Quoting: pleasereadthemanualBut is the anticheat as effective as the Windows' counterpart? This has consistently been the reason companies provide for not enabling Linux support. And why both BattlEye and EAC make it optional—it's not as effective.

Well that's on the developers of said anti-cheat software, if it's not as effective... If the anti-cheat software is not as effective as under a Microsoft Windows-based operating system, then the developers just aren't putting in as much effort for the Linux version.

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Yeah, but the thing is, as I understand it, a lot of the anti-cheat systems actually support Linux-based operating systems natively - and that includes the one used by Fortnite.

A big part of the problem is that companies like Epic Games are just Microsoft sheep and as such, are anti-Linux for no particular reason.

Well, if I had to take a guess, I'd say some "encouragement" cough cough financial incentives or bribes cough cough from Microsoft probably play a big part of the reason to blindly follow Microsoft and be so anti-Linux... But this is of course, purely speculative, even if it's probably right.

Quoting: MohandevirThis said, It feels like the best solution that would give control to the devs, for Linux anti-cheat, is probably through a native linux client.

A lot of the anti-cheat systems already support Linux-based operating systems natively... It's just that developers - Epic Games being an obvious example - choose not to use them and thus not to support Linux-based operating systems.

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Quoting: childermassFor Horizon Zero Dawn, on the Steam page it says "Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA: Horizon Zero Dawn EULA". How big of a downside is that? I'd been staying away from HZD because I didn't want anything like Denuvo DRM. However, I notice that that's listed separately on other games, e.g. Prince of Persia The Lost Crown explicitly says "Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: Denuvo Anti-Tamper" and "Requires 3rd-Party Account: Ubisoft Account (Supports Linking to Steam Account)". I guess this means HZD doesn't have that.

I know I definitely want to avoid anything with 3rd-party DRM such as Denuvo, or anything rootkit-like, but what are the downsides of either "Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA" (for HZD for example) or "Requires 3rd-Party Account"? Are they technical/security/performance problems (especially in Proton), or is it 'just' the inconvenience of having an extra EULA or an extra account to set up?

When you start the game for the first time, there's a lengthy EULA (or was it two?)... And like most people, I didn't bother reading it; I just clicked "accept".

But there's no requirement for a PlayStation account or anything (for now!), which is apparently something some of Sony Computer Entertainment's other games on PC require.

Edit: I just booted up the game and checked - I was right, but I was missing one crucial detail... It asks you if you want to allow partial or complete data collection, and you can change this later in the menu, if you want to.

Basically one option collects minimal data (hardware and crash data, etc...), the other one collects all sorts of stuff (how you use the game, etc...).

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At this point, Sony may as well just give up on the PlayStation consoles and stick to PC exclusively... Especially when you consider the price of the new PlayStation 5 Pro.

Of course, a universal platform - such as a PC running SteamOS - makes a lot more sense to both consumers and businesses than dedicated consoles anyway... But that's a discussion for another day.

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I might have to pick myself up a Steam Deck then... Oh, wait - it's still not available in most countries.

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Quoting: GuestI hope by the time the Steam deck 2 is out I would be able to buy a Steam Deck 1 in Argentina XD lol

Yep, same here in Australia... Whenever Valve Software releases hardware, it takes 3+ years before we see it on Australian shelves.

Personally, I think they're doing themselves a disservice, because the longer they leave it, the less interested I am in the Steam Deck and if it's gonna take them 3+ years to release, well it's likely the long-rumored "Nintendo Switch Pro" will have released by then.

Quoting: tpauFor Deck2 it would be nice if we get a sim card slot and 5g compatibility. So you can truly play on the road without having to go through the hassle of creating a wifi hotspot with your cellphone.

Given how long it takes Valve Software to release hardware in Australia, I don't think this is a good idea - we'll probably be looking towards "6G" be the time a "Steam Deck 2" releases in Australia, rendering such a feature useless... Of course, Australia is completely irrelevant in the world of gaming, at least according to Valve Software, so the fact that this feature will be useless by the time a "Steam Deck 2" is released in Australia is itself irrelevant.

Quoting: BlackBloodRumMultiplayer on a sim card? Yikes it'd be lag city on the UK networks, where I am we have flaky 4G that often drops down to 3G or even 2G

Gee, your cellular networks must be pretty bad over there then - here in Australia, I can play the likes of 'Fortnite: Battle Royale' on my Sony PlayStation 4 Pro without issue when using my Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max as a 'hotspot' with Australia's smallest network (Network Vodafone)... It's a totally different story when it comes to fixed broadband - our infamous National Broadband Network ("NBN") that is - and lag / drop-outs / etc are commonplace.

Quoting: AussieEeveeAnd yet Steam Deck 1 is still unavailable here :(

Don't worry - 2024 is approaching and we should see the 'Steam Deck' by then... Right about the time the rest of the world is seeing the release of a "Steam Deck 2". 🙄

Quoting: TheRiddickJust give up and wait for SD2.. I'm in Australia also and unless the SteamDeck gets discounted I'm not going to bother.

