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- Comment on [Help] Swapped nvme from old deck into new deck, now headphones don't work 1 day ago:
I think a lot of the excitement for SteamOS on other devices comes from two things:
- People not knowing what Bazzite is, or like yourself, not knowing what it does differently.
- The fact that Valve’s support for other devices means Linux growing larger again, like the Steam Deck has done originally.
Bazzite is basically like if you handed your Steam Deck to someone that was really knowledgeable with all the time in the world to tinker, and they added all of the third-party quirks and features that Valve would never ship themselves for you. Things like:
- Decky Loader, which is a plugin manager that lets you add all sorts of stuff to gamemode easily. Stuff like a plugin that’ll notify you when any games on Epic, GOG, Steam of itch become free, one that makes airpods work seamlessly, ones to let you run custom themes, animations and sounds, etc.
- Handheld Daemon (HHD) which lets you do things like change whether the controller is emulating an Xbox, PlayStation or Nintendo controller.
- Lutris, which lets you install games from other stores, or from installer files, and add them easily to Steam for gamemode.
- OOTB tools to add other versions of Proton like GloriousEggroll.
- Scripts to set up all kinds of other things, like EmuDeck, Waydroid, SSH, Sunshine/Moonlight and others.
The only caveat I can think of really is that you’re relying on a small team that supports it, rather than an industry heavyweight like Valve. However, due to the open nature of Linux, all the tools that they’ve made for SteamOS are used here as well, there’s just a bunch they’ve layered on top to enhance and modify the experience.
- Comment on [Help] Swapped nvme from old deck into new deck, now headphones don't work 2 days ago:
You could try Bazzite instead of SteamOS. It runs the same in game mode, but they seem to do more bug fixes faster than Valve.
- Comment on SteamOS outperforms Windows on almost all Legion Go S benchmarks, but Lenovo seems to want to pretend that the SteamOS version doesn't exist 3 weeks ago:
That shows that Nintendo can do it, but your comment is suggesting Microsoft is able too?
- Comment on 8BitDo Pro 3 Bluetooth announced with swappable magnetic ABXY 3 weeks ago:
Some people do really prefer the buttons to be correct, myself included. As for repairability, I’ve never had issues with any other 8bitdo product that weren’t an easy fix.
- Comment on SteamOS outperforms Windows on almost all Legion Go S benchmarks, but Lenovo seems to want to pretend that the SteamOS version doesn't exist 3 weeks ago:
…AMD too with their counterpart…
AMD’s counterpart PSP doesn’t seem capable of what you’re suggesting. As for Intel, well, they don’t have the same comfortable lead anymore so I strongly doubt they’re going to try anything like that, making it a moot point.
Given that, do you think that all those millions of fully secret lines of code cannot render you unable to use your PC, even if just temporarily?
I never said that, so I don’t know what you’re arguing against. Of course they can remotely disable an install of Windows. But being able to brick a device, rendering it a mere paperweight forevermore? That is what I am saying is not possible, and I’m fairly sure I’m right about that.
As for the UEFI shenanigans, well that’s a feature of UEFI, not a bug. However there is a level of trust you’re supposed to be able to have in your OS not to mess with it, and is just a sign of Microsoft’s arrogance that they do.
- Comment on SteamOS outperforms Windows on almost all Legion Go S benchmarks, but Lenovo seems to want to pretend that the SteamOS version doesn't exist 3 weeks ago:
Yes, I am aware of Nintendo’s hubris. However, that Does Not prove that Microsoft is capable of doing the same. In fact, I think if they could it would be a Pretty Fluffing Big Deal that would be talked about a lot more. However your comment is the first I’ve ever seen mention of the possibility of Microsoft doing it, so I’d really love to see a source.
It does remain to be seen whether the ROG Xbox Ally devices will have a locked down bootloader, but I still very much doubt it.
- Comment on SteamOS outperforms Windows on almost all Legion Go S benchmarks, but Lenovo seems to want to pretend that the SteamOS version doesn't exist 3 weeks ago:
Like Nintendo, they can basically just brick your device
What? No they can’t, stop spreading bullshit. If that was the case it would be much, much harder to install a different OS. I can tell you from experience though that it’s no harder than any other x86 PC.
- Comment on 8BitDo announces it's controllers now have Steam/SteamOS compatibility 5 weeks ago:
Fluff yeah!!
- Comment on 8BitDo announces it's controllers now have Steam/SteamOS compatibility 5 weeks ago:
I have a Pro 2 and my only complaint with it with “SteamOS” (Bazzite) is that the back paddles don’t actually work with Steam Input directly. You can program them with the Ultimate Software, but that means they’re stuck only repeating the input of another button on the controller. So if this update brings full Steam Input support that would be awesome, as it would mean you can set all kinds of other functions to them. Plus not having to use a seperate software, and controller-based profiles, would be awesome.
- Comment on SteamOS 3.7.13 update gets fixes for more handhelds, fixes WiFi regression on Steam Deck OLED 5 weeks ago:
I think there has always been more than one meaning to it. To me it’s also meant “requires a full reinstall/restore to get working again, either through normal means, or using a special tool/method”. Like, full loss of data but not completely broken.
Anything less than that though, like a system freeze that only requires a hard reset, definitely doesn’t count.
