Gaming thread

[Big Physical Acey]

GA: https://www.awd-it.co.uk/amd-ryzen-3200g...aming.html

That's everything you'd need. Can't vouch for the quality of the peripherals, but the company has fairly good reviews of late.

That spec of PC from the link will play all the games you've mentioned. I'd take the option to upgrade the graphics card to the RX580 - it's a big improvement on the 1050ti.

Good thing about PCs is that you can swap out components and upgrade over time.

e: you'd need to install Windows from a USB stick (since by default it comes with no OS), but that's easy to do - you can google it or I can walk you through it.

[Gigolo-Aunt]

You are a gentleman - thanks Acey.

Will have a good look at it - reckon it would probably be next month will be looking to get something so will defo come back to you.

[Big Physical Acey]

No bother If your budget is ~£750 then there are definitely upgrades you can look into.

[Half Time Guest]

The Last of Us 2 - Hugely disappointing, a complete bait and switch.

The first half is superb. The second half is utter shite. 

As for the ending? A total mess. Being such a massive fan of the first game I was buzzing for this more than any other game on the PS4 but it was bit of a let down.

It's shite, wears out its welcome so rapidly. Got through first couple of missions thinking it was alright and then it just grinds to a halt for an arena level for no reason 
(Star Wars TM Jedi TM Fallen Order TM that is, not the last of us)

It got hyped up massively. The combat is shit. Thought I'd be flinging stormtroopers about but the first couple of levels are just jumping over gaps and fighting weird insect things. Such rubbish.

That's the last two big releases I've played and they've turned out gash.

[Snake Plissken]

Not much to add to what Acey's said, but this is a handy link if you're not sure how well a graphics card holds up compared to the others: https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu...,4388.html

Anything the in the mid-range will be just fine for what you've mentioned.

[Lil Sebastian]

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-...price-hike

That's a pretty big increase. Looks like they're trying to push people into Game Pass Ultimate instead.

[Del-icious]

I remember folk used to seethe that they had to pay £40 a year just to play online

Was always a laugh trying to convince my old man to pay £40 to play games he already bought me. Don't envy parents these days.

[Big Physical Acey]

Counterpoint: parents these days will be so used to paying skrubscription fees for everything that doing it for your console peasant child won't be a big deal.

[Del-icious]

Counterpoint: parents these days will be so used to paying skrubscription fees for everything that doing it for your console peasant child won't be a big deal.

^^^

Tell me you've never had to worry about money without telling me you've never had to worry about money.

[Big Physical Acey]

Nah, I plan on neglecting my children.

[spoiler]I'm asset-rich but cash poor [/spoiler]

[Del-icious]

Nah, I plan on neglecting my children.

[spoiler]I'm asset-rich but cash poor [/spoiler]

Rich in life experiences m8

[Kashinda]

Nah, I plan on neglecting my children.

[spoiler]I'm asset-rich but cash poor [/spoiler]

I can make you Kash rich if you like 

[Lil Sebastian]

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-...ike-u-turn

Surprised they backed down so quickly.

[Picards Forehead]

Did they expect everyone to be loving the price rises?

[Christian Benorchgrevink]

They'll have realised there's more money to be made making Halo Infinite free to play. Fortnite is raking in about $5 billion and Warzone $2 billion. Hike the prices and folk will go elsewhere when they come to upgrade their console if they haven't already.

[Del-icious]

I think they didn't expect people to point out right away that why would they buy an Xbox for their bairns to play Fortnite on at £120 a year when it's free on the PlayStation. People were absolutely livid about it, I'm sure they only recently put the prices up as well.

The 2 consoles are still sold out so there's still a lot of time for people to change their minds and go for the PlayStation.  I don't think it's the console sales they're bothered about though it's getting them into the ecosystem and on to games pass.

[Christian Benorchgrevink]

Aye they'd be better off offering incentives to upgrade to it then slowly phase out live gold. I've got the game pass and it's great for the price especially with the ea stuff being offered now. Loads of wee games the kids love too.

[Herzog]

Downloaded Scrabble App. The first word played (by my opponent) in my first ever game.

[Christian Benorchgrevink]

[Herzog]

However