My commentary on things like video games, anime, manga, and other media.
8 Mar 2022 4 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Co-published on Read.cash. Intro: Valve's Steam Deck Launches to Good-ish Reviews It took a while, but Valve finally began shipping its PC handheld device, the Steam Deck, since February 25. When tech YouTuber channels like Linus Tech Tips, Gamers Ne...
16 Feb 2022 4 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Co-published on Read.cash. Introduction We are just 10 days away until the first batches of Valve's Steam Deck ship out and the embargo lifts. The console-like PC handheld really grabbed my attention thanks to its impressive specs for its form factor...
27 Jan 2022 3 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Co-published on Read.cash. On Wednesday, January 26, Valve has announced (thumbnail origin) that the first batch of the Steam Deck will finally ship on February 28. A few months ago, Valve delayed the launch of the handheld from its original December...
4 Jan 2022 2 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Co-published on Read.cash. All the way back in July 2021, Linux finally crossed 1% marketshare on Steam. It was a pretty big deal as it was a sort of validation for Valve and the open-source community's efforts on Proton/WINE. Since then, Linux would...
18 Nov 2021 2 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Co-published on Read.cash. About 10 days ago, I wrote about how Linux gaming continued to gain momentum and expressed my enthusiasm for the impending Steam Deck launch. Well... almost immediately after I published that article, Valve announced that t...
8 Nov 2021 2 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Co-published on Read.cash. As Valve's Steam Deck gets closer to launching next month, that has not stopped Linux gaming from taking a few notable steps forward. Last month, Linux managed to stay over 1% marketshare on Steam for the 3rd consecutive mo...
25 Oct 2021 4 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction In Ep. 26, the Asakura family began to make its move to get Yoh's crew stronger, particularly Ren, Chocolove, and Horohoro. Mikihisa, Yoh's father, found Ren's team and offered to teach them the Chō-Senjiryakketsu. However, out of pride,...
20 Oct 2021 3 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction In the previous episode, Shaman King further expanded on the series antagonist's, Hao's, powers. He uses air as the medium for his Spirit of Fire, but if the environment loses all oxygen, he can change his spirit's element at will and ef...
13 Oct 2021 3 minute read 1 comment LateToTheParty
Co-published on Read.cash. On October 6, Valve uploaded a video on its YouTube channel where it finally showed (some of) the Steam Deck's internals. And I have to say, I came away way more impressed than I expected out of a teardown video. The Tea...
10 Oct 2021 3 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction In Ep. 24, Hao basically annihilated Team X-III of the X-Laws. Outside of the inconsistent quality of the drawings, the overall execution was pretty solid. The episode had its good share of tense and heartwarming moments, and it leverage...
