost In The Shell series, l'Il love you forever (and pay you back for the cost of items/shippping)

Every time I learn something about Europe’s lack of air conditioning infrastructure during this heat wave.

Got my Maomao photos back 💚

I've said this before, but I wish subscriptions hadn't become normalized because Apple made iTunes music DRM-free in 2009 and literally the entire industry followed suit only to then watch Spotify completely change audience habits. If digital purchases were DRM-free, we'd be equal with physical.

Honestly, they’re probably mad they didn’t get to announce it first considering they’ve been trying to kill physical sales since the Xbox 360.

If you don’t have one, buy anything with a Blu-ray drive right now: Game console, standalone player, a PC drive, whatever. If this is something you care about, make sure you have a physical way to watch your favorite anime before it is truly too late. I feel that it’s only going to get worse.

Steam Machine doesn’t seem so bad right now.

At least I know what my hot take for Weeb Wednesday is gonna be. It’s an oldie but a goodie.

This is going to go beyond games, as game consoles are probably the primary Blu-ray players for most households these days. There were already issues sourcing disc drives at the start of this gen, boutique player manufacturers like Magnetar aren’t going to be able to throw weight to get materials.

It's gonna be a LOOOOOOONG cross-gen period. For the record, I don't think Sony will launch the PS6 at a starting price of $1,000 (or $999.99). They'll likely take a large hit to try and get the thing into homes and raise subscriptions and game prices instead.

The closest I’ve ever gotten to “double 0” (on time down to the second/stopping exactly at 0cm) in a round of Densha De Go.