Quoting: scaineSure, I know it's DRM. But I'm curious why I can play Netflix at 720p, but not 1080p or 4K. And DRM is usually optional - like, install this codec/software and now we trust you, you can play. But we don't get that option on the Linux desktop. We get 720p if we're lucky, like Netflix, Prime, Disney+, and nothing if we're not (NowTV). It's weird.

On Netflix, you can check the technical specs of a given stream by hitting CTRL-ALT-SHIFT-D, which confirms 720p for me.

EDIT: I guess Mr-Victory answered that one. I didn't realise there were "levels" in the WideVine DRM. I didn't even realise that the WideVine firefox plug-in was what was giving me that ability to play at 720p.

In the case of Netflix, it is 720p even on Windows with Chrome. The 720p restriction is only because of support and one can easily enable 1080p for Netflix if they want.

https://github.com/truedread/netflix-1080p

As for Android, it doesn't make any sense why it is allowed there since one can just build their own version of Android.

I can see why it would be fine with Roku or similar devices since one cannot modify the kernel in those devices.

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Quoting: redneckdrowToo little too late, in my case. I'm extremely happy with my new RX 6600!

Mine is arriving tomorrow and it'll be the first time I've not had an NVidia GPU in my desktop.

After the eVGA announcement I decided I'm done with NVidia and bought this card.

It would be really nice if eVGA decided to manufacture AMD GPUs and that other NVidia manufactures move away from NVidia and start making AMD and Intel GPUs instead.

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I just read some rumors that Intel cancelled their Arc dedicated GPUs already. Would be disappointing if they gave up already as I was looking forward to more competition in the GPU market.

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Quoting: MohandevirAnd it doesn't count the Steam Deck users that don't really use the desktop client (like I do)... These won't get the survey because Gamemode/Gamescope doesn't trigger it, from what I read. So, the Steam Deck market share is probably higher than that.

Edit: Thinking about it, if you are on Windows and use Steam BPM... You won't get the survey either. The results are probably wrong from the start, on both sides of the fence.

This is not true as I received the survey in gamemode

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Claimed

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I ran into this a few weeks ago and had to install the flatpak version of Steam to get around this issue.

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Quoting: Highball

Quoting: M@GOidIf SteamOS is 7.6% of ~1,623,600 million Linux users, it is safe to say Valve delivered about 123,000 units so far?

I think you can say, at least 123K units. If you've participated in the Steam survey on a different computer already, it's unlikely the steam client would have offered you a chance to take the suvey on your steam deck. I just got my Steam Deck a week ago and I never got the survey. So I would say, that 123k is a mix of gamers who haven't take the survey in over a year, the few who forced the survey, and those who've never taken the survey, i.e. console only gamers.

 
sed -i -e '/"SurveyDate"/ s/"[0-9].*"/"'$(date +%Y-%m-%d -d "1 year ago")'"/' .steam/debian-installation/config/config.vdf
Just in case anybody needs it.

You can get the survey on all of your devices. Last survey I got it on my Laptop first, then desktop, and when I went on my deck it was on there as well.

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Quoting: BlackBloodRumWhile it's nice to see the linux user count go up, I can't help but wonder if many of those decks are people like me who have both the deck and a desktop linux computer.

In my case, I still use both for gaming on steam. So, in a situation like this, statistically depending on how it was counted it would appear that either:

a) There's now two distros counted for the user (Both percentages could go up)
b) That steam lost a distro user and gained a steam deck user (or vice versa, only one percentage goes up, while causing the other to drop)

In any case, it would need to be clarified as it may artificially make it appear that either you have more Linux users on steam than in actuality or that some distros are losing ground, when in fact they're just not being counted because the user has two distros being used on steam and only one of those is counted.

I got the survey on my deck, laptop, and desktop for the latest survey.

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This game does not disappoint. The 6 player online + co-op in each mode is so fun.

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Got the notification on my Deck yesterday and then the 0% battery bug hit at the same time. After a hard reset, the notification was gone :(

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