A Frustrating point is the "modern" PC completely deletes Drive Bays with no use for a DVD/CD Drive, I still keep my Old Lian Li Aluminum Case that has a Blu-Ray/DVD installed while the modern PC Crowd laughs at me if I post a picture of my PC Setup.

The steam deck showed me that even 40fps is just fine as long as its rock solid, but 30 is impossible to justify in 2024

Honestly I think visuals peaked in the end of the ps3 generation anything that looks better than a game like the last of us or rise of the Tomb raider is just unnecessary imo

My biggest issue with modern gaming. I would take 900p 60fps over 4k 30fps literally every single time

The iPod was peak.

Because Graphics sells and it's also an obvious marketing point. To a general consumer, that shiny graphics is what sells them the game.

they are mostly constrained by having to support slower prior gen hardware, like the ps4 and xbox one. also, they have to support slower versions of current gen consoles, like the series s.

cant handle 30fps the only games that i will play at 30fps is mario games and 60fps is a must try going back to 30 after playing on 60

And the good thing is that it lasts a lifetime too, mainly for pressed discs, not recorded discs ^^

I do not care about 60 FPS

I think that frame rates depend on the game you make, for example, if I'm playing a story-driven game I usually play at 30 as it is more "cinematic" and I like seeing all the details. However, if I'm playing a platformer, an action game or a fighter then 60 is the absolute minimum. In my opinion Ray Tracing is fine, but it needs to be layered with other techniques such as screen space reflections, planar reflections, Screen Space Ambient Occlusion, SDFGI, etc. Games should use a hybrid of different techniques to ensure good image quality and graphics while also running well. The best game optimization to target is 1440P 60FPS with moderate polygon counts, limited ray tracing (to add) but mostly rasterized.

Its not mystery its simple more people own a PS4 and a Series S than a PS5 or Series X so that is going to be even worse than the PS5 PRO worthless POS

There is no “conversation” I would take 60 FPS lower fidelity over 30 FPS with ray tracing and all that every single time.

I think i might get me of these iMac might one of the 2017-2020 models on eBay when I get paid in October gotta wait and see .

yeah, sub 60 is unbearable at this point. To be honest, I gave my switch away because Zelda ran at like 27 fps or whatever. I'm not doing that in 2024.

Cassette Player $100.00 Each and Compact Disc Player $100.00 Each and Vinyl Player $100.00 Each Past Present Future and 01|01|2001 - 31|12|2024 and A - Z and By Year

I like to play cyberpunk on this thing and from my experience, the cooler added to the back does seem to help with performance for me. I was having a lot of problems with the game, but then I remembered that I had a smart phone cooler for gaming on your phone. I added that to the back around the area where everyone else seem to be putting it in the game ran better for whatever reason. I play cyberpunk and connect to a 65 inch screen TV which I don’t really know if that has anything to do with the problems I was having to help or maybe the problem just went away. Either way, I think the device will probably add long Jevity to the device.

I take great care of my dvds, always inside with climate control. I was playing a dvd, and it suddenly stopped playing, it was stuck in the player. I ejected this dvd, and I noticed that it became darker around part of the edge. I have never seen this before. I wonder if the machine causes this. Have you seen this?

I don't play games, but I have Compact Discs that are 30+ years old, CD-R that are 20+ years old, and I recently opened a 25 year old shrink-wrapped DVD, and all are 100% fine. However, in over three decades of Compact Disc, I have experienced disc rot two, maybe three times, and those were due to well-known manufacturing defects. Look after your discs.

I actually just watched The Event. It's definitely worth a watch. There were just so many great shows that didn't deserve to be canceled.

I've always seen Lost as the beginning of the end. Since, we've had an onslaught of mystery boxes in everything with no planning or way forward other than, "We'll figure it out when we get there" and then they don't. It's SO unsatisfying.

Stargate universe is the best scifi show for me. Could have done so much with it. Massively underrated show.

IMHO The Expanse is, by far, the best SciFi that's ever come to TV. Andor is also exceptional.

The Expanse single handily disproves this on top of the BS with editing around ADs, ie recap the last 2 mins for 45secs after the cut to black

I look back and can't believe I devoted 6 months of Sunday evenings to the first season of 24.

