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- Comment on Microsoft staff perform sit-in protest in company president's office over Israeli military ties 4 days ago:
Perfect time to recommend folks check out Linux!
- Comment on Gaming handheld prices are out of control, except for the Steam Deck 6 days ago:
So essentially a Steam Link/Moonlight thin client? Yeah, I like the idea of that.
- Comment on Valve 'Fremont' APU breaks cover on Geekbench, most likely for a future console 1 week ago:
There have literally been changes to the kernel for DXVK/VKD3D/WINE to run better.
- Comment on Valve 'Fremont' APU breaks cover on Geekbench, most likely for a future console 1 week ago:
You have literally no idea what you’re talking about:
Game Porting Toolkit is Apple’s new translation layer released on 6th June, 2023. Game Porting Toolkit (GPTK) combines Wine with Apple’s own D3DMetal which supports DirectX 11 and 12. This is a less user-friendly method of installing Windows games on Apple Silicon Macs compared to CrossOver or Parallels, however it unlocks the ability to play many DirectX 12 games. A lot more games work using GPTK, however, games that use anti-cheat or aggressive DRMs generally don’t work.
Not only has Apple well and truly released that, but Codeweavers also develops a compatibility program based off WINE called Crossover.
- Comment on Valve 'Fremont' APU breaks cover on Geekbench, most likely for a future console 1 week ago:
You should check out some of Jeff Geerling’s videos. He’s gotten Portal 2 working on a RaspberryPi5 with an external AMD card through Box86. If Valve invested the same programming/engineering team into that project the way they have with WINE/Proton then it would likely end up just as polished. I super don’t agree that they will switch to ARM though, AMD are working wonders with low-power gaming.
- Comment on Valve 'Fremont' APU breaks cover on Geekbench, most likely for a future console 1 week ago:
They created the Game Porting Toolkit a while ago that basically mimics WINE but via Rosetta 2 (their x86>ARM translation layer). I just don’t think a lot of devs have taken them up on it and for some ridiculous Apple reasons they don’t let consumers just try games.
Also absolutely no idea what you’re talking about with Linux on ARM. The RaspberryPi has existed for ~15 years at this point, the platform is far more mature than Windows on ARM and rivals macOS for support. ARM isn’t a monolith though, like amd64 is. So, thanks to a lack of working with Linux devs, the Snapdragon Elite X isn’t particularly well supported yet. This is also why Asahi isn’t actually a super fair comparison, because Apple doesn’t release anything so it’s had to fully reverse engineer everything that a CPU/GPU does.
- Comment on Valve 'Fremont' APU breaks cover on Geekbench, most likely for a future console 1 week ago:
Okay but I want it to be like an Xperia Play, with a full-on controller built into it somehow!
- Comment on Valve 'Fremont' APU breaks cover on Geekbench, most likely for a future console 1 week ago:
I really, really wouldn’t trust this website. I found a glaring error in it, and then an even more glaring one in the article it links about the rumoured Valve standalone VR headset:
Curiously, this newer SoC features two fewer cores than the older ones (6 vs. 8) but architectural improvements will help plug this gap.
It’s not too surprising considering McVicker states it’ll run on an ARM-based CPU, much like Deck. With a lower power draw, this ought to keep battery life reasonable where a traditional x86 variant would drain it in minutes. The trade-off is that computational output isn’t quite on par with your usual desktop CPU, unless you’re talking about Apple’s M Series specifically.
- Comment on Daedalic reveal story-driven Star Trek: Voyager strategy game in which you can betray everything Janeway ever stood for 1 week ago:
So what you’re saying is that we can let Tuvix live?
- Comment on Planning on buying a SteamDeck. What should I know before purchasing? 1 week ago:
With the 30fps being good enough?
- Comment on Planning on buying a SteamDeck. What should I know before purchasing? 1 week ago:
I dunno, I grew up on the earliest 3D consoles and just never have had an issue with 30fps. Sure, when available, 60fps is great, but even that’s the limits of what I’ll push a device to do. People that push for 144fps+ for a turn-based game just confuse me honestly.
- Comment on Planning on buying a SteamDeck. What should I know before purchasing? 1 week ago:
The Pro 2 can have those mapped to any control in D-input mode. It’s fully Steam Input compatible.
- Comment on Planning on buying a SteamDeck. What should I know before purchasing? 1 week ago:
30fps locked is perfectly reasonable for many games. I seriously don’t understand some people’s obsession with needing 60fps or higher at all times. A Steam Deck is a compromise on many levels, it’s not a gaming PC, so adjusting expectations is perfectly reasonable.
- Comment on Planning on buying a SteamDeck. What should I know before purchasing? 1 week ago:
Hard agree with this as someone with a disability. Though I actually don’t have a Steam Deck, but a Lenovo Legion Go running Bazzite. I think that’s the true “cost isn’t an issue” upgrade, as the newer Z1E chip is definitely an upgrade in terms of games that will run well, and the 1440p display (which I generally run at 1920p) is much nicer to look at. Just my two cents.
- Comment on [Help] Swapped nvme from old deck into new deck, now headphones don't work 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month ago:
Fluff yeah!!
- Comment on 8BitDo announces it's controllers now have Steam/SteamOS compatibility 1 month 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 1 month 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months ago:
You’re very unpleasant. Have a nice day!
- Comment on Discord's CTO is just as worried about enshittification as you are 2 months ago:
Yes, and? In Arturia’s case, it would mean that their very expensive to produce software could be sold by a competitor.