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News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By MasterSleort, 28 May 2026 at 11:07 am UTC
I will admit that I also didn't understand why others hadn't pointed it out, so I assumed they just knew the previous prices as almost common knowledge.
Still think its bad formatting though.
By MasterSleort, 28 May 2026 at 11:07 am UTC
Quoting: Liam Squires-HandI am sorry. I think it is the way it is written. The new prices' currencies are written in their abbreviations whereas the old prices' currencies are listed with their respective currency symbols. In my mind I mistakenly read that as the region and then never read "originally", but just saw the number next to each currency symbol. Pardon me for thinking that is a bit confusing.Quoting: MasterSleortYou can't write an article and expect people can remember the prices before they went out of stock. Nowhere is the price increase mentioned. Only the new prices are listed. I bought both my LCD and OLED Steam Decks at launch and never cared to look at the prices again, so I can't remember what they cost. I am 99% sure a AI model would have known to mention this.What are you on about? The article you are commenting on has the original prices right there and has since I hit publish.
Yeah I am annoyed, because it is subpar journalism.
I will admit that I also didn't understand why others hadn't pointed it out, so I assumed they just knew the previous prices as almost common knowledge.
Still think its bad formatting though.
News - Fruit Ninja designer reveals Normal Golf Game with a demo - there's nothing normal about it
By grigi, 28 May 2026 at 10:20 am UTC
By grigi, 28 May 2026 at 10:20 am UTC
Loved that trailer 😆
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By TheSHEEEP, 28 May 2026 at 10:02 am UTC
You are clearly not at the peak of your perception right now.
By TheSHEEEP, 28 May 2026 at 10:02 am UTC
Quoting: MasterSleortYou can't write an article and expect people can remember the prices before they went out of stock. Nowhere is the price increase mentioned. Only the new prices are listed. I bought both my LCD and OLED Steam Decks at launch and never cared to look at the prices again, so I can't remember what they cost. I am 99% sure a AI model would have known to mention this.I think you should take a nap.
Yeah I am annoyed, because it is subpar journalism.
You are clearly not at the peak of your perception right now.
News - Fruit Ninja designer reveals Normal Golf Game with a demo - there's nothing normal about it
By doragasu, 28 May 2026 at 9:54 am UTC
By doragasu, 28 May 2026 at 9:54 am UTC
This, along with Neo Turf Masters, might be the only golf game that picks my interest 😆
News - Fight off deadly swarms and a big space hive in the latest No Man's Sky update
By Corben, 28 May 2026 at 9:52 am UTC
By Corben, 28 May 2026 at 9:52 am UTC
I enjoy playing the community expeditions. As there wasn't one included with the previous update, I'm happy to see this update brings a new one. Time to dive back into it!
News - NVIDIA driver 610.43.02 arrives for Linux with Vulkan upgrades, DRM colour pipeline API support
By Corben, 28 May 2026 at 9:47 am UTC
By Corben, 28 May 2026 at 9:47 am UTC
This one is currently rough to me. Causes game crashes (at least with Metal Eden) with Steam client freezes (until I kill the game's thread). Even locked up my PC completely where I had to unplug power as just hitting the reset button didn't bring a monitor signal anymore. That was quite a shock, thinking my GPU died...
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By Ehvis, 28 May 2026 at 9:45 am UTC
By Ehvis, 28 May 2026 at 9:45 am UTC
Quoting: Liam Squires-HandSo uh, it's still jumped up to the number 1 global top seller with the price increase... https://store.steampowered.com/charts/topselling/globalMaybe it's because of the price increase. 😇
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By Corben, 28 May 2026 at 9:43 am UTC
By Corben, 28 May 2026 at 9:43 am UTC
Before it was cryptomining, now it's AI... there will always be the next new hype causing increasing prices -.-
News - MangoHud v0.8.4 released - should fix the Steam Overlay not working
By Corben, 28 May 2026 at 9:37 am UTC
By Corben, 28 May 2026 at 9:37 am UTC
Ha! Lucky me updating it yesterday and seeing it running without issues.
I wanted to use MangoHud as the Steam performance overlay doesn't show GPU nor VRAM usage for me on nVidia. Haven't figured out how to solve this yet.
I wanted to use MangoHud as the Steam performance overlay doesn't show GPU nor VRAM usage for me on nVidia. Haven't figured out how to solve this yet.
News - Big Steam update is out now, plus the Steam Workshop Update rolls out for everyone
By hardpenguin, 28 May 2026 at 9:30 am UTC
If on the host side maybe it would help with streaming games using launchers. I had big difficulty streaming LOTRO because of their launcher determining the small viewport for the Remote Play session. So the game was unplayable because I was only able to see a tiny portion of the streamed screen.
By hardpenguin, 28 May 2026 at 9:30 am UTC
Remote PlayHuh, I wonder if it's on the client side or the host side.
- Alt-Enter now toggles windowed mode.
- Window mode, position, and size are saved between sessions.
- Added a windowed mode toggle and 1:1 resize button to the mouse/keyboard overlay menu.
If on the host side maybe it would help with streaming games using launchers. I had big difficulty streaming LOTRO because of their launcher determining the small viewport for the Remote Play session. So the game was unplayable because I was only able to see a tiny portion of the streamed screen.
News - Classic strategy games Empire Earth 1, 2 & 3 arrive on Steam
By Mambo, 28 May 2026 at 9:15 am UTC
https://www.mobygames.com/group/1035/empire-earth-series/
2001-11: Empire Earth
2005-04: Empire Earth II
2007-11: Empire Earth III
GOG seems to be correct, and Zoom might be referring to the release of the gold or platinum edition
By Mambo, 28 May 2026 at 9:15 am UTC
Quoting: PhlebiacThe third game released 4 months after the second one, in 2007? That can't be right. Zoom says the second game released Jun 4, 2006, while GOG says it released April 26, 2005. I'm inclined to believe the GOG date.According to mobygames:
https://www.mobygames.com/group/1035/empire-earth-series/
2001-11: Empire Earth
2005-04: Empire Earth II
2007-11: Empire Earth III
GOG seems to be correct, and Zoom might be referring to the release of the gold or platinum edition
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By Lofty, 28 May 2026 at 9:14 am UTC
There are currently around 32 million households in the US (for example) considered 'high income' (albeit that number is falling rapidly no doubt). If you don't typically expect to exceed that target for your customer base it might be seen as a more logical choice for some companies to go that route.
not an economist, just something i read.
By Lofty, 28 May 2026 at 9:14 am UTC
Quoting: hardpenguinFrom being the most affordable to the "only for hardcore hobbyists" niche 🫤Not sure if true, but i read that there is a new current economic model where it's cheaper to sell fewer items at a higher price than many items at a budget price , when you factor in the costs of manufacturing (parts , energy costs , shipping, taxes etc..). And that this model is directly targeting high income households and forgoing the broad base of lower income households.
There are currently around 32 million households in the US (for example) considered 'high income' (albeit that number is falling rapidly no doubt). If you don't typically expect to exceed that target for your customer base it might be seen as a more logical choice for some companies to go that route.
not an economist, just something i read.
