Recent content by GraniteStateColin

It does seem wasteful to me not to use all the pixels at our disposal to make the game as immersive as possible. That said, the description just says 2:39:1 will be the default, so maybe it will include an option to either zoom in or expand the view up and down. If they don't include a full...

So, in criticisms of PS exclusives, Xbox fans cited anything subjective about them as a negative. And PS fans do the same with Xbox exclusives. On both sides, those statements, whether true opinions of the complainants or just an excuse to attack the competing console, mean nothing to the...

Curious if other "recent" new IPs before 2023 did as well as Starfield in their respective years. For example, Cyberpunk 2077 was entirely new. Was that as successful as Starfield across the same stages in its development lifespan?

Completely agree with the thesis: Starfield is a good game and deserves ongoing improvements. I fully expect it will be another Cyberpunk 2077. Unfortunately, my main fault with Starfield (mentioned in the article too) is the repetition of bases on planets. Everything else is forgivable and...

DaveDansey may correct me if I'm mistaken, but I responded to him in that thread (as referenced in this article) with a few ways to organize contacts and that I don't think they've actually removed that capability, just changed how it worked a bit. Another HUGE benefit to the New Teams for some...

Dave, while the Chat page is indeed just a messy list of all contacts, defaulting to the order last chatted, just Pin the ones you want and drag and drop to put in any order you want. You can also pin group chats. Perhaps I'm missing something, but I don't see that anything is missing from this...

This is great progress. Well done Bethesda and Starfield team! My personal biggest complaint/annoyance with Starfield, as someone who otherwise likes to explore planet surfaces, is the repetition of installations (human bases) across planets. I love the game overall, but when I come upon the...

New Teams is near universally better now than old Teams (for a long time, it was missing functions, but I think it's at feature parity, but lighter and faster). Are there any reasons not to upgrade? On the other point, is Steve Weber saying that regulators should put their boot on Microsoft's...

Oh, a meaningful lumbar support adjustment would be awesome (as long as it really moves the lower back area inches not cm)! I have a fairly new Secret Lab chair, so I probably wouldn't buy another chair right now anyway (unless one of my kids wanted the Secret Lab chair, hmm...), but lack of a...

Far from addressing all of the issues raised here, a possible solution to one of them -- lost sales through Xbox store of console exclusives -- could be addressed by MS simply contractually requiring of Valve and others that MS games can not be purchased for Xbox play through Steam, etc. That...

I knew all the pieces of the first option, but never thought of using that to restore a window that's off screen. Huge thanks!! A couple of comments on these: 1. A slight variation to the first idea might be faster for some users with a huge number of windows open (making it possibly hard to...

I would just point out that Windows itself does not include the bloatware (unless you mean the standard MS apps). Bloatware is something that some system builders include because they are paid to (e.g., the common anti-virus apps that come preinstalled with "free" 30-days' usage, same with some...

The price at the link for the Family version actually now shows $5 cheaper: $74.99. So if this is a legit deal, that's getting pretty good. I have seen it drop down to $69.99 on some occasions.

Impressive charger. I apologize if I just missed this in the review, but I double-checked and don't think I did: I assume it's just for power with no data connection? Or, can this also function as a USB hub to enable your laptop to communicate with a monitor or phone or any other connected USB...

Does that support Ink too, or just touch? If it does support Ink, what model is it? I have a small 11" Ink-supporting touchscreen hooked up to my main desktop PC, but unlike on my HP Spectre, I don't use it much. Mostly just for Inking to draw diagrams or sign documents. But if I could go to a...