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Decky Loader plugins should no longer cause bootloops on Steam Deck
9 August 2024 at 11:07 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: GIBbeerI had so many problems, random UI errors popping out... and recently these boot loops. Now I have removed Decky and I will not look back.

If you aren't willing to put up with potential bugs, you shouldn't be using pre-release/alpha versions?

STAR WARS: Bounty Hunter has launched and Steam Deck Verified
2 August 2024 at 3:55 am UTC Likes: 4

Quoting: ShmerlI've never heard of Fanatical games store before. Is it very new?

No. It used to be called Bundle Stars, but it's been a few years now since they renamed.

STAR WARS: Bounty Hunter has launched and Steam Deck Verified
2 August 2024 at 3:54 am UTC Likes: 2

I hadn't heard of this game before, so looked it up on Wikipedia. Apparently it was released for PlayStation 2 and GameCube, and the reviews weren't all that great:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Bounty_Hunter

Nice to see Aspyr did a good job on the remaster; I wish they still did Linux ports, but at least we have Proton.

Linux hits another all-time high for July 2024 according to Statcounter
2 August 2024 at 3:30 am UTC Likes: 5

Quoting: Penglingit's important to point out that the Linux option isn't Windows, and that things aren't going to act the same, and that the software you'll use won't be the same.

I like to encourage people to use cross-platform software. Have you tried LibreOffice? It's free. Have you tried Firefox or Chrome, instead of the browser that comes with Windows? (IE was extremely bad, then slightly less bad, and nowadays Edge is available for Linux if you *really* want it). Once they are used to using quality open-source software, switching out the OS underneath is easier. And even if they don't go that far, at least the other stuff gets mind-share, instead of propping up worse alternatives.

Steam will now show you who is playing on Steam Deck
1 August 2024 at 4:25 am UTC Likes: 1

Lately, all the store pages show as blank for me in the Steam client. Haven't tried troubleshooting since I don't care that much, but it's persisted across a few (beta) updates, including the latest.

Edit: It's the "GPU accelerated rendering in web views" setting; I guess Nvidia broke something in the 555 drivers.

Grab a free copy of Drawful 2 now that The Jackbox Megapicker is out
31 July 2024 at 6:01 am UTC

"Thank goodness for an extra launcher!" said no one, ever - but I get how it can be useful in this situation, as long as they fix the bugs.

PlayStation Remote Play app gets renamed to chiaki-ng (chiaki-next-generation)
31 July 2024 at 5:54 am UTC

Kudos for the fixed name; I wondered "why do they have a macOS build for the 'Steam Deck' version?"

Acre Crisis looks like a fun throwback to the original Dino Crisis
20 July 2024 at 5:38 am UTC

Do people actually like the look of the interlaced video emulation? Smoothing out interlacing was always the preference in the past...

SCAD is Twisted Metal meets Vampire Survivors and I want it now
17 July 2024 at 4:20 am UTC

Most of their other games have Linux versions; I wonder if there's an engine-related reason why this one does not.

Sea Sniffers is a cozy fishing RPG from the dev of Mighty Goose
10 July 2024 at 4:11 am UTC Likes: 3

Quoting: Purple Library GuySo, you're talking to fish, but you're also eating them and selling them into slavery and/or to be eaten? I always kind of feel like it's not nice to do that stuff to people who talk.

Your post reminded me of the cow at the Restaurant at the End of the Universe (from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy). As I recall, she comes to the table to describe her various body parts, to help you decide what you might enjoy dining on.

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