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Quoting: CaldathrasI didn't know there was such a thing as Denuvo Anti-Cheat, but I don't generally play the kind of games that require Anti-Cheat. So, they do both DRM and Anti-Cheat then. From the reactions here, both are a pain in the butt.

Their core business is anti-tamper, i.e. preventing modifications. It makes sense for them to use their technology for both DRM (ensure the DRM system is not disabled) and anti-cheat (ensure no alteration to the gameplay).

In my opinion, both are a fool's errand as the games ultimately run in untrusted environments. Imagine if you could edit your account's balance through e-banking and your bank's solution was to require the use of a "denuvo-secured" browser.

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We clearly still have a long way to go before people understand SteamOS is Linux, the Steam Deck runs Linux.

I hope they never clock that SteamOS is linux personally, because it means you can trojan horse asking for linux support by saying "SteamOS/Steam Deck/Steam Machine support please" and they won't have their higher reasoning skills shut down and go on the defensive. Even if this results in stuff being made "only for SteamOS" this is nothing SteamDeck=1 %command% doesn't usually fix.

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Don't believe their words, believe their actions.

In the past they've almost always ported the titles you really want to play to PC a couple of years after release. It'll probably continue on like that, and time will tell if not.

The hardware isn't profitable right now due to AI price surges on hardware, and their software isn't selling because so many people have gaming PCs that are more and more similarly priced to consoles. In order for consoles and their own % cut store to make sense, they need to keep things interesting on their platform. I don't know of any ps5 games I want to play, mine collects dust. Unicorn Overlord was the last really exciting one for me and that is not new.

Nintendo is doing just fine keeping the walled garden for their handful of franchises. There is a reason why they never release on PC and aggressively litigate anyone bringing the capability to PC (or even building competing titles on PC, looking at you palworld!) - they know their golden goose is laying golden eggs that players cannot help but smash that preorder button on and the scalpers are eating real good with each hardware and collector release.

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Wait, how should I interpret this? The driver branch is R570, but the fixed driver is 535? There is no fixed 570 driver?

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We've made a few tags plural to match other tags: Dogs, Foxes, Vampires, Elves, Dwarves, and Assassins

I see they've gone with Tolkien on the pluralization of "dwarf". 😁 (Which makes sense, given the games using that tag…)

Quoting: RavenWings@TheSHEEEP
They generaly removed tags that are IPs. Also, Warhammer games are already really upfront about what they are in the title ;)

Yeah, the release had this paragraph about it:

And lastly, there are a number of tags that apply to specific intellectual property, an attribute that community-sourced information like tags is not well suited for. These collections of intellectual property are typically already covered by the developers and publishers setting up franchise pages to collect together officially all the content shared by that IP.

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Nvidia just released 580.159.04 today.

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I didn't know there was such a thing as Denuvo Anti-Cheat, but I don't generally play the kind of games that require Anti-Cheat. So, they do both DRM and Anti-Cheat then. From the reactions here, both are a pain in the butt.

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Using Denuvo is how you can make sure I'll never buy your game.

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Quoting: SalvatosI could see the argument working for laptops too, but gaming on a laptop is just sad as far as I'm concerned.

Clearly, you must be just speaking for yourself. I've been gaming on laptops for nearly 15 years now and I couldn't be happier. I also know a number of people that prefer to buy gaming laptops over desktops. Of course, with the advent of the handheld PC, their preference may change. Me? I find the screens too small on a handheld PC. I wouldn't mind a laptop with a 15in screen and the Steam Deck/Machine guts, however.

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Considering the amount of SC fixes lately, I'm glad that I stuck to my usual rule of waiting to buy hardware 1 year after release.

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These are relatively old versions, seems like the disclosure NDA time extended beyond the driver release date. I'm on 580.142 and Kubuntu 24.04 is not the most bleeding edge distro

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The game has crashed, and I've encountered game breaking bugs, like being unable to complete certain quests due to bugs, on my Xbox. So, it's pretty fair to say that it's probably due to them pushing out the game too early in general, rather than trying to make it run worse on Linux.

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It's so odd how both xbox and playstation were all comitted to pc, and now are just like "actually nevermind" lmao. Like too bad guys, I already switched to pc when you started releasing your games there, realized that the grass is greener on this side, and now I'm never switching back 😁

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You were talking about lack of space. Regardless of whether people already have a TV or need to buy one along the console, a wall-mounted flat panel plus a console uses up a lot less space than a desk, chair and full computer set.

I could see the argument working for laptops too, but gaming on a laptop is just sad as far as I'm concerned.

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Capybara?

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Most seem sensible, and I did not now Elves already existed since dwarves were added.

Desktop Companion - Games that only use part of your screen and keep you company while you do other things

Here my only reservation is to exclude from the definition Fullscreen games. I see many like Cast & Chill which has the tag already, or lofi-girl-likes study apps that use the whole screen state and are definitely used as desktop companions, like 2nd screen monitor

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Sure hope they fix the stuttering, hard to enjoy racing games if they stutter all over the place

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Mostly reasonable changes as far as I can tell.

