Actually, yes there is! Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC. massgrave.dev

Compared to OW, its gameplay is designed to be more fun and casual, and less hardcore competitive. Its very fun and not at all something to take serious, including their ranked matchmaking.

Agreed!

Huh super interesting, this just made me look it up. USB does in fact use compression, but how much will depend on the bitrate set in the Oculus Link app.

I don’t VR that much, but I remember using wired USB with Oculus Link without tinkering, and I couldn’t tell that it was compressed, ever. Like crystal clear output, no signs of artifacting or anything.

Which is wild to me, since DisplayPort over USB-C is a thing. I just looked and it’s capable of 4k@60Hz with 24bit color and no compression. So I guess it’s just a limitation of the Quest 2’s XR2 chip.

After a quick search it looks like Quest 2 over USB can use Steam VR’s super sampling. Since it’s baked into SteamVR, it seems like basically all connection methods can use it.

Thanks for the heads up, I would have never guessed it uses compression!

I only use Eternity on my phone and I can see it working?

For my Quest 2, if I play PCVR over USB I get 0 compression? I only notice compression when using air link, virtual desktop, or Steam link.

The original leaks and speculation for Deckard were that it’s a regular PCVR headset for use wireless or wired. And that standalone was something extra to buy, that mounted to the back of the head strap and connected to the HMD.

Yes I did. I only edited my original comment to cross out “along side.”

Alongside was poor word choice. Regardless Valve now has a history of releasing their own games for their new hardware. Alyx for the Index, and Aperture Desk Job for Steam Deck.

Cite? Its all just speculation… Even my comment is just speculation and prediction…

SteamVR really does all the heavy lifting for PCVR, even for Quest headsets since they relaunched Steam Link.

Call of Duty, League of Legends, Valorant, and Battlefield. And those are all some of, if not the mostly populated multiplayer games.

Thanks, I hate it.

!I’m saving it to be a menace in friends’ Discord!<

Its probably a Half Life: Alyx sequel. Which is mega hype because that is the best VR game ever.

Spoiler:

! G-man unexpectedly plays a huge role in the game towards the end, to the point he’s so powerful you’re not sure he’s human.!<

That plus Valve’s next VR headset codenamed Deckard is gotta be right around the corner, with the controller leaks. Alyx released along side the Valve Index to show it off. Lastly the marketing info for SteamOS being show combined with rumors Deckard may be a stand alone VR headset, or an optional add-on.

This.

Liars Bar. 4 player card or dice “bullshit” game where loser takes a shot at themselves Russian Roulette style. Me and my friends play, it’s a lot of fun!

Man, years ago I grabbed an add-on for WoW that made a database of everything across all characters. It tracked gold, items, etc, and playtime… I was not prepared to see i had over a year of playtime… Which granted, includes AFK and time in queues, but still.

I think reviving Marathon as an extraction shooter is their next and upcoming game. There’s a short trailer with IMO, a very cool art style.

Oh man, the first android phone! That was a fun phone, and the droid from Verizon.

The woman in grey, in the middle of the thumbnail, looks like she had surgery done to look like the gigachad meme.

And that’s most likely because it just finished a $2 sale.

Currently Deadlock.

If no side window, who cares, let it be messy! Call it your sleeper office PC.

Specifically not massgravedotdev, and stay far away from 11 Enterprise IoT LTSC and the permanent activation. 👀

I wish they would let us arrange those bottom 3 buttons, again. Having back arrow on the far left is silly when its the most used out of the three.

Line must go up next quarter.

Lmao, I read that and legitimately stopped reading immediately. Thank you. Lesson learned!

Edit: I’m an idiot who stopped reading too soon.

“Dragon Age: The Veilguard is this year’s Alan Wake 2”

…wot…Alan Wake 2 is a work of art, DA:tV is yet another series being dumbed down and half assed.

The first time you play it is immensely intense. If you can, play with friends and only use in game voice. 10/10 moments when the ghost starts to hunt and everyone has to run and hide for their lives and radio comms go static. When it’s all clear talking over voice “everyone alive? Uh oh I don’t hear Steve…” then you find their body in some wild pose, dead.

Edit: Forgot to add, if you’re one of the few with a VR headset, it is an even better experience in VR. Pants extra brown. The experience of hiding in a closet as the ghost tries to open it, and the feeling of actually grabbing and holding onto the doors to keep them closed is mega fun. Also walking around and actually aiming the flashlight, and reaching to your shoulder to mimic the old school walkies with the should mounted extensions.

Blizzard is doing pretty damn good with retail WoW if you’re a casual player, and don’t play any PvP.

Their games teams seem to be highly isolated from each other though, which is evidence by every other single game they currently maintain. Also that their employee’s bonuses are segmented by how well their teams game performs.

7th guest VR is fantasic!

OK…

Free to play Call of Duty clone.

Its hard to get, but I’m not sure about pricing, since they only sell it via business volume licensing.

The IoT Enterprise LTSC won’t have recall or copilot. It gets Edge and that’s it.

Just spreading the good word for those still stuck/attached to Windows. You can get W11 IoT Enterprise LTSC which has no bullshit. Would be a shame to waste time looking for it, and a permanent activation on websites such as massgravedotdev.

Edit: this version is FANTASTIC for gaming. Doesn’t even have Xbox or M$ Store bloat. Feels like PC gaming back in the XP and 7 days.

Zen rocks, I under estimated how much faster it would be with the AVX2 build!

Will be interesting to see if 343 just sucks at making Halo games, or if their engine was holding them back. Or both I suppose.

I hope multiple Halo games confirmed means some singleplayer/coop story stand alone titles. Seperate and quatantined from the online live service multiplayer titles.

Don’t forget child labor for in game premium currency, since Roblox.

People like that CS doesn’t change. It just eventually gets visual upgrades with new engine versions. You can hop on CS, and know the exact game play you’re going to get.

Also, custom CS servers for extremely different game play are a thing.

Its a competitive game, it’s going to be free 2 play, so it’s naturally going to attract all kinds of people, including the heated, toxic, and as you put it hard-R league players. It comes with the territory of playing a competitive PvP only game. Report them, laugh at their smooth brains, mute them, and move on.

I’ve been playing quite a bit since May, and I’ve encountered way more friendly people in voice comms than not. Most matches are silent with people only using the ping system/wheel the game has baked in. About 1/2 of my losses are hit with a “gg ez” in text chat though. I respond along the lines of congrats bro, you’re better than me at a closed beta testing game with an NDA. 😂

Running cover for them though…Cmon now…thats a huge stretch…

Wtf did I just read?!