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[-] 9to5@hexbear.net 40 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I think I might just get a steamdeck. Which afaik allows you to emulate nintendo games as well...

Its not like Nintendo is gonna release a new and (good) F-Zero

[-] TheSpectreOfGay@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago

i have one of the older models of steamdeck and it emulates most switch games pretty well. the more recent ones can run a bit crap and certain games that run bad on the switch already (like animal crossing new horizons) also run bad on the steamdeck

so if u get a newer one it'd probably be as good as an actual switch lol. i highly recommend it. mine is only starting to show mild wear and tear now and ive been using it for 1-5 hours everyday for the last 3 years

[-] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The hardware of the new steamdeck revision is almost identical, I think it’s just a die shrink and oled screens generate a bit less heat. So generally the improvements would be in battery life, with some very situational performance improvements (basically anywhere clocks drop due to thermal throttling).

[-] imogen_underscore@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

yea it's a pretty marginal upgrade in terms of real performance. excited for future models though

[-] dditty@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

I have some performance issues with certain Switch games on my Steam Deck OLED for sure. Sometimes switching between Ryujinx vs Yuzu helps but not always

[-] TheBroodian@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

Not to encourage you to buy a switch, but FZ99 is really fucking good

[-] Acute_Engles@hexbear.net 18 points 1 month ago

I've yet to figure out how to Jimmy those sliding glass case locks without being super obvious but when i do I'm getting a fucking switch

[-] godlessworm@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago

if you know how to get the switch out of the store, you can get an employee to unlock it for you and get the switch out, have a friend nearby who when youre walking up to the electronics section register with the employee comes around and says “there you are! mom and dad are up front checking out already, we need to go”. ask the employee if you can run it up front and pay for it there. if they say its not allowed then you’re no worse off for it but if they hand you the switch and you know how to get it out of the store you’re good

[-] Acute_Engles@hexbear.net 21 points 1 month ago

The imaginary visual of a greying man with a beard saying "my mom and dad are checking out i need to go" as an excuse almost makes this worth it

[-] Acute_Engles@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago

Oh I have a similar method for trading cards I'd have to do this at a spot in willing to burn

[-] Aradina@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago

bricks, while unsubtle, are effective

[-] Acute_Engles@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago

Yeah, that's one for when you never plan to be in the city again and have nothing to lose

[-] Aradina@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

A plan for every occasion!

[-] Acute_Engles@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago

Also these days i figure a brick wouldn't get through the 2in plexiglass boxes they use now

[-] communism@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago

Are you speaking from experience? Because from my own experience a lot of glass is brick-proof. Wouldn't be the glass in the windows of your house but glass where anything behind is particularly valuable or high-risk yes.

[-] Aradina@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 month ago

If you hit hard enough, nothing is brick proof

[-] communism@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

That's easy to say. Believe it or not, most humans have limited strength, and if someone can't break glass it's not because they're not trying hard enough.

If you really want to break glass that's designed to be tough to break you need strategy not brute strength. Try tapping the top two corners of the glass and then the middle of the bottom of the glass, in an upside down triangle. You may be able to collapse the glass that way. Obviously you need a hammer/similar and a strong enough swing, and that is likely not enough for glass that's designed to withstand attempts at smashing. But the corners will be the weak points if you want to try.

[-] Aradina@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

I am flippantly joking.

[-] godlessworm@hexbear.net 17 points 1 month ago

does anyone remember back in like 2011 when people on 4chan were making fake coupons to get free playstations and shit? i got so many free hotpockets. was always too scared to try with the bigger ticket items but the coupons i tried all worked.

[-] Enjoyer_of_Games@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago

I can't imagine it working on a big ticket item. When someone walks out with a TV and the employees walk up and meekly say "plz no steal" it's not always bootlicking like a lot of people on here oft assume but also a way of employees simply covering themselves in case the boss notices and decides to go looking for someone to blame. No-one is worried about losing their job over a hotpocket but giving someone a playstation in an obvious scam is not easy to explain away.

[-] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 month ago

Remember stealing comes with no consequences as long as you don't get caught.

[-] AshenWolf@hexbear.net 11 points 1 month ago

big if true

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