• @_sideffect
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    115 months ago

    What?

    Lol, so the Gamecube, which is a potato compared to today’s standards, can handle 60fps, but you’re happy with 30fps?

    • @thorbot
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      5 months ago

      Oh I didn’t realize you could bring your Gamecube with you on the subway. You do realize there’s a difference between portable consoles and home consoles, right?

      Edit: reply all you want but I’m not reading any more comments on this, I’ve heard it all already, that’s enough

      • @[email protected]
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        85 months ago

        The fact remains that the gamecube is less powerful, despite being a home console. Just like there’s people who don’t care between 30/60, there’s plenty of people who would be fine with less flashy effects if it got a solid 60.

        Fuck, I started gaming with a video card that could only render 3d when it ran in a hybrid crossfire with onboard video. And you can bet your ass I was turning all my settings straight to potato so I could pump a beautiful 121 frames into my terrible CRT every second. Sometimes I still miss that setup lmao

        • @thorbot
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          Yeah, you still don’t understand that a portable device has a battery and concessions must be made in order to maximize its battery life.

          Edit: downvote me all you like but the lifetime sales of the Switch speak for themselves.

          • @[email protected]
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            85 months ago

            Yeah I shoot for solid 60s on my portable steam deck too. I get better battery with lower settings anyway, and the potential benefit from artificially capping fps is negligible to me.

            Being able to play a little bit longer isn’t all that enticing when the experience is on par with a struggling switch lite.

          • @_sideffect
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            75 months ago

            Hm… I guess you haven’t heard of the steam deck

            • @thorbot
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              -55 months ago

              I own one, and if I don’t throttle the FPS to 30 I get like 1 hour out of it. My point still stands

              • @_sideffect
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                35 months ago

                If you think your point still stands, good for you. But you’re still wrong

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                  05 months ago

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          • @accideath
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            45 months ago

            Mario Odyssey runs at 60fps. Why can’t a graphically less intense game that was originally made for a console that is now over 20 years old? A console, that can also be emulated on a raspberry pi or any phone, really. This really shouldn’t be a noteworthy battery life hit. Even less so when the switch is docked…

      • @accideath
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        25 months ago

        You can. There are gameboy sized portable Wiis you can build, that have a multiple hour battery life and can play gamecube games just fine. So, if a 22 year old home console can do it on the go, why can’t a console that was purpose built for portable gaming?