• SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip
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    2 months ago

    No joke, I’m tempted to buy a Steam Deck (or true Linux phone) because… It can run a local HTML/CSS/JS app on a browser with filesystem access and audio support. This is the power of having an OS that is not locked down.

    Speaking of which, what would you recommend for me to run a local HTML/CSS/JS app on a browser with filesystem access and audio support? (No, Android is too locked down to meet that spec) Other required specs:

    • Portable: Can fit in a pocket
    • 16GB or more usable storage
    • Bluetooth support
    • Ideally low-cost

    Edit: I figured out a way to do it on my phone! I used the “Simple HTTP server” app to self host the HTML/CSS/JS into http://127.0.0.1:8080/.

  • amenotef@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    I’m not sure if it’s the meme but here (Europe) there is a huge difference in price between the basic 512GB OLED SD and the basic PS5 pro option.

    569€ vs 800€.

  • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    If you think $700 is bad, it’s £700 in the UK… which is $913. 🤢

    Also:

    • median household income, UK (2022): £32,400 ($42,265)

    • median household income, USA (2022): $74,580

    A PS5 Pro is 26% of the typical UK household monthly income.

    A PS5 Pro is 11% of the typical US household monthly income.

    The US pricing is bad. The UK pricing is absolutely insane.

    The OLED Deck starts at £479. Still a lot but not as egregious. The LCD Deck is currently £262 ($344), which is pretty great.

    • drathvedro@lemm.ee
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      6 months ago

      If you think 26% is bad, in Russia it’s going to be priced at around ₽80-100k(~$883, VAT included), but the median monthly salary is ₽43.500 - $480… That’s well over 100% median household income given that over 38% families only have a single parent. And I’m pretty sure that’s not even the worst out there, think like Argentina has an extortionate import tax or something?

    • Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
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      6 months ago

      I really like my PS5, but I see no value in a model costing 80% more and being only current for half a generation.

      All that for an “up to” 40% performance increase.

      I don’t care how much of a graphics nerd someone is, that just isn’t worth it.

      • arc@lemm.ee
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        6 months ago

        A game that was released last year has absolutely zero knowledge of this 8k PS5 so it’s not going to magically render at 8k or 40% improvement. Some might get a framerate bump if frame sync can be turned off - the game might have been GPU bound and therefore with a better GPU it yields a better framerate. Sometimes. And AI upscaling might give a pseudo > 4k effect but it’s not really true 8k.

        A handful of games might get patched to avail of the improved rendering capabilities when they detect PS5 Pro. Minimal stuff really. Maybe the config file will improve draw distance or turn on certain effects like raytraced shadows / reflections when it knows the console can handle it.

        Hardly seems worth the vast additional expense especially if somebody already owns a PS5 though. Moreso because Sony are trying to stiff people into buying the cheaper “digital” version which basically means any physical collection won’t work with it.