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By Brokatt, 28 May 2026 at 9:08 am UTC
By Brokatt, 28 May 2026 at 9:08 am UTC
The big picture is far worse than expensive Valve devices. Unless we get an end to the war in Iran soon and some sort of relief to RAM/SSD prices, we are witnessing the beginning of the end to affordable consumer computing. Princes will continue to increase on computing devices and big companies will probably try directing the market towards cheaper game cloud streaming, and AI devices that have little to no local computing capabilities. This will begin in earnest when global oil reserves reaches critical levels after the summer.
The problem is that the market was already experiencing considerable stress due to underrepresented AI demand and unpredictable tariffs by the US government. Now add an energy and logistics crisis on top of that and we have perfect conditions for a PC collapse at best and a full on recession at worst.
The problem is that the market was already experiencing considerable stress due to underrepresented AI demand and unpredictable tariffs by the US government. Now add an energy and logistics crisis on top of that and we have perfect conditions for a PC collapse at best and a full on recession at worst.
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By Liam Squires-Hand, 28 May 2026 at 9:07 am UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand, 28 May 2026 at 9:07 am UTC
So uh, it's still jumped up to the number 1 global top seller with the price increase... https://store.steampowered.com/charts/topselling/global
News - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past DLC announced
By somebody1121, 28 May 2026 at 8:58 am UTC
By somebody1121, 28 May 2026 at 8:58 am UTC
Every time i watch the image more odd i find it.
Geralt right hand seems like the fingers doesn't have the right proportion.
The nuckels in booth hands looks different to one to the other. The right hand looks like it's missing one or that one it's miss place.
The sword that has Geral in his hands looks like after the left hand it's bend, not by much.
The swords on his back, the silver one, looks a little bend and the decoration on handle looks strange.Like it should be a wolf or similar but it seams like something trying to climb on top.
I don't know but it looks like it's made with AI.
Geralt right hand seems like the fingers doesn't have the right proportion.
The nuckels in booth hands looks different to one to the other. The right hand looks like it's missing one or that one it's miss place.
The sword that has Geral in his hands looks like after the left hand it's bend, not by much.
The swords on his back, the silver one, looks a little bend and the decoration on handle looks strange.Like it should be a wolf or similar but it seams like something trying to climb on top.
I don't know but it looks like it's made with AI.
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By doragasu, 28 May 2026 at 8:29 am UTC
By doragasu, 28 May 2026 at 8:29 am UTC
Awesome, GenerativeAI killed Steam Hardware. With the new pricing, the $599 ROG XBox Ally looks like a much bang for the buck alternative (until it also raises the price, that I suspect they'll have to do).
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By Liam Squires-Hand, 28 May 2026 at 8:02 am UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand, 28 May 2026 at 8:02 am UTC
Quoting: MasterSleortYou can't write an article and expect people can remember the prices before they went out of stock. Nowhere is the price increase mentioned. Only the new prices are listed. I bought both my LCD and OLED Steam Decks at launch and never cared to look at the prices again, so I can't remember what they cost. I am 99% sure a AI model would have known to mention this.What are you on about? The article you are commenting on has the original prices right there and has since I hit publish.
Yeah I am annoyed, because it is subpar journalism.
News - Classic strategy games Empire Earth 1, 2 & 3 arrive on Steam
By Phlebiac, 28 May 2026 at 7:14 am UTC
By Phlebiac, 28 May 2026 at 7:14 am UTC
The third game released 4 months after the second one, in 2007? That can't be right. Zoom says the second game released Jun 4, 2006, while GOG says it released April 26, 2005. I'm inclined to believe the GOG date.
News - Hytale Update 5 brings controller support, new scripting tool for modders, social features
By hardpenguin, 28 May 2026 at 7:00 am UTC
By hardpenguin, 28 May 2026 at 7:00 am UTC
"Oh cool I will add it to my Steam wishlist! Oh...."
(the game is not on Steam)
(the game is not on Steam)
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By hardpenguin, 28 May 2026 at 6:59 am UTC
By hardpenguin, 28 May 2026 at 6:59 am UTC
From being the most affordable to the "only for hardcore hobbyists" niche 🫤
News - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past DLC announced
By Phlebiac, 28 May 2026 at 6:54 am UTC
By Phlebiac, 28 May 2026 at 6:54 am UTC
So that means the "Complete Edition" will become incomplete; any predictions on what they might rename it to?
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By Phlebiac, 28 May 2026 at 6:23 am UTC
By Phlebiac, 28 May 2026 at 6:23 am UTC
Quoting: MasterSleortYou can't write an article and expect people can remember the prices before they went out of stock. Nowhere is the price increase mentioned. Only the new prices are listed.Are you complaining about the Valve post? Because Liam's article lists the original prices (unless he added those after the fact?).
Quoting: ArdjeHow is hardkernel capable of keeping the prices low.Stockpile of pre-RAMpocalypse inventory?
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By Ardje, 28 May 2026 at 6:12 am UTC
But odroids do not have the same markup somehow. An odroid-m1s (rockchip) with 8G is the same price as a rpi. And the Odroid xu4 still runs laps around an rpi4. I have no doubt an M1S still runs laps around a rpi5.
The M1S 4GB is a fraction of a current rpi.
So yeah, there is something weird going on. How is hardkernel capable of keeping the prices low.
By Ardje, 28 May 2026 at 6:12 am UTC
Quoting: KlaasThank you AI. The prices – like the RPI ones – are horrible.Yeah, a $40 rpi suddenly costing $140.
But odroids do not have the same markup somehow. An odroid-m1s (rockchip) with 8G is the same price as a rpi. And the Odroid xu4 still runs laps around an rpi4. I have no doubt an M1S still runs laps around a rpi5.
The M1S 4GB is a fraction of a current rpi.
So yeah, there is something weird going on. How is hardkernel capable of keeping the prices low.
News - Proton-CachyOS adds low latency layer and Discord rich presence support
By Phlebiac, 28 May 2026 at 5:59 am UTC
By Phlebiac, 28 May 2026 at 5:59 am UTC
Quoting: KithopI've had better luck with this over GE-Proton10-34 for uh, 'testing' the latest Satisfactory 1.2 experimental branch with unofficial HDR support (with Gamescope, on Plasma 6 + Wayland), though I think that's more of a Wine/Proton 10 vs. 11 thing.Better than Proton Experimental?
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By MasterSleort, 28 May 2026 at 5:47 am UTC
By MasterSleort, 28 May 2026 at 5:47 am UTC
You can't write an article and expect people can remember the prices before they went out of stock. Nowhere is the price increase mentioned. Only the new prices are listed. I bought both my LCD and OLED Steam Decks at launch and never cared to look at the prices again, so I can't remember what they cost. I am 99% sure a AI model would have known to mention this.
Yeah I am annoyed, because it is subpar journalism.
Yeah I am annoyed, because it is subpar journalism.
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By mr-victory, 28 May 2026 at 5:06 am UTC
By mr-victory, 28 May 2026 at 5:06 am UTC
Yea my 2015 mb air is not getting an upgrade anytime soon.
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By Koopa, 28 May 2026 at 4:26 am UTC
By Koopa, 28 May 2026 at 4:26 am UTC
Holy Cow, this makes the Steam prohibitive if you live in a country where its not officially sold, because there was already a markup for import taxes and shipping!
