Microsoft wants to bring Xbox 360 games to PC

Microsoft apparently wants to allow developers to bring Xbox 360 games to PC. Discs are to become digital licenses, according to a leak.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Microsoft-wants-to-bring-Xbox-360-games-to-PC-11396015.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Entertainment #Spiele #Microsoft #PC #Windows #news

Woot is taking up to $500 off RTX 5070 gaming PCs for your battlestation

Woot is offering a handful of notable discounts on liquid-cooled gaming PCs with RTX 50-series graphics, with savings of up to $500. One of the standout deals from this sale drops a Skytech desktop with an RTX 5070 GPU …

https://9to5toys.com/2026/08/03/woot-is-taking-up-to-500-off-rtx-5070-gaming-pcs-for-your-battlestation/

#Gaming #PC [9to5Toys]

Since Feb, my PC has been having issues that have proved difficult to nail down the root cause of. Now, at least partially as an "excuse" for why it's taken me till now to finally figure it out, we bought and moved into this fixer upper manufactured home in Feb. So I've been pressed for time.. fixing it up, heh. Also around the same time I finished putting in the "final" upgrade (what with PC part prices, it might really be the final one) with a 9800X3D.

So, it started with these odd "pauses" in the display. Sound would roll on, but the image would freeze, sometimes for nearly a minute. It always unstuck, but as one can imagine, this is a bit concerning, and not great when you are watching a video and especially if playing a game.

I tested everything I could. Benchmark runs. Stability tests. Stress tests for each component. I could not reproduce the problem under any load. Updated the BIOS. Checked the Smart status for all disks. Re-seated all power connections. Kept getting the "pauses"

Fresh installed Garuda on another SSD. First 2 days no issues, but on the 3rd day I started getting black screen flashes while gaming. Then the system froze requiring a hard shut down.

Tried SteamOS on a USB for a day. No issues. Decided to install Bazzite over the fresh Garuda and see if that would have issues. Again, first couple days it did fine. Then it too, would hard freeze after a couple hours of gaming.

A week on, after trying a different tactic, I have finally figured out the issue.

My PC hates to hibernate.

Before my fellow Linux nerds jump on me, YES, I slept my Linux PC. For TWO YEARS. With no issues. Worst that happened was I'd hit the power button and it would fail to sleep, had to hard shut down.

IDK, maybe when I upgraded the CPU, I killed a unicorn, lol. Anyway, it's relieving to have it be something "simple" and not a hardware issue with the new parts I've put in the last year. Guess I'm a shutdown guy now.

#Linux #PC #YeahIKnowHibernateIsAnIssueButItWorkedForMeTillItDidnt

New #blog #post: Re: Linkdump No 117, or "Thoughts on Computer Snobbery"

https://rldane.space/re-linkdump-no-117-or-thoughts-on-computer-snobbery.html

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This is a #JulyReply post in reply to Andreas's post

cc: my wonderful #chorus: @joel @dm @sotolf @thedoctor @pixx @orbitalmartian @adamsdesk @krafter @roguefoam @clayton @giantspacesquid @Twizzay @stfn

(I will happily add/remove you from the chorus upon request! :)

#rlDaneWriting #blost #Amiga #DOS #PC #Macintosh #ClassicMac #CGA #Monochrome #1Bit #retrocomputing #snobbery

Maingear’s New Powerful PCs Hide the Cables and Put Your Style on Display https://petapixel.com/2026/07/31/maingears-new-powerful-pcs-hide-the-cables-and-put-your-style-on-display/ #desktopcomputer #photoediting #videoediting #Technology #desktoppc #computer #maingear #pctower #windows #News #pc

Midnight Moments is a cyberpunk diorama builder for the neon sign and drizzly rain lovers - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/midnight-moments-is-a-cyberpunk-diorama-builder-for-the-neon-sign-and-drizzly-rain-lovers #Strategy:Builder #MidnightMoments #Sandbox #Indie #PC

A former Assassin's Creed dev is making a ghost-hunting horror mystery based on visits to abandoned convents, in which your greatest weapon is a chunky instant camera - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-former-assassins-creed-dev-is-making-a-ghost-hunting-horror-mystery-based-on-visits-to-abandoned-convents-in-which-your-greatest-weapon-is-a-chunky-instant-camera #SistersofSolitude #SinglePlayer #StoryRich #Mystery #Puzzle #Horror #PC

July 31 is also System Administrator Appreciation Day
https://youtu.be/_XOu-xylr0g
#weirdal #parody #it #computers #tech #livemusic #y2k #virus #tech #gear #satire #programming #coding #media #digital #Operatingsystem #monitor #pc #desktop #hackers #hacker #hp #admin #system #systems #slackware

🎮 Ron Gilbert: Thimbleweed Park 2 -pelin kehitys alkaa! 😍

Linux-tuki varmistettu / Gilbert siirtyi itsekinkäyttämään Linuxia muutama vuosi taakkeppäin. Kyseinen legendahan on tuttu mm. Monkey Island -peleistä 🍌🐒

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#pelit #uutiset #kehitys #Linux #seikkailupelit #PC #ThimbleweedPark2 #pointandclick #suomi