James@th3brink· 3d ago
A no-nonsense 2026 buyer's guide: who should build now, who should wait, and who should just grab a handheld instead.
gamesrevealed.com/article/should-you-even-build-a-pc-right-now-2026-edition
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I craft games, software, hardware, and videos about games, dev, and couch gaming rigs. Loadkit, couchrig, Games Revealed, Off the Console + a few games in progress. Sometimes live on Twitch.
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James@th3brink· 3d ago
For the first time, the best handheld you can buy runs Windows, not SteamOS. How the $999 Ally X cracked the code Valve has owned for years.
gamesrevealed.com/article/the-rog-xbox-ally-x-actually-took-the-crown-from-the-steam-deckJames@th3brink· 3d ago
RAM is up 90%, the 5090's pushing $3,000, and prebuilts are shipping without memory. What's driving the worst shortage in 40 years - and what to actually do about it.
gamesrevealed.com/article/the-rampocalypse-why-your-next-gpu-and-your-next-handheld-costs-a-small-fortuneJames@th3brink· 3d ago
Before the UE5 remake rewrites everyone's memory, let's talk about why the 2001 original still slaps - the sandbox, the Flood, the Library, and what the remake has to get right.
gamesrevealed.com/article/before-the-remake-why-halo-combat-evolved-still-hits-25-years-laterJames@th3brink· 3d ago
1.0 is here, the World Tree barrier is finally down, and it's free for everyone who already owns it. The biggest Palworld update yet, broken down.
gamesrevealed.com/article/palworld-finally-hit-1-0-and-that-giant-world-tree-is-open-at-lastJames@th3brink· 1w ago
Building revealed.social, a platform for content I create (Games Revealed, Off the Console, and more). Each gets its own site, all sharing one account and audience. Latest piece: one composer that publishes to every show and social at once. Including this post.
James@th3brink· Jul 26
the site's a feed now - short notes + full articles in one place, and you can follow, like, and reply. think Substack notes meets a creator blog - built for people who make stuff, not just publish it. seeding it slow. follow me here and you'll get the between-the-videos stuff first.
James@th3brink· Jul 26
ranked every handheld gaming PC by value - not hype. steam deck, rog ally, legion go, all of it, sorted by what you actually get for your money instead of whoever yelled 'steam deck killer' the loudest. full list is up.
gamesrevealed.com/article/handheld-gaming-pc-value-rankingJames@th3brink· Jul 26
upscaling and frame gen are in every GPU argument now, and half of it is marketing fog. wrote up the no-nonsense version - DLSS vs FSR vs XeSS, and what actually counts as a 'real' frame. if you've ever argued about this online, read this one first.
gamesrevealed.com/article/frame-generation-explained-dlss-fsr-xessJames@th3brink· Jul 26
the ONEXFLY might actually be the one - looks better than the ROG Ally at a similar price, and it's only missing one thing. little late to it but it was worth the wait. thoughts are up.
gamesrevealed.com/article/the-onexfly-is-looking-great