Mmmm... RX 6500 XT... 4Gb of VRAM... That makes it unfit for cryptocurrency mining (At this moment, 5Gb is a minimum requirement, for basic performances and it requires more over time). 59% more powerfull than a GTX 1650 which should bring it in the area of a GTX 1660 Super (My actual GPU that still rocks, aside from the terrible noise coming out of it). For 199$... With some (read minimal) Raytracing capacities + FSR. For 1080p gaming, it could be a good and available entry card, actually. It could be used to stream bigger games to the 1280x800 display of my futur Steam Deck... I'll probably consider buying one, if scalpers don't get in the way, again...

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I don't know to what extent it gets and it might just be an impression, but it feels like there is a tendency where Protondb shows some/many games running better on AMD gpus, probably powered by Valve's Steam Deck development. This is something that I witness a lot more often, lately.

Based on that, not taking into account the AC support and considering all the efforts put by Valve on such a dedicated hardware, I suspect (obviously) that the Steam Deck will have the best support ootb, of all hardware configurations. We should keep in mind that the desktop support will always lag behind the Steam Deck. It's not by lack of efforts, it's just for obvious reasons (fragmentation/hardware combinations). 76% overall in what I consider a "worst case scenario" is great, imo.

It's been already a couple of years since I stopped believing in the "year of the Linux desktop" gimmick.

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Happy holidays to you, the best community of all and to Liam who's doing an awesome job to maintain and add to the quality of this site.

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Quoting: TheSHEEEP

Quoting: MohandevirCP2077... You're finally mine!

You sure it's ready yet?

I'm about to find out.

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CP2077... You're finally mine!

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Quoting: Guest... if you like rinse and repeat Games with the same graphics/textures/world then your like it.

Thing is, I often have this feeling with AAA titles... Rinse and repeat. The only thing that changes is the name of the game. I usually can't keep interrested in the latests AAA games, generally speaking.

As for Death Stranding, I'll keep my conclusions for later, but at least they tried something different.

Edit: Reformulated the last phrase.

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10 hours in my first run... Yeah lots to process. Nice game, but not yet sold on it. I really do like the slow pace though. You may stop to watch and think your next action. It's really a thing of it's own. Knowing Kojima's reputation, I'll get to the end of it. The setting is really interresting.

Edit: Oh! Yeah. Playing it with Proton 6.3-8 and it runs just fine.

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Reading all the comments... Maybe it's related to a not yet announced "Steam channel" on Luna?

Edit:
New world (From Amazon Gaming Studio) is already on Steam... New World for Steam Deck?
Maybe all of the above?

Yep! We live in interresting times...

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What I really like is the fact that Valve & Amazon will be pushing DXVK & Proton. It feels like these 2 pieces of tech are gaining recognition, making them hard to avoid, in the middle to long term.

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Quoting: randylThe question I have is why would they choose Google over AWS?

Probably because there is an already established channel of communication between Google and Valve (Project Borealis on Chromebooks). It would make it a natural match to deepen this already existing "agreement".

Edit: But it's just my 2 cents; it might not be that much impactful either (Borealis).

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