News - Linux and open source getting age checking exemptions could be problematic
By Cerberon, 28 May 2026 at 3:10 am UTC
We get a new one every 3-4 years and they are all terrible.
By Cerberon, 28 May 2026 at 3:10 am UTC
Quoting: Purple Library GuyOh, indeed? How many governments, pray? And how much have you known about them?How many would it need to be to satisfy you? 😂
We get a new one every 3-4 years and they are all terrible.
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By Mountain Man, 28 May 2026 at 1:49 am UTC
By Mountain Man, 28 May 2026 at 1:49 am UTC
Quoting: Purple Library GuyIf you know, then you know. That's all I will say on the matter.Quoting: Mountain ManAs a lefty, I think he's been making some questionable decisions, but I'd be fascinated to know what you think are his questionable decisions.Quoting: MohandevirEdit: I'm curious to know why the price hike is even steeper for canadian customers... Saw a similar phenomenon with the Steam Controller.Ask your prime minister. He's been making lots of questionable decisions that are impacting the Canadian economy.
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By Mohandevir, 28 May 2026 at 1:41 am UTC
By Mohandevir, 28 May 2026 at 1:41 am UTC
Quoting: suchThis reads as Valve asking for a quote regarding RAM and NVMe, and getting a middle finger instead. And taking it. Concerning, to say the least.I was very hyped by the Steam Machines, but at this price point, I'll dust off my Cougar QBX case and build something out of spare parts.
Unless this is a bizarre attempt to subsidise Steam Machines those are basically DOA at this point.
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By MasterSleort, 28 May 2026 at 11:07 am UTC
I will admit that I also didn't understand why others hadn't pointed it out, so I assumed they just knew the previous prices as almost common knowledge.
Still think its bad formatting though.
By MasterSleort, 28 May 2026 at 11:07 am UTC
Quoting: Liam Squires-HandI am sorry. I think it is the way it is written. The new prices' currencies are written in their abbreviations whereas the old prices' currencies are listed with their respective currency symbols. In my mind I mistakenly read that as the region and then never read "originally", but just saw the number next to each currency symbol. Pardon me for thinking that is a bit confusing.Quoting: MasterSleortYou can't write an article and expect people can remember the prices before they went out of stock. Nowhere is the price increase mentioned. Only the new prices are listed. I bought both my LCD and OLED Steam Decks at launch and never cared to look at the prices again, so I can't remember what they cost. I am 99% sure a AI model would have known to mention this.What are you on about? The article you are commenting on has the original prices right there and has since I hit publish.
Yeah I am annoyed, because it is subpar journalism.
I will admit that I also didn't understand why others hadn't pointed it out, so I assumed they just knew the previous prices as almost common knowledge.
Still think its bad formatting though.
News - Fruit Ninja designer reveals Normal Golf Game with a demo - there's nothing normal about it
By grigi, 28 May 2026 at 10:20 am UTC
By grigi, 28 May 2026 at 10:20 am UTC
Loved that trailer 😆
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By TheSHEEEP, 28 May 2026 at 10:02 am UTC
You are clearly not at the peak of your perception right now.
By TheSHEEEP, 28 May 2026 at 10:02 am UTC
Quoting: MasterSleortYou can't write an article and expect people can remember the prices before they went out of stock. Nowhere is the price increase mentioned. Only the new prices are listed. I bought both my LCD and OLED Steam Decks at launch and never cared to look at the prices again, so I can't remember what they cost. I am 99% sure a AI model would have known to mention this.I think you should take a nap.
Yeah I am annoyed, because it is subpar journalism.
You are clearly not at the peak of your perception right now.
News - Fruit Ninja designer reveals Normal Golf Game with a demo - there's nothing normal about it
By doragasu, 28 May 2026 at 9:54 am UTC
By doragasu, 28 May 2026 at 9:54 am UTC
This, along with Neo Turf Masters, might be the only golf game that picks my interest 😆
News - Fight off deadly swarms and a big space hive in the latest No Man's Sky update
By Corben, 28 May 2026 at 9:52 am UTC
By Corben, 28 May 2026 at 9:52 am UTC
I enjoy playing the community expeditions. As there wasn't one included with the previous update, I'm happy to see this update brings a new one. Time to dive back into it!
News - NVIDIA driver 610.43.02 arrives for Linux with Vulkan upgrades, DRM colour pipeline API support
By Corben, 28 May 2026 at 9:47 am UTC
By Corben, 28 May 2026 at 9:47 am UTC
This one is currently rough to me. Causes game crashes (at least with Metal Eden) with Steam client freezes (until I kill the game's thread). Even locked up my PC completely where I had to unplug power as just hitting the reset button didn't bring a monitor signal anymore. That was quite a shock, thinking my GPU died...
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By Ehvis, 28 May 2026 at 9:45 am UTC
By Ehvis, 28 May 2026 at 9:45 am UTC
Quoting: Liam Squires-HandSo uh, it's still jumped up to the number 1 global top seller with the price increase... https://store.steampowered.com/charts/topselling/globalMaybe it's because of the price increase. 😇
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By Corben, 28 May 2026 at 9:43 am UTC
By Corben, 28 May 2026 at 9:43 am UTC
Before it was cryptomining, now it's AI... there will always be the next new hype causing increasing prices -.-
News - MangoHud v0.8.4 released - should fix the Steam Overlay not working
By Corben, 28 May 2026 at 9:37 am UTC
By Corben, 28 May 2026 at 9:37 am UTC
Ha! Lucky me updating it yesterday and seeing it running without issues.
I wanted to use MangoHud as the Steam performance overlay doesn't show GPU nor VRAM usage for me on nVidia. Haven't figured out how to solve this yet.
I wanted to use MangoHud as the Steam performance overlay doesn't show GPU nor VRAM usage for me on nVidia. Haven't figured out how to solve this yet.
News - Big Steam update is out now, plus the Steam Workshop Update rolls out for everyone
By hardpenguin, 28 May 2026 at 9:30 am UTC
If on the host side maybe it would help with streaming games using launchers. I had big difficulty streaming LOTRO because of their launcher determining the small viewport for the Remote Play session. So the game was unplayable because I was only able to see a tiny portion of the streamed screen.
By hardpenguin, 28 May 2026 at 9:30 am UTC
Remote PlayHuh, I wonder if it's on the client side or the host side.
- Alt-Enter now toggles windowed mode.
- Window mode, position, and size are saved between sessions.
- Added a windowed mode toggle and 1:1 resize button to the mouse/keyboard overlay menu.
If on the host side maybe it would help with streaming games using launchers. I had big difficulty streaming LOTRO because of their launcher determining the small viewport for the Remote Play session. So the game was unplayable because I was only able to see a tiny portion of the streamed screen.
News - Classic strategy games Empire Earth 1, 2 & 3 arrive on Steam
By Mambo, 28 May 2026 at 9:15 am UTC
https://www.mobygames.com/group/1035/empire-earth-series/
2001-11: Empire Earth
2005-04: Empire Earth II
2007-11: Empire Earth III
GOG seems to be correct, and Zoom might be referring to the release of the gold or platinum edition
By Mambo, 28 May 2026 at 9:15 am UTC
Quoting: PhlebiacThe third game released 4 months after the second one, in 2007? That can't be right. Zoom says the second game released Jun 4, 2006, while GOG says it released April 26, 2005. I'm inclined to believe the GOG date.According to mobygames:
https://www.mobygames.com/group/1035/empire-earth-series/
2001-11: Empire Earth
2005-04: Empire Earth II
2007-11: Empire Earth III
GOG seems to be correct, and Zoom might be referring to the release of the gold or platinum edition
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By Lofty, 28 May 2026 at 9:14 am UTC
There are currently around 32 million households in the US (for example) considered 'high income' (albeit that number is falling rapidly no doubt). If you don't typically expect to exceed that target for your customer base it might be seen as a more logical choice for some companies to go that route.
not an economist, just something i read.
