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[–] fer0n@lemm.ee 16 points 10 months ago

That’s an extremely poor choice of sponsorship for that particular video, made me laugh quite a bit

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[–] fer0n@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

Not sure if a Chinese company is the answer. Also they seem to be less interested in being a Quest competitor going forward and didn’t even fulfill their single promised exclusive title. There’s a decent amount of games though and it’s not Meta, so that much is true.

[–] fer0n@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago (12 children)

I think you got the target audience wrong, this isn’t a PC gaming headset. It doesn’t even have or support VR controllers.

This is more of an iPad replacement, second screen, productivity and consumption device. And it’s going to be the first one that actually has a big library of regular apps from the very start. Arguably the bigger market, not just for gamers.

[–] fer0n@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It’s expensive (and too expensive for me), but if you put it next to a MacBook Pro with a few upgrades it’s the same price and those get bought without thinking about it.

To become more mainstream it definitely has to be cheaper, but there’s something bothering me about how all the other prices are acceptable.

MacBooks are more of a working device and the upgrades are optional, the starting price is cheaper, I know. Still, these price points aren’t unheard of for Apple.

 

Loading my own profile in both apps and on lemm.ee has been painfully slow since the 0.19 update, is anyone having a similar issue?

[–] fer0n@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That bug has been there since the release of custom icons and it’s never been fixed by Apple. Every app has that issue, it’s annoying.

[–] fer0n@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can upload it to https://imgur.com/ and share the link

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[–] fer0n@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I was speaking in a general sense, but I’m glad you figured it all out.

[–] fer0n@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago (8 children)

I don’t see how a purely magnetic watch band attachment could work for a watch, but I guess we’ll see. Would definitely be a shame to loose band compatibility.

 

Individuals involved in developing new Apple Watch models told Gurman that the existing band system takes up a large amount of space that could be better utilized for bigger batteries or other internal components. As such, Apple is apparently considering a magnetic band attachment system, but it is currently unclear if this specific method will be present on the ‌‌Apple Watch X‌ or if the company will choose something else‌.

[–] fer0n@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Iron rebellion is definitely a game to keep an eye on. It’s still in early access, but getting closer to release and sitting in that cockpit feels amazing. Hopefully it won’t be too long until it shows up on the main store. It’s already by far the best VR mech game currently out there.

 

Quoting their discord:

**V0.9353 12/19/2023 **

Summary: 6 new weapons, big graphics pass and a ton of map updates.

Weapons: Bulkhead (Shield)

311-Stag (shotgun revolver)

LRL-Foss Beam (Beam laser)

Intimidator (Minigun)

GAUS-90 (DMR)

Quartz (Heavy Missile)

Mechs: We reworked aiming system from the ground up Aiming should be a lot more responsive and accurate Removed most of the delays while maintaining a sense of weight Way better scoped mode which allows for better fine aiming Vaulting system All mechs now vault over obstacles under specific conditions Heavy mech received a speed increase, retuning More minor tuning and tweaks to movement and more.

Graphics: We’ve done our biggest graphics pass up to date Weather effects per map Implemented post processing, tonemapping, bloom Graphics options menu FPS counter

Maps: All maps received improvements, improved lighting, fog, atmosphere and more

Updated: -Bulletheim -Tevaluka -Solis Fae Added: -Helios -Tor Arena -CrashSite -Badlands Removed Pastel Freighter (Temporarily) Added all game modes for most maps

Misc: Added Liv support for better gameplay capture and recordings Performance improvements Bullet whizzing improvements Cockpit shaking should work properly now (firing, getting hit etc) New spawn and respawn screens, now indicating team Animation tweaks and improvements Various bug fixes, quality of life improvements

[–] fer0n@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah the graphics look a bit muddy occasionally but they said a Quest 3 improvement is coming. And I agree with the annoyances you mentioned. The menu seems to be made for a headset where you never turn irl, the notifications only appear on one side and so does the menu. And not being able to jump down e.g. a wall you just climbed is equally annoying. There definitely is a lot of stuff in the game though.

[–] fer0n@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

You can pair a mouse and a keyboard afaik, but there’s nothing else there. Its not a "general purpose" platform.

[–] fer0n@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Not everything has to be about privacy or Meta. The Quest isn’t a productivity platform and it’s most likely going to be a terrible experience if you were trying to use this as a PC replacement. There’s literally nothing else you can do natively on it. And even these "apps", they’re just a browser window. It doesn’t work offline. You can’t have a notes app next to it. I don’t see this going anywhere at all.

 

The company announced on Monday that it is beginning to switch its user accounts to ActivityPub, which means that everyone curating stuff on Flipboard is now doing so in a way that apps like Mastodon can see and interact with.

 

Spectral Games will release a VR version of the PC game Medieval Dynasty New Settlement for Meta Quest 2, Quest 3 and Quest Pro in spring 2024. The VR version will include a new story and map. You will be able to build, cook, hunt, and farm in a medieval landscape. According to the developers, there will be two modes: a story mode, which will introduce all the game mechanics in a narrative form, and a sandbox mode, in which all the features will be available to you right from the start.

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