Quoting: pleasereadthemanual'm not sure if there are incentives to use the App Store over Steam. It seems like they get the same cut. I know macOS programs from the App Store tend to be gutted compared to programs distributed outside of it because of restrictions (DaVinci Resolve being one such example, Affinity Suite being another).

Well, the App Store is there on every Mac, you don't need to install it by yourself. Plus, users with iPhones will already know it's the place to get all software and Apple will actively steer people towards it. Also, IIRC, it would hide software that wouldn't run on your Mac (a simple check for OS version and 32/64 bits, nothing fancy like checking gfx card requirements).

There's a strong dislike for the built-in store on Windows AFAICT, this isn't the case on the Mac. People love it. And I'm sure devs who make software for the Mac do as well (except for the likes of Epic). After all, as we Linux users all know, hunting the web for programs and downloading installers is the silliest thing ever.

Plus, "tend to be gutted" is much too strong of a statement. Yes, software will need to be modified in some instances (like years ago LibreOffice not being able to be on there because of their Java dependecy, IDK if this has changed or not), but I'd say the vast majority is made with with Mac and App Store in mind from the start.

As for Steam, Valve doesn't need the Mac and Apple doesn't need Valve.

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Quoting: PenglingNot a lot, this week, as I haven't had much free time! Just a little bit of Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine (Native Linux), BomberZone (Native Linux), Bombing Bastards (Native Linux), Bombslinger (Proton), and Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge (SNES).

I also did a playthrough of Super Bomberman 3 (SNES) on my newly-revived GPi Case, though that's not a long game by any means! I haven't yet had a chance to get in some time with Super Bomberman R 2 (Proton) this week, but I'm hoping to do that later.

Well, R&C clearly didn't work for you because it has no "bomb" in the title.

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This Seven game is looking mighty interesting!

I'm fully in Alan Wake II rabbit-hole, not to emerge before it's done. It's even better than I thought it would be.

Spoiler, click me

Not playing on Linux, unfortunately.

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I was hoping it’d let me run The Sinking City I stupidly got from GOG on my Steam Deck, but alas no. It’s verified on SD, too. That’ll learn me.

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Quoting: damarrinMaking SteamOS read/write doesn't solve your problem? An OS update will wipe your changes, but that'll just make you better prepared to redeploy your software.

What an asinine remark. If microsoft said that to developers they would be hanged at the gallows.

Quoting: damarrinAlso, "SteamOS being immutable is the absolute worst part of steam deck": well, perhaps for you, but for the vast, vast majority of SD users it's either irrelevant or very beneficial, depending how you look at it.

And the vast majority of steam deck users would benefit if steam deck ran windows by default instead of steamos. A locked down linux distro is no different than using a proprietary distro, or even android. Why even bother with linux at all if you remove all aspects that makes it linux? you are turning linux into android.

Haha, you are clearly lost. Let me point the way for you: www.microsoft.com

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I just hope when they do that I can keep my original version with the music. I'm still to play it, I'm ashamed to say.

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Quoting: GuestThat sucks. The only reason I used holoiso is because it's not immutable. I need steamos but be able to actually use it to test my software for steam deck. At least manjaro works on steam deck, even if audio doesn't (because the driver is proprietary, not part of mainline linux). SteamOS being immutable is the absolute worst part of steam deck (and no, distrobox doesn't solve this issue since I need root access for the applications).

Making SteamOS read/write doesn't solve your problem? An OS update will wipe your changes, but that'll just make you better prepared to redeploy your software.

Also, "SteamOS being immutable is the absolute worst part of steam deck": well, perhaps for you, but for the vast, vast majority of SD users it's either irrelevant or very beneficial, depending how you look at it.

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It does? I'd say the backlash Ayaneo received from "Windows fans" explains the Ayaneo stuff. I'm sure an immutable system would have been more beneficial for them.

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I'm glad Flathub is successful, it's great and I wish them all kinds of good fortune. That number of active users does seem terribly low, but it can only go up!

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Oh, if Valve are allowing the icon to be used by others then that's cool, I'm sure.

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