By Lofty, 28 May 2026 at 9:14 am UTC
Quoting: hardpenguinFrom being the most affordable to the "only for hardcore hobbyists" niche 🫤Not sure if true, but i read that there is a new current economic model where it's cheaper to sell fewer items at a higher price than many items at a budget price , when you factor in the costs of manufacturing (parts , energy costs , shipping, taxes etc..). And that this model is directly targeting high income households and forgoing the broad base of lower income households.
There are currently around 32 million households in the US (for example) considered 'high income' (albeit that number is falling rapidly no doubt). If you don't typically expect to exceed that target for your customer base it might be seen as a more logical choice for some companies to go that route.
not an economist, just something i read.
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By Brokatt, 28 May 2026 at 9:08 am UTC
By Brokatt, 28 May 2026 at 9:08 am UTC
The big picture is far worse than expensive Valve devices. Unless we get an end to the war in Iran soon and some sort of relief to RAM/SSD prices, we are witnessing the beginning of the end to affordable consumer computing. Princes will continue to increase on computing devices and big companies will probably try directing the market towards cheaper game cloud streaming, and AI devices that have little to no local computing capabilities. This will begin in earnest when global oil reserves reaches critical levels after the summer.
The problem is that the market was already experiencing considerable stress due to underrepresented AI demand and unpredictable tariffs by the US government. Now add an energy and logistics crisis on top of that and we have perfect conditions for a PC collapse at best and a full on recession at worst.
The problem is that the market was already experiencing considerable stress due to underrepresented AI demand and unpredictable tariffs by the US government. Now add an energy and logistics crisis on top of that and we have perfect conditions for a PC collapse at best and a full on recession at worst.
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By Liam Squires-Hand, 28 May 2026 at 9:07 am UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand, 28 May 2026 at 9:07 am UTC
So uh, it's still jumped up to the number 1 global top seller with the price increase... https://store.steampowered.com/charts/topselling/global
News - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past DLC announced
By somebody1121, 28 May 2026 at 8:58 am UTC
By somebody1121, 28 May 2026 at 8:58 am UTC
Every time i watch the image more odd i find it.
Geralt right hand seems like the fingers doesn't have the right proportion.
The nuckels in booth hands looks different to one to the other. The right hand looks like it's missing one or that one it's miss place.
The sword that has Geral in his hands looks like after the left hand it's bend, not by much.
The swords on his back, the silver one, looks a little bend and the decoration on handle looks strange.Like it should be a wolf or similar but it seams like something trying to climb on top.
I don't know but it looks like it's made with AI.
Geralt right hand seems like the fingers doesn't have the right proportion.
The nuckels in booth hands looks different to one to the other. The right hand looks like it's missing one or that one it's miss place.
The sword that has Geral in his hands looks like after the left hand it's bend, not by much.
The swords on his back, the silver one, looks a little bend and the decoration on handle looks strange.Like it should be a wolf or similar but it seams like something trying to climb on top.
I don't know but it looks like it's made with AI.
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By doragasu, 28 May 2026 at 8:29 am UTC
By doragasu, 28 May 2026 at 8:29 am UTC
Awesome, GenerativeAI killed Steam Hardware. With the new pricing, the $599 ROG XBox Ally looks like a much bang for the buck alternative (until it also raises the price, that I suspect they'll have to do).
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By Liam Squires-Hand, 28 May 2026 at 8:02 am UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand, 28 May 2026 at 8:02 am UTC
Quoting: MasterSleortYou can't write an article and expect people can remember the prices before they went out of stock. Nowhere is the price increase mentioned. Only the new prices are listed. I bought both my LCD and OLED Steam Decks at launch and never cared to look at the prices again, so I can't remember what they cost. I am 99% sure a AI model would have known to mention this.What are you on about? The article you are commenting on has the original prices right there and has since I hit publish.
Yeah I am annoyed, because it is subpar journalism.
News - Classic strategy games Empire Earth 1, 2 & 3 arrive on Steam
By Phlebiac, 28 May 2026 at 7:14 am UTC
By Phlebiac, 28 May 2026 at 7:14 am UTC
The third game released 4 months after the second one, in 2007? That can't be right. Zoom says the second game released Jun 4, 2006, while GOG says it released April 26, 2005. I'm inclined to believe the GOG date.
News - Hytale Update 5 brings controller support, new scripting tool for modders, social features
By hardpenguin, 28 May 2026 at 7:00 am UTC
By hardpenguin, 28 May 2026 at 7:00 am UTC
"Oh cool I will add it to my Steam wishlist! Oh...."
(the game is not on Steam)
(the game is not on Steam)
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By hardpenguin, 28 May 2026 at 6:59 am UTC
By hardpenguin, 28 May 2026 at 6:59 am UTC
From being the most affordable to the "only for hardcore hobbyists" niche 🫤
News - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past DLC announced
By Phlebiac, 28 May 2026 at 6:54 am UTC
By Phlebiac, 28 May 2026 at 6:54 am UTC
So that means the "Complete Edition" will become incomplete; any predictions on what they might rename it to?
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By Phlebiac, 28 May 2026 at 6:23 am UTC
By Phlebiac, 28 May 2026 at 6:23 am UTC
Quoting: MasterSleortYou can't write an article and expect people can remember the prices before they went out of stock. Nowhere is the price increase mentioned. Only the new prices are listed.Are you complaining about the Valve post? Because Liam's article lists the original prices (unless he added those after the fact?).
Quoting: ArdjeHow is hardkernel capable of keeping the prices low.Stockpile of pre-RAMpocalypse inventory?
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By Ardje, 28 May 2026 at 6:12 am UTC
But odroids do not have the same markup somehow. An odroid-m1s (rockchip) with 8G is the same price as a rpi. And the Odroid xu4 still runs laps around an rpi4. I have no doubt an M1S still runs laps around a rpi5.
The M1S 4GB is a fraction of a current rpi.
So yeah, there is something weird going on. How is hardkernel capable of keeping the prices low.
By Ardje, 28 May 2026 at 6:12 am UTC
Quoting: KlaasThank you AI. The prices – like the RPI ones – are horrible.Yeah, a $40 rpi suddenly costing $140.
But odroids do not have the same markup somehow. An odroid-m1s (rockchip) with 8G is the same price as a rpi. And the Odroid xu4 still runs laps around an rpi4. I have no doubt an M1S still runs laps around a rpi5.
The M1S 4GB is a fraction of a current rpi.
So yeah, there is something weird going on. How is hardkernel capable of keeping the prices low.
