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Steam Controller 2 is apparently a thing and being 'tooled for a mass production' plus a new VR controller
By Phlebiac, 21 November 2024 at 4:43 am UTC
Quoting: Linux_Rocks
QuoteCodename for Steam Controller 2 is “Ibex”
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Looks like that lucky fellow can scratch his own butt, unlike most other four-legged creatures.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl review - works on Linux Desktop with Proton but poorly on Steam Deck
By Cato-the-younger, 21 November 2024 at 3:36 am UTC
Quoting: starpollo
Quoting: Cato-the-youngerThe graphics look like they are done in UE4 and they look not too far off what we saw in Call of Pripyat.
Is this bait?

Quoting: Cato-the-youngerNext, the "difficulty". There should not be difficulty in this game - there wasnt in the previous ones.
All the past games had multiple difficulty settings, so yep, this is bait.

Not bait. The graphics dont look much better than Call of Pripyat. Lets pretend theyre better
Steam Controller 2 is apparently a thing and being 'tooled for a mass production' plus a new VR controller
By InhaleOblivion, 21 November 2024 at 2:16 am UTC
I still have both the OG Steam controller and the slightly revised one they updated it to. Both still work though I only have one remaining bluetooth doggle that comes with it. Whenever they release the Steam Controller 2, it's a day 1 purchase for me again.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl review - works on Linux Desktop with Proton but poorly on Steam Deck
By Shmerl, 21 November 2024 at 2:01 am UTC
Quoting: Jarmer(also can we all just ignore the troll in this comment thread pls)

Troll who probably didn't even play the game but knows that the story is bad.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl review - works on Linux Desktop with Proton but poorly on Steam Deck
By Jarmer, 21 November 2024 at 1:45 am UTC Likes: 2
Quoting: DorritThanks for the long text review.
Makes a change from the imbecilic videos for imbeciles.

Completely agree!! I cannot stand video reviews or guides or pretty much anything, so this kind of text review with pics is so wonderful in 2024 (almost 2025 wtf how did that happen).

(also can we all just ignore the troll in this comment thread pls)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl review - works on Linux Desktop with Proton but poorly on Steam Deck
By starpollo, 21 November 2024 at 1:12 am UTC
Quoting: Cato-the-youngerThe graphics look like they are done in UE4 and they look not too far off what we saw in Call of Pripyat.
Is this bait?

Quoting: Cato-the-youngerNext, the "difficulty". There should not be difficulty in this game - there wasnt in the previous ones.
All the past games had multiple difficulty settings, so yep, this is bait.
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered now Steam Deck Verified
By Salvatos, 20 November 2024 at 11:33 pm UTC
Quoting: StellaI've played the original and it ran like crap with constant stuttering. So, I'm honestly not sure if a remaster will run any better. But I'm open to it and will probably buy it at some point
Do you mean on the Deck? On my modest desktop it ran at a low FPS initially but improved enough with subsequent updates that I was able to increase some settings.
Steam Deck update has fixes for performance issues in long sessions and Remote Play Together
By Cloversheen, 20 November 2024 at 11:18 pm UTC
Not really a bug, but I wish it was quicker at "pausing" games when you hit the sleep button.

Sometimes I need to sleep it in a situation where I can't pause the game (by opening a game menu or w/e), and it can keep on going for quite a while before the deck suspends, ticking down timers etc.
FromSoftware owner Kadokawa confirms Sony sent an 'initial letter of intent' to acquire them
By Jau, 20 November 2024 at 11:06 pm UTC
Hmmmm we love monopoly !

