QuoteIt has a Native Linux version but the developer recommended Proton (specifically GE-Proton) for playing on Steam Deck.

That's a shame, because (regardless of anything else about them having made a version that they recommend people don't use) that's going to prevent the game ever being Deck Verified and getting that potential additional exposure. Valve won't pick a Proton version for the Deck that doesn't come from them (obviously). If the devs can't fix up their native build they ought to at least try to work with Valve to get their game working adequately in the mainline Proton.

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Quoting: LanzDoes the remake require EA App? I think EA owns the rights to the Dead Space series now.

EA always owned the rights to Dead Space - they made it. I don't know if this version needs their launcher, although I don't see why they would choose not to use it for this specific game. Whether it should be used for any game is, of course, a different question.

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Quoting: denyasisI'm not 100% convinced I want one though. I get the fun and confidence of it replacing a laptop for less demanding games, but what is your all's thoughts on the more "cinematic" route of games? I'm thinking some FPS's or stuff like The Witcher or Cp2077. Does it have the same feel as playing it on a nice monitor and nice sound?

It's a lot better than gaming on a laptop. Like, a hell of a lot better.

Spectacle games will be more spectacular on a desktop - if you have one - and that's been where I've been playing the big story beats of the big titles. For all those side quests in those same titles, though, it's much nicer to stream them from the desktop to the Deck to do them on the sofa, in bed, in the garden, or wherever.

For a lot of games, the Deck is hands-down the best way to play them. For some, it's second only to a full-fat desktop, but is still better than everything else. If you do have a desktop already, the Deck makes an excellent complement. If not, the Deck is an excellent standalone gaming device.

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Quoting: drjomsIts probably a limitation of your DE/Chromium on Linux, which is used as basis for Steam Client.

Most everything else is fine with it, including Chromium. Just conky - which is kinda understandable because it's old and a bit on the janky side - and Steam. I guess for the same reason; although they've the resources to fix it if they bothered to.

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Quoting: PublicNuisanceI'd trade Proton for more native games.

Too bad. You don't get that option. You get decreasing numbers of native games and no Proton, or you get decreasing numbers of native games with Proton (with the potential that more games means more market share which means more games - which does tentatively appear to be happening post-Deck according to the statistics). This isn't a secret.

Quoting: PublicNuisanceAssuming your math is correct

Feel free to check them yourself; they're from SteamDB.

Quoting: PublicNuisanceyou would trade 380 native games for winning some dumb survey ? Is this really where the Linux gaming community is these days ?

You appear to be under the impression that the user base of generic developers (not even game developers) hanging out on Stack Overflow is somehow directly tied to the number of native Linux games that get released. For what reason you would think that, I can't possibly fathom. Indirectly, of course, more developers using Linux means more developers improving tooling, getting experience, and wanting to game on Linux, although you probably think that's dumb. However, if you want to moan about "some dumb survey" that is related to the number of native games we get, you should be looking at this one, where Linux has lost to Mac every month for the past ten years.

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Quoting: PublicNuisanceMac OS still gets more native ports for games. I'll take more native games over winning a survey on a site I don't even frequent.

Not by much. In 2022 there were 1,791 native Mac games released on Steam compared to 1,411 native Linux (and 12,706 native Windows).

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Valve definitely didn't release an HDR tech demo in 2005 and then let HDR languish on their lifeboat platform for 17 years, oh no.

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Having Steam not die when you're using anything other than 8—bit colour would probably be a good start.

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Quoting: arleasIf you're using a steam deck dock you can plug in a mouse and keyboard and use it just like a regular PC. It's not STANDARD but it's possible. Of course I didn't buy a steam deck just so I could use it like a PC, but it's nice that the option is there.

Oh, yes, it's definitely nice, and it is a great advantage of the Deck over something like the Vita. But as I was saying in the previous post, accessorising the Deck into a desktop PC makes it a desktop PC like any other, which Steam already caters to without any need for special markings.

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Quoting: ElvanexI think Valve must be testing only games that work with the built in Deck controls. Some titles, such as Planetside 2, actually work perfectly fine despite being listed as unsupported. Just need to use mouse/keyboard.

The Deck doesn't have a mouse and keyboard.

I think he meant use the "mouse and keyboard" setting.

Nope. The "mouse vs keyboard setting" is entirely part of "the built in Deck controls." The Deck Verified process is to use Valve's criteria for whether something is adequate on the Deck; the clue's in the name, really. Needing a mouse and keyboard makes it unsuitable for the solo Deck, but would be perfectly fine on any other PC, in the company of the 80,327 other PC games on Steam: saying "this PC game is a PC game" is entirely redundant, whereas "this isn't a good fit for the Deck" is actually useful information - provided you're interested in the Deck, of course.

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