News - Proton-CachyOS adds low latency layer and Discord rich presence support
By Phlebiac, 28 May 2026 at 5:59 am UTC
By Phlebiac, 28 May 2026 at 5:59 am UTC
Quoting: KithopI've had better luck with this over GE-Proton10-34 for uh, 'testing' the latest Satisfactory 1.2 experimental branch with unofficial HDR support (with Gamescope, on Plasma 6 + Wayland), though I think that's more of a Wine/Proton 10 vs. 11 thing.Better than Proton Experimental?
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By MasterSleort, 28 May 2026 at 5:47 am UTC
By MasterSleort, 28 May 2026 at 5:47 am UTC
You can't write an article and expect people can remember the prices before they went out of stock. Nowhere is the price increase mentioned. Only the new prices are listed. I bought both my LCD and OLED Steam Decks at launch and never cared to look at the prices again, so I can't remember what they cost. I am 99% sure a AI model would have known to mention this.
Yeah I am annoyed, because it is subpar journalism.
Yeah I am annoyed, because it is subpar journalism.
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By mr-victory, 28 May 2026 at 5:06 am UTC
By mr-victory, 28 May 2026 at 5:06 am UTC
Yea my 2015 mb air is not getting an upgrade anytime soon.
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By Koopa, 28 May 2026 at 4:26 am UTC
By Koopa, 28 May 2026 at 4:26 am UTC
Holy Cow, this makes the Steam prohibitive if you live in a country where its not officially sold, because there was already a markup for import taxes and shipping!
News - Linux and open source getting age checking exemptions could be problematic
By Cerberon, 28 May 2026 at 3:10 am UTC
We get a new one every 3-4 years and they are all terrible.
By Cerberon, 28 May 2026 at 3:10 am UTC
Quoting: Purple Library GuyOh, indeed? How many governments, pray? And how much have you known about them?How many would it need to be to satisfy you? 😂
We get a new one every 3-4 years and they are all terrible.
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By Mountain Man, 28 May 2026 at 1:49 am UTC
By Mountain Man, 28 May 2026 at 1:49 am UTC
Quoting: Purple Library GuyIf you know, then you know. That's all I will say on the matter.Quoting: Mountain ManAs a lefty, I think he's been making some questionable decisions, but I'd be fascinated to know what you think are his questionable decisions.Quoting: MohandevirEdit: I'm curious to know why the price hike is even steeper for canadian customers... Saw a similar phenomenon with the Steam Controller.Ask your prime minister. He's been making lots of questionable decisions that are impacting the Canadian economy.
News - Steam Deck stock returns but there's a big price increase
By Mohandevir, 28 May 2026 at 1:41 am UTC
By Mohandevir, 28 May 2026 at 1:41 am UTC
Quoting: suchThis reads as Valve asking for a quote regarding RAM and NVMe, and getting a middle finger instead. And taking it. Concerning, to say the least.I was very hyped by the Steam Machines, but at this price point, I'll dust off my Cougar QBX case and build something out of spare parts.
Unless this is a bizarre attempt to subsidise Steam Machines those are basically DOA at this point.
Guide - How to give Valve feedback when Proton games have issues on Linux / SteamOS
By Stella, 22 May 2026 at 10:27 am UTC
By Stella, 22 May 2026 at 10:27 am UTC
Is that really worth doing though? I uploaded logs and gave really detailed information for 3 different games that have issues with Proton. The Witcher 3, Vampyr, Doom TDA. All 3 are Steam Deck Verified. In all 3 reports, i gave detailed repro steps along with proton logs, and the issue was 100% reproducible. In Vampyr, the report was specifically about a regression in Proton 8 or later on the Steam Deck. I have never heard back from Valve on any of these 3 reports. This effort feels like a waste of time now.😫
Guide - How to give Valve feedback when Proton games have issues on Linux / SteamOS
By Cley_Faye, 21 May 2026 at 5:32 pm UTC
By Cley_Faye, 21 May 2026 at 5:32 pm UTC
Ah, there must be a rule somewhere to state that a solution to a problem will show up when you don't need it anymore :D
I was facing an issue with a game last week, and ended up getting proton logs out this way. It was quite helpful. Ubuntu 24.04 have nvidia 595 drivers, but for some reason they didn't ship with the 32 bit builds of the various libraries. The proton logs showed that the game (a 32-bit windows executable) was just not seeing the GPU *at all* and moved to llvmpipe.
Still, a useful post; I'm sure there are issues that can't quite get fixed on our end.
I was facing an issue with a game last week, and ended up getting proton logs out this way. It was quite helpful. Ubuntu 24.04 have nvidia 595 drivers, but for some reason they didn't ship with the 32 bit builds of the various libraries. The proton logs showed that the game (a 32-bit windows executable) was just not seeing the GPU *at all* and moved to llvmpipe.
Still, a useful post; I'm sure there are issues that can't quite get fixed on our end.
Guide - How to give Valve feedback when Proton games have issues on Linux / SteamOS
By Yasri, 21 May 2026 at 2:44 pm UTC
By Yasri, 21 May 2026 at 2:44 pm UTC
You can upload the log file, first I have heard of this. I've just been chopping them up and making dozens of posts per bug report.
/this is a joke, don't do this.
/this is a joke, don't do this.
Guide - How to setup OpenMW for modern Morrowind on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck
By Savor592, 10 Apr 2026 at 1:32 pm UTC
By Savor592, 10 Apr 2026 at 1:32 pm UTC
I would welcome a post (or an edit) introducing https://modding-openmw.com/ and especially showing a setup that works well on Steam Deck.
Their scripts make modding really easy. But unfortunately the Total Overhaul seems to be too much for the Deck. Would be nice to see a configuration close to it which can be run on the Deck.
Their scripts make modding really easy. But unfortunately the Total Overhaul seems to be too much for the Deck. Would be nice to see a configuration close to it which can be run on the Deck.
Guide - How to get Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 online working on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck
By lucasgomesbz, 7 Apr 2026 at 11:44 pm UTC
By lucasgomesbz, 7 Apr 2026 at 11:44 pm UTC
Thanks so much!
Your trick work!
Your trick work!
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By esapolundead, 11 Feb 2026 at 11:37 pm UTC
Close Lutris, then
Open Lutris, start Battle.net. You will have to login again, but it should be working now. Hope this helps.
By esapolundead, 11 Feb 2026 at 11:37 pm UTC
Quoting: iliyalesanitried wine, wine-staging-tkg, proton experimental, proton-ge, proton-tkg, reinstalled battle.net multiple times on different prefixes even cleared appdata and programdata but still nothing. gave VPN and tethering mobile network a shot as well. the result was always the same:This happened to me as well. Looks like the latest Battle.net launcher update broke something. This is how I fixed it in Lutris.
"Battle.net Update Agent went to sleep. Attempting to wake it up... BLZBNTBNA00000005".
