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My list.

Game of the Year: Kingdom Come Deliverance II
Most Innovative Gameplay: ARC Raiders
Labor of Love: Witchfire (Though its still in Early Access)
Best Soundtrack: Tainted Grail: The Fall Of Avalon

Haven't really played much new releases in 2025. Too much of backlog to play.

Jump Space and Deadzone:Rogue are in my wishlist, so probably will get around to play them this year.

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Quoting: vertigoMakes sense, it's feature complete and superseded by RTX Remix.

There is a RTX Remix? Always thought this only works on DirectX 9 titles as this is what nvidia made the remix studio for. Since OG Quake uses OpenGL as it's default engine I never expected a RTX Remix here.

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As I once used Bazzite I had an issue where after a fresh install and on Desktop Mode (nvidia system Steam Big Picture still isn't working right...) was that it at random complained about read-only file system for files I just created in my home directory a second before... But that was Bazzite 41 I guess. It's been a while and I assume they fixed it. Unfortunately as I was not very well able to proceed I never got to test it any further back then. Maybe give it another try.

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Quoting: scaineIs it me? No, it's the kids that are wrong.

There is no right or wrong (in this case). It's too subjective.

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Quoting: LoftySimilar to how Bazzite swapped out the software center without alerting the typical users of Bazzite to the new alternative. Sure there may have been a forum thread on it, in the their official discord too but a simple pop-up would have been appreciated by the type of ' new to linux user' who uses it rather than leaving them completely in the dark on how to install new software .. i mean its not 1995 anymore we don't tend to use CD's to install programs anymore.

Folks that use Bazzite as a gaming distro on their PC are probably not locked into the developmental nerd element of linux distro's .. i.e typical non techy gamers who want a 'gamer OS' who probably are moving away from windows, for whom Bazzite is primarily aimed at.

Are some distro's are more agenda driven than others ? I suppose each project has their own management team and their idealistic view of how their distro will operate. I tend to avoid those that stick to a more 'Apple like' philosophy, they tend to dislike constructive criticism and almost never backtrack on a bad idea.

Honestly, Bazaar isn't a bad idea. But the rushed implementation (while it has major issues) AND removal of the normal GUI app installer for the DEs just soured me on it. I reviewed the app on one of the ublue threads and I'll admit I'm more harsh on it because it is shoved in my mouth like that.

I will still recommend them for new users, but I'll always mention Nobara and CachyOS as well, while personally using NixOS. It just leaves a bad taste in my mouth as I left Windows due to them forcing stuff down my throat - yes, Bazzite and ublue isn't disgusting like Microsoft and Windows, but I left Windows out of spite and principle of "let me embrace new things when I want to." It's pretty much the same thing here.

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Would be wild to find out in 2026, Valve had the Steam Machine processors built with OnChip eDRAM. They could skip the whole AI-Memory-pocolypse. Wild, I know.

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Will the full podcast be uploaded to YouTube as well? I only watch/listen to YouTube podcasts.

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My main issue with Fedora is that, while the upgrade process is usually smooth, the same can't be said about their policy.

You are, of course, subject to the policy of the maintainer of your distro of choice, but with Fedora, they have a policy of marching to the beat of their own drums. They will adopt new technology before they're fully ready for many (sometimes it's not even ready for most of their users), or drop old technology before many are ready to migrate (with the worst example being how they almost dropped 32bit support before Steam for 64bit is ready - most subject don't get nearly the same backlash and no backtracks).

Personally, I think Nobara is the better middle-ground between normal Fedora, CachyOS (which is Arch-based and thus may require manual intervention sometimes), and Bazzite, to use on Desktop. GloriousEggroll having their hands on the pulse of Linux gaming, Red Hat, and ProtonGE makes me trust him better with maintainer policies.

I personally like full-blown CachyOS better, but I would put it as a second after Nobara - I outright think CachyOS is better, but that Arch-base carrying the "Arch manual intervention" caveat emptor makes it a rank down for recommendation for me.

Ofc, as can be seen from how I use Linux, I care a lot about what goes on in my machine. While I don't believe in Red Hat conspiracies, I have experienced the absolute annoyance when Fedora policy don't align with your preference, so that's why I prefer something less... Fedora, and really would rather people just use CachyOS, and maybe Nobara if they're wary of Arch, or Bazzite if they're completely new.

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The hardware have potential, and their Windows drivers are getting attention.

