Dr. Guillermo Power @gpowerf@qoto.org

The upcoming #Xbox controller seems to be pulling #Microsoft out of the controller dark ages straight into the present.

Two key features that were sorely needed are shown here:

* Accelerometer: Gyro aiming has become essential to many for FPS games, the days of having to use a third-party controller that allows you to map the gyro to the mouse or stick will finally be over! Native gyro implementations will be possible.

* Direct to cloud: Bringing the Stadia controller experience to Microsoft cloud gaming, this is really nice to have too! While Microsoft's cloud gaming isn't anywhere near as usable as #Stadia was it is slowly improving, I hope that eventually, it will catch up to where #google was years ago.

#gaming

I felt compelled to order a #Farlight84 t-shirt. I hope it's good :D #gaming

Regular reminder that this is Dreamcast 5. #gaming ;)

This BBC quiz is quite cool and it shows AI is getting much better at image generation. I managed to do well :) https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zktxfdm

I’ve made it to a Diamond rank in #Farlight84

I’m really loving this little game! I may never touch #HaloInfinite or #Exoprimal again.
#gaming #gamingonlinux

#Farlight84 is super satisfying when a team really works together! This randomly assigned bunch felt connected, we felt in sync, we knew what everyone was up to and collaborated perfectly even though comms were off :)

Also, being the sole controller player in the world for this game makes me feel special 😂 #gaming #gyroaiming #gamingonlinux #steamdeck

Disclaimer: this is illegal, I don’t condone it, etc…

But this is a home made motorbike. This mountain bike had a two stroke engine mounted in the frame and it looked properly home made and pretty funky! The rider was wearing a balaclava for obvious reasons.

The Toyota Tamaraw Concept is so usable that it was used as a safety car at Leg 2 of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Vios Cup 2023 in the Philippines! 👍💪 I keep saying this, but this Tamaraw if priced well bellow HiLux will be an almost unavoidable to buy 😄 I want one, can I resist? #AutoPH #ToyotaTamarawConcept #weirdcarmastodon #ToyotaMotorPhilippines #TGRViosCup2023

Oh, look! #farlight84 apparel is a thing! #gaming #gamingonlinux #mobile #mobilegaming

Obligatory vitamin D walk today. Sunny and warm lunch breaks don’t happen often, I have to take the opportunity to enjoy a day like today. 28C is OK 👍

I bought my sister a Miyoo Mini Plus for #Christmas

She expressed interest so she gets one. #gaming.

The big difference for me between #Farlight84 and #Fortnite is that I can actually win without being carried.

Here's me, MVP in my squad and we are the winning squad. That just makes the game way more fun! And yeah, I'm the only person in the squad playing with beta controller too, but gyro on #SteamDeck works very well with this game. Super smooth!

The game also has some improvements over #Fortnite , like:

1) There's no build mode. This is good for me as I don't like build mode.

2) There are respawns until halfway through the game, this gives you a chance to try again if you got killed early because you didn't manage to loot a gun.

#gamingonlinux #gaming

I was stressing because I was walking to my usual coffee shop where I always have a cappuccino and I wanted an iced Americano. Their reaction was great though *gasp* “I’m afraid you can’t have that!”. 😄

Is it just me or is #Momoi from #Farlight84 inspired by #BillieEilish ? #gaming

Full screen #SteamDeck is good for some games. #gaming #gamingonlinux

I can't emphasize enough how incredibly well #farlight84 plays on #steamdeck !!!

It's perfect with gyro and rock-solid 60PFS never dropping.

I've not had the same luck docked as the controller hasn't felt as smooth. But on handheld? WOW! What an experience! I got MVP here in that team that seemed to be 3 Turkish friends playing and me who sneaked into their team. #gaming #gamingonlinux

Has anyone played #farlight84 ?

It's pretty good, and free. It's like a mix between Fortnite and Apex Legends. Plays solid on #SteamDeck as well, 60 FPS. #gaming #gamingonlinux

This is one of the weirdest new gaming devices I've seen in #Aliexpress lately. It is a power bank and handheld console in one... #retrogaming #gaming

Mika Penttinen on a Facebook group shared his custom #Barbie #C64

I think I’m in love 😍 #retrocomputing

Don't forget that this was an actual headline a few days back. #zoom #homewoking

I'm a proponent of #workingfromhome for health and quality of life reasons. But I find it concerning that not even Zoom believe it is doable.