I'm starting to think Valve REALLY doesn't like AU/NZ for some reason... either that or middlemen at blocking its import. (just go via amazon, worked for Quest)

Considering Valve Software seem to be one of the few exceptions when it comes to (significantly) delaying the release of new products in Australia - for those outside of Australia, we typically wait three years or more for Valve Software to release hardware in Australia - I'm guessing it's the fact that Valve Software seem to have something against Australia...

Quoting: ShabbyXWe keep making the same jokes, but Valve's obviously changed. They are quick now, and things can get a version 3.

You say that, yet it takes three years or more for Valve Software to release new hardware in Australia... Meanwhile, almost every other consumer electronics company - from itty-bitty companies all the way up to companies comparable to Valve Software - seem to be able to release new products in Australia in a timely fashion.

Yeah, nothing has changed, "Valve Time" is alive and well.

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Quoting: Cyba.CowboyAnybody else having problems running the Sega Mega Drive and Genesis Classics collection?

I'm trying to run it and after seeing the Sega logo briefly, it consistently causes my entire system to freeze...

The issue relates to multiple displays... If I disconnect my external display and disable one of my laptop's displays (my laptop has two built-in displays), the game runs perfectly, without issue.

I can reproduce this consistently, and I have submitted a bug notification to SEGA via both 'Steam' and their (SEGA's) 'support' website... If anybody else is running multiple displays with this game, I encourage you to make a comment in the 'Steam' thread and / or by submitting a bug notification to SEGA also.

It looks like the developers have been semi-active in addressing bugs mentioned on the 'Steam' forums over the years, so if enough people bring this to their attention, who knows, maybe they'll take the time to address this bug also?

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Quoting: sudoshredSega lived long enough to see themselves become the bad guy. Screw you Sega for this nonsense. "Character Animation in the Menu" WTF is that BS. I hope no one gives them a cent until they fix this garbage.

Initially, I was going to preorder this, because I loved the 'Sonic' games growing up. I have quite literally put thousands of hours into the "classic" games.

But looking at that chart, I don't see any real benefit to the "deluxe" version... I might still get the "deluxe" version, because I work for a GameStop subsidiary and thus, I get staff discounts on my game purchases; but your comment also makes me reluctant to do so, because you're not really getting any extra value for the "deluxe" version and I shouldn't be encouraging such poor practices.

Quoting: superboybotAs an aside, I think it's wild that Sonic 1 is thirty years old and still hasn't hit the public domain (and probably won't for another 200 years).

Whilst it varies from country-to-country, it's gotta be more than 100 years for copyright-protected stuff to become public domain in America, unless a company can prove that a trademark is so closely associated with their company that their company is the very first thing people think when they see that particular trademark... This is why Disney have been smashing out the 'Mickey' merchandise over the last few years, because it's nearly been 100 years since the character was created.

There was a lot of talk about this when Disney started to (significantly) ramp-up all the 'Mickey' merchandise a few years back... I never realized that a company still operating could lose ownership of their intellectual property, but apparently they can after a set period of time and a certain set of circumstances.

Not too sure how I feel about that, but there you go.

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Anybody else having problems running the Sega Mega Drive and Genesis Classics collection?

I'm trying to run it and after seeing the Sega logo briefly, it consistently causes my entire system to freeze...

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Quoting: Purple Library GuyFar as I can tell, right now the two are comparable... ...The real reason to switch to Wayland, though...

Thanks for that... As vague as it was, it answered the question in my eyes. 👍🏼

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"Added support for laptop privacy screens."

What exactly is a "laptop privacy screen"?

They only ones I've ever heard of or seen are those things you physically stick to the display... But I don't know why you'd need software support for that, so obviously they're referring to something else here.

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And I've upgraded, under a "clean" installation with Snap nowhere to be found! 😀

Oh, and I love the new 'power profiles'... Not only do they make it super-easy to quickly change a variety of settings for various usage scenarios, but they seem to make an awfully big difference in how long the usage times on my laptop are (even if, under the default settings, it does make my laptop a little difficult to see under indirect sunlight)!

Having left Ubuntu after 18 years though, it's gonna take me a day or two to get used to the little "quirks" which are unique to Pop!_OS (such as the default keyboard shortcut for Terminal, which is "super" + T under Pop!_OS).

Definitely loving it (Pop!_OS) though, and I'm already considering it a big upgrade from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS... Hopefully I'll say the same once the so-called "honeymoon period" is over.

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So unlike Ubuntu, Pop!_OS stuck with X11 for this 'LTS' release (Ubuntu went with Wayland as the default for AMD users and in a future update in the near future, it will also be the default for NVIDIA users)...

The windowing system as I understand it, is the part that actually "draws" everything on the screen under Linux-based operating systems - but I don't understand the advantage of one over the other.

Out of curiosity, what is the main advantage of Wayland over X11 or vice-versa?

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