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Re:The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Release by pipes on Friday May 12, 2023 @11:12AM (#35917404)
I've a really good pc under my TV that I pretty much only use for emulation. So I'm not anti emulation by any means (it's allowed me to put all my real hardware in a cupboard and not have a big mess of wires in my living room)! But what these videos never show is that emulation is a pain in the ass. There's always a nagging feeling that game isn't quite right. I end up spending more time tweaking settings than playing the game. If I get stuck I end up wondering if there's a bug in the emulator.

I don't own a switch but I'd much prefer to play a fully tested game the way the developers intended. My pc could run it no problem (rtx 3070 etc), but if I ever do play it, it will be on a switch.

Anyway your point is a bit differen, that Nintendo could make money on this etc.

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Re:The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Release by abustamam on Friday May 12, 2023 @11:49AM (#35917881)
Out of curiosity, what is your setup? I'm guessing windows 10/11, hdmi plugged into your TV? I have a windows box in my home office but and an Nvidia shield attached to my TV but it has always been a pain to play games via steam link. I mean, it's doable, I just figure there's a way to make it as convenient as console gaming and I'm missing something.
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Re:The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Release by pipes on Sunday May 14, 2023 @10:58AM (#35938502)
PC, windows 10, ryzen 3600, 16gig ram. A few mayflash controller adapters: snes,gamecube, n64, ps1. Also use a usb Saturn pad for six button fighters etc. And god help me I've ordered a sinden light gun!
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Re:The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Release by dmonitor on Saturday May 13, 2023 @01:47AM (#35925956)
Breath of the Wild (Wii U version) on PC is the ideal way to play the game. Gyro is kind of a pain to set up, but 1080p 60fps more than makes up for it. I highly recommend it, even if it’s a second play through. It’s a beautiful and elegant game.

I’ve heard TotK is still pretty glitchy under Switch emulation, but I expect it’ll be resolved in less than a year or two. Yuzu and Ryujinx have a healthy competition between the two of them.

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Re:The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Release by pipes on Sunday May 14, 2023 @03:32PM (#35940700)
Why is Wii u version the better version to emulate?

I'll try this out

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Re:The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Release by notSupplied on Saturday May 13, 2023 @10:53AM (#35928973)
Absolutely, the worst feeling of being stuck on a puzzle is not knowing whether you simply haven't solved the puzzle, or a bug has caused this door to not open and having to run online to check.
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