Just as a reminder, Digital Rights Management was introduced to prevent people from using digital content in ways that its producer didn't approve of. In many instances this means preventing unauthorized copying of MP3s or software.
In reality however, DRM simply amounts to an annoyance for legitimate customers, while those people who weren't planning to buy but pirate, have plenty of ways to hack or crack the copy protection schemes. Luckily more content providers have started to realize this. But not all of them.
It's almost time for the ASUS ROG Ally X to be revealed, and these leaked renders already provide a look at the device and its specs.
Is it running the same Windows OS? Because that is the biggest issue with the current Ally.
MSI is proud to announce that its gaming handheld, Claw, has achieved a significant performance increase of up to 30% through a new BIOS and MSI Center M update. Furthermore, the new BIOS and MSI Center M enable Claw to smoothly play all of the top 100 po
is this the one with the switch2 chip inside.?
this is Intels first try at the format
probs not though, as it's $799. so not good for switch actually
Well thats nice considering Ive heard it consistently performs worse when it really shouldn't.
Now if only Lenovo would do the same for the legion go
Yet another leak for the ASUS ROG Ally X points towards as much as 8 hours of battery, but how does that compare to the competition?
Honestly, I really like this updated version. But it doesn't solve the biggest flaw that the original had for me: the Z1 Extreme APU. Yes, it's an extremely powerful part, but it is not part of AMD's Adrenalin driver update program, so it's dependent on Asus for driver updates. And unfortunately, Asus doesn't have a stellar record of support for their devices.
Up to 8 hours basically just means the least demanding games. AAA gaming at highest wattage would probably be about 2-3 hours which is good compared to just about 1 hour with the current ally. The OLED Deck can do about 2-3hrs.
With much less performance so that makes sense.
The Steamdeck shines at the lower TDP end but gets absolutely mopped at the high end.
Similar longevity with much better performance is a big win for the Ally X
They used to be the best when it comes to motherboards, now I will never buy anything from them again.
Nope. The only improvements I want to hear is better customer support. Otherwise, I can't be bothered.
How did such an idiot get to be the ceo of anything? He just doesn't understand a normal person's mindset or questions and ends up cursing, calling him an idiot and saying he isn't talking to him any more...
Question:
"you're saying that you believe that X-Plane's copy protection scheme actually works?"
His Reply:
"holy sh1t you are an idiot
where did i ever say, imply, or ever so much as HINT that ANYTHING actually WORKS????????????????????????? ???????????"
Someone please get this guy fired... Please.
i'd pirate his game just for him being a tool, but it doesn't even sound like it's worth pirating
the gaming developers and publisher really just don't get it.
Trying to discuss it with them is like trying to have a conversation about pro choice with a christian ( bangs head against wall)
When you say you cant be bothered to put a DVD in the drive every time you want to fly? A nocd-Crack? That game is writen for people who are passionate about flying - and usually not about computers, so its a quite passable solution - to those customers, as they can just put a USBstick in the back of the machine and forget about it - my uncle is like that and I'm sure he would love it - if he had to worry about such things with me around.
The game itself is, in my opinion, just great - it tries to actually simulate a plane (unlike M$ Flightsim) and give you tons of options about it - why, they even included an Anime-Fighterjet for the non-serious players like me - with Missiles on board! Such dongle-schemes have been around for decades, try to deal with it - or help the starving developers survive by providing a better model (some people don't want to work with boring stuff but still expect to get paid for their work somehow and sure, Opensource is wonderful, but you can't eat source).
And how is not being able to play the game without some proof of your authentication the evil kind of DRM? Its just normal for commercial software!