[lenerdenator]

Something desperately needs to pop the AI bubble.

There's plenty of value to be generated with all of these other applications of computer hardware, value that could be generated much sooner than the horizon over which GenAI expects to see its first dollar of profit.

[datakan]

I've been curious to see what happens with all of this. I think a lot of people have been caught in a perpetual upgrade cycle they probably didn't need to be in but were out of decades old habits. The lack of hardware may start to change habits and behaviors to where the masses begin to ignore upgrade cycles. I'm already doing this myself.

[lenerdenator]

Same here. I've been playing Fallout: New Vegas on a Lenovo T570 running Bazzite Linux.

It's playable. Framerates are good unless you dump a bunch of bullets at something while in VATS. No more buggy than it was on Windows when I was playing it back in university, which is saying something for a Bethesda engine game.

I paid for the game and hardware years ago. It's not streamer slop or what all of the hip young people are into, but the story's good and I like unwinding with it.

Honestly, it would have been one of the titles I would have played on a Steam Deck.

Hopefully more people look into the classics. We've hit a point of diminishing returns with things like framerate and resolution at living room/computer desk distances. VR, while cool, is expensive and often requires a dedicated area.

[dumberquestions]

I wonder if certain checks should be put in place to prevent a few companies from hoarding a valuable and limited resource many other industries rely on.

[SleekoNiko]

The monkey's paw curls...