Subj : Re: 2017/2018 PC to modernize it.
To   : Adept
From : boraxman
Date : Fri Dec 02 2022 23:54:41

 Ad>  bo> Main reason I'm turned off games.  Spending $000's to play the same t
 Ad>  bo> of games I've already played.
 Ad>  bo> 
 Ad>  bo> I got a switch for the kids instead.  That will suffice.
 Ad> 
 Ad> I picked up a 3DS recently, and then won a fairly-inexpensive auction
 Ad> for a bunch of games for the system.
 Ad> 
 Ad> On the one hand, they're shutting off the ability to purchase anything
 Ad> more on the 3DS as of March 2023 or so, but on the other, at the end of
 Ad> life for a system is one of the nice times to buy.
 Ad> 
 Ad> But hard to find other people who actively play it.
 Ad> 
 Ad> But I suppose that's different from computer gaming. I mostly haven't
 Ad> bothered there, but spent lots on a computer because I wanted to be able
 Ad> to run demoscene productions (and hopefully eventually make some), and,
 Ad> well, that requires something that can play the latest games.
 Ad> 
 Ad> So I guess I still have the expensive habit, if for a different reason.
 Ad> 
 Ad> But I do think your approach is a very good one -- you should be able to
 Ad> enjoy the games just as much, but at a small fraction of the cost.
 Ad> Definitely a good idea.
 Ad> 

I'm the only one who really is "into gaming", and even then, it is not that much.  Part of the reason I stopped (apart from getting older, having a family, etc), is that I don't really want to use Windows as I consider Microsoft pretty evil.  Linux runs most of what I'm interested in, Wine/Proton fills the gaps.

The reality is that games would be the ONLY reason I'd need to update my computer, so if I'm happy to play on the Switch, then my PC has years more life to it.

However, the Demoscene is something else and to be honest, its something I've wanted to get back into, though I've never made demos, only enjoyed watching them.

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