circuitfarmer

@circuitfarmer@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rockstar fired unionising GTA 6 devs following Discord chat about new company Slack policy, claims report⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Doh, I’m an idiot

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rockstar fired unionising GTA 6 devs following Discord chat about new company Slack policy, claims report⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Now if only anyone in the US government actually cared about companies union busting.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump administration may use federal agencies to fight state-level AI regulation⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  *to support the interests of his corporate overlords

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Meta] This community has been renamed to Steam Hardware to include the newly annouced Steam Machine and Steam Frame⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Same! I’m planning to get one as close to launch as I can. I’ve been waiting on VR and this 100% seems like what I’ve been looking for. Super excited.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why a new Steam Machine when the first ones flopped? Because this time, Valve say, it'll actually have games⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  And given the history of BIOS as a concept, I guess that isn’t too surprising.

  I wonder how much of that kind of thing stems from the fact that many of the really hardcore PC tinkerers aren’t using ARM (yet).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why a new Steam Machine when the first ones flopped? Because this time, Valve say, it'll actually have games⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Got it, yeah I misunderstood your comment as meaning there was no translation layer at all.

  For me it’s just something to keep an eye on. I think ARM holds a lot of promise as x86 has started to feel a bit stagnant. Things like FEX could minimally be a good way to ensure backwards compatibility if devs start embracing ARM in any major way, but I suspect it is years out, if it happens at all.

  But if I get a Frame, it would 100% be for the streaming.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why a new Steam Machine when the first ones flopped? Because this time, Valve say, it'll actually have games⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The answer is that they arent…

  But they are: tomshardware.com/…/hands-on-with-valves-new-steam…

  You have the choice of streaming to Frame or running games directly on the device. If the latter, they’re utilizing FEX as the ARM translation layer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why a new Steam Machine when the first ones flopped? Because this time, Valve say, it'll actually have games⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Linux gaming is here. I haven’t run Windows in 3+ years at this point. The world has changed.

  I’m more intrigued by how they’re now also running x86 code on ARM at a playable level.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve 'Fremont' APU breaks cover on Geekbench, most likely for a future console⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  As someone still using Steam Controller on the daily, I’m most excited about Steam Controller 2. The original remains the best controller I have ever used.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can't avoid native Linux version from GOG with Heroic on Steam Deck⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve definitely had issues with Linux versions + Wayland; however, most of the time they are easily cleared up by launching the Linux native version in gamescope, which plays nicer with window managers, too.

  That said, there really isn’t anything wrong with running things in Proton. Sometimes you can get better performance in Proton with the Windows build versus running the game in Windows (due to various factors, including shader precaching). Comparability layer ≠ emulation, and it’s important to distinguish the two, because “emulation” does and should sound slow. Proton is not emulation, strictly speaking.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GTA 6 release date could slip to 2026 under Rockstar "fallback plan", according to reports⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Considering that just about every AAA game is now released as an awful, rushed mess (for $70), I hope they take their time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nearly 30 Percent Of The Top 100 Steam Deck Games Aren’t Verified⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Just to make sure it’s clear: not being Deck Verified doesn’t mean it won’t run on the Deck or on Linux in general. It means Valve has not hit their testing threshold for the title to mark it as verified or unsupported.

  More specifically, it means Valve cannot guarantee a) the game will run (though anecdotally, I’ve had most unverified games work without issue), b) that the text is large enough to be readable on the Deck, or c) that the controls are usable (=you might have to just use the configurator yourself).

  I think a danger Valve has introduced with the verification system is people thinking that not verified == no worky.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What video games immediately grabbed your interest?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Derail Valley. It’s an Early Access game on Steam and it is incredible. Amazing progression, super chill but fun grind, immersion through the roof. Goes to show that some of the best games can come from small (= in this case around 10 people) devs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨FX Miniseries ‘Shōgun’ Is the Most Transportive TV Epic Since ‘Game of Thrones’: TV Review⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  The old one is good, too. It’s definitely aged but I enjoyed it when I watched it last year.