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  1. Comment on Nintendo is suing the creators of popular Switch emulator Yuzu, saying their tech illegally circumvents Nintendo's software encryption and facilitates piracy in ~games

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    Fair, if a game has low enough requirements to run then you could benefit from the extra resolution etc options the emulators offer. I haven’t run into any such games in my own play, but that’s...

    Fair, if a game has low enough requirements to run then you could benefit from the extra resolution etc options the emulators offer. I haven’t run into any such games in my own play, but that’s neat to hear some exist. The Deck is awesome 😄

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  2. Comment on Nintendo is suing the creators of popular Switch emulator Yuzu, saying their tech illegally circumvents Nintendo's software encryption and facilitates piracy in ~games

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    Yep ! It’s a little more work than downloading them, but it’s rather easy to dump a new one after the initial setup. Plus then I never have to worry about sketchy websites and such things, and I...

    Yep ! It’s a little more work than downloading them, but it’s rather easy to dump a new one after the initial setup. Plus then I never have to worry about sketchy websites and such things, and I can get any DLC or updates easily without having to wait for someone to upload them.

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  3. Comment on Nintendo is suing the creators of popular Switch emulator Yuzu, saying their tech illegally circumvents Nintendo's software encryption and facilitates piracy in ~games

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    I haven’t had that problem personally, but it’s great that there are 3rd party options to make it more comfortable for everyone :)

    I haven’t had that problem personally, but it’s great that there are 3rd party options to make it more comfortable for everyone :)

  4. Comment on Nintendo is suing the creators of popular Switch emulator Yuzu, saying their tech illegally circumvents Nintendo's software encryption and facilitates piracy in ~games

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    Do it!! It’s great. My switch is basically only used for dumping firmware and roms now 😂

    Do it!! It’s great. My switch is basically only used for dumping firmware and roms now 😂

    5 votes

  5. Comment on Nintendo is suing the creators of popular Switch emulator Yuzu, saying their tech illegally circumvents Nintendo's software encryption and facilitates piracy in ~games

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    The funny part is that anyone pirating the ROMs could just get a jailbroken switch to run them on anyways.. It’s such a weak argument for disallowing emulators that in no way encourage (and in...

    The funny part is that anyone pirating the ROMs could just get a jailbroken switch to run them on anyways.. It’s such a weak argument for disallowing emulators that in no way encourage (and in fact, explicitly discourage) piracy.

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  6. Comment on Nintendo is suing the creators of popular Switch emulator Yuzu, saying their tech illegally circumvents Nintendo's software encryption and facilitates piracy in ~games

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    Makes sense. Yeah, the steam deck hardware is awesome !! I love the back buttons and more comfortable grips (it helps when the hardware isn’t designed for children’s hands 😂)

    Makes sense. Yeah, the steam deck hardware is awesome !! I love the back buttons and more comfortable grips (it helps when the hardware isn’t designed for children’s hands 😂)

    5 votes

  7. Comment on Nintendo is suing the creators of popular Switch emulator Yuzu, saying their tech illegally circumvents Nintendo's software encryption and facilitates piracy in ~games

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    The steam deck is more powerful, yes, but the emulation cost is huge for these switch emulators. I can promise that a steam deck is not running switch games better than the original hardware,...

    The steam deck is more powerful, yes, but the emulation cost is huge for these switch emulators. I can promise that a steam deck is not running switch games better than the original hardware, despite how old the switch is. Even my 3080 can struggle sometimes.

    6 votes

  8. Comment on Nintendo is suing the creators of popular Switch emulator Yuzu, saying their tech illegally circumvents Nintendo's software encryption and facilitates piracy in ~games

  9. Comment on Nintendo is suing the creators of popular Switch emulator Yuzu, saying their tech illegally circumvents Nintendo's software encryption and facilitates piracy in ~games

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    In what way ? Switch OLED offers the same screen, and better performance due to the steam deck’s relative weakness combined with the overhead of emulation. I do play most of my switch games on my...

    playing switch games on a steam deck oled is the superior experience.

    In what way ? Switch OLED offers the same screen, and better performance due to the steam deck’s relative weakness combined with the overhead of emulation.

    I do play most of my switch games on my deck but that’s because 1) it’s more convenient to only have one portable for all my games and 2) I have the original switch with the crappy screen. Occasionally the performance bothers me enough to play native though, or at least move to my desktop where I have the hardware to force it down mid with regards to the emulation. I’m curious what makes it a better experience in your eyes.

    9 votes

  10. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Balatro is so, so good. My friend has been playing it so much that I’ve taken to referring to him as Balatro Barry 😄 I’ve only beaten it twice so far, but can’t wait to play more and discover the...