Close Lutris, then
# pkill -9 Battle.net
# pkill -9 Agent
# pkill -9 Blizzard
# rm -rf ~/Games/battlenet/drive_c/ProgramData/Battle.net/Agent
# rm -rf ~/Games/battlenet/drive_c/ProgramData/Blizzard\ EntertainmentOpen Lutris, start Battle.net. You will have to login again, but it should be working now. Hope this helps.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By iliyalesani, 11 Feb 2026 at 9:46 pm UTC
By iliyalesani, 11 Feb 2026 at 9:46 pm UTC
tried wine, wine-staging-tkg, proton experimental, proton-ge, proton-tkg, reinstalled battle.net multiple times on different prefixes even cleared appdata and programdata but still nothing. gave VPN and tethering mobile network a shot as well. the result was always the same:
"Battle.net Update Agent went to sleep. Attempting to wake it up... BLZBNTBNA00000005".
same thing with lutris using different versions of wine runners. even tried starting up the agent before and after launching battle.net to no avail:
EDIT / FIX:
using bottles (AUR, not flatpak) with proton-ge 10-30 worked. bottles also applied this launch option:
"Battle.net Update Agent went to sleep. Attempting to wake it up... BLZBNTBNA00000005".
same thing with lutris using different versions of wine runners. even tried starting up the agent before and after launching battle.net to no avail:
WINEFSYNC=1 WINEPREFIX="$HOME/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/2240255771/pfx/" "$HOME/.steam/steam/compatibilitytools.d/Proton-Tkg-2634/files/bin/wine" "$HOME/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/2240255771/pfx/drive_c/ProgramData/Battle.net/Agent/Agent.exe"EDIT / FIX:
using bottles (AUR, not flatpak) with proton-ge 10-30 worked. bottles also applied this launch option:
WINEDLLOVERRIDES="locationapi=d" WINE_SIMULATE_WRITECOPY=1 %command%
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By mr-victory, 23 Jan 2026 at 4:01 pm UTC
By mr-victory, 23 Jan 2026 at 4:01 pm UTC
Proton will also do however the default wine is ancient and does not work. I had to give this info in universal blue discord so many times I started to meme about "days since last Battle.net install failure on Lutris: 0". It is a pet peeve of mine😅
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By tuubi, 23 Jan 2026 at 2:55 pm UTC
Lutris really needs to cut a new release at some point and make this the default.
By tuubi, 23 Jan 2026 at 2:55 pm UTC
Quoting: mr-victoryI forgot this guide existed lol. Option 1 (Lutris) does not work and hasn't for months unless the default Wine version is changed from Wine GE 8.26 to something newer. Other wine versions can be installed by clicking a tiny button that looks like an open box in the main page of Lutris, next to "Wine" button.For most games you'll want to select "GE-Proton (Latest)" instead. No need to download anything manually. Lutris (UMU) will automatically download and manage the latest Proton version for you.
Lutris really needs to cut a new release at some point and make this the default.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By mr-victory, 23 Jan 2026 at 12:44 pm UTC
By mr-victory, 23 Jan 2026 at 12:44 pm UTC
I forgot this guide existed lol. Option 1 (Lutris) does not work and hasn't for months unless the default Wine version is changed from Wine GE 8.26 to something newer. Other wine versions can be installed by clicking a tiny button that looks like an open box in the main page of Lutris, next to "Wine" button.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By dbarreda, 23 Jan 2026 at 4:54 am UTC
By dbarreda, 23 Jan 2026 at 4:54 am UTC
I did install Steam thru Flatpak (K)ubuntu 25.10;
Proton 9 did not work, but Proton 10 did. It got stuck on "agent went to sleep attempting to wake it up steam".
The location for the directory is here: `~/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/`
Hope this helps someone.
Proton 9 did not work, but Proton 10 did. It got stuck on "agent went to sleep attempting to wake it up steam".
The location for the directory is here: `~/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/`
Hope this helps someone.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By Liam Squires-Hand, 14 Jan 2026 at 12:57 pm UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand, 14 Jan 2026 at 12:57 pm UTC
I've added the Steam Snap path into the guide now, thanks.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By jurquizo, 14 Jan 2026 at 12:55 pm UTC
*mod snip: we prefer note to have user scripts here, especially from an AI*
By jurquizo, 14 Jan 2026 at 12:55 pm UTC
Quoting: Liam DaweThanks for the quick reply. The folder compatdata is in ~/snap/steam/common/.local/share/Steam/steamapps, and there are a two folders with random numbers as names with the same created/modified date. In my case it was easy to find the correct because there were only 2 candidate folders.Quoting: jurquizoFirst of all, great guide. I tried following the steam method and I couldn't find the folder of the Steam installation folder to change the shortcut, I think it is because I installed Steam via snap and I can't find similar paths inside the .snap folder. Could you help me?Ah, that's an interesting one. Snap is a whole different can of worms.
Could you try looking in: ~/snap/steam/common/.local/share/Steam/steamapps
See if the compatdata folder is there? Once we find the correct path, I'll add it to the guide.
*mod snip: we prefer note to have user scripts here, especially from an AI*
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By Liam Squires-Hand, 13 Jan 2026 at 8:25 pm UTC
Could you try looking in: ~/snap/steam/common/.local/share/Steam/steamapps
See if the compatdata folder is there? Once we find the correct path, I'll add it to the guide.
By Liam Squires-Hand, 13 Jan 2026 at 8:25 pm UTC
Quoting: jurquizoFirst of all, great guide. I tried following the steam method and I couldn't find the folder of the Steam installation folder to change the shortcut, I think it is because I installed Steam via snap and I can't find similar paths inside the .snap folder. Could you help me?Ah, that's an interesting one. Snap is a whole different can of worms.
Could you try looking in: ~/snap/steam/common/.local/share/Steam/steamapps
See if the compatdata folder is there? Once we find the correct path, I'll add it to the guide.
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By jurquizo, 13 Jan 2026 at 8:17 pm UTC
By jurquizo, 13 Jan 2026 at 8:17 pm UTC
First of all, great guide. I tried following the steam method and I couldn't find the folder of the Steam installation folder to change the shortcut, I think it is because I installed Steam via snap and I can't find similar paths inside the .snap folder. Could you help me?
Guide - How to setup OpenMW for modern Morrowind on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck
By Caldathras, 4 Jan 2026 at 7:16 pm UTC
By Caldathras, 4 Jan 2026 at 7:16 pm UTC
This is for those looking for a solution that doesn't involve Flatpak. It is primarily intended for desktop Linux users. Although, I imagine with a little tweaking, It might work for Steam Deck as well.
Option 3) Direct Download
https://openmw.readthedocs.io/en/stable/manuals/installation/install-openmw.html#direct-download
Recently, I discovered that OpenMW offers a Direct Download "installer" on their GitHub site. This archive acts just like the Windows installer, allowing you to keep multiple versions of OpenMW installed in Linux.
The problem is that the installation instructions from the online guide are written very poorly. All they say is "run the install package once downloaded. It’s now installed!". It is not that easy. For one, the "installer" is an archive, not an executable. For two, they assume that you know what file to run once the archive is extracted. Here are my expanded instructions:
1) Download the latest Direct Download archive from the GitHub Releases page.
2) Extract the archive to the folder/location of your choice.
3) Launch the "openmw-launcher" script from within the folder.
.... a) If you are simply upgrading, it will use your existing configuration. You are good to go.
.... b) If this is a fresh installation, the launcher will offer to run the OpenMW Wizard to help you set everything up (see Option 1 of Liam's guide above for the rest of the steps).
4) If the launcher script will not start, then you have very likely encountered the rather infamous glibc issue (you can verify this by trying to launching the script in a terminal).
5) Make sure to download the latest version of the Steam Linux Runtime (currently Steam Linux Runtime 4).
