Analysis coming later today/ early tomorrow
Something is missing...Analysis coming later today/ early tomorrow
I'm honestly surprised how week after week the Index remains in the top seller list. It's a pricey toy, much pricier than the Deck, and you'd think everyone that wants it and/or can afford it would have bought it by now. Plus I still think VR is niche, though this is a personal feeling without any data to back it so feel free to correct me.
It's crazy that despite that 5€ reservation price (and being limited to a small number of countries!) it managed to enter the charts in the first place.
Not sure I'd call it a toy, as you there's a growing library of VR games, and the Index is currently the premium VR headset. It shows there's a continued interest by people to experience VR gaming.I'm honestly surprised how week after week the Index remains in the top seller list. It's a pricey toy, much pricier than the Deck, and you'd think everyone that wants it and/or can afford it would have bought it by now. Plus I still think VR is niche, though this is a personal feeling without any data to back it so feel free to correct me.
Index is selling at regular basis with a constant flow of stock as the initial momentum for enthusiasts is already gone (it was similar to Deck pre-orders, I also experienced it) so if we keep in consideration that Index market share grows at steady steps monthly and the price tag is high (combination of all skus, don't forget this because it will be the same for Deck) you have a constant place in the chart.I'm honestly surprised how week after week the Index remains in the top seller list. It's a pricey toy, much pricier than the Deck, and you'd think everyone that wants it and/or can afford it would have bought it by now. Plus I still think VR is niche, though this is a personal feeling without any data to back it so feel free to correct me.
Yes, that's why Deck will probably explode in popularity next year, people will start getting their machines and more regions will be added, perhaps even retailer partners? we will see.The deck is also only available in selected countries still.
Not really, strong demand did this, if it stayed in the chart this week, we would have to consider the million preorders mark, most likely.It's crazy that despite that 5€ price it managed to enter the charts in the first place.
I was a little surprised to see they didn’t launch in Japan. I feel like that’s such a great opportunity to expand the market there and draw more developers to the platform. I could see it doing reasonably well.The deck is also only available in selected countries still.
I think the point of this launch reservation period was to get it in the hand of the "core" market first, so existing PC players, and that's not really Japan.I was a little surprised to see they didn’t launch in Japan. I feel like that’s such a great opportunity to expand the market there and draw more developers to the platform. I could see it doing reasonably well.
imagine seeing volvo ads, lolI think the point of this launch reservation period was to get it in the hand of the "core" market first, so existing PC players, and that's not really Japan.
I could see Valve having a future phase in mind where they might try to advertise it to non-PC players, to actually expand the Steam audience. For that you'd need the device being sold in store fronts (physical and digital) outside of Steam, and also invest in actual marketing and PR.
On the other hand, that just seems like such a non-Valve thing that I am not sure it will ever happen.
FTFY :VThe deck is also only available in priviliged countries still.
Next year I guess. But it will be awesome to replay them all at 144hz.Dear Sony Uncharted Collection on PC when? I want to replay one of my favorite franchises XD
I'm sure Japan is a priority but they won't sell it there until they partner with a retailer.I was a little surprised to see they didn’t launch in Japan. I feel like that’s such a great opportunity to expand the market there and draw more developers to the platform. I could see it doing reasonably well.
I think we will see at least 1 more port within 2021, they can't (shouldn't?) go 1 game/year, but what do I know, right?Next year I guess. But it will be awesome to replay them all at 144hz.
Next after Days Gone is either Dreams or God of War. Can't see anything else really.
FWIW, if you take EU pricing as a reference, one Index purchase is equal to 54 average indie game purchases, or literally 270 Deck reservations. I'm actually also surprised to see it up as high as the top 5 semi-frequently, but the revenue-based sorting helps it a lot.I'm honestly surprised how week after week the Index remains in the top seller list. It's a pricey toy, much pricier than the Deck, and you'd think everyone that wants it and/or can afford it would have bought it by now. Plus I still think VR is niche, though this is a personal feeling without any data to back it so feel free to correct me.
Durante, something to keep in mind is that Index in top chart is a combination of all 3 SKUs in the same way Deck combined all 3 different deposits for each model, so yeah, it's a big one every week.FWIW, if you take EU pricing as a reference, one Index purchase is equal to 54 average indie game purchases, or literally 270 Deck reservations. I'm actually also surprised to see it up as high as the top 5 semi-frequently, but the revenue-based sorting helps it a lot.
Good old bomb groups. Hadn't seen those since DAoC.When you apply those Sun Tzu war strategies to a MMO..
That was awesome wowWhen you apply those Sun Tzu war strategies to a MMO..
I think so too. There is still time for God of War this year. Could be announced in something like August and released in November/December.I think we will see at least 1 more port within 2021, they can't (shouldn't?) go 1 game/year, but what do I know, right?
I think Nixxes will be used to port PS5 games to PC. I'm not sure what PS4 to PC conversion they could be working on, those ports are well underway.Sony acquired Nixxes so now just port anything and everything they can from their PS4 catalog.
I expect it to be much faster than Horizon ---> Days Gone. 4 or 5 games per year would be nice.
