Late to the thread but I use startmail

Man I’m sorry to hear that happened to you. I hope that was a long time ago.

Ah shit. Thank you for Black Messiah. Time to give that a whirl in remembrance. Rest in Peace.

I regret throwing the box away. I think it’s a 2019 Macbook Pro with an Intel i7 CPU. The device has been wiped but macOS Utilities is still on it. Last when I was working on it, I think I needed to reinstall a OS in order for the hardware to have a link to the Apple for firmware updates?

Today is a good day to set this device up. It’s been on my todo list.

Did you follow a certain guide by chance? I have a macbook but I’m slowly finding out that Apple silicone is trickier to setup Linux with.

Yes I have been connecting my ProController to my Linux machine via USB-C. I’m using the Bazzite image from Universal Blue. Here’s my output from the fastfetch --format json command:

{ "type": "OS", "result": { "buildID": "Stable (F42.20251002)", "codename": "Kinoite", "id": "bazzite", "idLike": "fedora", "name": "Bazzite", "prettyName": "Bazzite", "variant": "Kinoite", "variantID": "bazzite-nvidia-open", "version": "42.20251002.0 (Kinoite)", "versionID": "42" } },

I have been using a Nintendo ProController since 2017 for all my gaming needs. It’s a solid controller and can be use any USB-C cable to connect to your PC. Solid battery life if you ever need to go wireless. I am monster though and just deal with the buttons being mapped to Xbox layouts so ‘X’ and ‘Y’ are always mapped backwards. I now know that Steam has a feature for mapping buttons now.

With all of that said, I also am looking for a new controller. My palms have been hurting as of late when I use the ProController.I will always recommend this controller but my hands are hurting more during longer play sessions. It never used to feel like this so I think I need to start stretching these old hands prior to playing.

If anyone has any input on comparing 8bitDuo’s Pro 2 or Gulikit’s KingKong 2 Pro Controller to Nintendo’s ProController, I’d like to read your thoughts :)

The Witcher 3! I never played 1 or 2. However 3 did a great job of story recap and finishing up said story. DLC was a must as well. All in all, I was engaged with the story.

And of course, RDR2.

I’ll add The Last of Us Part 2. That was a story about how far you’re willing to go for vengeance. About the only time you see that is in westerns!

I really want to play this game. I haven’t found a copy of it anywhere. I can’t believe it was pulled down online due to licensing 🙄

Uhh I haven’t tried password sharing with Tidal.

They would need to have their own Tidal accounts. You would then add their Tidal account to your family plan. Once done, they can use the service on their own personal devices by logging with their accounts.

The company, Helsing, pledges to only sell towards democratic governments. I think it’s a very slippery slope. In my opinion, once you’ve taken a step towards the military industrial complex, you are the military industrial complex.

I’m not sure how much funding came from the profits of Spotify. It could have come from other investments. Ultimately, you have Spotify leadership involved in a defence company that makes drones. Ethically, I don’t like my money going towards someone who invests in this.

I’ve been using Tidal for over a year now. I’ve been digging the FLAC streams. $17 a month for my family plan. Up to 6, including yourself. And yes, Splashdown is on Tidal.

I second CoolerControl. It is able to control fan speed depending on the temperature of your CPU!

A little late to this comment but there are some assembly videogames out! They are puzzles and gives you the gist of how assembly works.

I really enjoyed TIS-100. I just never got around to beating it.

Here’s a neat video about the creator and the game - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JouTsMQsEA

Funny enough, I’ve been using my Switch controller for PC gaming haha.

Looks great! Is there any other competitors against 8Bit? This company is dominating the controller market it seems.

I’ll make the jump to 8Bit one day. Maybe when my Switch controller dies.

Wow it feels like they have pumped out new expansion every month since “Shining Revelery”.

Congrats on the milestone! I have been looking forward what games would be the ones you enjoyed the most.

I never have played the Uncharted Series. I think I should buy a PS4 and just buy the all the games. I would love to play them on PC though. Maybe I’ll look into an emulator.