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Steve Saylor @stevesaylor.net · 44m

Hey could you do me a favour and check out this video or share it? It could use a little love so I can keep getting more opportunities like this.

Steve Saylor @stevesaylor.net · 10h

Thanks to @xbox.com I got my hands on the ROG Xbox Ally X and yeah, it's probably the best PC handheld out there right now. But that $1299 CAD price tag? Oof. I break down the accessibility, performance, and whether it's actually worth it (spoiler: it depends).

Full review: youtu.be/CJ9yGt-FJHQ

The ROG Xbox Ally X is the BEST Handheld... But There's An Expensive Catch

YouTube video by Steve Saylor

youtu.be

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Steve Saylor @stevesaylor.net · 10h

Thanks to @xbox.com I got my hands on the ROG Xbox Ally X and yeah, it's probably the best PC handheld out there right now. But that $1299 CAD price tag? Oof. I break down the accessibility, performance, and whether it's actually worth it (spoiler: it depends).

Full review: youtu.be/CJ9yGt-FJHQ

The ROG Xbox Ally X is the BEST Handheld... But There's An Expensive Catch

YouTube video by Steve Saylor

youtu.be

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Steve Saylor @stevesaylor.net · 1d

I'M GOING TO BE AT TWITCHCON!

I know I say this all the time lol, but I truly mean it, you'll more likely see me before I see or recognize you, so please come up and say hi!

I have two official panels, one of which includes me running a D&D game! So please come out and have fun!

A Twitch Con 10th anniversary frame with a shiny star on the bottom left corner with the text saying Oct 17-19th San Diego, CA. Inside the frame is a photo of me looking off camera.

Headshots of panel members mentioned in tweet (Ashlinaa, 3llebelle, MikeTheQuad, Thormungandr, Stevesaylor) Moderator - sweetxsage

Level Up; Accessible Streaming for Everyone

Friday October 17th 6-7pm PT @ Twitchcon PJSugar Stage

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Steve Saylor @stevesaylor.net · 1d

If you're at TwitchCon and want to learn more about how to make streaming accessible to you and to your chat, come on out! We'd love to see you!

3llebelle 🔜 TC San Diego ✈️ @3llebelle.bsky.social · 1d

TwitchCon time!

I'm so excited to get to share the stage with this incredible group of people to talk about accessibility in the streaming space!

@ashlinaa.bsky.social
@mikethequad.bsky.social
@thormungandr.com
@stevesaylor.net
Mod - @sweetxsage.bsky.social

Friday Oct 17th 6-7pm PJSugar Stage 💜

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Reposted by Steve Saylor

Grant Stoner @supercrip1994.bsky.social · 2d

With the continuous rise of prices for games, systems, and tech, and as companies like Xbox announce further increases for services like Game Pass, some disabled individuals are choosing to forgo AAA gaming altogether. Read my latest Access Granted report here:
accessgranted.ghost.io/as-prices-in...

As Prices Increase, Disabled Players Feel Left Behind

Rising costs of games, systems, and tech forces some disabled players to leave behind their favorite accessible hobby.

accessgranted.ghost.io

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Steve Saylor @stevesaylor.net · 4d

WOOO! Got the package and made it to the train with ten minutes to spare.

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Steve Saylor @stevesaylor.net · 4d

I'm waiting for an important package to be delivered today before I have to leave for a 2 1/2 hour train ride to see my family for Thanksgiving Dinner.

Send all the good vibes and prayers it arrives before I have to leave for the train!

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Steve Saylor @stevesaylor.net · 5d

Okay that’s weird. I could’ve sworn I was following you. Sorry about that. Fixed.

Steve Saylor @stevesaylor.net · 5d

It worked for a while, but then a few years ago they took it out where you couldn't import MKV files at all. And then recently (I'm not sure when), they updated it so you can now work with those files again.

