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It‘s really great to see more companies making mobile gaming PCs. The overall quality of these devices has really improved tremendously over the past few years.
Although the Ally doesn‘t appeal to me personally, as I‘d really miss the Steam Deck‘s touch pads, its great OS and all the mods the community has already built for it, I‘m really glad to see more companies throwing their hat in the ring. Mobile PC gaming seems to no longer be just a niche market, and that‘s great!
GW2 is my most played game on Deck (probably around 200 hours) and I think it plays very well in most situations. The community controller layouts available via Steam work very well (full disclosure: I’ve created the second most popular one).
I personally would recommend playing on Deck, if you’re mostly doing open world content, like leveling, world bosses, events, world completion, dailies, farming or something along those lines. Story content works very well, too.
Crafting and jumping puzzles can get a bit tedious because of the smaller screen.
WvW can work, if you’re just doing some PPT.
I wouldn’t recommend raiding, sPvP or intense WvW, as you’ll always be limited by using a controller.
Performance-wise, the Deck holds up very well. I’ve set most settings to high, capped my FPS at 40 and didn’t have any major issues yet.
So, all in all, I’d recommend GW2 on Deck to anyone who isn’t exclusively playing very intense or competitive content. :)
I was on vacation in the Jungfrau area twice now and it’s really one of the most beautiful places I’ve been. The Lauterbrunnental, which is very close to Grindelwald, is said to have inspired Rivendell in The Lord of the Rings and I can totally believe it.
I‘m not sure if I‘m missing something, but I‘d be really surprised if Volition was doing fine. Agents of Mayhem didn‘t do well at all and the Saints Row reboot was pretty terrible. Their last somewhat successful launch was probably the Saints Row 4 expansion back in 2015.
It‘s always sad to see a developer shut down, especially one with such history. But I can honestly understand closing a studio which hasn‘t had any great release for over eight years.
Ich mag Exklusivtitel auch nicht, glaube aber, dass sich das finanziell schon lohnt.
Wenn Microsoft Starfield auch auf der Playstation herausbringt, haben sie zwar kurzfristig mehr Einnahmen, aber sie binden die Spieler nicht an sich. Wenn es ein Exklusivtitel ist, verdienen sie zwar direkt weniger, dafür wird aber das Hardwaregeschäft deutlich angekurbelt. Es wird sicherlich einige geben, die sich extra für Starfield eine Xbox kaufen. Und diese Spieler kaufen dann, wenn sie das Gerät schonmal haben, auch sicherlich noch mehr Spiele dafür, von deren Erlös auch immer etwas an Microsoft fließt. Im Großen und Ganzen wird das wohl mehr Geld einbringen, als die Veröffentlichung des Spiels auf Systemen der Konkurrenz.
I think it‘s different enough to scratch a different itch from time to time. Sure, the general setting and some basic mechanics are similar to AoE2‘s, but overall the game plays very differently. For example, I really like that there are fundamental differences in the play styles of different civilizations. I‘d really recommend giving AoE4 a shot, if you want to play an RTS besides AoE2.
It‘s probably important to mention that the entire video team is gone. Some of them were fired, so the rest walked. They‘re planning to go independent soon.
Edit: Their new channel will be SecondWindGroup. They’ll do a livestream on November 8th at 11 AM CT, explaining their plans for the future. (Source)