On a related note: Something I found out the other day from John of digital foundry, is that XeSS is not supported on any game from the MS store. I like my ARC cards even if they are a box of chocolates. And sometimes it looks better than FSR on AMD and GTX cards. I was mildly surprised to learn...
Yeah, Steam is a terrible indicator of how well it's doing. Many play on game pass or got the Microsoft store version. Playstation as you noted, further limits the usefulness of Steam's numbers.
This is the way.
Full disclosure though; I pay for the YT family plan now. We use YT and YT music everywhere e.g. in the cars, out in the yard, BBQ on the breeze way, PCs. I pay about $100 a month for Amazon, YT, and 1Gb internet. That is less than my old cable package with internet early in...
Remember, this was a selective process.
Only certain markets/regions were eligible.
Steam account in good standing.
Made a purchase before 4/27/26.
Only 1 registration per household.
The drawing was one time and random. The rest went on the waiting list. And there are many more that want one...
Imagine how much time you'd spend with your face nearly pressed against surfaces when climbing in AC games. Good luck countering attacks when fighting mobs. Knowing which is the best direction to dodge roll, etc.
Inspired me to play the OG again. Maybe I'll finish it this time. Looks and plays great maxed out. Don't feel any need to get milked by double dipping.
I see Ubislop managed to ruin a classic via greed. Not calling OG BF the best game in the series, IMO Odyssey is better. It is already back to mostly positive which is a little suspicious. Orgainc stans brigade to the rescue? or shenanigans with account and review farming...
It's been more than half a lifetime ago. I think Pentium 60? iGPU on the board for video? Packard Bell POS. Windows 3.11 for workgroups? I was not rolling my own yet.
At least once a week a see a story that confirms I bailed on Microslop at the right time. I was an Amiga user forced to IBM compatible to play games. That wound will never heal. 💀 The GN vid with Wendell about peak microslop last week was another zinger.
I have only seen game play. The enemy AI seemed so broken I never gave it another thought.
Going to be interesting to see how many will buy this new BF version.
It will be 16 for minimum, may be recommended, by release. They doom the game before it even gets going by alienating so many potential players. The 64GB did its job i.e. make us aware this game even exists. ;) Seriously, this is a marketing strategy now; release shocking hardware requirements...