Unknown_K wrote on Today, 08:19:

Trashbytes wrote on 2026-05-12, 13:34:

This is going to sound odd but RX480 8Gb cards are surprisingly still in demand on eBay . .no idea why but they still sell well enough, same for RX 580 8Gb models.

My guess is due to the vRam shortage driving the costs of most current day GPUs through the roof that these older 8Gb cards are now being sought after, throw in Lossless Scaling and FSR and these GPUs can still game at 1080p well enough for many and they still have quarterly driver support.

GTX 1070/1080's still sell for $80+ every day. Newer cards are just too expensive for casual gamers on a budget.

Yeah thats my guess too, they wont get a ton of milage from them but should get enough to get past this ...whatever the fuck the industry is currently going through.

I have a sneaking suspicion we wont be getting past it in the way we think .. but the jury is still out on that guess. Gotta wait to see what Amazon and Nshitter do, though Jensen has already made his move in part, just waiting for the subscription OS service from Microslop and Amazon to tie it all together.

NGL the DIY PC industry future looks rather dark from where I'm sitting, lots of subscription PC services hiding in the dark waiting for the big three to finish the puzzle by killing off what remains of the DIY PC market.

Got a PS5 controller to use with my PC.

I already have an Xbox Series X controller, but the DualSense has that fancy haptic feedback thing, and I was curious how that works. It's supported in FF7 Rebirth for example, so I'll be testing that later today.

Joseph_Joestar wrote on Today, 11:40:

Got a PS5 controller to use with my PC.

I already have an Xbox Series X controller, but the DualSense has that fancy haptic feedback thing, and I was curious how that works. It's supported in FF7 Rebirth for example, so I'll be testing that later today.

Keep us posted. I'll be jumping onto the FF7 Remakes now that the end is in sight, and have been wondering about that wondrously magical haptic feedback. I like the idea in theory, but I'm not sure I "yet another relatively expensive controller" like it.

such wrote on Today, 12:17:

Keep us posted. I'll be jumping onto the FF7 Remakes now that the end is in sight, and have been wondering about that wondrously magical haptic feedback. I like the idea in theory, but I'm not sure I "yet another relatively expensive controller" like it.

Well, I played FF7 Rebirth for about 30 minutes. I finished that game last year using the Xbox controller, so I loaded a few different saves to compare things. The haptic feedback on the DualSense is more precise, and you can definitively tell that the game was originally designed for it. For me, a few standout moments were driving the buggy, where the gas pedal gives you noticeable resistance as you push it further in via L2. The buggy's motor noises are also simulated quite well via the improved haptics. Also, when Cloud is running over rough terrain on foot, and makes a sudden turn, sometimes you feel like there's some sand or a tiny stone stuck inside your L2 button, which is pretty neat. Riding chocobos also has some interesting haptics, and you can kinda feel each individual step.

On an unrelated note, I really like the D-pad on the PS5 controller. It's much more precise than its counterpart on the Xbox controller, and that can be important if you're playing a lot of retro games via emulation. Lastly, one big drawback is that improved haptics, motion sensor and adaptive triggers only work over a wired connection (USB Type-C) in most games. Supposedly, there are some third-party tools which can enable this via Bluetooth, but I haven't tried those yet. If you want more info on the DualSense and how many PC games support it natively, this page on PCGW has a ton of info. From what I can tell, it's mostly PC ports of PS5 exclusives. At the moment, I don't have too many of those, aside from FF7 Remake/Rebirth. But I might pick up a few more on the upcoming Steam Summer Sale.

Is that advanced haptic feedback working wireless? I've seen some conflicting info.

For me this would probably be an FFR thing (I put in some hours into the first one and enjoyed it). I own a few Sony games and find them mostly dull. Ghost of Tsushima I liked for a bit, but by the second chapter the formula really got to me. Interminable to play in the long run - and that's one of the standouts. Probably explains why I don't own a Dual Sense, hah.