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Would you use a safe, one-click Windows app to shrink game install sizes by 20-40%? (Looking for raw feedback)

Hey everyone,

A lot of us are stuck on budget gaming laptops or PCs with 512GB SSDs. With modern games hitting 100GB-150GB+, storage management is a constant headache.

I’m looking into launching a lightweight, highly polished Windows utility app designed to fix this for casual/non-tech-savvy gamers.

How it works: It automates native Windows NTFS compression algorithms (XPRESS/LZX) specifically targeting unoptimized, heavy static assets (like audio files and cinematic videos) in games like GTA V, Forza, or older legacy titles. It automatically creates an exclusion list for critical .exe files and high-CPU scripts.

The Rules:

  1. 0% Ban Risk: No code injection or RAM reading, so Riot Vanguard / EAC can't flag it. It’s entirely OS-level.
  2. Performance: On slower/budget drives, it slightly improves or maintains load times because the CPU decompresses the smaller file faster than a choked drive can read a raw file.
  3. Automation: It runs silently. If Steam updates the game, the tool auto-compresses the new files in the background.

There are clunky open-source scripts on GitHub that do parts of this, but they are terrifying for casual users to configure and break during game updates. We want to make it a seamless, beautiful, one-click experience for the Indian market priced around ₹99-₹149 via UPI.

Would you actually find value in this, or is it a skip? Let me know your thoughts or any technical flaws you see.

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u/navneetxgod — 2 hours ago

The only fallout game i ever hated

​I absolutely adore the Fallout franchise; fallout 4 and Fallout 76 were incredible experiences for me. However, when I first tried playing fallout: new Vegas, the gameplay and design felt like a massive downgrade by comparison. The absolute dealbreaker for me was that you couldn't even sprint. I got so annoyed by how slow and dated it felt that I rage-quit after just thirty minutes.

​Cut to three days ago. After months of debating whether to give it another shotand fully expecting it to be terribleI forced myself to sit down and play. I didn't think I'd last two hours, but something shifted. I found myself completely hooked by the atmosphere, something I completely ignored during my first attempt. 😹

​Looking back, I feel so dumb for abandoning it so quickly. New Vegas is an incredibly solid game; you just have to give it a couple of hours to breathe. The lack of a sprint button doesn't even matter once you adjust your pace. The game teaches you patience, and the more you invest in it, the better it gets. It captures that classic Fallout dystopia perfectly, though the world feels significantly more washed-out and dull.

It makes me wonder if the developers purposefully designed it that way to emphasize the harsh reality of the wasteland. Well I know the exact reason of obsidian to make it dull is due to technical limitation when it was released.

u/Double-Analysis-8036 — 3 hours ago

The only time where i actually feel damn lucky. Sony PSVITA is back in stock for 32K!!! Bought it 10 years ago for half the price and i still carry it everyday with me

u/viruisreal — 2 hours ago

Persona 3 Reload Probably has the best ost in all gaming.

All the tracks so banger. This is probably my first game ost i have added in my playist. So freakin good ong.

u/Fast_Afternoon_5197 — 6 hours ago

Cod games lacking macro is a skill issue on the part of player.

Cod is popular for being a no brain game and players claim it's just micro and no macro. Clearly that's an issue on their part that they fail to see why they die.

Why did you rush there without waiting for teammates? Why did you not expect to stunned by a flash and charge straight in?

Why don't you take out the enemies from behind and just went to capture the zone? You teammates can capture while you take them out.

Why you went through the right when going through the left was clearly the better decision? It's not that CoD lacks macro. You lack it.

My friend is a moba player and he criticised cod for lacking macro and guess what I played moba with him and he has no macro despite playing for years. I just played a year and reached higher ranks than him and didn't even play as much as him.

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u/VEGETTOROHAN — 3 hours ago

This was 2nd game i purchased long back and it's worth it

I got RDR2 on steam for 1150 or nearby almost years back. But to enjoy it's best graphics i use my friend laptop or PS5.

As i have 3050 4gb only and my friend got 4060 8GB and additionally I have PS5 for story games.

u/a_zade_meadows_ — 5 hours ago

Which edition to buy guys?

I have just completed the anime s2 so now I am thinking of buying the game too. Can anyone tell which edition would be best to buy. Also I haven't played any dmc games before so also tell me should I play or buy any previous games too.

u/Top-Nefariousness282 — 2 hours ago

400 games in one modding

I just bought 400 games in one console and I have a question how can I mod it to play even better games or can I even mod it? Like can I play doom on it?? :)

u/No-Property-7937 — 7 hours ago

Suggest a good controller for fighting game with split d pad

I play fighting games a lot like MK1, Tekken 8 . But these games require precise directional inputs. Most of the controller on the market have d pad made from single part due to which inputs dont come precisely. My budget is around 8k

u/1_sourabh — 2 hours ago

One of the best games ever...