But in Linux, their drivers are still very immature. They do fine on synthetic benchmarks, but in actual games they lag behind, like rear view mirror behind (right Pat?). It is clear they don't have dedicated developers for gaming, and everybody must have been allocated to the AI crazy efforts. And to make things worse, if memory is correct, they fired a couple developers from the Linux team last year.

So no, I would not get one of their new products until they get their shit together on the Linux front.

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DOA.

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Quoting: Stellathe install trouble sounds very similar to my own Bazzite experience with the ROG Ally X, the Media Checker would get stuck at 4.8% and error out, and I could not do anything after that because it refused to let me use the iso because it was supposedly 'corrupted'. This is actually a known bug in the Fedora install media that's been present since at least 2016 (!!!) and it really caught me off guard. I had to connect a physical keyboard to be able to select the second GRUB option, that would skip the media check. Because of course the D-PAD did not work in GRUB. But after that, it went smoothly without a hitch.

This has been fixed since, the new live isos do not use media check, avoiding this problem altogether.

The D-Pad not working in GRUB sounds stupidly annoying. It's a real shame that it's not mapped to the arrow keys at all.

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I just use the SteamDB plug-in. The Augmented Steam one just seemed like overkill to me. I get the ITAD e-mails. Though that's mainly for the free shit. lol

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the install trouble sounds very similar to my own Bazzite experience with the ROG Ally X, the Media Checker would get stuck at 4.8% and error out, and I could not do anything after that because it refused to let me use the iso because it was supposedly 'corrupted'. This is actually a known bug in the Fedora install media that's been present since at least 2016 (!!!) and it really caught me off guard. I had to connect a physical keyboard to be able to select the second GRUB option, that would skip the media check. Because of course the D-PAD did not work in GRUB. But after that, it went smoothly without a hitch.

This has been fixed since, the new live isos do not use media check, avoiding this problem altogether.

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Efficiencies today, vulnerabilities tomorrow. Intel inside.

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Use whatever distro works for your hardware and expected use, brodudette, including the occult ones (as in concealed, not sorcery) and it'll be the best distro for gaming in 2026. Can you fix it, or you know it will fix itself when it breaks? It's works then, best 2026 gaming box.
One-size-fits-all has never been true in the Linux ecosystem, why would that change in 2026? Just, uh, avoid distro hopping unless you have a good reason to do that. Note: trying to find the best distro for a new machine does not count as hopping.

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It would definitely be a good thing if Intel could get their shizz together... but I'm not optimistic that they will.

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Distro wars are so last decade. I've run everything from RedHat to Mandrake to Fedora, Ubuntu and CachyOS. My conclusion, they're like tools in a toolbox. They all have a role to play.

Arguing over which is best is kinda like arguing over which colour is best.

CachyOS is my choice for gaming because it seems to work best for me on my hardware. If Fedora had, I'd be running that. Or Ubuntu. Or whatever.

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Quoting: PenguinIt's ironic seeing the majority of votes being in favor of AI usage. Everything tech-related is getting prohibitively expensive because of it. I could sort of understand those that were pro generative AI / LLM before, but now it's nonsense to defend what is leading the tech industry to its doom (at least for the regular users), and I'm not even talking about the whole climate issues that are going on for three years at this point.

Yeah, it's important to remember that even if you like AI, it will either price you out of a PC in a couple more years, or you accept that a £2000 PC now costs £6000 and that's just the happy price of a "useful" tool. And you also have to stick your head in the sand about the environmental impact, smack bang in the middle of a climate crisis.

Sadly, there are plenty of ostriches about, so that last point won't be a problem at least. Unless you live on the coast.

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🦊IS👋
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I'm super hyped for Mewgenics! I love Edmund's games, but most of them are about twitchy reflexes, so I'm glad to have a good turn-based game by him.

Also, when it comes to new releases this year, I'm sure that sooner or later we'll see a surprise release that will come out of nowhere and become a major hit.

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#TeamCachyOS 🥰

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Well, it seems I cannot reach cloud.umami.is from Italy.
Tried with Chromium (I usually use Librewolf), no way.
Any hint?

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I really hope the Gothic Remake gets released this year.

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It's ironic seeing the majority of votes being in favor of AI usage. Everything tech-related is getting prohibitively expensive because of it. I could sort of understand those that were pro generative AI / LLM before, but now it's nonsense to defend what is leading the tech industry to its doom (at least for the regular users), and I'm not even talking about the whole climate issues that are going on for three years at this point.