    Balatro is so, so good. My friend has been playing it so much that I’ve taken to referring to him as Balatro Barry 😄 I’ve only beaten it twice so far, but can’t wait to play more and discover the rest of the cards.

    2 votes

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  13. Comment on Introducing Steam Deck OLED - November 16 in ~games

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    Holy smokes - $360 for a 512 model is a steal. Between this and the new OLED models, I’m feeling a little bummed about buying a $550 256GB original model 😄 But for new buyers, this is all awesome !!

    Holy smokes - $360 for a 512 model is a steal. Between this and the new OLED models, I’m feeling a little bummed about buying a $550 256GB original model 😄 But for new buyers, this is all awesome !!

    3 votes

  14. Comment on International YouTube Premium price increase underway in some countries in ~tech

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    They’re about to turn me into a hypocrite if they keep this up. It’s already quite expensive in all territories unless YT Music appeals to you.

    They’re about to turn me into a hypocrite if they keep this up. It’s already quite expensive in all territories unless YT Music appeals to you.

    32 votes

  15. Comment on How to use the YouTube website? in ~tech

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    Sure, I would agree, actually. But, a paywall isn’t a dark pattern just because you don’t want to pay. As far as I’ve seen they aren’t doing anything egregious in terms of the UI of that popup, it...

    Sure, I would agree, actually.

    But, a paywall isn’t a dark pattern just because you don’t want to pay. As far as I’ve seen they aren’t doing anything egregious in terms of the UI of that popup, it has a clear way to get out, you just can’t access the content. They even give you a plethora of warnings before blocking access ! It’s pretty friendly, as paywalls come tbh.

    I suppose you could make the argument that the ad experience on the site has gotten to the point that it’s almost a dark pattern itself pushing you towards Premium. They are going pretty crazy with them lately, and I miss the more moderate ad breaks from a few years back.

    15 votes

  16. Comment on How to use the YouTube website? in ~tech

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    I wouldn’t say so, at least it hasn’t really been my experience. I’ve been an on/off subscriber, and I never noticed any difference in recommendation quality. What’s odd to me is that typically...

    I wouldn’t say so, at least it hasn’t really been my experience. I’ve been an on/off subscriber, and I never noticed any difference in recommendation quality.

    What’s odd to me is that typically the recommendations on my home page and in the video sidebars are pretty solid, even the suggested videos that it shows at the of a video are decent, but if auto-play is on it will go to some really random stuff sometimes. I ended up just disabling auto-play, and I pick a new video myself.

    I mostly subscribe to the channels I want to see, and I’ll check in one them every once in a while.

    2 votes

  17. Comment on How to use the YouTube website? in ~tech

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    This website is a minefield of redirects to affiliate links and god knows what else.

    This website is a minefield of redirects to affiliate links and god knows what else.

    7 votes

  18. Comment on How to use the YouTube website? in ~tech

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    Yeah, I realize my original answer was a little insensitive, that’s why I updated it to add something actually helpful to their question. I wasn’t trying to belittle anyone for their choice, if...

    Yeah, I realize my original answer was a little insensitive, that’s why I updated it to add something actually helpful to their question. I wasn’t trying to belittle anyone for their choice, if anyone chooses to pirate something it’s not something I’ve ever cared too much about.

    I guess the wording of the post/title rubbed me the wrong way a little, because it’s disingenuous to act like YT is broken now and pose the question as “How to use the YouTube website?” It’s completely usable if you pay (with money, or with eyeballs on ads), so the question is really “How do I use YouTube without paying for it?” which, again, I’m not going to judge but let’s be upfront about it. When I first saw this post title on my feed I figured there’s some bug with youtube or something.

    9 votes

  19. Comment on How to use the YouTube website? in ~tech

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    Eh, I wouldn’t call it simping. I just think it’s funny to call it “broken” for this behavior. It’s clearly working as intended.

    Eh, I wouldn’t call it simping. I just think it’s funny to call it “broken” for this behavior. It’s clearly working as intended.

    20 votes

  20. Comment on How to use the YouTube website? in ~tech

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    Uh.. Pay for the service ? It works great when you do that. Maybe don’t use YouTube, then. Or just go whole hog and pirate the content like people do when they want to watch Netflix content...

    Uh.. Pay for the service ? It works great when you do that.

    I don’t want ads and I certainly aren’t going to pay.

    Maybe don’t use YouTube, then. Or just go whole hog and pirate the content like people do when they want to watch Netflix content without paying for it.

    Although, in fairness, I think it’s horseshit that they bundle YT premium with a music sub, when all I care for is ad free YT.

    Youtube has become rather broken of late.

    Broken ? Actually they fixed the part where you could steal from the creators and company.

    EDIT: I’ll be useful too… If you open a private browser window with the same adblocker, it’ll probably work fine. You could try just opening the video you want to watch in a new private window.

    46 votes