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Grand Theft Auto VI trailer is live but no mention of a PC release yet
5 December 2023 at 10:55 pm UTC Likes: 7

Quoting: dannielloI think that with GTA6 we will have the same situation like it was on GTA5 - it will be limited in time console exclusive. The question is how long?

Ars did a write-up of the historical gaps if you wanted to let that guide you.



(note that we're 4,949 days and counting between the release of Red Dead Redemption on consoles and its release on PC)

Here's the most played Steam Deck games for November 2023
4 December 2023 at 11:34 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: AnzaI wasn't even aware of the tank controls as the traditional mouse controls work just fine.


No mouse in the default Deck setup.

QuoteOn regular adventure game scale it's somewhat below the classics. Some puzzles are bit tedious, but still in overall enjoyable game.


Some puzzles are lifted wholesale from the classics; which I believe is from affection. The timing-critical puzzles in Italy were a bit annoying on the controller.

QuoteShould play the Broken Sword games at some point, but there's always something else to play first.

I played 1, 2 & 5 relatively recently on the Deck and had a great time. The 3D ones didn't appeal. I can also recommend the Darkside Detective games on the Deck.

Here's the most played Steam Deck games for November 2023
2 December 2023 at 8:27 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: PhlebiacI loved the earlier Arkham games, but I could never get into games with a lot of driving (like GTA), so haven't delved into Arkham Knight much. Is driving the Batmobile required for a lot of the game?


The story mode has you up against tanks (lots of tanks) so it's not optional. And as well as Riddler trophies and puzzles there are riddler races. There's a lot of car-required content, but there's a lot of content overall. I think my playthrough was around 70/30 in favour of not being in the car.

Quoting: PhlebiacAlso curious about Crowns and Pawns; at one point the reviews seemed a bit mixed, although they look fairly solid now. How does it compare to something like the Broken Sword series?

It's definitely on the Broken Sword trajectory, but less dark in story I would say. "Grandfather died and left you his house" is also the start of Stardew Valley, after all. It has tank controls like OG Grim Fandango which takes a bit of getting used to, but the controller layout is pretty good.

Here's the most played Steam Deck games for November 2023
1 December 2023 at 6:18 pm UTC Likes: 2

QuoteWhat have you been playing recently?

Just finished GTA Batman and now I'm playing Crowns And Pawns.

Xorg is dead, long live Wayland - Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) dropping Xorg
29 November 2023 at 7:41 am UTC Likes: 8

Quoting: Nezchan
Quoting: whizse
Quoting: NezchanSeems like the creator of Xscreensaver is rather upset about this development, given Wayland has no way to implement screen savers at all.
Another win for Wayland?

In its way. Since the passing of CRT monitors there hasn't been that much point having screensavers at all, so it's just a niche enthusiast thing now.

OLEDs would benefit from screensavers for the same reasons as CRTs did.

Steam Deck global top seller again thanks to cheaper LCDs and the Steam Deck OLED
29 November 2023 at 7:35 am UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: ElectricPrism
Quoting: Pyretic
Quoting: ElectricPrismStill trying to figure out what to play -- DOOM? Apex Legends? Split Gate? Maybe MCC?

Edit 2: I'm also looking for a good racer, LAN PvP -- unfortunately Garfield Kart and Super Indie Kart are not LAN AFAIR :(

You can search for the games on Steam for LAN Coop.

Yeah I already did that and the tags weren't too helpful. I bought a few of them, and have to return 1 since the term "Multiplayer" was used ambiguously to mean "Multiplayer on 1 Big Screen"
"Multiplayer" isn't the tag you want to look for.

LAN co-op

LAN PvP

Steam Deck global top seller again thanks to cheaper LCDs and the Steam Deck OLED
28 November 2023 at 4:29 pm UTC Likes: 6

Repetition for emphasis: this is the global top sellers; the other things in the list are sold everywhere but the Deck is only sold in a handful of regions and is selling enough to take the top spot.

TUXEDO Sirius 16 launches full AMD gaming notebook with Linux
28 November 2023 at 1:51 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: BlackBloodRumTbh, I think we have enough "high end" Linux laptops at this point. What we need is some regular budget laptops that people who don't want to spend £1,000+ on a laptop can buy.

The kind of laptop where someone just trying to find a cheap laptop can buy it. That way we could gain some more Linux users, since it could be cheaper than the Windows laptop thanks to the lack of the license fee.
Can't be done; or, at least, won't be done. The best you could get is "low end laptop for high end laptop prices" because the market size isn't there. Boutique manufacturers don't have the huge component orders, the well-polished production line, nor the extensive logistics network to drive down the costs that the big boys have. The profit to make the whole endeavour sustainable has to come from somewhere, and it's easier to get that as a smaller chunk of an expensive unit than adding a big chunk onto the price of a cheap unit. The cost of an OEM Windows licence is tiny per unit if you obey Microsoft's commandments.

If you want to make a cheap Linux computer you either need a large scale deployment (like Valve) or be willing to lose money on the hardware because you've got additional income elsewhere (like Valve).

Begin your week with these newly Steam Deck Verified games
27 November 2023 at 5:43 pm UTC Likes: 3

Quote"Full Void is a 2D Cinematic Puzzle Platformer set in a dystopian future. A young teenager, scared and alone, must use all their skills to defeat a rogue AI that keeps mankind oppressed."
Looks neat. Wishlisted.

SteamOS 3.5.7 released, plus Steam Deck Client update and Power LED changes coming
23 November 2023 at 11:45 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: EikeNo, erm... I don't understand the abbreviation "LE" in the first place. It can't be "Light Emitting", right?
(But I love having my LEDs less strong.)
https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamdeck_2023LE

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