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4 HN users recommended this between 2018 and 2025, in 5 comments.
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4 HN users recommended this between 2018 and 2025, in 5 comments.
Each tall tick is one HN user's first recommendation. A short tick is the same user again. Click a tick to jump to the comment.
You are ignoring the context of the discussion, which is to compare PCs to consoles in a living room. The gp comment explicitly said he gave up PC gaming as he did not want to play at a desk. And my point is that PC gaming is so damn good that even if you ignore a bunch of amazing games by limiting yourself to a controller you are still left with a huge library of games that are generally cheaper to buy and run best on PC, especially as they age.
Yes, the out-of-game UX is worse on PC. Steam makes it easy with Big Picture Mode but other clients do not, and sometimes Windows needs babysitting. You can get a small wireless mouse & keyboard or a combo like this [1]. I use an app [2] that lets me use my phone as a touch pad and a keyboard. It also lets you minimize & switch between windows & shut down the PC. When you install a new game client configure it to remember your password. When you install a game put a link for it on the desktop. The core flow is pretty good but yeah sometimes there will be pop-ups to update drivers or install updates or something else. I still think that the major performance and price benefits offered by PCs are well worth it. I am also not a fan of modern console UIs which are increasingly show more ads.
[1] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014EUQOGK
[2] http://www.remotemouse.net/
Have you tried it? In my experience its far nicer then most "Smart TV" or media devices in a similar price range. (certain devices like the apple tv have acceptable UI's but they are a little pricier).
I personally use one with an integrated mouse and its very convenient https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Wireless-Keyboard-Control-To...
> IBM sold some compact keyboards with integrated TrackPoint and touchpad pointing devices, which take no more bench space than a laptop does.
It's not the greatest keyboard for typing, but the Logitech K400 is a decent modern alternative for such purposes. You'd need a USB-to-PS/2 adapter, though:
https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Wireless-Keyboard-Touchpad-P...
Logitech has similar devices. This isn't the one I own, but it's close.
https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Wireless-Keyboard-Touchpad-P...
I use one of these, very convenient. You can even buy multiple of them and place them around the room. https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Wireless-Keyboard-Touchpad-P...