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Steve Saylor @stevesaylor.net · 5d

FINALLY! Adobe Premiere finally works with MKV files again. No more converting or recording in MP4 files anymore! This just saved me a long time in editing.

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Steve Saylor @stevesaylor.net · 5d

Battlefield 6 accessibility info released!

Morgan Baker @momoxmia.bsky.social · 5d

Happy Battlefield 6 launch day! Here’s the accessibility info, check out those remapping options and hold to toggle features… 👀

www.ea.com/able/resourc...

BATTLEFIELD™ 6 Accessibility Resources - An Official EA Site

www.ea.com

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Steve Saylor @stevesaylor.net · 5d

WELLLLLL we should play then lol. What's your schedule like?

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Steve Saylor @stevesaylor.net · 5d

Want to play some Magic? lol

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Steve Saylor @stevesaylor.net · 5d

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! TMNT AND STAR TREK IN THE SAME YEAR?!?! IT'S LIKE NEXT YEAR IS MADE FOR ME!

2026 is the year I become poor chat lol

Magic: The Gathering @magic.wizards.com · 5d

The #MTGxTMNT Commander deck celebrates the power of teamwork. The deck will have one face Commander and five cards with the mechanic Partner, allowing you to have a second Commander in play.

This image shows the packaging for a precon commander "Turtle Power!" product. On the box is an illustration of four humanoid turtle ninjas in ready battle stances. The background is an illustrated cityscape at night.

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Steve Saylor @stevesaylor.net · 5d

After spending a bit of time not making any content to help with burnout it has helped quite a bit. Plus with TwitchCon coming up next week, I'm really looking forward to becoming inspired by seeing all my wonderful friends who make great content to come back strong. So get ready.

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Steve Saylor @stevesaylor.net · 5d

I've had this feeling for a while, but reading this is kinda clearing up my perspective of: just because some high profile people leave a larger studio to make their own studio, doesn't automatically make them great studio heads.

It's a shame what those MindsEye devs had to go through.

Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 5d

'CEOs need to take a backseat:' MindsEye devs accuse studio execs of fumbling layoffs and mandating crunch

Almost 100 current and former Build A Rocket Boy employees have signed an open letter containing allegations of debilitating mismanagement–and some workers are even filing legal claims.

www.gamedeveloper.com

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Steve Saylor @stevesaylor.net · 6d

YEP! That too! Exactly that.

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Steve Saylor @stevesaylor.net · 6d

I absolutely hate this. Please PR folks we get it, it's hard to gain attention in our inboxes. But please, please don't harass us with "we noticed you opened our email" follow ups. Sometimes it's by accident, and it feels like you're stalking us and that makes us uncomfortable.

Brian Gray 🪩🥂💖 @urbanbohemian.com · 6d

I got a follow up pitch yesterday for a game I wasn't interested in that started along the lines of, "Since I saw you opened my previous email..."

Way to make sure I never open another email from you again, is all. I know people put the little tracking pixels in messages, but don't make it weird.

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Steve Saylor @stevesaylor.net · 6d

That's amazing!! Congratulations! Well deserved with all the work you and the team put in. I hope to someday be in town to go visit!

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Steve Saylor @stevesaylor.net · 6d

Haha

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Steve Saylor @stevesaylor.net · 6d

Sorry Mike #LetsGoBlueJays!

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Steve Saylor @stevesaylor.net · 7d

Wow! I mean makes sense because ~gestures at everything~ but I would've loved to have played this. This premise would've been great to see this history through the lens of AC.

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 7d

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Reposted by Steve Saylor

Owlchemy Labs @owlchemylabs.com · 7d

No, but what WAS that?! 😱

Join our team and paranormal legends, @ghoststop.bsky.social as we set out to prove that ghosts 👻DO exist: ow.ly/WvAK50X1bGC

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Steve Saylor @stevesaylor.net · 7d

CONGRATS!!!!!!! Well deserved!

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Steve Saylor @stevesaylor.net · 7d

GG's, but we'll see how y'all play tonight lol.

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