shishk what ya momma gave ya!

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Cake day: June 12th, 2025
  • shishka_b0b@lemmy.ziptoGames@lemmy.world•While we eagerly await the second coming of Steam Machines, it's worth remembering what a gloriously awful mess Valve got itself in over a decade agoEnglish
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    7 days ago

    The goal of marketing is to get as many people as possible to be aware that a company’s product exists. These articles are doing just that, for free.

    Initial sales will probably take a hit bc of the negative articles. I don’t think they’re being written bc valve decided to stick with the same name though. The articles are probably being written bc negative headlines get clicks.

    If the new steam machine proves to be a solid product this time around then gamers are going to buy it. If it’s such a solid product that it manages to turn a product line that was once associated with failure and negativity into a product line that’s associated with success and positivity then I really can’t think of anything better the new steam machine could do for valve’s brand. The (hypothetical) articles comparing the huge (hypothetical) success of the new steam machine to the dramatic failure of the past will also be a bit easier to write a headline for. More free marketing.

  • shishka_b0b@lemmy.ziptoAndroid@lemmy.world•Is it a good idea to get the Xperia XZ1 Compact as a secondary phone and install LineageOS?English
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    5 months ago

    Doesn’t sound like a bad idea, but there might be some better options depending on the type of media you plan on using it for.

    If you’re mostly gonna use it for listening to music, you should look into a PMP/DAP. I’ve been wanting to buy one for a while and the FiiO players seem to get a lot of love. The higher-end ones usually run Android but they’ll probably be more expensive than an Xperia Z21 Compact. They’re designed with audio as the main focus though. There are also a lot of cheaper options that’ll give you a better audio experience than an Android phone—the FiiO Echo Mini is only $70 USD, but I don’t think there’s much more you can do with them other than listen to music.

    I haven’t looked into video playback at all, but the higher-end ones usually have screens comparable to the Z21 Compact, and I wouldn’t be surprised if some have better displays. A screen as small as the ones you’ll find on the Z21 or an Android PMP isn’t gonna offer that great of a video experience no matter how good the resolution or refresh rate is though.

    Another bonus with the higher-end PMPs is some of them can be used as a DAC, which is pretty effin rad imo.

    FiiO also seems to have a pretty active modding community and some custom ROMs are available too. And if the audio quality on Xperia devices is as trash as it was on the Pixel 6 running LineageOS I was using up until last year then you’re definitely gonna want to root it (if possible) and install ViPER4Android.

    Another option is Rockbox. If you have a compatible MP3 player lying around, might be worth trying that before making a decision.