I am in love with this world of Crimson Desert its too good to be true

Every coner has something waiting to be discovered

When i was past 5 6 hours Mark the game changes completely you write your own story in this game

Looks something interesting far away lets go explore it doesn't lock you down it encourages you to be on the look out always

I would highly recommend giving it a try one of the best money ever spend

150 hours in and I know Possibly 200 hours of entertainment still left for sure

Not sure what happens after DLCs but right now Its a type of game for me that we usually play once but that one time could take easily 250+ hours

u/PrioritySame4193 — 10 hours ago
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Why people think because their old laptop has 4050, working fine and has some warranty left should get 60-70k.

They never settle for 50-55k

u/TechObasi — 13 hours ago
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Pushed my integrated graphics, not too much btw

I run an intel i5-6500TE CPU with the built in Intel HD-530 iGPU. One day I was experimenting in minecraft and as you could tell if you notice closely, that my window res is extremely small and Im looking at the void, apart from a few background processes

The funniest part when I captured this screenshot, the CPU was at around 78% avg. usage, i kinda wonder what would happen at 100% 🤔

u/neon_terminal — 6 hours ago

Steam What the hell I don't even play these games 😭

Guys I swear I never even look for these games then why tf am getting this

u/a_zade_meadows_ — 16 hours ago
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8BITDO Ultimate 2C Wireless Longterm Review ( 6 Months of moderate use)

Games Tested: Forza horizon, Forza Motorsport, Man Of Medan, Hollow Knight, Silksong, Deadcells, Fifa 17, Battlefield 6, Spider-Man Remastered, Brawlhalla and some more.

Platform Used: Windows, Android, IOS and Linux

This is a long term review of the aforementioned controller.

0) Unboxing:

You get the Controller, some paperwork, a matching Dongle and a matching type-c cable as well.

1) Design/Ergonomics/Comfort:

Fairly smaller and more handy compared to other xbox styled controller. Some might like, some might not. I have hands on the larger size but i still like it since it sits quite snug.

The Sides are a lot more straight compared to the angled design of xbox controller.

Its quite comfy none the less, there is Textured back on which your palm can rest so even on long sessions it wont slip out.

The whole body is mostly made of plastic like every other controller.

But the seams are noticeable, and over time gunk might settle there, and since its a light coloured controller, it will be quite noticeable.

2)Buttons/D-Pad:

The buttons are quite clicky and tactile. Only gripe being the Dpad has quite some play to it and you might not like it. But not the end of the world.

Alongside the usual shoulder buttons and triggers, there’s an additional programmable shoulder button on each side.

The Hall Effect triggers unfortunately have a fairly noticeable deadzone. You need roughly 30% trigger travel before inputs start registering. They are Playstation Style triggers.

There are 2 Extra Macro buttons on the front which you can setup ( really helpful for combos and such). I will link one more reddit post for help with configuring the controller (https://www.reddit.com/r/Controller/comments/1hu5faa/guide_for_8bitdo_ultimate_2c_wireless_controller/)

The Analog sticks are Hall Effect And are very accurate. Theres a 0 Deadzone mode for even more accuracy. They are protruding slightly less compared to other controllers. So they feel quite snappy.

They have medium tension. Quite Precise and smooth to use.

No stick drift so far after 6 months.

Im personally quite happy with the buttons.

3) Connectivity / Compatibility

Tri-Mode Connectivity does come really handy.
( PS: This controller doesnt connect to XBOX or Playstation)

a) Dongle mode:

there is a colour matching USB-A dongle in the box. only while using dongle will you get the advertised 1000hz polling rate, which i did get.

( Though tbh unlike a mouse where i do feel a difference between 125hz and 1000hz, it wasnt as noticeable here).

b) Bluetooth mode:

By pressing the toggle at the back of the controller you can switch to bluetooth mode. Which does connects to Pc and Mobile. but on PC it will only connect with Dinput with bluetooth. and not Xinput for some reason.

On mobile it works flawlessly ( Both IOS and Android).

c) Wired mode:

Works just as well. Nothing much to speak about here, it just works.

And to the 2 linux users ( it does connect to linux as well, as i have tried myself ;) )

4) Software :

Definitely one of my gripes, its quite a barebones software and is only to be used for updating the controller and the dongle.