- Comment on Microsoft dives into the handheld gaming PC wars with the Asus ROG Xbox Ally 1 month ago:
There’s two versions of the Z2E, the one that is labelled “AI” has an NPU. More than any LLM crap, those NPUs can be really good for local ML features that increase accessibility for people. As for how well that’ll be supported on Linux, I’m not sure.
On the point if your edit, MSFT have said that it’s going to support third-party stores directly in their game interface. I think it’s fairly unlikely that they’re going to break from their already exisiting Xbox controller input scheme. They already have a monopoly there, even third-party devices like the Legion Go use the Xbox layout and input scheme.
- Comment on Microsoft dives into the handheld gaming PC wars with the Asus ROG Xbox Ally 1 month ago:
I don’t think there’s going to be a bunch of difference with the Z2 over the Z1, and you’ve gotta remember that they’re just 8000/9000 CPUs with Radeon graphics. AMD open sources their drivers too.
- Comment on Microsoft dives into the handheld gaming PC wars with the Asus ROG Xbox Ally 1 month ago:
This is going to appeal more to regular consumers over enthusiasts.
- Comment on ROG Xbox Ally Handhelds announced, the first real Steam Deck competition 1 month ago:
Wtf is this headline? Even if you don’t count any of the previous Windows handhelds, the Legion Go S with SteamOS is absolutely a competitor to the Steam Deck, with a way faster chip.
- Comment on Discord's CTO is just as worried about enshittification as you are 1 month ago:
You’re very unpleasant. Have a nice day!
- Comment on Discord's CTO is just as worried about enshittification as you are 1 month ago:
Yes, and? In Arturia’s case, it would mean that their very expensive to produce software could be sold by a competitor.
- Comment on Discord's CTO is just as worried about enshittification as you are 2 months ago:
Not every single thing that’s non-FOSS is enshittified, sometimes things cost A Lot of money to develop and those involved deserve to be paid. A good example of such software is Arturia’s V Collection, a music/synthesiser program that requires access to original synths to recreate them. You own your license and can deregister it and sell your key to someone else.
- Comment on How to get GeForce NOW on Steam Deck, SteamOS 2 months ago:
If any Steam Deck owners are in the chat, would they be able to post their
/etc/os-releasefile’s contents? I think I could get this working under Bazzite, and after that it would be pretty easy to write a bash script to do it automatically. If you don’t want to share the whole thing, I specifically need:NAME="XXX" VERSION_ID=X.X.X VARIANT_ID=XXX
- Comment on How to get GeForce NOW on Steam Deck, SteamOS 2 months ago:
I wish this worked on my Lenovo Legion Go running Bazzite. Checking the logs, it is indeed erroring on the OS, but it also is having an issue with some dependency or another.
- Comment on Opps. Halp? 2 months ago:
If it’s 99% isopropyl then it’s probably fine to leave it on now, as it has really low conductivity. The warmth from being on will also help evaporate it faster.
- Comment on With the Legion Go S, we can now directly compare performance between official builds of SteamOS and Windows 2 months ago:
Well, technically speaking, neither would be emulation because both systems are running on x86.
- Comment on Valve's huge Steam Deck update is now ready for everyone, including rival AMD handhelds 2 months ago:
Yeah, and I think they will support non-handheld devices for using the SteamOS branding. I think we’ll end up seeing a MiniPC using one of AMDs APUs at some point soon that has official support.
- Comment on Valve's huge Steam Deck update is now ready for everyone, including rival AMD handhelds 2 months ago:
I find the scroll wheel handy when I’m using the controllers attached, both for desktop mode and there are some games I use it in, like Stardew Valley.
- Comment on 8BitDo Ultimate 2 is getting full Steam Input support for more buttons 3 months ago:
Yeah I end up programming them with the Ultimate Software, usually to the stick buttons, but it would be nice to set them to stuff like bringing up the Steam Keyboard. There’s already a switch on the back of those so you could have a Steam Input mode and a Ultimate Software mode easily.
- Comment on Valve’s Proton, the reason most Steam Deck games work, has a version 10.0 beta to try 3 months ago:
Valve also contribute heavily upstream into the Wine project, but there are some fixes which “couldn’t” be upstreamed until v10. As well, the most recent Linux kernel has added some changes which specifically help with Wine and gaming.
- Comment on Discord CEO steps down, replaced with former Activision Blizzard CSO as they work towards being a public company 3 months ago:
Does Microsoft own Discord?
- Comment on Neverway is a horror RPG Stardew Valley from one of the artists behind Celeste 3 months ago:
Have you never recommended a game to someone by referencing a game they know that it’s similar too?
- Comment on How to install Minecraft on the Steam Deck 3 months ago:
How do you mean? Modrinth modpacks do this automatically (on the website), and I’m pretty certain Prism automatically downloads new versions of the modpack that are compatible.
- Comment on How to install Minecraft on the Steam Deck 3 months ago:
I mean, Prism makes it dead simple, probably moreso than even just a single mod because you can do it from the “Create Instance” menu.
- Comment on How to install Minecraft on the Steam Deck 3 months ago:
There’s also a couple modpacks on Modrinth for the deck that include Controlify alongside some graphics mods to make things run smoothly: modrinth.com/…/minecraft-steam-deck-edition