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But I think some reviews with support, configuration software, etc would be pretty sweet.
I ended up ordering the Logitech G935 headset, so when it shows up, I'll do a mini-review here. But it looks like it's supported via HeadSetControl https://github.com/Sapd/HeadsetControl
Anyhow, mini-reviews from a Linux perspective are always appreciated!
Just mentioning this because maybe someone would like to buy it and they are really cheap and have a decent quality, and the hacking to make them work is 80% done... I suck hacking devices but maybe there is someone knowledgeable here willing to spend some time to make them work. HAVIT is the brand, not very well known across linux users.
(I mean the device works, it's just the programmable interface and RGB programmable stuff that doesn't)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CV086BRZQI
Edit:
Sorry, I didn't read carefully. You're looking specifically for gaming hardware. I don't think there is one that covers lots of gaming device.
Gear Seekers includes Linux testing in their graphics card reviews.
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You might be able to encourage an existing review outlet to also include Linux tests in the other tests that they're doing, which makes it a marginal additional cost over what they're already doing rather than trying to fund the whole thing from a Linux market. A lot is going to depend on how sympathetic to the idea they naturally are. Ars Technica test Linux (and the BSDs) on the stuff that passes through there since the person that took over on hardware reviews is a network guy and is comfortable with it. I understand that Linus Tech Tips started doing some Linux coverage because one of that team was comfortable with Linux. So that's a way that it could happen.
Otherwise, for existing stuff, Phoronix does benchmarks (just don't read the comments!) and sites that cater to Linux-friendly topics (like small computers) will sometimes give details ofthe hardware they're using with Linux, but it's not really comprehensive coverage.
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The Ars game journalists (Kyle Orland and Sam Machkovech) are good folks, but clueless (to faintly hostile) about linux.
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I should be getting my headphones today, I'll try doing a review of them tonight. Though my ears aren't what they used to be :P
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For the Bluetooth headsets, don't expect too much, the problem is in pulse audio. There was a guy working for two years on getting this fixed, but in the end things got sour between him and the maintainers, and now it looks like pulse audio will never really support bidirectional hq audio, better go for pipewire directly, which has support for it.
The conflict is actually a good negative example of how free software collaboration can fail for non-technical reasons, and how a CoC team can be the nail in the coffin in a conflict.
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But let's not get into THAT conversation again...
That does explain why pulse's BT support is garbage. I'll try it with pipewire, I think it's floating around in the Debian sid repos. But on the flip side, I did get my Logitech G935, which seems to work just fine in Linux! They don't sound as good as my Sony WH-1000MX X3, nor are they as comfortable. Also no noise canceling goodness.
But they do have a cool Mic where you can just push it in and flip it up and it'll turn the mic off. I haven't tried getting the RGB lighting working yet, but then that is seriously the most useless feature on a headset I've ever seen...