Considering it's still selling on PS I don't think we will see it on PC anytime soon.I recently got a chance to play Spiderman Remasetered on the PS5 for the first time. Now I really want that game to ported to PC asap lol.
Probably, I'm thinking the next game to be announced for PC will be God of War and eventually Bloodborne.Considering it's still selling on PS I don't think we will see it on PC anytime soon.
Well, no one is expecting 6 ports/year but we should be getting at least an increase in the pipe-line if we want to learn more about their movements, so far we only have enough data to know when their games will potentially go on sale and when they have announced their previous ports (moment of the month and week days) so yeah, I expect at least 1 more this year.As i said before i don't expect more than 2 games per year from Sony. They simply don't need to do it, and that allows them to have constant Pc output without "impacting" their sales on consoles.
Nixxes should speed-up things but let's not get our hopes up because it could take some time before we see their work. Anyway, my fingers are crossed, let's hope they release more often or at least with a more clear idea.I think Nixxes will be used to port PS5 games to PC. I'm not sure what PS4 to PC conversion they could be working on, those ports are well underway.
Naughty Dog was hiring for PC projects last year for example.
As you said in the next comment, GOW or BB would be the ones that make more sense.I recently got a chance to play Spiderman Remasetered on the PS5 for the first time. Now I really want that game to be ported to PC asap lol.
Thankfully, eBay has taken action against Steam Deck scalpers, enforcing their presale policies to remove all of these absurd Steam Deck pre-order sales. eBay's policy is that presale listings must guarantee that items will be posted within 30 days of the sale, and this cannot happen when most pre-ordered Steam Decks aren't expected to ship until next year.
Right now, all Steam Deck system listings appear to be removed from eBay UK, and this is good news for the PC market. Hopefully, these eBay scalpers will cancel their pre-orders to bump legitimate customers up Valve's queue. Still, the more likely outcome is that many of these sellers will list their Steam Deck again once they can order their unit.
I don't know the specifics of your setup, but you should be able to output video through HDMI and audio through TOSLINK. That's what I used to do with my PS4. I know that not every console has SPDI/F though (PS4 Slim for example).I'm starting to realize that technology is very dumb. Also my efforts to get a new sound system may have been in vein now seeing how it doesn't work the way that I thought it would. It seems that HDMI and ARC or a crucial part to it all....
Also 5.1 is all that I need, well 5.1.2 it seems.
I think I ended up wasting a lot of money on a lot of nothing seeing how you need the ARC thing. So I can't just hock up my consoles to the receiver have it play the sound and the have it send the video to my monitor. That's what I wanted but my monitor only has 1 HDMI and it's not the ARC type, I do have this other TV form years ago that I'm going to try to it also doesn't have ARC support.
I do see that they both support headphone out, so I can use a 3.5 to RCA cable but I don't think that would get me 5.1.2 though, I guess my best bet would be yo use the HDMI audio splitter that I have and that does support 5.1 from what I'm seeing.... Oh well
If only TVs and PC monitors were a little more similar and that they were still in a 27 inch form factor.
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I'm not sure what setup you have but I have HDMI out from my consoles into my receiver, then HDMI out my receiver to my TV.I'm starting to realize that technology is very dumb. Also my efforts to get a new sound system may have been in vein now seeing how it doesn't work the way that I thought it would. It seems that HDMI and ARC or a crucial part to it all....
Also 5.1 is all that I need, well 5.1.2 it seems.
I think I ended up wasting a lot of money on a lot of nothing seeing how you need the ARC thing. So I can't just hock up my consoles to the receiver have it play the sound and the have it send the video to my monitor. That's what I wanted but my monitor only has 1 HDMI and it's not the ARC type, I do have this other TV form years ago that I'm going to try to it also doesn't have ARC support.
I do see that they both support headphone out, so I can use a 3.5 to RCA cable but I don't think that would get me 5.1.2 though, I guess my best bet would be yo use the HDMI audio splitter that I have and that does support 5.1 from what I'm seeing.... Oh well
If only TVs and PC monitors were a little more similar and that they were still in a 27 inch form factor.
It was a mistake. It's an Origin key.I just noticed that Madden NFL 22 will be available as a Steam key through Humble Bundle:
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I think we still have a week until the next Choice. I'm almost done with Death's Door, so I wouldn't mind something nice. I don't expect much from Humble, thoughAny predictions/hopes about the games in tomorrows Choice?
...Not that I have any need to get more games, I'm already busy with Ys 9, Genshin's Inazuma update and then I'll need to get back to the Yakuzas and Iceborne and Below Zero and
Still hoping for a good one though, but I'm legit not sure what I'd even like to see in there
I think we still have a week until the next Choice. I'm almost done with Death's Door, so I wouldn't mind something nice. I don't expect much from Humble, though
Yeah, Humble Choice has not been great for a while... Hoping for at least one game I'll care about, but I'm really thinking about canceling my sub soon.I think we still have a week until the next Choice. I'm almost done with Death's Door, so I wouldn't mind something nice. I don't expect much from Humble, though