Gaming
Games and the machines and communities around them.
ok so im losing my mind with this update. the games own patcher says it failed, retry, fails again at 0%: the game folder is on a second SSD... other games on the same drive update fine, what makes this one different? id really prefer not to delete and…
ok weird one every upgrade video ends with it depends, which doesnt help me much... so heres my real situation: a six core CPU from a few generations ago, an RTX 2060, aiming for high refresh esports. what would you do with one upgrade, and why?? im not in a…
im literally losing my mind here i was messing with the video settings on my Xbox One S after plugging into a new TV, and now my TV with a capture card in between just shows this: the console turns on, i hear the startup sound, the controller connects, but…
so annoyed rn my Legion Go has a Wi Fi problem after sleep. it shows: the symptom: connection drops every few minutes. im on home Wi Fi. my phone and laptop are fine. ive tried forgetting teh network and reconnecting. any ideas? other dveices on teh same…
ok weird one my special edition controller keeps disconnecting from my Xbox One X every few minutes. The game pauses and I get this: i put in fresh batteries, i re paired it with the sync button, and i even moved colser to the TV. it reconnects after a few…
Curious where this community stands 🔥 Do u think rhythm games should include a story mode? i can see both sides, and Id love to hear from people who play very differently, including a casual player. Please keep it respecftul, because i know this topic gets…
not gonna lie this is driving me nuts quick background: new build, RX 7800 XT, everything stock, two days ago a big budget action game started crashing about 20 minutes in with this: event Viewer shows a display driver error right at teh same timestamp. im…
ok weird one every time I start a new game, the first thing I do is turn off chromatic aberration. then I go trhough the rest of the settings for better battery life. im running a PC that runs on a potato... im curious what everyone else does, whats ur first…
ok weird one is aynone still playing old games from discs? im trying to install a classic strategy game from a second hand CD: im on Windows 10. compatibility settings dont seem to change anything. whats teh usual way to get these running? Id also love to…
My older Xbox One controller keeps disconnecting from my Xbox Series X when the battery is half full
ok so my older Xbox One controller keeps disconnecting from my Xbox Series X when the battery is half full. The game pauses and i get this: i put in fresh batteries, i re paired it with the sync button, and i even moved closer to the TV. It reconnects after…
hmmmm ok my Legion Go loses everything in two days while asleep. I usually put it to sleep by using teh Start menu. Today: i was planning to play on the train and it was almost empty. id like to understand whats keeping it awake. any tips? Is there a way to…
a new open world game looks gorgeous on my RX 7700 XT, but it keeps freezing for a split second during the first hour. The FPS counter says high numbres, then a spike in frame time, then smotoh again. After teh latest driver install i also got this notice: I…
honestly embarrassed to ask, but Ive been at this for an hour, an indie roguelike wont start, just this error: Missing MSVCP140 1.dll. My friend told me to just copy teh file from his PC into teh game folder. That sounds wrong to me. Can someone explain what…
ugh. this is driving me crazy. My older Xbox One controller drops when i sit on teh couch and teh console shows: It happens on my Xbox One in every game. A wired USB connection works perfectly, sooo its smth wireless. Id rather not buy a new contrloler if…
little rant: why is motion blur on by default in so many games? its the first thing i turn off... on a gaming laptop, Im also hunting for better battery life. whats ur settings routine? i'd love to build a little checklist for new games from this thread...…
Honest talk: i love roguelikes, but i almost never finish them 🔥 i keep replaying teh same old favorite, and my backlog is now a backlog of over 100 games. How do you decide what to play, and do u feel bad about dropping a game halfway? Sometimes i think i…
ok weird one something is choking my PC. loading screens take forever, textures pop in late, and an open world RPG stutters constantly. task Manager: 100% disk, and the response time numbers look scary... i suspect a cloud sync app, but Im not suree how to…
so annoyed rn this is unbelievable.. :D a tactical shooter blue screens my PC at match start: KMODE EXCEPTION NOT HANDLED every time. I updated GPU drivers and reinstalled teh game. everything else is stable, whats teh next step? other games, bencmharks and…
ok so my Steam Deck OLED stopped seeing my 512 GB card out of nowhere. it shows this: all my games are on that card lol I really dont want to format it and download everything again... is there any way to check or fix teh card without erasing it? Ive read…
our group of a community of 30 keeps arguing about this. one side wants to rent a server, the other side says a refurbished office PC is good enough for a co op shooter. id love input from people whove done both. wed mostly play evenings and weekends,…
so annoyed rn every year I have the same debate with myself. this year I have whatever I saved this year and I play alot of big single player games. freinds on PC say its the only way. friends on console say it just works. and my current PC runs on a potato.…
help!! this is driving me nuts. My ROG Ally drains more asleep than Id expect in sleep: ive tried pressing power mid game, but it doesnt seem to make a difference, is there a way to see whats draining it? id love to hear what settings others use, sleep,…
long time lurker first post lol I'm finally ready to upgrade, and I'm stuck between a gaimng PC and a console. I have a student budget, and I mostly play MMOs. honestly, I miss when games fit on one disc. I like teh idea of mods and settings on PC, but I…
long time lurker first post lol ive played fighting games uncapped forever cuz I thuoght more FPS always means less lag. then a friend told me to cap at a few frames below my 120 Hz refresh rate with RTSS. it honestly felt smoother. now Im confused. whats…
I used to buy every big reelase on day one. lately, every launch comes with an update that added performance mode, and the first week is all about bugs and performance complaints. with racing games especially, waiting for the first big patch seems to give a…
