I felt the same way until I had a ROG strix RX-2700xt. I started getting fatal directx errors playing FFXIV all the time. It was an allocation problem and there was no driver version I could try that fixed it. I started trying to learn to custom-patch a driver, gave up, and bought an Nvidia card which I hated to do. Fixed the problem. Turns out the drivers for that specific card suck in general.
I still prefer AMD, but I’m wary of card manufacturers. Their drivers can be awful. In this case though, the default drivers didn’t work either. And you generally won’t know the word on the street until well after the cards aren’t higher end.
Anecdotal for sure, but it took a year of fighting on and off to fix and I don’t want that when I’m trying to relax.
Direct x is definitely a problem, and it doesn’t help that Final Fantasy 14 is a poorly coded game, as I’ve never had problems prior to that. And I’m running Windows 10. I used to run Linux years ago, but couldn’t use Netflix on it. Now that they’re crap and jellyfin is a better choice overall, I might have to try switching back. I’d greatly prefer to use all AMD, but we’ll see. I think the upcoming W11 upgrade-or-die ultimatum in October 2025 will force lazy people like myself to spend the time to switch or rebuy. My work environment that I support is Windows/Cisco/Fortinet, so it’s easier to come home and do the same rather than learn how to install/configure/support Linux versions of the same thing. But who knows what the next year will bring.
The U.S. ambassador to Russia on March 29 issued an unusual diplomatic statement refuting Russian government claims about information that the United States shared with Russia ahead of the terrorist attack last week on a concert hall outside Moscow that killed more than 140 people....
You think they’d divulge the intelligence report, thus potentially exposing their sources, to settle Internet arguments?
If it was internal to the US after the investigation when all the involved parties were identified, a la 9/11, then I would expect it. But not in international relations.
Ubisoft did finally make a stand alone version that’s in beta right now. Skull and Bones. They promised all the cool stuff we wanted and it’s totally separate from assassin’s Creed, but unfortunately they seemed to have botched it and there’s even fewer features than in Black Flag. Ubisoft just doesn’t seem to be able to make anything else except progressively worse AC games.
Counter-counterpoint: When Activision bought and consolidated Blizzard an Blizzard North, they made it worse and people still slave away for them, and enough people buy their objectively inferior products to keep them going on life support to be sold again.
They became a poster child of what’s wrong with the industry (Diablo Immortal) and nobody learned anything. Baulder’s Gate 3 did more to further a healthy ecosystem than any merger has.
At this time of year? (lemmy.world)
McConnell says he stands by past statement that ex-presidents are "not immune" from prosecution (www.cbsnews.com)
RTX 4090s continue to melt — GPU repair facility claims it works on 200 flagship Nvidia cards per month (www.tomshardware.com)
U.S. Ambassador Issues Rare Statement On Warning Before Russia's Crocus Massacre (www.rferl.org)
The U.S. ambassador to Russia on March 29 issued an unusual diplomatic statement refuting Russian government claims about information that the United States shared with Russia ahead of the terrorist attack last week on a concert hall outside Moscow that killed more than 140 people....
Choose your ultimate lineup! (i.postimg.cc)
Sizing up Baldur's Gate 3's success, Warhammer 40k CRPG lead says "almost no developer has the same resources" (www.gamesradar.com)
Owlcat Games knows not to expect Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader to be as successful as Baldur's Gate 3
Fallout - Teaser Trailer | Prime Video (www.youtube.com)
Assassin's Creed Mirage's narrative director fought to include the Alamut because it's so important for the lore (www.gamesradar.com)
Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal gets preliminary approval from UK regulator (www.theverge.com)