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Quoting: WoodlandorWho brought the popcorn?
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Me! Here they are: 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿
I hope there's enough for everyone 😁

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Quoting: Carolly

Quoting: ExplosiveDiarrhea¨gaming optimized distros" are the dumbest thing ever, hobby projects that do not contribute anything upstream and do not teach their users anything.
But they are always fast and efficient when they have to setup their patreon...

Because nobody at all uses Proton-GE patches or Cachy kernel optimizations amirite?

I use ProtonUp and CachyOS proton version, have not figured out how to configure Cachy OS game-tuned Kernels to run on a Ubuntu based Distro. I used Cachy OS Xfce Edition, but NVIDIA drivers mucked it up, leaving me with opened Windows Terminal, Brave-Browser, Steam flickering on and off like a lightbulb. So thought screw it, go back to the drawing board and try Mint Xfce out for gaming on. Would love to get Cachy OS's tuned Kernels going though. Games would flow better.

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Quoting: hell0

Quoting: Tethys84Frustrated that 66% voted to keep it even after the uproar...

The majority of homo sapiens is content with letting others do the thinking for them. You might be a witness to the birth of homo iners, rejoice.

While some might see me as the resident "AI defender", my point over the last year has been that generally people are neutral to positive on AI and thus it will move forward. I don't love or hate AI, I simply want to hammer home the point that while there is a vocal minority that hate everything AI, the market will dictate AI's adoption. And I'll even admit to perverse incentives, but that doens't change the reality.

While 158 people voting does not mean much of anything, it is none-the-less another point on the chart we can use to extrapolate the accuracy of my position (the market will win).

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[quote=Lofty]

Quoting: Cley_FayeThat said i wonder in the past just how many excited newcomers got bummed out by the well known "smart ass know it all" linux user and went back to windows or migrated to Mac?

(or console if they were interested in linux gaming).

Thankfully a lot of that elitism has died down now.

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I know my opinion isn't popular, but remember that the elitism is exactly what built linux in the first place. As more "normies" come over to linux and want one-click everything, you will get a more windows like experience whether you like it or not. It won't happen overnight. It might take a decade, but you'll see every bar lowered, everything distilled for the lowest common denominator, and more fracturing (in the case of 100 "different" distros).

New users won't argue about systemd/init or wayland/X or how packages should be managed as they won't ever understand what is going on under the hood. It will move linux in general from an enthusiast OS to an everyman OS.

While that might seem nice, to those of us who like linux for its ability to be whatever we want it to be, we see a loss of choice as resources will inevitably be funneled into those lowest common denominator users that want "just works" and "one-click" and "no terminal".

My question to those cheering for the mass adoption of linux boils down to: if I am right and linux gets watered down (time will tell) is it a good thing that there will no longer be an enthusist OS and 3 "normie" OSs? Where is the real choice in that?

All this said, if a new user wants to "join" linux, go for it! Please though, learn the linux way and don't try to map everything linux does into some windows-like experience. They are different things!

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I just went ahead and Bazzite everything in 2025. Laptops, handheld, desktops, family devices. All Bazzite lol
Works out of the box and more secure with immutable underpinnings. It just works, it's fedora, it's Nvidia & AMD ready, and thanks to distro shelf / distro box/ podman it does literally everything i'd ever need.

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Given that most people in need of a "which distro to pick" article are going to be on Nvidia, that's reason enough to not pick Fedora.

Counterpoint: I don't think the friction produced by not having immediate access to Nvidia drivers is that big you switch distros. In fact I'd say it's more beneficial than harmful. It grooms users into learning an absolutely basic and absolutely essential thing in Linux for newbies: package management. We can dumb Linux down all we want, but I think making people go through computing the Right Way when they come from Windows is important.

I do wish Fedora had a better reason for not including nvidia drivers (like mine above), than their empty illustrious %100 open source policy (also I'm pretty sure it's been fixed recently even on KDE).

I'm glad I picked Fedora when switching too. Other distros could be similar, I only ever tried a tiny bit of Mint and Pop_OS!, but I greatly appreciate how Fedora made me learn exactly what I think one should learn about a Linux system, nothing more, nothing less. Before switching I was a buffoon when it comes to PC, barely able to do basic stuff, and that wasn't for lack of trying, it's because windows is that bad in so many ways but most importantly it also discourages learning. Now, with Fedora (Linux), I actually feel quite comfortable with a computer despite my knowledge not being nearly as extensive as anyone who's really tech savy.

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