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl review - works on Linux Desktop with Proton but poorly on Steam Deck
By Avehicle7887, 20 November 2024 at 11:04 pm UTC Likes: 1
Great to hear it actually runs well on Linux, I've just finished downloading it but it's too late to try it for today (midnight at time of writing).
Steam Controller 2 is apparently a thing and being 'tooled for a mass production' plus a new VR controller
By Schattenspiegel, 20 November 2024 at 10:17 pm UTC
Would still buy without since I loved the first one but if I had a wish: a bit of proper haptic feedback would be nice. Dualsensense is fantastic when the game supports it.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl review - works on Linux Desktop with Proton but poorly on Steam Deck
By Dorrit, 20 November 2024 at 10:13 pm UTC
Thanks for the long text review.
Makes a change from the imbecilic videos for imbeciles.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl review - works on Linux Desktop with Proton but poorly on Steam Deck
By Cato-the-younger, 20 November 2024 at 10:04 pm UTC
Quoting: Liam Dawe
Quoting: Cato-the-youngerLooks like a game for casuals and it lost its hardcore vibe.
Sounds like you didn't read anything I wrote.

I did.

The graphics look like they are done in UE4 and they look not too far off what we saw in Call of Pripyat.

Unlike the Xray engine, the shadows are not dynamic and do not change - they are baked in. The puddles look like static images and the physics of fluids makes drinks in the canteen look like molasses.

Next, the "difficulty". There should not be difficulty in this game - there wasnt in the previous ones. In addition, what you write about "saving often" is much more true for this game - this game is easy in comparison. The previous games made your heart beat and feel like you'll die at any moment, this game....well it feels like fallout 4 and not in a good way.

Add to that the post-Soviet atmosphere (that the previous games heavily played up and were heavily dependent on) is gone. Its a game meant for casuals new to the series

Also, the story is just bad. The previous games started off with an intriguing plot this is just a cheap hollywood knockoff meant for American audiences.
Steam Controller 2 is apparently a thing and being 'tooled for a mass production' plus a new VR controller
By Eduardo-Thiesen, 20 November 2024 at 9:38 pm UTC Likes: 1
The lack of a controller is what prevented the Steam Deck from being pretty much perferct for me. I use it docked quite a lot, and it felt awful spending time fine tuning a controller config, knowing that none of that would carry over if I decided to play the same game docked. I really hope it has the same layout as the Deck.
Steam Controller 2 is apparently a thing and being 'tooled for a mass production' plus a new VR controller
By CyborgZeta, 20 November 2024 at 9:19 pm UTC Likes: 1
I'd like a new Steam Controller with the Deck's layout. I prefer controllers with a symmetrical stick layout, like the PlayStation controllers and the Deck.
FromSoftware owner Kadokawa confirms Sony sent an 'initial letter of intent' to acquire them
By Viesta2015, 20 November 2024 at 9:04 pm UTC Likes: 1
NOOOOO
Steam Deck update has fixes for performance issues in long sessions and Remote Play Together
By Stella, 20 November 2024 at 8:23 pm UTC
Some of the bugs I want fixed are the Steam deck sometimes not outputting to an external display and sometimes not launching games. Both bugs seem to be fixed by a restart, but I honestly have no idea what triggers them. But it's kind of annoying to just want to game and seeing that the Deck has still not managed to launch the game after 5 minutes
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl review - works on Linux Desktop with Proton but poorly on Steam Deck
By StalePopcorn, 20 November 2024 at 8:18 pm UTC Likes: 7
ARRRRRGH! I'm just getting into the Silent Hill 2 remake and, like many other Steam users, I've got such a backlog! That being said, this is nothing like the feeling of being a Mac user through the 90s, up unto a couple of years ago when I transitioned to Linux. I've a backlog of relatively GOOD games and don't feel that nihilistic sense of "is it coming to macOS?" or, months or years after the Windows release, finding out it was straight up canceled.

It's almost too good of a time to be a Linux gamer—thanks to Apple and Microsoft's collective anti-consumerism on different levels and thanks, in no small part, to Valve's investments in Proton. Now… what game to play later…
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl review - works on Linux Desktop with Proton but poorly on Steam Deck
By Shmerl, 20 November 2024 at 6:51 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: Leahi84Why are they calling it Chornobyl?? It's supposed to be Chernobyl.
Depends on the language transliteration. I think they changed it due to Russia invading Ukraine, since Chernobyl is Russian transliteration and Chornobyl is Ukrainian one.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl review - works on Linux Desktop with Proton but poorly on Steam Deck
By Shmerl, 20 November 2024 at 6:49 pm UTC
Looks cool. I'll probably wait for a bunch of bug fixes follow ups before buying it.
Monster catcher Cassette Beasts adds Steam Workshop support and a new battle mode
By Samsai, 20 November 2024 at 6:44 pm UTC
And among the important additions, there is more soundtrack! The new song in the update is probably by favorite!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KiTvbXJNwY
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered now Steam Deck Verified
By melkemind, 20 November 2024 at 6:24 pm UTC Likes: 2
Quoting: ZlopezI'm not a fan of having another account when I already have the Steam account, PSN account should be optional in this case. Especially if this is single-player only game.

