Latest Comments by AsciiWolf
ZOTAC Zone is yet another AMD gaming handheld
6 June 2024 at 11:08 pm UTC Likes: 1

It's a shame that it officially supports only Windows. I am still waiting for something like Steam Deck, but more lightweight (yet still powerful), more compact and more suitable for travelling. Not sure about this Zotac handheld, but I have already seen some Chinese ones that did look like something I wish for, sadly they all supported Windows, but not Linux. And although something like ChimeraOS would probably run fine on most of them, I want to be sure before I purchase one. I do not want another Linux computer that I have to take care of in case of hardware (or other) issues. I want a gaming handheld that works without issues (ideally all the time) and can be used to seamlessly play my favourite games on.

Moonlight PC for game streaming via Sunshine gets HDR support for Linux / Steam Deck
6 June 2024 at 10:58 pm UTC Likes: 1

Sadly, the HDR support itself is still in a pretty rough shape on Linux.

(For more information see the Wayland color management protocol ticket - that is required for full HDR with metadata support - and the GNOME Mutter HDR support one. Not sure about the HDR support state in KDE though.)

Old School Rally plans full support for Steam Deck - got me feeling nostalgic
8 April 2024 at 11:12 pm UTC

This would be great native game. Sadly, it looks to be Windows-only, so again just Proton.

EmuDeck removes Yuzu And Citra emulator support
5 March 2024 at 12:36 pm UTC Likes: 1

While I can understand their fight against Yuzu, taking down Citra (3DS emulator) does not make much sense and sets a dangerous precedent against other retro emulators.

Game over for Roblox on Linux / Steam Deck as it's now blocked
1 March 2024 at 3:04 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: EhvisAs longs as devs/publishers believe that rootkit anti-cheat is a valid solution, this will always be a problem

This. This goes way back to the old "Starforce days" (that are fortunately gone now, but were replaced by not much better anti-cheat rootkits). I was a Windows user for some time (with Gentoo in dual boot) back then and Starforce was something that I would never allow to be installed on my computer. Sure, I had to sacrifice many good games, but at least my system was not compromised.

Paradox confirm no Linux support for Prison Architect 2 but investigating Steam Deck
14 February 2024 at 6:54 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: finaldestWe need an option for games to be officially supported on Linux desktop.

I make a proposal for Valve to have a "Desktop" verified tag next to "Steam Deck" verified. This would then allow devs and publishers to officially support a game via Proton on Desktop PC's the same as they do for the steam deck.

This. Native builds are not necessary (even though they are better than Wine - in my opinion - if done properly), but what we definitely need (and what we had when native builds were a thing) is official Linux / Steam Deck support from game devs. Not just relying on Valve and Wine/Proton "to magically make their games work".

Time to blow the dust off your VR headset - Metro Awakening is coming
1 February 2024 at 12:14 pm UTC Likes: 1

Linux native or just Proton?

SMITE 2 announced with Steam Deck support from Titan Forge and Hi-Rez Studios
16 January 2024 at 12:08 am UTC

So it is a "next-gen native title", but most likely not a "Linux native title". That's sad.

Slimbook reveals the new Fedora Slimbook Ultrabook
12 October 2023 at 12:42 pm UTC Likes: 3

Nice, but would be much better with an AMD graphics.