Sophocles

@Sophocles@infosec.pub

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Help] ext4 or btrfs or xfs for Proton and Wine prefixes on Lutris or Steam with an external ssd ?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Can confirm, I tried doing exfat for a Steam install on an external drive, and it just didn’t work at all. Ext4 and btrfs both have simlinks and work with Steam and emulation. Ext4 is the tried and true stable filesystem, and btrfs supports more modern features. I’ve always prefered stability to bleeding edge, so I use ext4, but it really is up to personal preference and what you need.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Latest Steam Deck update will warn you if an Xbox controller needs upgrading⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Same here, been using Xbox series controllers on Linux for about 2 years, no problem. Never bothered to update the firmware.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Deck / Gaming News #21⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Those PC-88 pics look really cool. Just goes to show that you don’t need a cutting edge PC for good graphics (or even a GPU at all in this case).

  Also speaking of Michael Jackson, his Sega Genesis game Moonwalker is definitely a hidden gem worth checking out. Smooth gameplay and criminally underrated

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Deck / Gaming News #20⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m interested to read your interview, I’ve often wondered what motivations are present for the minds behind services like that. I wonder how many are from a benevolent will to share entertainment & preserve games, and how many are simply just financial

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Deck / Gaming News #13⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I did a deep dive into frontends because I love organizing stuff in general. I use different frontends for each device I have because they all have different pros, but overall my favorite is Playnite because of its metadata and sorting features. For Windows I use Playnite, on Linux I use Pegasus, on Steam Deck I use RetroDeck/EmulationStation, and on handhelds I use Knulli Firefly.

  Playnite is imo the king, because it has really beautiful themes with custom cover art and can sort games in basically any way possible: by system, rating, genre, name, release date, you name it. The only con is that it’s Windows exclusive (for the near future) and is janky in Wine/Lutris.

  Pegasus is spectacular for its fine grained control, and can be configured to do basically anything. Its like the Arch Linux of the frontend world; start with the basics and build from the ground up. With tinkering, it works great on almost any platform.

  RetroDeck is great because it’s plug n play. I love to tinker, but I also wanted a platform to just play my games without hastle or messing around. I find myself actually playing my games on the deck instead of tinkering with the frontend.

  Knulli Firefly is great for smaller screen handhelds for a similar reason. It’s very customizable, but also works straight away with little to no hastle. It’s also better than most stock OSes that ship with emulation devices

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Deck / Gaming News #4⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I second this, I greatly prefer news from real people with their own style, especially when there’s so much ai stuff and corporate boringness elsewhere. I’d love to see a part 2, good job!