Digital Sportspage

Same on DIRT 5, Adam. Downloaded yesterday and played last night for 30 minutes. I'm petitioning Codemasters to return that half-hour of my life. Hard to believe this franchise has fallen this far, this quickly. DIRT 3 was the pinnacle of the series for me -- a perfect mix of arcade and sim. Driftin...

I'm not a baseball fan, although I enjoy baseball games. After playing this tech test, I get the fuss over MLB The Show for all these years by PS owners.

It's quality. Can't wait to buy it.

Wilk5280 wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 25, 2021 11:43 am

https://www.polygon.com/2021/2/23/22297 ... en-upgrade

I'm still playing the ever-living-shit out of this game, and the X/S update will be a surefire $10.00 purchase.

It's a timeless classic! Love it.

XXXIV wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 23, 2021 1:17 pm

If ND is not included in the game it becomes an automatic day one buy for me.

SAME!

A betting man would say pain killers are involved here, this reportedly early AM and didn't get out until noonish LA time. Wonder why that is? Yep. 7:12 a.m. is an odd time to crash on a straight road in good weather. If painkillers are the culprit, the PGA Tour really needs to re-evaluate its stan...

Heh. I don't abuse laptops. They rarely leave my desk. When they do, they're in a padded computer bag. Windows 10 is Microsoft's best OS, by far. It's stable. Not as stable as MacOS, but a big improvement. It's the best Windows OS I've used since NT. Then again, the bar isn't that high. I can count ...

Notre Dame AD Jack Swarbrick says ND won’t participate in EA Sports’ revived college football video game until “rules have been finalized governing the participation of our student-athletes.” ND wants its players to benefit from an NIL standpoint. https://und.com/statement-from-ad-jack-swarbrick-on...

Anecdotal: I've used approximately six or seven Windows laptops in the last 28 years. IBM, Lenovo, Dell, Toshiba. None were crap models. They were all enterprise-class business units. Also had a couple of HP personal laptops. My basic MacBook Air from 2016 is lighter, more reliable, more durable, ea...

It's always fun when criticism of Apple consists of "Windows is more unstable and suffers from more malware attacks because it's so much more popular than MacOS," as if Apple security is nothing more than smaller numbers and not smart engineering and coding. Plus, as DB said, there is no comparison ...

Berchelt-Valdez -- WHAT A WAR. If you didn't see it last night on ESPN, find it on ESPN+. Well worth your time.

The wife just picked up the M1 MacBook Air. Thing is silent, cool to the touch, and pretty damn fast. Great first impression. Thanks for the recommendations. I was a Windows laptop guy from 1993-2014. Then I got a MacBook Air. I'll never return to a Windows laptop again. The MacBooks are superior i...

I was going to recommend MacBook Air or MacBook Pro with new M1 chip. Kick-ass machines. But you would need to buy 13-inch screens to fit in the budget with the Pro. A 16-inch MBP is $2,400. A 13-inch MacBook Air with the M1 chip is super light while boasting an aluminum chassis, not plastic. Why do...

I tried Wreckfest on an Xbox Live free play weekend. Was OK but not deep or fun enough to justify $30. But free? Yeah, it will get fun in a hurry. That's my same vibe with DIRT 5. I would NEVER pay for it, as I agree with DB that the DIRT franchise is slowly flushing down the bowl. The last good DIR...

Strong lineup of new additions coming this month to GamePass: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/02/16/coming-soon-xbox-game-pass-february-2021-wave-2/ DIRT 5 (that didn't take long), Elite Dangerous and Wreckfest are among the highlights for me, even though I already own Elite: Dangerous! PC games sh...

But yeah, they are holding back consoles to drive up demand. Right PK? Lol. :D Well, I finally believe that problems with the supply chain and parts shortages are the reason behind short supply, as no artificial scarcity would have lasted this long. But I also really don't give a f*ck. The supply s...

Well, Don, even blind squirrels sometimes find a nut. :) As for the cause of the last-lap "Big One," no blame assigned. McDowell gave Logano a HUGE push on the back straight, which is expected on the final lap of the Daytona 500. McDowell and Logano hugged it out after the race, and Logano said he w...

GB_Simo wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 11, 2021 4:38 pm

Elsewhere, on the IMS website, one of our number has gone big with his Daytona 500 pick:

https://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.c ... tona-picks

Ha! Daytona is such an aerodynamic lottery that almost anyone in the field can win.

The horrible performance of the Chiefs' makeshift offensive line due to injury and Bowles' decision to let his Tampa front four apply pressure without blitzes were the differences in this game. Oh, and Andy Reid's clock management at the end of the first half, which gave Brady a full minute to drive...

Great to hear from you, Zep! The pin popped the NFL balloon this season for me when the Bills lost in the AFC Championship. Of course, I'm watching the Super Bowl. Of course, I'd like to see a close game. But I don't really care who wins. Maybe that's a byproduct of the most hype-free Super Bowl bui...

Madden 21 is $18 today at Best Buy for the 12 people who either don't have it or can't wait another three weeks for it to drop on EA Play.

I'm assuming no more expletive rants from 34 on Goff? :lol: Stafford should be an upgrade. Maybe not as much as some think. Stafford is the KING of garbage time stats. He also benefited early in his career from throwing junk at Megatron, who seemingly could catch meteors out of the sky. Stafford al...

Paul, you need to get back into PUBG. It has been improved a lot. They have a frame rate mode that makes the game much better. Pete, Craig and I have been playing the hell out of it for over a month. I like the slower pace, gun play and teamwork. Like the hooker said to the leper, "Thanks for the t...

Xbox gamers have gone long enough without this gem. You know me and baseball -- could care less about MLB. But I've oddly always enjoyed baseball games, so I'm stoked to finally dive into this series! I'm in a HELL of a gaming rut. Nothing feels fresh or fun, not even shooters or racing games. Hope...

Definitely leave the brakes combined for starters. I'm a cockpit cam guy, all the way. Go with the camera with which you feel most comfortable.

I idolized Hammerin' Hank when I was a kid and adored baseball. Aaron truly is one of the most influential and classy athletes of all time. The numbers he produced were insane, but even greater was his contribution to the integration of the game. Only Jackie Robinson probably had more influence in t...