6) To add OpenMW to the Steam client, choose the option "Add a Non-Steam Game ...". You may have to manually point Steam at the location of the openmw-launcher script (I did).
7) Go to the Properties menu for openmw-launcher and select "Install Compatibility Tool". Choose the latest Steam Linux Runtime, which you downloaded in Step 5.
8) Update and customize the Steam Library entry to your preferences. You should now be good to go.
Spoiler, click me
There are many ways to install OpenMW. There is even an unofficial AppImage available. The distro repositories almost always offer an out-of-date version. In the past, I used to install via the LaunchPad PPA (only works for Ubuntu derivatives). The problem with PPAs is that they have to be reinstalled with every major version upgrade of your distro. If you are slow to upgrade, the PPA will eventually update to a version of OpenMW that will not run on your outdated distro. Updating uninstalls the version that currently works and then fails on installing the new version.
Option 3) Direct Download
https://openmw.readthedocs.io/en/stable/manuals/installation/install-openmw.html#direct-download
Recently, I discovered that OpenMW offers a Direct Download "installer" on their GitHub site. This archive acts just like the Windows installer, allowing you to keep multiple versions of OpenMW installed in Linux.
Spoiler, click me
NOTE: By default, all installations share the same saves and configuration. There is a feature that was introduced with version 0.48 that allows you to set up a "portable install", which allows you to isolate a particular version with its own configuration and save files.
https://modding-openmw.com/tips/portable-install/
https://modding-openmw.com/tips/portable-install/
The problem is that the installation instructions from the online guide are written very poorly. All they say is "run the install package once downloaded. It’s now installed!". It is not that easy. For one, the "installer" is an archive, not an executable. For two, they assume that you know what file to run once the archive is extracted. Here are my expanded instructions:
1) Download the latest Direct Download archive from the GitHub Releases page.
2) Extract the archive to the folder/location of your choice.
Spoiler, click me
NOTE: If you want to maintain multiple versions, keep in mind that only one of them can be in your default PATH. In fact, it would probably be better to keep the lot of them out of your PATH altogether. Instead of treating the executable/script like a system command, you will just have to provide the entire folder address to launch the game.
This, however, also makes the installation somewhat portable since you can place folder wherever you want. Combined with the "portable install" feature described above, this means you won't even have to have the game installed in your File System partition at all.
This, however, also makes the installation somewhat portable since you can place folder wherever you want. Combined with the "portable install" feature described above, this means you won't even have to have the game installed in your File System partition at all.
3) Launch the "openmw-launcher" script from within the folder.
.... a) If you are simply upgrading, it will use your existing configuration. You are good to go.
.... b) If this is a fresh installation, the launcher will offer to run the OpenMW Wizard to help you set everything up (see Option 1 of Liam's guide above for the rest of the steps).
4) If the launcher script will not start, then you have very likely encountered the rather infamous glibc issue (you can verify this by trying to launching the script in a terminal).
Spoiler, click me
GLIBC Compatibility Issues
One of the big concerns that I have with the OpenMW project is that they don't clearly notify Linux users of a change in system requirements (which they could include with the text for each release on GitHub). The OpenMW Team occasionally increases the version of the glibc library required without clearly advising their Linux users of this change.
For example, the latest version of OpenMW (0.50.0) requires glibc 2.38. This is only available on Ubuntu 24.04 (Mint 22) or higher. (Still running an earlier distro version? Surprise!)
The solution is quite simple. You need to integrate the game into the Steam Client and set the compatibility to Steam Linux Runtime 4, which is based on Debian 13.2 Trixie (and supports glibc 2.38).
One of the big concerns that I have with the OpenMW project is that they don't clearly notify Linux users of a change in system requirements (which they could include with the text for each release on GitHub). The OpenMW Team occasionally increases the version of the glibc library required without clearly advising their Linux users of this change.
For example, the latest version of OpenMW (0.50.0) requires glibc 2.38. This is only available on Ubuntu 24.04 (Mint 22) or higher. (Still running an earlier distro version? Surprise!)
The solution is quite simple. You need to integrate the game into the Steam Client and set the compatibility to Steam Linux Runtime 4, which is based on Debian 13.2 Trixie (and supports glibc 2.38).
5) Make sure to download the latest version of the Steam Linux Runtime (currently Steam Linux Runtime 4).
6) To add OpenMW to the Steam client, choose the option "Add a Non-Steam Game ...". You may have to manually point Steam at the location of the openmw-launcher script (I did).
7) Go to the Properties menu for openmw-launcher and select "Install Compatibility Tool". Choose the latest Steam Linux Runtime, which you downloaded in Step 5.
8) Update and customize the Steam Library entry to your preferences. You should now be good to go.
Guide - How to get Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 online working on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck
By subzero, 19 Dec 2025 at 9:04 pm UTC
By subzero, 19 Dec 2025 at 9:04 pm UTC
Quoting: Liam Daweyes im trying to play battlefield 3, apologiesQuoting: subzeroThis doesnt seem to be working for me, i am on the official steam version of the game and i followed all the steps but for some reason the browser menu doesnt seem to detect the EA app on my computer that's already open, i am on fedora cinnamonSince the guide covers two games, which game are we talking about? Battlefield 3?
Guide - How to get Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 online working on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck
By Liam Squires-Hand, 19 Dec 2025 at 5:57 pm UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand, 19 Dec 2025 at 5:57 pm UTC
Quoting: subzeroThis doesnt seem to be working for me, i am on the official steam version of the game and i followed all the steps but for some reason the browser menu doesnt seem to detect the EA app on my computer that's already open, i am on fedora cinnamonSince the guide covers two games, which game are we talking about? Battlefield 3?
Guide - How to get Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 online working on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck
By subzero, 19 Dec 2025 at 5:47 pm UTC
By subzero, 19 Dec 2025 at 5:47 pm UTC
This doesnt seem to be working for me, i am on the official steam version of the game and i followed all the steps but for some reason the browser menu doesnt seem to detect the EA app on my computer that's already open, i am on fedora cinnamon
Guide - How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft
By Mirrored, 29 Nov 2025 at 9:52 am UTC
By Mirrored, 29 Nov 2025 at 9:52 am UTC
On CachyOS:
I was not able to get the Lutris method to work. The installer kept complaining about a file system error and the Battle.net installer would freeze. I attempted this installation many times (~10) and eventually managed to install it without a file system error appearing, but even then, Battle.net would give either the "Battle.net Agent Went to Sleep" error or the "An error occurred while loading game information" error. I tried changing the Runner configuration to many other options than the default, but they all resulted in Battle.net freezing immediately after launch. I didn't try Jiloup's suggestion of using Proton Plus, though, so look at that if you insist on Lutris.
I was able to get the Steam method to work. Use Steam to run the Battle.net setup exe, and then re-target it to the launcher exe that is installed. However, the suggested Compability setting of Proton 9.0-4 still lead to the "Battle.net Agent Went to Sleep". Once I switched it to proton-cachyos-10.0-20251120, that error went away, Battle.net started normally, and I was able to install games. I then tried Proton 10.0-3, which also worked.
