The latest 'Steam Client Beta Update' fixes wired Steam Controller support on Linux
Those of you who have been having trouble with the Steam Controller when in wired mode may appreciated the latest Steam client beta, as it fixes it.
Category: Hardware
The 'SMACH Z' gaming handheld is back on Kickstarter, no longer using SteamOS but their own Linux version
The 'SMACH Z' is a promising device and I'm quite excited to see how this all turns out, the promise of taking my Steam library easily on the go sounds fun.
HTC Vive VR demo on Linux used Kubuntu at SteamDevDays
Here's something awesome to see, the Valve demo of the HTC Vive on Linux was using Kubuntu, and we have some pictures.
Valve expects to sell 1 million Steam Controllers by early 2017, will allow configs for other controllers
Valve have given out updated numbers for their Steam Controller and they expect to sell 1 million by early 2017. They are also planning to allow configuration of other gamepads, with the PS4's Dualshock 4 coming first.
Steam VR will use Vulkan on Linux, demo shown off on Linux, new Vive controller being made
Well, news from SteamDevDays is starting to trickle into my feed and I will do my best to keep up with it all for you. First up is Steam VR which will finally support Linux and the big news is that it will use Vulkan to do it.
Looks like VR support for Linux will be shown off at SteamDevDays this week, about time
VR support for Linux has been lacking and the communication around it has been pretty damn poor by Valve and HTC, but it seems this is about to change at SteamDevDays.
AMD Zen looks like it will release at CES in January 2017
In January 2017 it looks like AMD will finally release their brand new clean-sheet (it's a new design) Zen CPU architecture, and damn it sounds exciting.
Steam Hardware Weekend sale, bag some cheap kit, Steam Controller now has accessories
The Steam Hardware Weekend sale is now live and it seems Valve now sell accessories for the Steam Controller.
Remember the Smach Z handheld? LowSpecGamer took a look and others at Gamescom
The Smach Z handheld gaming PC is an interesting device, utilizing elements from the Steam Controller to make PC games more portable. LowSpecGamer had a chance to check one out.
OTON X claims to be the first artificial intelligent games console, it's powered by Linux
OTON X sounds like a rather interesting Linux-powered games console. It is aimed at people who want to create as well as play games.
Steam Client Beta finally adds Big Picture Configuration editing for the Steam Controller and more
Valve have now updated the Steam Client and the firmware for the Steam Controller to allow Big Picture Configuration editing and more.
Alienware do a pretty nice job of advertising their Steam Machine & SteamOS in this new video
A new promotional video from Alienware showing off their Steam Machine has surfaced recently and it's a pretty nice video.
The AMD RX 480 seems to have power issues you may want to be aware of
The brand new AMD RX 480 seems to have an issue of drawing too much power through the pci-e port, so you may want to hold off on buying one of the first lot for now.
Check out this AMD video talking about Vulkan (and DirectX12)
AMD have released a nice video talking about Vulkan (and DirectX 12), it's also nice to hear Linux & SteamOS mentioned.
AMD RX 480 released, AMD will possibly open up Radeon Software
The next generation of AMD GPU's have launched, and it begins with the AMD RX 480. Benchmarks are now out there along with plenty of info.
When should i386 support for Ubuntu end? Help Canonical decide
Are you running i386 (32-bit) Ubuntu? We need your help to decide how much longer to build i386 images of Ubuntu Desktop, Server, and all the flavors.
You can now map the Steam Controller's buttons to different key presses and modes
The Steam Controller is amazing, I still love it and probably will for a long time. This new update has me in awe.
Entroware have released another beast of a Laptop, worth looking into
Entroware, the British (hooray!) Linux-focused hardware supplier have released the Athena and it's a bit of a beast.
Dell set to introduce beefed up Steam Machines
According to PCWorld who spoke with Chris Sutphen, the senior marketing manager at Alienware, Dell are pushing out two new Steam Machine models.
Razer announces the HDK2 VR headset, will support OSVR and SteamVR
The HDK2 from Razer will use their OSVR ecosystem - an open source ecosystem supporting multiple types of hardware brands.