I thought the release of Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria would be bigger. However, from what I've read so far it's pretty mediocre at launch.
It's kind of hard to forget. PC Gamer is still running near daily articles on it.good cause... 666... um
Anything to make people remember that game still exists.
Everyone made a big deal about it when it was announced, but now there's nothing. I looked yesterday for reviews, and metacritic only had 3 critic reviews and no user reviews, and I'd never heard of the sites. I think being an Epic exclusive is killing it. Out of sight, out of mind. I was very interested in that game, but I'm not going to even consider it until it gets at least some decent user reviews. Hopefully Epic paid them well.I thought the release of Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria would be bigger. However, from what I've read so far it's pretty mediocre at launch.
I dont know a lot about audio but do a lot of gaming headsets work well straight from the headphone jack? Guess I just assumed people were using soundcards or something to drive the more expensive gaming themed models at least.I've always been surprised by Sennheiser's popularity among PC gamers because their headphones have such low sound pressure that on many PCs I would think you would almost have to have a DAC to really push good sound out of them. They do sound great with enough power behind them, though. Of course, I've only had 2 pair. Maybe they aren't all that way.
I guess it just depends. It's been a long, long time since I bought a prebuilt PC, but I do window shop occasionally just to see what's out there, and either a lot of them don't bother listing a soundcard or they just don't have them. Maybe the higher end ones do.I dont know a lot about audio but do a lot of gaming headsets work well straight from the headphone jack? Guess I just assumed people were using soundcards or something to drive the more expensive gaming themed models at least.
A DAC is a good solution if you have more than one device you need to use it for. I've got one that gets used with my old laptop and my iPhone, which has terrible audio quality.Yea I dont know, Google links seem to say less than 100 Ohms then usually onboard is good enough. I guess you can have some fairly beefy by non audiophile standard headsets without the need for anything external
whether more gamers build or buy prebuilt, so I'm just taking a wild guess it's around 60/40 built to prebuilt
I listen to a fair amount of music on my headphones so I spent out a bit some decent ones and a budget DAC. I just didnt ever think that most chonky looking gamer headphones dont need much power to drive them. Makes sense though as soundcards and DACs arent exactly cheap.Most modern gaming motherboards have pretty decent audio built in which is good for people like me who just want to plug in some headphones and not mess with anything. Of course they aren’t on the same level as standalone DACs you can buy but I believe the majority of people won’t notice or care. I’d guess that prebuilt PCs don’t put in dedicated sound cards anymore since mobos handle that easily nowadays, and it reduces cost for the manufacturer.
Most modern gaming motherboards have pretty decent audio built in which is good for people like me who just want to plug in some headphones and not mess with anything. Of course they aren’t on the same level as standalone DACs you can buy but I believe the majority of people won’t notice or care. I’d guess that prebuilt PCs don’t put in dedicated sound cards anymore since mobos handle that easily nowadays, and it reduces cost for the manufacturer.
I played some Strange Brigade last night.
I LOVED Strange Brigade. If single-player shooters could take a page from Strange Brigade and Remnant 2, I'd be a huge fan and play them all the time. You can play both games solo, but they are better with a friend or two.Might pick up Strange Brigade
I'm the same way. Except for two games: Sacrifice and the Battlezone remake.I answered that I can’t get into RTS games, so in a way I’ve been challenging myself by playing AoE 4 on Game Pass....
I just started watching Stargate for the first time. I'm about halfway through the second season. (Teal'c just got stung by a wasp! It made him scowl, as most things do. In fact, I think 25% of all the scowls I've seen in my life are from Teal'c.)I'm not familiar with the developer, but I looked at some of their games and most have a (very) positive rating, so I'm cautiously optimistic.
I just started watching Stargate for the first time. I'm about halfway through the second season. (Teal'c just got stung by a wasp! It made him scowl, as most things do. In fact, I think 25% of all the scowls I've seen in my life are from Teal'c.)