New episode of Windows Weekly: Windows Weekly #990 (WW) — “Don’t Be Nostalgic for Stupid”
Topics covered:
Microsoft quietly extends the Windows 10 Extended Security Update program one year to October 2027 for consumers.
Windows Update is transitioning to the new Windows Insider experience by default.
Plus, five new builds across Beta, Experimental, Beta (26H1), Experimental (26H1), and Experimental (Future Platforms) — new Taskbar size setting is the much-needed new feature.
Upgrading my PC in December to have 32GB of RAM instead of 16GB I was using ever since 2014 was a great idea. I just wish I got more storage back in 2023 when the prices o NVMe SSDs tanked. I only bought 1TB at that time and I regret not buying so much more.
The price of tech these days is stressing me the heck out
I’m struggling with this decision too - how much memory do I need on a Snapdragon laptop? Currently have 16 GB with an X Elite, which works well, though it struggles a bit with Luminar editing RAW images. Better at this than my wife’s M1 MBA, though that only has 8 gig.
But the majority of X2 Elite/Extreme laptops around my £1k budget are still 16 GB. To get more, I’m looking at £2k+ for something like that Asus that has 48 GB.
Seems that the days are gone when you could spec a laptop with a less expensive processor, but lots of RAM.
I’m one of “those people” who still buys physical games. Not exclusively, but they are often cheaper than the digital version and I can let a friend borrow (or sell) them when I’m done. Looks like that is going away as well. No one wants us to own anything.
A couple of years ago I got a PlayStation 5, I also have a PlayStation 3 that I refurbished not too long ago. Both have got optical drives and there are several stores that sell second hand games for a few pounds each.
I don’t think I will ever buy a console that does not have a method of loading games from my own medium.
One of the problems is, the games are getting bigger and bigger. GTA V takes between 85 and 135GB on PlayStation. You won’t get that on a disc. I agree, for smaller games that only play locally, having the disc is a good option, but with online play, large games or games that validate themselves over the Internet, there is little to no point in having a disc, I would have thought.
Most games have some downloadable content, but if you have the dvd you have access to the basic form of the game even without the additional patches or expansions. If Sony or anyone else decide to discontinue the game then you can still play it offline.
I am perfectly happy to stick with old catalog games. Newer games are inferior in many ways even though their graphics are better.
I would argue that MMOs are different since the whole point of the game is the online infrastructure. Ownership of the game is logistically impossible if there is no offline element.
Yes, exactly. My point was, I haven’t had much experience with games in the last couple of decades. I used to play a lot of games, the last one I bought on DVD was Need for Speed Underground, I think.
I used to play a lot of games, then I met my wife and I haven’t really played any games since then, apart from a couple of games on my phone.