Who is a fan of it? There's no way Sony believes anyone actually wants this, especially the 121 countries they've locked out.
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered now Steam Deck Verified
By Termy, 20 November 2024 at 6:12 pm UTC Likes: 3
Quoting: ZlopezPSN account should be optional in this case. Especially if this is single-player only game.

Not should - has to. There is just plain and simple no even remotely valid excuse for forcing any account bullshit on a singleplayer game.
Steam Controller 2 is apparently a thing and being 'tooled for a mass production' plus a new VR controller
By Viesta2015, 20 November 2024 at 6:10 pm UTC
Quoting: MalI'm sure the second iteration will be awesome like the first one. I'm more skeptical that the game devs will actually exploit its functionalities when console market is still bound to abxy.

Wont be for long if valve actually does well here. :)
FromSoftware owner Kadokawa confirms Sony sent an 'initial letter of intent' to acquire them
By chickenb00, 20 November 2024 at 6:05 pm UTC
Sorry friends, line must go up
Sony reportedly looking to acquire Kadokawa, owner of ELDEN RING dev FromSoftware
By Purple Library Guy, 20 November 2024 at 5:39 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: Arehandoro
Quoting: BumadarKadokawa is so much more then the owner of fromsoft, its more like the Disney of Japan.

I thought that was Ghibli?
Ghibli makes good movies that people worship (and seems to be kind of running out of steam these days). So, closer to Pixar I guess?
FromSoftware owner Kadokawa confirms Sony sent an 'initial letter of intent' to acquire them
By tfk, 20 November 2024 at 5:34 pm UTC Likes: 1
rEsIsTaNcE iS fUtILe
NVIDIA stable driver 550.135 released for Linux
By Caldathras, 20 November 2024 at 5:00 pm UTC
Quoting: Liam Dawe
Quoting: ShabbyX
Quoting: Caldathras
Quoting: The ArticleI imagine most of you gaming are likely at least on the 560 series

That being said, I'm surprised that GOL does not collect the driver version along with the rest of its user statistics ...

Probably because that changes too frequently, I for one am not going to remember to check every update and come update my stats here.
Yeah that's it precisely, just noise, no real added value to keep asking people to update it.
That makes sense ...
NVIDIA stable driver 550.135 released for Linux
By Caldathras, 20 November 2024 at 4:57 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: tuubi
Quoting: Caldathras
Quoting: The ArticleI imagine most of you gaming are likely at least on the 560 series
I rolled back from Linux Mint 22 because I felt it was too early for it to take over from LM 21.3 as a gaming platform.
Did your problems have something to do with your Nvidia hardware? Or did the switch to pipewire mess with your audio somehow? I haven't noticed any regressions myself.
Oh, nothing that serious. Just the usual ".0" issues - like apps that ran fine in 21.3 not working in 22.0; Gamescope support still being a complicated issue; and little oddball things that they'll iron out with the ".1" or ".2" release -- stuff like that.

Just always been my policy not to upgrade until the ".1" release and I jumped the gun mostly because I wanted to see how the Mint Upgrade tool worked. Reverting was practically seamless -- the only thing that didn't recover was my favorites in the start menu. I was quite impressed.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl review - works on Linux Desktop with Proton but poorly on Steam Deck
By Liam Dawe, 20 November 2024 at 4:55 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: Leahi84Why are they calling it Chornobyl?? It's supposed to be Chernobyl.
https://www.chernobyl-tour.com/chernobyl_or_chornobyl_en.html
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