DonFerrari said:
Zkuq said:
Hey, I'm not saying there aren't problems with PCs in general, because there absolutely are. Every time I plug a USB stick in my computer, it seems to be random whether my PC can read it or not. If not, I switch it to different ports until it starts working. Of course there are other problems as well from time to time. However, it's PC gaming that I haven't had any major trouble in a long time, but I don't think it's a fair comparison to mention general PC problems in a gaming discussion unless all you have your computer for is gaming. My impression is that PC gaming these days is fairly easy - for more people than just me. |
A post that seems completely different than your response to me.
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True, sorry about that. I was assuming a gaming context from the start because we're on a gaming forum and this thread was about a gaming problem, so I suppose at least it was an easy mistake to make.
DonFerrari said:
Zkuq said:
I think DS4 trouble is at least partially because as far as I know, there still isn't an official driver for it on PC (right?). An annoying situation for sure, especially considering how good the controller is (or at least I think so).
I think I've read that Alt+Tab is traditionally a problem because in the past, games have taken exclusive ownership of the graphics context, so other programs can't use it. I think Alt+Tab requires the developer to add support for Alt+Tabbing explicitly. I'm not sure whether that's the case with borderless 'fullscreen' though, but I think not - but it ought to cost some performance last I heard. Anyway, I imagine the whole graphics context thing is weight from way back to who knows where, and wouldn't be a problem if Windows was designed today from scratch. But alas, backwards compatibility can be a double-edged sword...
Anyway, if you're using Windows 10, I've noticed that even the hardest to Alt+Tab games can often be Alt+Tabbed if you open a new desktop (Win+Tab -> New desktop or Ctrl+Win+D to create a new one and Ctrl+Win+L/R Arrow to switch between desktops). It's annoying but can help in some situations that might otherwise be difficult to resolve. I think you might have to Alt+Tab and kind of get stuck before doing the desktop trick though, but I can't remember because it's been a while since I had to do that.
That's actually my problem with console gaming, because the updates are huge, download speeds are relatively slow, and things are never updated when I start my PS4. That said, I haven't had any trouble with updates once I've managed to download them, so no losing... tons of settings like you have on PC. :-/
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The only time I have to wait for an update is when I just install a game and want to wait (because any non-MP game I have been able to start without update), other than that my PS4 games are all on auto update. So I never notice the need, just from time to time see a pop up saying X game was updated.
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I usually want to wait even when installing a new game because those updates sure do bring lots of good stuff these days (partially because sometimes games are barely ready when they're released). I don't have auto-update though, because it's ridiculously locked behind a paywall, and I'd get maybe a few hours of worth every few months so it's not even nearly worth the cost to me. That 'few hours' is how much I'd maybe play online on consoles if I had access to online gameplay, and no, PS+ games don't help because my backlog is so huge that I'd never get to play them anyway. If PS+ is worth it for you though (and it seems to be for a lot of people), I guess auto-updates are quite handy.
