Travis | Cheerful Ghost

Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 91: Welcome Back, Yakkety Sax

Uhhh testing, testing. Is this thing on? Is this... are we doing a new episode? Has it been a year? Are we really bad at this?

As it turns out, the answer is yes to all of the above. Come hang out with us as we catch up on our lives and share the media that has gotten us through the past year!

Valve Is Working on a Portable Switch-like Gaming PC: the SteamPal

Ars Technica has an exclusive preview of what may come with the SteamPal, but in short, imagine the GPD Win types of handheld PCs, but with docking capability similar to the Switch and Steam Controller features.

It currently appears to be targeting Linux, which makes sense considering how much work Valve has put into its Wine distribution, Proton, making gaming on Linux *far* easier than it has ever been.

I hope there are some high end and low end entry points for this, as I could imagine using it for Steam Remote Play Anywhere, sitting in my car at lunch playing some games streamed from my PC at home, or as a full-on powerful device in its own right.

While I'm glad the technology in the Steam Controller is still being used, I'm still bummed that we only got the initial release and that they were canceled. I would have loved to have seen the evolution of that design. Maybe that's coming too! It's Valve, so it's hard to tell.

Check out the full report on Ars Technica:
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/05/exclusive-valve-is-making-a-switch-like-portable-gaming-pc/

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 06/22/2021 at 09:37pm

Interesting. I haven't read the link yet, but I'm interested in seeing how powerful it is, so I know which of my Steam games it can run well. I haven't been into portable gaming in quite a while, so I'm not sure this is for me.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 06/23/2021 at 03:37pm

This will be a wait and see for me. Maybe at the right price point... If there was a powerful enough version that could power my original Vive VR headset, I would probably get one.

jdodson Admin wrote on 06/23/2021 at 11:57pm

Wait and see is a good strategy here. I think the biggest question I have is, in a world where the Switch is around and not too expensive and plays a lot of games already, do we need a handheld PC? Historically I’ve been VERY excited for handhelds PC’s but lately, I’m not sure. Oh one hand, waiting as long as they have is good because you can get some beefy hardware for a lot cheaper. That said, the market is changing too so it’s not obvious to me this would be as welcomed as it once might have been.

Like all Valve hardware I bet this will find it’s audience and will be VERY configurable, which is are great way to build and buy hardware.

If you want to join this conversation you need to sign in.

Sign Up / Log In

Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 90: The Switch After Three Years (a little over a year late)

We're gearing up for more episodes of Cheerful Ghost Radio, but while those new episodes are baking in the oven, we've done some spring cleaning and found this old episode in the couch cushions. The Nintendo Switch just turned four in March, and we recorded this never before heard episode last year about our opinions of the Switch after *three* years. Listen back to our thoughts on the Switch without the past year to inform us, and also hear which things we wanted back then that we got!

Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 89: Wandavision First Half Review

We are mere hours away from more Wandavision! Prepare yourself by joining us for our thoughts on the first half, and thoughts on what's to come! We also talk about some other Marvel TV properties and how they all fit together, and which ones may stick around in canon.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 02/05/2021 at 08:57am

I'm liking the show. Usually after watching an episode I check out the latest video about the show posted by New Rockstars on YouTube. They usually reveal a lot of details that are easily overlooked. I'm also watching Marvel shows I missed out on (all of them). I've already finished Agent Carter and am now in season 4 of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and I love it all. I'm very much looking forward to more Marvel shows and movies.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 02/05/2021 at 07:23pm

I love watching New Rockstars breakdowns as well :)

I also was a million reaction channels, so by the end of the day, I've usually sat through 4-5 viewings of the episode lol

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 02/05/2021 at 07:25pm

I'm worried the bar is being set so high by WandaVision that The Falcon and The Winter Soldier is going to feel mundane lol

jdodson Admin wrote on 02/05/2021 at 07:40pm

> I'm worried the bar is being set so high by WandaVision that The Falcon and The Winter Soldier is going to feel mundane lol

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 02/07/2021 at 12:48am

Also, I am very much enjoying the weekly episodes of WandaVision. I love the theory crafting between episodes, and the "water cooler talk" (not that we're in offices, standing around water coolers lol).

jdodson Admin wrote on 02/07/2021 at 03:27am

Agreed, that’s been fun for me too.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 02/08/2021 at 05:24am

The first full trailer for The Falcon and The Winter Soldier: https://youtu.be/IWBsDaFWyTE

If you want to join this conversation you need to sign in.