However, I'd like them to flesh out dynamic collections in the library by allowing OR tag matching instead of just AND matching the way it currently works. Maybe even allow excluding certain tags. Manual overrides by dragging games into or out of a collection should keep working of course.

For example, you could then combine 'cozy', 'relaxing', 'wholesome', and similar tags in one dynamic collection.

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Quoting: SalvatosI feel like that would be an argument for consoles rather than against them. A lot of people don’t need desktop computers anymore since they have an OS in their pocket. Adding one device next to your TV isn’t as space-consuming as putting a computer and its peripherals on a desk with an additional screen — not to mention handhelds.

You're assuming everyone has a TV, which is false. Among single young adults, almost 40% have no TV in their household. Young pairs - 15% are no-TV. Why would they buy a console? Steam Deck sure, but a PS or an Xbox? The numbers will only grow, as over half of young people don't watch TV, so they increasingly see the TV set as a waste of space and money. Consoles in their current form factor are as good as dead. Either they revive PSP or they go bust. But sure, let them try exclusives first, see how that goes. 🫡

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I find it so funny that your random indie dev friend has more knowledge about operating systems than the very selective game studios' supposedly high-profile developers these days.

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I did not buy Horizon Forbidden West, because they did not release it on GOG like the first part. All I was waiting for was a Steam free version, because I believed Sony just became cool. Seems it was a one-hit-wonder. Anyway, PC has enough cool games for my entire lifespan.

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Quoting: pbWhat if the declining console sales are not a result of the lack of exclusives but of shrinking living spaces of young adults? What will they do next if the numbers still don't go up?

I feel like that would be an argument for consoles rather than against them. A lot of people don’t need desktop computers anymore since they have an OS in their pocket. Adding one device next to your TV isn’t as space-consuming as putting a computer and its peripherals on a desk with an additional screen — not to mention handhelds.

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Thanks for testing Liam. I'm going to try this out in a few and add my two cents.

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Stupid move from Sony, but no loss whatsoever for me. Fine, I just won't give you whatever the stupidly high cost will be for Horizon 3 and I just won't play it. So .... they just completely lost that money. I'm never going to buy a playstation console itself. There are so many others like me as well. It's monumentally stupid, but oh well, that's kinda par for the course for brain rotted suits in the c suite.

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Imagine having to pay upwards of $700 just to register an Epic Games Store account. That's what consoles are to me - gatekeeping games behind a hardware purchase and taking games away from PC.

I can only pray and hope that PC will still get great AAA games, and that PC game developers start listening to their actual customers, AKA gamers or "chuds", again.

Consoles are tightly locked-down computers, so IMHO, consoles are better for online competitive multiplayer titles, where anti-cheat is absolutely essential.

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I don't know how this works for other people, but games that aren't running on my system do not exist for me. And I cannot buy what doesn't exist. Games that do not exist also cannot compel me to buy a device called a "console".

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I've been a Playstation guy for a long while and I'm a fan of games like God Of War, Uncharted, etc. But I wanted to have those games on PC. It's just convenient that you can play your catalogue year after year even if you upgrade your PC. With consoles you start your catalogue over and over again with a new console release. Also, PS5's catalogue has been pretty weak, so...I wouldn't recommend anybody buying a PS5. Will it be so weak for the PS6 too? Not willing to buy an expensive console just for 2 games...guess I'll have to wait for PC emulation now.

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Steam Controller: Minor improvement to gyro micro stutter (ignore clone packets)

So it wasn't my imagination. There really is a slight stutter when using gyro to move the camera.

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Another cycle in history of the endless loop between console companies coming to PC and leaving it. Personally I am indifferent to console exclusive games.
Out of all PlayStation 3 games I liked only Demon's Souls, and I still I wouldn't miss much if I looked over it. Tried few other PS3 exclusives, they were pretty bad, after it I decided I don't care anymore. I really start to believe that exclusivity is a gas lighting strategy to convince consumers that exclusive games have more value than they actually do. And my hypothesis is supported by cultural environment that surrounds it. Just check the bizarre emotionally negative posts in social media that some people make when another game stops being a console exclusive and gets released on PC.

Regarding the topic: don't worry. These news are not about all games that are released on consoles. Only games developed by internal Sony studios will be exclusives, other won't.

Correct me if I am wrong, but games, like Stellar Blade, were not developed by an internal Sony studio, and had only time limited exclusive deal with Sony. After that, they got published on PC, yes, by PlayStation publishing, but anyways. Games like this will seek multi platform publishing, unless they estimate sales on PC will bring them less money, than exclusive deals with Sony. Sony can buy few games for this purpose, but they won't be financially able to buy most of them. Especially after everyone have seen how much profit can be made on PC.

Example 1:
Stellar Blade sold a million units in 3 days on PC.

Example 2:
Stellar Blade 2 to be self-published, may go multi-platform.
Shift Up says Stellar Blade 2 news is on the way this year, and it could be a day-one PC launch.

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I tried Proton Hotfix, but I get no audio in the game. GE-Proton 10.0-34 gives me still significant stuttering in game (so much so it's unplayable with fast cars). I would have to try the ["horrible workarounds"](https://github.com/HansKristian-Work/vkd3d-proton/pull/3033).

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