Doesnt even let you reduce the polling rate from 1000hz to 125hz on dongle even if you want to preserve battery.

5)Battery:

Honestly have been getting really great battery life. Can last anywhere from 10-20 hours of use.

And it Charges pretty fast at most in an hour with a type c cable.

6) Vibration/Force Feedback:

One of the places i think this controller takes an L.

its not Bad by any means but at similar price range some other controllers might have better feedback.

The vibration feels fairly generic and lacks the depth/intensity of an Xbox controller.

7) Latency:

Becuase its 1000hz, theres virtually no Latency.

Even in Bluetooth mode, latency wasn’t noticeable during normal gameplay.

8)Durability

After 6 months, the sticks still feel tight and I haven’t noticed any drift issues.

Buttons also still feel tactile with no major wear so far.

Final Thoughts:

After 6 months, I still think this is one of the better value-for-money controllers if you mainly play on PC/mobile and want Hall Effect sticks without spending a lot.

It definitely has compromises, especially vibration quality and software, but overall I’ve been pretty happy with it.

Ask me any questions if youre curious :D

u/Imaginary-Dig-6937 — 17 hours ago
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Selling XBOX Game Pass Ultimate 1year

Selling XBOX Ultimate Game Code

Valid For 1 year

Price: 5000 INR

u/miauthegamer — 10 hours ago
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Game pricing India VS USA

Metric India United States
Median Monthly Salary ₹25,000 $5,000
Game Price ₹10,000 $120
Cost as % of Salary 40% 2.4%
  • In India: The median monthly salary is around ₹25,000. If a game costs ₹10,000, that is 40% of a person’s monthly income.
  • In the USA: The median salary is about $5,000, and a $120 game is only 2.4% of their income.

If the currency value was still like it was in 2005 (around ₹40 per dollar), the game would have cost us only ₹4,800. Instead, we are paying more than double that. It is really sad and frustrating to see prices keep going up, making it harder for common people to afford these games.

Regional pricing somewhat saved many games. But still big AAA games cost ₹2000+ even with regional pricing.

u/RageshAntony — 21 hours ago

Sharing all of my photos captured in games via photo mode..

Can't really wait for the photo mode contests here, so putting all of them at once..

Game names :-
Spider-Man Remastered
Spider-Man Miles Morales
God of War
Batman Arkham Knight

Note that I've used suit mods in most of my Spider-Man Remastered photos.

u/GeeliKachchi — 16 hours ago

Why are the ISPs in India (Chennai in my case) so complacent and take subscribers for granted?

Used Airtel broadband for almost 15 years till the 2023 Chennai rains happened, where the connection didn't work for an entire month along with zero correspondence from the ISP, forcing me to cancel the connection.

Replaced Airtel with ACT, where everything was fine for a year, Until start of 2025 where every month, atleast twice I would face disconnection for 2-3 days with the same stale reason "fibre wire cut" and the service agent would repeat the same lie that he has made a permanent solution "this time" and it would never repeat.

Since I work and game almost every day, I felt like I had no option other than getting a second broadband connection as a fail-safe. So I got Airtel again on a minimum plan in case ACT continued its pattern. Recently though, Airtel has also started giving me problems. The internet doesn’t disconnect completely, but it cuts out once or twice every minute for around 10–15 seconds, which makes gaming incredibly frustrating.

Currently raised a ticket and waiting for the Airtel service guy to rectify this problem. Anyone else faced similar issues and have solutions which actually made their service better? At this point, I feel like I’m already spending far more than I should just to deal with unreliable service from these ISPs.

TLDR;
Paying for 2 broadband services cuz my ISP was unreliable, Secondary ISP has also starting becoming unreliable recently. Please provide solutions or methods to deal with the ISPs which made your ISP provide better service.

u/Double-Royal8461 — 14 hours ago

Think this decision will help sony?

Well was seeing this in PS subs and how people there were talking about it.

But I wanna know the opinion of gamers in general not jus PS users. Is going exclusive ever worth it? Is it you not shutting yourself off from more potential customers.

Also the only high profile release was ghost of yotei last year. Does PS even have exclusives that are worth it right now? And I'm talking about new ones that do make it worth to buy the console. Well apart from gta 6 ofc.

u/WhereIsMySugarMommy — 21 hours ago

Playstation digging its own grave

Xbox reduced their subscription so playstation decided to milk customers more by increasing subscription price.

u/erengreat — 19 hours ago