I have a toaster and I wanna play the Steam version of this

Nope. Square-Enix's stuff tends to have shitty optimization even on mobile when newly released.

Requirements are low compared to other recent AAA games, but still pretty high. Emulating can have lower requirements.

>>3677556
>have toaster
>want to play FFVIII Steam edition.

Buy a PS1 version and run it through ePSXe. It'll actually run better than the Steam version.

I personally would rip the discs into iso's for faster loading, but that's just me.

Also; don't pirate it fuckstick. Only kids get to pirate. Those with income should pay their way.

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>>3677556
Probably. My pic related has no issues running any psx games on retroarch at 2x speed and a widescreen hack.

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Killed my save state cause I forgot the hot keys for saving and loading kek. Anyway, OP, fellow toaster operator here. Do what others have suggested with emulation. Your setup can't be much worse than this and I run it smooth.

>>3677556
Why on earth would you want to play the worst numbered final fantasy?

Emulate 9 and take advantage of the framerate unlock button to blast through battles in 3 seconds

>>3677556
Yes, turn on original graphic mode.

>>3678469
>>3678562
these are embarassing

just stop

>>3678562
You need to work on your status bar bro

Doesn't the steam version have some always online DRM? Other than steam I mean.

>>3677556
Doesn't the Steam version have MIDI sounds? In that case fuck it.

>>3678153
>ePSXe
>buyfag

The cancer

>>3678562
>>3678469
What is it with kids these days screencapping their linux desktop with distro logos? If it's cred you are looking for, anyone who's respect you'd be after would snub you, and rightfully so as >>3678783 points out; I mean, you have a battery gauge on your desktop.

>>3678153
>Also; don't pirate it fuckstick. Only kids get to pirate. Those with income should pay their way.

FF8 is almost 18 years old. The original talent is gone and development costs were compensated for long ago. Now all that remains is Squeenix and their soulless IP remake machine, rerereleasing the same games over and over ad nauseum. Keep old games alive in their original form, as there is no need to guild a lily.

Pirate away kids. Copyright that lasts too long curbs creativity rather than fosters it. Only pay for games that you enjoy and that benefits the original creators in some way.

Pirating old games is not a bad thing, it's a good thing.

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>>3679471
It's not about the logo. Usually when posting a screenfetch it is relevant to the subject. It's a fetch of useful information about the hardware and software you're using. Which is useful in this discussion. The ascii logo is just a little irrelevant decoration.

Your perspective on this is way off, It's kind of funny.

>>3679471
>you have a battery gauge on your desktop
my bet is on >>3678562 is on a laptop but he hasn't got around to or doesn't know how to fix his i3status config to display properly.

>tfw lost my disk 1
I don't know how, I NEVER lose games.

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>>3677556
My toaster of a laptop plays it very well.

But personally, I would rather play it on my PSOne in either glorious 240p with Dolby Surround aka. Dolby Stereo 4.0 audio or upscaled in 4K with Dolby Atmos 11.1 audio, it looks and sound better, either way.

>tfw playing it in 4K with Dolby Atmos 11.1 audio