Sign Up / Log In

Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 88 : Lego Star Wars Holiday Special Review

The holiday season is coming to an end, but if you're itching for more, ring in the new year with some Life Day leftovers, as we review the Lego Star Wars Holiday Special! Can a Star Wars Holiday Special succeed without a singing Bea Arthur? Listen and find out! We also talk about some of the recent announcements from Disney about upcoming Star Wars content.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 01/03/2021 at 01:15am

There is no way Rian Johnson is making another Star Wars movie with the amount of hate his movie (rightfully) received. I appriciate that he tried something new, but it was just a terrible movie.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 01/05/2021 at 10:28pm

(I hate sounding so negative. I am glad there are people out there that like The Last Jedi)

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 02/16/2021 at 03:25pm

https://twitter.com/sariahwilson/status/1361502613728948230

From a recent interview

She also has a lot more amazing bits of info from Rian and Daisy Ridley if you check her profile

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 02/16/2021 at 04:56pm

Lol, interesting

jdodson Admin wrote on 02/16/2021 at 05:26pm

Hopefully a strategy is to outlive the reaction to his work. 🤣

Seriously though, this is great news. With The Mandalorian and the other shows coming Star Wars fans should be sated with content enough to ignore a new trilogy from a Directors style they don’t like.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 02/16/2021 at 06:57pm

"Star Wars fans should be sated..."
🤣😂🤣😅🤣😂🤣😅🤣
😉

If you want to join this conversation you need to sign in.

Sign Up / Log In

Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 87: The Cheerful Ghost Radio 2020 Holiday Special!

It's time again for the annual Cheerful Ghost Radio Ho-Ho-Holiday Special!

We talk about what we've been playing and watching, the recent console launches, and the stuff we might hope to find under the tree this year.

Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 86: Metallica's S&M2 Review

In our first ever music review, we chat about Metallica's new release, S&M 2, and how it fits with the legacy of the original S&M and Metallica's catalog.

Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 85: DOOM Knee-Deep in the Dead Review

Happy DOOMsgiving! In this episode, we talk about the impact of DOOM, one of the greatest and most notorious games ever created, and review it's first episode titled "Knee-Deep in the Dead."

Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 84: The Spookiest 2020 Halloween Special

In this spooky episode of Dreadful Ghost Radio, Timogorgon, Travis BOOman, and Jon DEADson take a time out from the real world horror that is 2020 to discuss some of our favorite horror movies and Halloween traditions, after talking about what we've been playing and watching over the past few weeks.

Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 83: Distracting Ourselves In The Apocalypse

Welcome back! It's been a minute. In this episode of Cheerful Ghost Radio we dive into all the things we have been playing and watching, and talk about a few positive things that have happened. You don't want to miss Tim's murder squirrel story.

Travis4

547 Posts

Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 91: Welcome Back, Yakkety Sax

Valve Is Working on a Portable Switch-like Gaming PC: the SteamPal

Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 90: The Switch After Three Years (a little over a year late)

Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 89: Wandavision First Half Review

Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 88 : Lego Star Wars Holiday Special Review

Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 87: The Cheerful Ghost Radio 2020 Holiday Special!

Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 86: Metallica's S&M2 Review

Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 85: DOOM Knee-Deep in the Dead Review

Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 84: The Spookiest 2020 Halloween Special

Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 83: Distracting Ourselves In The Apocalypse