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Re: Random: Now People Are Blaming Pokémon Sword And Shield For Bricked Consoles

HobbitGamer

@BarefootBowser @Eel the RROD issue was cause by a combo of board warp and inadequate thermal paste applied between the chip and heatsink. The airflow design hastened the gooification of the paste, and allowed the heat to be more absorbed by the board and less dissipated by the sink. This made parts of the board warp slightly enough that it made the problem cyclical. You could actually tighten down a board, clean and apply a better paste, and be back in business in most cases.

Re: Tencent Is Reportedly Hiring Switch Port Specialists

HobbitGamer

Chinese company? Better get my witty comments about freedom, silence, protesters, and souls ready. Oh, and a dash of self-righteous high-roading while I use a product with Chinese-manufactured components. Okay, I'm all set now!

Anyway. I wonder if this would be planning for just introducing titles in the Chinese market, or porting things to the system as a whole.

Re: Free-To-Start Switch Racer Asphalt 9: Legends Downloaded One Million Times In First Week

HobbitGamer

As a fan of NfS and Burnout, I’m loving this game. Haven’t spent a single cent yet (but plan to after LM3 because I enjoy it), and not hit this “wall” that some folks mention. I’ve been awash in car parts and unlocks just from doing challenges and hitting the leaderboard tiers.
I’ve had much more fun with this F2P game than I expected. And the soundtrack is pretty nice, which is a big plus when I’m racing for two hours.