Tim Zila
@timzila.bsky.social
I'm a writer that thinks too much about OLED and headphones. I used to write for a music blog; I used to be cool.
Minneapolis, UMN grad, MFA holder
Minneapolis, UMN grad, MFA holder
Yep. Seems much worse than the OLED. I suppose that's the price to pay for better performance.
Haven't tried back compat yet but I hope it's more comparable to the OLED for Switch 1 games.
Haven't tried back compat yet but I hope it's more comparable to the OLED for Switch 1 games.
June 6, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Yep. Seems much worse than the OLED. I suppose that's the price to pay for better performance.
Haven't tried back compat yet but I hope it's more comparable to the OLED for Switch 1 games.
Haven't tried back compat yet but I hope it's more comparable to the OLED for Switch 1 games.
That sounds totally bizarre. I really hope that's not intended behavior.
June 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
That sounds totally bizarre. I really hope that's not intended behavior.
I'd go so far as to say being friends with Ryan Reynolds is, um, detrimental to coolness.
May 24, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I'd go so far as to say being friends with Ryan Reynolds is, um, detrimental to coolness.
You're the new Pope and *also* you've been drafted as 1 of 100 to fight the gorilla.
May 8, 2025 at 5:44 PM
You're the new Pope and *also* you've been drafted as 1 of 100 to fight the gorilla.
If more of us had this attitude I think we'd be better off, honestly.
May 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If more of us had this attitude I think we'd be better off, honestly.
Make a cool game at a modest budget so you can sell it for less? You're already a leg up. I don't see that as a bad thing. If enough people resist buying most $80 games, then we won't see that much of it.
Of course GTA and Mario Kart can get away with it but how many other games can?
Of course GTA and Mario Kart can get away with it but how many other games can?
May 8, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Make a cool game at a modest budget so you can sell it for less? You're already a leg up. I don't see that as a bad thing. If enough people resist buying most $80 games, then we won't see that much of it.
Of course GTA and Mario Kart can get away with it but how many other games can?
Of course GTA and Mario Kart can get away with it but how many other games can?
Yep. People are overreacting. What we're seeing is more differentiation. The GTAs and CODs will go higher but then things like Clair Obscur and even Oblivion (a Microsoft/Bethesda game!) are going lower. There's just more opportunity for publishers who are willing to not price gouge.
May 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Yep. People are overreacting. What we're seeing is more differentiation. The GTAs and CODs will go higher but then things like Clair Obscur and even Oblivion (a Microsoft/Bethesda game!) are going lower. There's just more opportunity for publishers who are willing to not price gouge.
Every time I've had frame time issues I COULDN'T find wide evidence of others having ... I was playing the Game Pass version.
I'd like someone like DF to do a deep dive, but what I've heard (unsure if reliable) is Game Pass has different DRM (and sometimes the Steam version won't have DRM at all).
I'd like someone like DF to do a deep dive, but what I've heard (unsure if reliable) is Game Pass has different DRM (and sometimes the Steam version won't have DRM at all).
April 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Every time I've had frame time issues I COULDN'T find wide evidence of others having ... I was playing the Game Pass version.
I'd like someone like DF to do a deep dive, but what I've heard (unsure if reliable) is Game Pass has different DRM (and sometimes the Steam version won't have DRM at all).
I'd like someone like DF to do a deep dive, but what I've heard (unsure if reliable) is Game Pass has different DRM (and sometimes the Steam version won't have DRM at all).
You wouldn't review a book if you couldn't identify random and unintentional spelling errors or missing text.
But you can review a game with zero mention of constant stutters!
But you can review a game with zero mention of constant stutters!
April 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
You wouldn't review a book if you couldn't identify random and unintentional spelling errors or missing text.
But you can review a game with zero mention of constant stutters!
But you can review a game with zero mention of constant stutters!
It's a big issue.
I love DF but I wish you didn't *have* to consult a speciality resource to have any idea whether a game runs okay or not.
There are many obvious technical issues that anyone reviewing games on PC (or elsewhere, honestly) should be able to identify.
I love DF but I wish you didn't *have* to consult a speciality resource to have any idea whether a game runs okay or not.
There are many obvious technical issues that anyone reviewing games on PC (or elsewhere, honestly) should be able to identify.
April 24, 2025 at 8:25 PM
It's a big issue.
I love DF but I wish you didn't *have* to consult a speciality resource to have any idea whether a game runs okay or not.