I have like 4 ps4 disc that are degrading and all the ines with that cant be played in my ps4 Im annoyed

True nowadays people need to learn shit like in school to play a freaking game 😂😂😂😂😂

Where is the guide for the boot/installation process? I am using a 256 gb drive to boot batocero and it is not showing up on the Mac boot menu

I started rise of the ronin and there were so many screens and pop ups after every step you take I just took the game out and said forget it

I must correct you regarding Spotify and Apple Music, neither have used mp3 codec. Spotify uses Ogg Vorbis and Apple uses AAC and Alac (for its lossless option).

I got rid of my entire physical media collection and have gone all digital. I'm going to die one day, it's not like I'll be taking my collection with me to the afterlife, what's the point?

I remember. I thought that was the coolest thing.

That is the best Mariah Carey album you just pulled out. 0:26

Xbox had a better prices This a joke actually that the ps3 still have this prices. Whenever I visit the playstation store on my ps3 i feel sick to the stomach.

I have one. I cannot connect it to the internet as setup keeps timing out. I only want physical copies of games though my favorites are PS1 like Suikoden, Dino Crisis, Crono Cross. I don't think they are compatible.

They’ll go up the more people make videos about it. Shhhh… We know it’s prime PS3 time. We don’t want the “other types of collectors” to know.

I recently brought out my CD collection because of nostalgia and I’m tired of streaming. I realized I’ve been streaming for almost 10 years now and I feel sick thinking about all of the CDs I’ve passed up because I thought streaming was the best option. What I’d streamed were songs on discs I already owned or had bought digitally 😑

I usually go to my library’s sale once a month to buy books. After watching videos like this I started buying dvds and music cds at the sale. I’ve accumulated a tiny collection of classics from my childhood and movies I’ve loved in college. A couple weeks ago I was able to get some library discards for 25 cents each. Thanks for the video!

I modded my PS3 last month, after watching various videos on how to do it. However i don’t know how to add games. Apparently you just can’t transfer large ISO files like other consoles. It’s frustrating because I want to play many games. So now I’m stuck going back to eBay to buy physical games, lol. Thankfully they’re still cheap and affordable.

Vinil disk won't rot and last for ever.

Good thing all of these things have been archived. For the most part of course. Embrace the future of digital. I loved physical...but its over. And to be concerned about not being able to play your games in 30 years.... Well people change over that much time and i reckon i wont give a * at that point

As a longtime collector of rare and obscure dvd's for many years, this "disc rot" stuff scares the crap out of me! But I don't get it, because my dvd collection goes back 20 years...and I have NEVER had this happen to any of my discs. I think it has something to do with the climate that you live in. For instance if you live in a hot place with high humidity your dvd's might be susceptible to this. I just hope this never happens; my collection is mostly super rare foreign and unknown movies and a lot of the titles go for over $100 on ebay....My movie library is my prize possession.

Cds better sound quality u own the music and support the artist 🧑‍🎨 physical media forever 🤙🤙🤙💿💿💿 let’s keep buying movies and music and keep physical alive

Regarding the adhesion layer issue, here is something that can help add some perspective: We've been making and using wood glue for centuries, starting with glues based on animal products, and more recently using industrial chemistry. We rely on it all the time to support load-bearing structures in all weather conditions. And it works - enough that we can usually leave it there for decades and not think about it. The job the adhesive is being asked to do for an optical disc is comparatively narrow in comparison: when stored reasonably well, maintain a tight seal that keeps the layers together indefinitely. At the beginning there is a learning curve to this - and early instances of CD and DVD have examples of getting it wrong or simply cutting too many corners. BD has done comparatively better so far, even though at the beginning there was some kerfuffle about which recordable dye to use. Since I'm using my setup primarily for storing personal projects and rips, it makes sense to use BD-R for just about everything, and when the next big optical format comes around I'll give it a few years to settle down, and then consolidate onto that.

I have CD's from the very beginnng and no disc rot. I treat them the same as LP's.

Configuring back buttons @12:08

What about those white dots that appear on some discs? They work fine, but they have those white dots so idk what that’s about

The one thing you failed to mention is the high level of censorship being experienced at the moment. Movies with great chunks taken out in case they offend. Same is starting to happen to books.

Interesting look back at the last game informer! Its really sad to see it go. Its also interesting that this was the last big gaming magazine out there. Great video!

They are packed with detail with minimal advertisements. Sad to see them go.