Ulrich
@Ulrich@feddit.org
- Comment on With the Legion Go S, we can now directly compare performance between official builds of SteamOS and Windows 4 days ago:
Removing / disabling useless services, tweaking registry…
That’s the opposite of comparable since none of that was done on Steam OS.
I’ve seen a couple on Linux, though I don’t remember their name rn.
“Gaming Focused” distros aren’t anything special outside of having some pre-installed software.
Something like Ubuntu or Mint, which would be more comparable to a desktop experience like windows, ready for productivity
SteamOS has all of those same productivity tools but I’m not sure how that’s relevant to performance.
- Comment on With the Legion Go S, we can now directly compare performance between official builds of SteamOS and Windows 5 days ago:
Best would be optimized Windows
What is “optimized Windows”? Windows is Windows. There’s no gaming-focused version.
gaming only distro
There’s no such thing, to my knowledge.
base windows vs base distro
What is a “base distro”?
- Comment on With the Legion Go S, we can now directly compare performance between official builds of SteamOS and Windows 5 days ago:
SteamOS build might’ve been tweaked and worked on more to be more optimized
What does that mean? Of course it was. Why would I take that with salt?
- Comment on With the Legion Go S, we can now directly compare performance between official builds of SteamOS and Windows 5 days ago:
The processor is not terribly power, so probably not.
- Comment on With the Legion Go S, we can now directly compare performance between official builds of SteamOS and Windows 5 days ago:
I dont know if there will ever be a year of the linux desktop
There won’t be. It won’t happen that quickly. If anything there will be a “decade of the Linux computer”.
- Comment on With the Legion Go S, we can now directly compare performance between official builds of SteamOS and Windows 5 days ago:
Which is exactly why Google and Apple give free computers to public schools.
- Comment on With the Legion Go S, we can now directly compare performance between official builds of SteamOS and Windows 5 days ago:
I disagree. Take Windows, remove the bloat, slap a game-focused GUI on it, call it XBOX and Bob’s your uncle.
- Comment on With the Legion Go S, we can now directly compare performance between official builds of SteamOS and Windows 5 days ago:
I really hate the dismissal of the heavy lifting proton does.
What part of this did you interpret as a dismissal?
- Comment on GOG News for Gaming/Linux/Steam Deck 1 week ago:
so many posts have the title ‘rival devices’ supporting Steam OS and I just have to wonder…is that what they really think?
Haha yeah I’ve been saying that for a while. These devices are all going to be used to spend money on Steam and Valve couldn’t care less which one you buy.
- Comment on GOG News for Gaming/Linux/Steam Deck 1 week ago:
Oh I meant more of the SteamOS officially supporting other devices.
- Comment on GOG News for Gaming/Linux/Steam Deck 1 week ago:
Picked a bad week to take off of Steam Deck news!
Aside from not loving Google and MS being their examples (although I can see why they are used – the most popular are just so for a reason)
The only reason is brand name recognition.
- Comment on Popular stress-testing app OCCT is coming to Steam and includes a special build for Steam Deck 2 weeks ago:
Cool, thank you!
- Comment on Popular stress-testing app OCCT is coming to Steam and includes a special build for Steam Deck 2 weeks ago:
It sounds like you understand exactly what I mean.
- Comment on Popular stress-testing app OCCT is coming to Steam and includes a special build for Steam Deck 2 weeks ago:
I understand how DLC works but this would not provide DLC, to my knowledge.
- Comment on Popular stress-testing app OCCT is coming to Steam and includes a special build for Steam Deck 2 weeks ago:
So it includes additional content?
- Comment on Popular stress-testing app OCCT is coming to Steam and includes a special build for Steam Deck 2 weeks ago:
This software is free to download, but includes an additional optional purchase.
You keep saying this but you’re not explaining how that works. Because nothing else in Steam, to my knowledge, works that way. And now you’re being rude for reasons I don’t understand so I’m going to block you now. Good day.
- Comment on Options for a controller for steam deck 2 weeks ago:
It is. I use it every day.
- Comment on Popular stress-testing app OCCT is coming to Steam and includes a special build for Steam Deck 2 weeks ago:
I can download a free game
Yes, free, not “optional purchase”. If the game is listed for free there is no mechanism to purchase it on Steam. How’s that hard to grasp?
- Comment on Popular stress-testing app OCCT is coming to Steam and includes a special build for Steam Deck 2 weeks ago:
Yes but if you don’t purchase games on Steam, you don’t get to play them.
- Comment on Popular stress-testing app OCCT is coming to Steam and includes a special build for Steam Deck 2 weeks ago:
You’re glossing over the “optional” part.
- Comment on Popular stress-testing app OCCT is coming to Steam and includes a special build for Steam Deck 2 weeks ago:
When it releases on Steam it will be free but also have an "optional non-recurrent purchase
I can’t say I’ve ever seen an “optional non-recurrent purchase” on Steam, are they even coded for that?
- Comment on Options for a controller for steam deck 2 weeks ago:
Whats wrong with Xbox and PS?
- Comment on Starting today, Heroic Games Launcher is indexing their Discord server 2 weeks ago:
It got popular because it’s excellent for gaming communities. Not for code base discussion.
- Comment on Valve announce SteamOS Compatibility ratings, an extension of Steam Deck Verified for more devices 2 weeks ago:
Why would it ask if you desktop if the game was Steam Deck compatible?
- Comment on Steam Deck sales still going strong over three years later 2 weeks ago:
And yet one sells 100x more than the other.
- Comment on Steam Deck sales still going strong over three years later 2 weeks ago:
Steam has all of those as well.
- Comment on Steam Deck sales still going strong over three years later 2 weeks ago:
Previous hardware mostly immediately flopped. Steam Deck has been seeing regular hardware and software improvements over the last several years.
If you’re waiting for Steam Deck 2, you’re most likely going to be waiting a while. Valve doesn’t do anything quickly or on a regular basis.
- Comment on Steam Deck sales still going strong over three years later 2 weeks ago:
The Switch is none of those things and yet still manages to sell 100x more units.
- Comment on [Game] Doom the Dark Ages will not run well on steam deck at release 2 weeks ago:
This is disappointing. DOOM 2016 runs like a dream on SD and it’s my go-to when showing it off and handing it to someone. Devs need to spend less time on ridiculous visuals and more on gameplay and performance. Fortunately I had no intention of buying the game anyway because Denuvo.
- Comment on Has the Deck turned *off* any other Steam users? 3 weeks ago:
Yes that’s why I linked to the article so you could see how you were incorrect.