There are many obvious technical issues that anyone reviewing games on PC (or elsewhere, honestly) should be able to identify.
I love DF but I wish you didn't *have* to consult a speciality resource to have any idea whether a game runs okay or not.
There are many obvious technical issues that anyone reviewing games on PC (or elsewhere, honestly) should be able to identify.
That is a WILD bug that you think someone would have pointed out at some point.
April 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
That is a WILD bug that you think someone would have pointed out at some point.
Indeed. I was only able to play until you've just escaped the sewers last night. Really hoping it's something I can enjoy as my PC back in the day couldn't run it well, but there are so many games out now that if it's just a stutter fest headache I'll probably refund and pick something else.
April 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Indeed. I was only able to play until you've just escaped the sewers last night. Really hoping it's something I can enjoy as my PC back in the day couldn't run it well, but there are so many games out now that if it's just a stutter fest headache I'll probably refund and pick something else.
Do you get stutter going into and out of menus?
On a 5070ti, so similar system to yours, and that's a new one for UE5.
It may not technically be a stutter but as soon as I got out to the open world just opening and closing the menu seems to cause frametime problems.
On a 5070ti, so similar system to yours, and that's a new one for UE5.
It may not technically be a stutter but as soon as I got out to the open world just opening and closing the menu seems to cause frametime problems.
April 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Do you get stutter going into and out of menus?
On a 5070ti, so similar system to yours, and that's a new one for UE5.
It may not technically be a stutter but as soon as I got out to the open world just opening and closing the menu seems to cause frametime problems.
On a 5070ti, so similar system to yours, and that's a new one for UE5.
It may not technically be a stutter but as soon as I got out to the open world just opening and closing the menu seems to cause frametime problems.
Reposted by Tim Zila
DOGE forced their way into National Labor Relations Board's computer systems. A heroic employee saved logs of their activities. Including a login attempt from Russia.
April 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
DOGE forced their way into National Labor Relations Board's computer systems. A heroic employee saved logs of their activities. Including a login attempt from Russia.
The extreme light/shimmer thing?
Native seemed to fix it but then I switched to DLAA since I didn't see it there either (wasn't a great scene to test since it was mostly dark) but then it started popping up again. Maybe I need to switch back to native.
Native seemed to fix it but then I switched to DLAA since I didn't see it there either (wasn't a great scene to test since it was mostly dark) but then it started popping up again. Maybe I need to switch back to native.
December 7, 2024 at 6:49 AM
The extreme light/shimmer thing?
Native seemed to fix it but then I switched to DLAA since I didn't see it there either (wasn't a great scene to test since it was mostly dark) but then it started popping up again. Maybe I need to switch back to native.
Native seemed to fix it but then I switched to DLAA since I didn't see it there either (wasn't a great scene to test since it was mostly dark) but then it started popping up again. Maybe I need to switch back to native.
That would make a LOT more sense, and makes me excited to see how it looks/runs (I have a 4070, lol).
December 4, 2024 at 6:17 PM
That would make a LOT more sense, and makes me excited to see how it looks/runs (I have a 4070, lol).
I'm in agreement but it does seem odd you'd play at low settings to enable "full RT" on a 4070.
Seems like it's probably not a great tradeoff versus playing at higher settings without full RT ...
Time will tell, of course.
Overall, I love the specificity and not using upscaling for every config
Seems like it's probably not a great tradeoff versus playing at higher settings without full RT ...
Time will tell, of course.
Overall, I love the specificity and not using upscaling for every config
December 4, 2024 at 6:03 PM
I'm in agreement but it does seem odd you'd play at low settings to enable "full RT" on a 4070.
Seems like it's probably not a great tradeoff versus playing at higher settings without full RT ...
Time will tell, of course.
Overall, I love the specificity and not using upscaling for every config
Seems like it's probably not a great tradeoff versus playing at higher settings without full RT ...
Time will tell, of course.
Overall, I love the specificity and not using upscaling for every config
Sweet, thank you!
Did not want to inadvertently follow these bigots.
Did not want to inadvertently follow these bigots.
November 21, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Sweet, thank you!
Did not want to inadvertently follow these bigots.
Did not want to inadvertently follow these bigots.
A lot of the usernames are not hiding their intention AT ALL.
November 21, 2024 at 4:56 PM
A lot of the usernames are not hiding their intention AT ALL.