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Tails of Iron is pretty great, but combat can be a hit or miss for some.

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a small win for now.

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I LOVE not having to get a PS Portal and using my Steam Deck for Remote Play. While I don't use my PS5 as much anymore, Chiaki works so well for Remote Play.
I gotta look into little stickers to add PlayStation button logos to feel more okay with Remote Playing 😅

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I've just bought this - will give it a try after work in a couple of hours.

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Quoting: NathanaelKStottlemyerWait. Why? Is valve...? Why are they doing this? Is something with nvidia in the works or is it steamos?

I'm guessing since steam has become one of the defacto game store platforms and the steamdeck is working at some point they will want to expand their footprint. If they release an open source OS that can run on a ton of hardware they can become the Google + Android bundle of the gaming community. I mean think about it, almost every game ends up on steam now unless it's console only. On top of that every sale nets valve a commission, the more hardware their software works with the more cash they make.

As a boon everyone is sick of advertisements and M$ now wants to put junk on their os so people are switching to Linux or contemplating it. First guy to the party with the solution usually wins unless they get greedy and anger the people using it.

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Quoting: liloventDidn't work for me, sadly.

It always downloads the Windows version, after going to the compatibility tab, checking it (Boxtron is displayed) and removing it, downloads the Linux version.

After closing the Steam client and re-opening it, the installation reverts to the Windows version. It's not a big deal, but slightly irritating.

Sounds like you might have a bug in the Steam client there. I would suggest gathering all info and reporting on GitHub.

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Quoting: jordicomaI'm sure that they only understand that they cannot change to "non required" to "required".
The next game that they publishes I'm sure they'll have "required" from the start.

And that's fair. No one is forced to buy a game if they don't agree with linking accounts.

Making a game you bought unplayable after a few weeks because of this was on the other hand not acceptable.

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Such a good news, and a bit more than a drop of water in the ocean this time. Maybe we can dream about getting our games back.

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I think this is good, but with the linking stuff they may end up pushing, on the long term, the ps+ subscription on PC. SONY are now starting to boild the frog. Maybe are leaving helldivers but ghost of tsushima requires the link for multiplayer...

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Didn't work for me, sadly.

It always downloads the Windows version, after going to the compatibility tab, checking it (Boxtron is displayed) and removing it, downloads the Linux version.

After closing the Steam client and re-opening it, the installation reverts to the Windows version. It's not a big deal, but slightly irritating.

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Quoting: NathanaelKStottlemyerWait. Why? Is valve...? Why are they doing this? Is something with nvidia in the works or is it steamos?

Flirting with Nvidia to keep AMD on their toes?

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Quoting: NathanaelKStottlemyerWait. Why? Is valve...? Why are they doing this? Is something with nvidia in the works or is it steamos?

They do fix things up for Intel and Nvidia also, the main focus originally was on AMd hardware for obvious reasons but it makes sense to get it working on as much hardware as possible, especially if they eventually release SteamOS for general use. I think I read recently Nvidia are looking to support NVK more going forward.

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Quoting: pbThey should totally do that and pay you for consulting. ;-)

The bigger the paycheck, the better. Someone call AH.

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I did my bit. I stood on the side lines, wishing you all good luck!

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The phrasing is weird. This update won't roll out? So will they publish it at a later date? Or are they abandoning their plans?

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Quoting: TimeFreezeI will keep the Negative Review. No one can say that Sony wont try that again in the future.

Ditto. I was willing to forgive the rootkit gameguard stuff because eveyone had good things to say about them but after this, any credit I was willing to extend has been spent. I'll check back in a year or so and see if they've actually stuck to any of this or whether they've just decided to try and slip it by when the heat dies down.

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Wait. Why? Is valve...? Why are they doing this? Is something with nvidia in the works or is it steamos?

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We won! I don't play online games but we did it!!!

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Downloaded the Linux version just fine on Desktop and Steam Deck here.

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Quoting: EriThe amount of backlash they could have saved by making it optional and gifting some cool armor or something for those who logged in is amazing. People would log in just for the armor and everyone would be happy.
Years ago I did a Warner account just for the free batsuits of the Arkham games.

They should totally do that and pay you for consulting. ;-)

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Currently, although there is a Linux build for the game, there is a slight problem:

If you install the game in Linux, the Windows binaries get downloaded and after going to the compatibility options and back, these are replace with the Linux version. This happens every time, when the Steam client is restarted.

Could someone (who is a developer on Steam or has the knowledge) perhaps give the developer of the game some hints how to fix that? I'm not a developer, but I think it is configuration issue, as the game itself has the correct tagged depots according to SteamDB.

See also https://steamcommunity.com/app/2657850/discussions/0/4357872384982100742/?tscn=1714994487#c4357872562129203525

SteamDB:
https://steamdb.info/app/2657850/depots/
https://steamdb.info/app/2657850/config/

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The amount of backlash they could have saved by making it optional and gifting some cool armor or something for those who logged in is amazing. People would log in just for the armor and everyone would be happy.
Years ago I did a Warner account just for the free batsuits of the Arkham games.

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Hehe, of course a valid combination, my initial thought was about another kind of Steam Machine first too though.
But who knows, maybe I'll be the meta word, including all platforms Steam runs on. We know Windows PC and Linux PC, haven't heard of Mac PC yet, but Steam PC... unifies them all!

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It's a good game but ultimately an online only service which you, as a player/customer, cannot control without dedicated server binaries that are not available.

Things like this will continue to happen. And, yes, the game servers will be eventually shut down and all your micro transactions content will be gone.

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Ohh awesome, I am happy to see this. This game is very fun and moddable so I highly recommend it. Casual chill game except on higher difficulties you have to be more tactical :D

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I don't plan to use a Nvidia GPU anytime soon but this is very cool. Open source drivers, no matter the manufacturer getting some love is always a good thing.

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It's a good development, quite happy for Helldivers 2 players :)

Sony were testing the waters and see how far they could go with their PC player base. I'm quite surprised they didn't double down on it since there are plenty of bad examples for the last two years.

It's a good example on how a harsh reaction by large numbers is efficient against big corpos. It's all about the balance of power afterall.

Don't think for a moment they won't try again though.

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GOOD! Managed Democracy wins again!

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I'm sure that they only understand that they cannot change to "non required" to "required".
The next game that they publishes I'm sure they'll have "required" from the start.

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I will keep the Negative Review. No one can say that Sony wont try that again in the future.

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