TL;DR: I'd recommend the Steam method, and Proton 10.0+
I was not able to get the Lutris method to work. The installer kept complaining about a file system error and the Battle.net installer would freeze. I attempted this installation many times (~10) and eventually managed to install it without a file system error appearing, but even then, Battle.net would give either the "Battle.net Agent Went to Sleep" error or the "An error occurred while loading game information" error. I tried changing the Runner configuration to many other options than the default, but they all resulted in Battle.net freezing immediately after launch. I didn't try Jiloup's suggestion of using Proton Plus, though, so look at that if you insist on Lutris.
I was able to get the Steam method to work. Use Steam to run the Battle.net setup exe, and then re-target it to the launcher exe that is installed. However, the suggested Compability setting of Proton 9.0-4 still lead to the "Battle.net Agent Went to Sleep". Once I switched it to proton-cachyos-10.0-20251120, that error went away, Battle.net started normally, and I was able to install games. I then tried Proton 10.0-3, which also worked.
TL;DR: I'd recommend the Steam method, and Proton 10.0+
Guide - How to get Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 online working on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck
By Turkeysteaks, 23 Nov 2025 at 5:12 pm UTC
By Turkeysteaks, 23 Nov 2025 at 5:12 pm UTC
Realise this is a bit old now, but I've been playing with BF4 for a year or so and one thing is really annoying - no steam overlay. Which also means no steam recorder.
Do you or anyone have any experience with getting the steam overlay to work with this?
Do you or anyone have any experience with getting the steam overlay to work with this?
Guide - How to install, update and see what graphics driver you have on Linux and SteamOS
By Eike, 17 Nov 2025 at 12:27 pm UTC
Installing nvidia-drivers on Debian is basically
> apt install nvidia-driver
I made I video talking way too long for the easy task of installing Steam plus Nvidia drivers on a virgin Debian:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS6mXW7KPoU
By Eike, 17 Nov 2025 at 12:27 pm UTC
Added some notes for Debian.Our wiki is bad.
Installing nvidia-drivers on Debian is basically
> apt install nvidia-driver
I made I video talking way too long for the easy task of installing Steam plus Nvidia drivers on a virgin Debian:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS6mXW7KPoU
Guide - How to install, update and see what graphics driver you have on Linux and SteamOS
By Liam Squires-Hand, 17 Nov 2025 at 11:58 am UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand, 17 Nov 2025 at 11:58 am UTC
Added some notes for Debian.
Guide - Why are there so many different Proton versions? Proton 8, Proton 9, Experimental, GE-Proton
By vertigo, 3 Nov 2025 at 6:40 pm UTC
By vertigo, 3 Nov 2025 at 6:40 pm UTC
Great write up, very useful for new users. It could be worth adding [proton-cachyos](https://github.com/CachyOS/proton-cachyos) given how popular CachyOS is now.
Guide - An idiots guide to setting up Minecraft on Steam Deck / SteamOS with controller support
By blindcoder, 28 Oct 2025 at 10:07 am UTC
By blindcoder, 28 Oct 2025 at 10:07 am UTC
Thank you, I just setup the Steam Deck using this guide and now my kid and I can play together on my own server! <3
Guide - How to setup OpenMW for modern Morrowind on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck
By Cu5t0m1z3, 19 Oct 2025 at 8:43 pm UTC
By Cu5t0m1z3, 19 Oct 2025 at 8:43 pm UTC
I think you missed a huge part of playing a TES game by leaving out modding. I know modding on Linux tends to be difficult but the website modding-openmw makes it so easy.
I followed their Automatic Installation guide for the Total Overhaul of 589 mods on Linhx Mint and it worked flawlessly with no crashing after a few hours of playing. It downloads mods from Nexus through your terminal into your game install. If you pay for Nexus it'll be quicker and smoother, otherwise you have to acknowledge all 589 mods so it can take a few hours.
I followed their Automatic Installation guide for the Total Overhaul of 589 mods on Linhx Mint and it worked flawlessly with no crashing after a few hours of playing. It downloads mods from Nexus through your terminal into your game install. If you pay for Nexus it'll be quicker and smoother, otherwise you have to acknowledge all 589 mods so it can take a few hours.
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By quot, 10 Oct 2025 at 2:47 pm UTC
By quot, 10 Oct 2025 at 2:47 pm UTC
The next release is focused around their new gamepad UI feature.
https://openmw.org/2025/openmw-0-50-0-is-now-in-rc-phase/
It's not officially released, but the RC releases of OMW are very stable.
https://openmw.org/2025/openmw-0-50-0-is-now-in-rc-phase/
It's not officially released, but the RC releases of OMW are very stable.
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By Wintergale, 4 Oct 2025 at 5:29 pm UTC
By Wintergale, 4 Oct 2025 at 5:29 pm UTC
How good it is with gamepad?Wait for OMW v0.50, there will be a huge uprade of gamepad support. As I understood, you will not need a mouse anymore.
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By Turkeysteaks, 1 Oct 2025 at 4:45 pm UTC
By Turkeysteaks, 1 Oct 2025 at 4:45 pm UTC
IMO I'd split the FPS categories up into even more categories, while CS and Battlefield are technically both FPS, I'm not sure how much the fan overlap is. To suggest some additional alternatives:
Esports shooters:
Valorant -> CS2, Fragpunk
Rainbow 6 Siege/X -> Zero Hour, CS2*, Due Process*
Large-scale shooters:
Battlefield -> Battlefield 4*, Insurgency: Sandstorm*, HLL* (bit more milsimmy but still), Rising Storm Vietnam*, Planetside 2, THE FINALS*
Hero shooters:
Valorant -> Dirty Bomb, Overwatch 2*, Multiversus*
Arcade shooters:
Call of Duty -> Titanfall 2* (GOAT), Splitgate 2, Halo Infinite, Shatterline?
Could mention WWII and earlier, however most of them need custom clients due to the RCEs (this applies to both windows and linux)
Extraction shooters:
Tarkov -> Tarkov SINGLEPLAYER, Gray Zone Warfare, Marauders, Deceive Inc, Zero Sievert* (but singleplayer only)
Not sure where they'd fit specifically but I also think For Honor and Rocket League are worth mentioning somewhere within esports because they both work on linux and have some big fanbases
Also it would be wrong for me not to bring up Garfield Kart as a mario kart alternative lol
Esports shooters:
Valorant -> CS2, Fragpunk
Rainbow 6 Siege/X -> Zero Hour, CS2*, Due Process*
Large-scale shooters:
Battlefield -> Battlefield 4*, Insurgency: Sandstorm*, HLL* (bit more milsimmy but still), Rising Storm Vietnam*, Planetside 2, THE FINALS*
Hero shooters:
Valorant -> Dirty Bomb, Overwatch 2*, Multiversus*
Arcade shooters:
Call of Duty -> Titanfall 2* (GOAT), Splitgate 2, Halo Infinite, Shatterline?
Could mention WWII and earlier, however most of them need custom clients due to the RCEs (this applies to both windows and linux)
Extraction shooters:
Tarkov -> Tarkov SINGLEPLAYER, Gray Zone Warfare, Marauders, Deceive Inc, Zero Sievert* (but singleplayer only)
Not sure where they'd fit specifically but I also think For Honor and Rocket League are worth mentioning somewhere within esports because they both work on linux and have some big fanbases
Also it would be wrong for me not to bring up Garfield Kart as a mario kart alternative lol
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