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Valve puts two Steam Deck LCD models on sale for Steam's birthday
12 September 2024 at 7:03 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quote21 years of Steam huh? Wow. What's your favourite Steam related memory? Mine is obviously Steam coming to Linux, and trying to get it all working. What a wild ride.

When I had installed Steam for Linux (during the beta time),
it "welcomed" me with: "unfasten your seat-belts".
(I guess I didn't have the right nvidia driver yet.)

AMD's Z2 Extreme chip due out sometime in 2025 for handheld PCs
9 September 2024 at 1:24 pm UTC

Quoting: grigiSo many people I work with avoid Linux like the plague. When you ask them why, they avoid the question and look to flee from the discussion.

Is there some kind of Taboo going on that we just have no clue about?

I guess it's considered difficult (which is not completely wrong) and people don't want to admit that they want to avoid difficult stuff.

Risk of Rain creators Hopoo Games join Valve
4 September 2024 at 10:23 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: scaineAnd while I enjoyed that game, it wasn't the Campo Santo game were were all waiting for, and which years later still hasn't surfaced. Slated for a 2029 release... that's some Valve time right there. Sigh.

I've put it on my wish list now.

Yes, this will change the world.

Black Myth: Wukong shows very clearly Valve are selling a lot of Steam Decks
30 August 2024 at 7:27 am UTC

Quoting: Cato-the-youngerIt also has further downstream knockon social effects that dont end up benefitting you.

Which ones?

Valve fixed resolution overrides for non-Steam games on Steam Deck plus more general Steam fixes
30 August 2024 at 7:23 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: DogsRNice
QuoteFixed screenshots copied to the clipboard displaying with swapped red and blue channels on windows.

How did this happen in the first place?

There's loads of image storage possibilities, many using RGB (red-green-blue), but also e.g. BGR.

Black Myth: Wukong shows very clearly Valve are selling a lot of Steam Decks
27 August 2024 at 5:52 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: gaboverstaRecently a German YouTube channel made a video about handheld gaming desktops and articulated that they were all infuriatingly unusable. Windows being the reason. Naturally, the Steam Deck was the exception.
This channel of Gamers gaming (and editing etc.) on Windows made a point out of the Steam Deck being great because it uses Linux and the customizability that comes with that.

We truly have come far.

Could you link that video?

Black Myth: Wukong shows very clearly Valve are selling a lot of Steam Decks
27 August 2024 at 4:58 pm UTC

Quoting: Liam Dawe
Quoting: TuxeeAnd I don't care for Fortnite in the slightest. I'm waaaaay to mature for that crap.
Guess I'm immature then for wanting to play it on both my desktop Linux and Steam Deck. Okay then.

I cannot and do not want to comment on Fortnite, but not always bahaving according to one's age from time to time is so usual nowadays...

Cozy mining adventure Core Keeper 1.0 is officially out now
27 August 2024 at 4:45 pm UTC

Quoting: Klaas
Quoting: ReyoldIs there a reason this seems to keep happening?
Yes, most releases are just the Steam version with GOG's Steam crack applied – that's what GOG recommends instead of a proper DRM-free release.. That crack has no Linux version.

Is there a place to read something about this, maybe even on GoG?

Chilled castle doodling game Tiny Glade releases September 23 and the demo is back
17 August 2024 at 5:01 pm UTC

Quoting: The_Mystic_TriptychWhat an absolutely beautiful looking game!

If you didn't yet, do make a path through a wall...

shapez 2 is an absurdly great and accessible factory-building game out now
17 August 2024 at 4:52 pm UTC

Quoting: JarmerDownloaded it this morning! I've been very much looking forward to this since the demo released earlier this year. Can't wait to get in some good play time this weekend! This is the exact kind of "factory builder" I want: no timers, no invasions, no citizens dying, etc.

.. no challenge, no satisfaction...

I'm not fully sure what I would expect from such a game, but this one didn't seem to provide it. I liked Infinifactory, because I wasn't sure I could build what's needed. I didn't get this feeling from playing the demo of Shapez 2. :-/