Supercritical

Checkmate, consumer.

Yes, until you install an update. Then it’s best practice to run it again.

If it is an intel based machine, it’s no really much different than any other machine. The only difference would be in how you get to the boot menu. That’s about it.

Had to see it to believe it. On their website, under Support > Forum, you’re redirected to their Facebook group. This is criminal.

Scammed.

A few searches turned up that it’s pretty legit. Pay with a credit card so that you’re protected though. You have no idea what happens to that info after you enter it.

Heck, I just played the demo for Octopath Traveler 2, but this was a self-published demo by the studio. It was enough for me to know this game wasn’t for me but I’m thankful I didn’t have to buy it and refund it as a result.

Maybe this?

Every instance of every such component was already running in a separate thread, but now they can actually run in parallel.

Definitely tradeoffs to consider.

Risk of Rain 2 for the same reasons (~2 GB installed).

Not an opinion I agree with, but it’s total valid if those are your preferences.

You’ve got a lot of responses already, but as a business owner, I highly recommend not taking risks like this when you first start out. You don’t ever want technical problems like word documents not opening correctly to mean the difference between getting your work done and spending time working on… well, not work. This is why I’ve always advocated that Linux is great, especially for my home compute, but when it comes to work, it’s about being the most effective/efficient.