Azure Data Studio ( https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/azure-data-studio/download-azure-data-studio?view=sql-server-ver15 [External Link] ) also works well for a cross database visual query tool. I haven't run it under Linux though so I'm unsure about its performance or ease of install. It feels like it's built on VSCode, but again that just from casual use not from digging into the workings.

I like it because of the plug-in functionality. I can do some basic sql management tasks, like import flat file wizard, in ADS that used to require a full Sql Server Management Studio install. I don't use it often because I'm usually on a Windows workstation executing queries and just use Linqpad.

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Quoting: Purple Library GuyI dunno. I feel like things are getting too elaborate when you need a whole platform just to play Uno.

Hahaha, I thought the same thing when I first saw the article title. I was thinking an entire platform for Uno what is this about? It's a neat project. I'm glad to see more cross platform interop.

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These are great new additions to their streaming service. Their library catalog is becoming quite respectable.

I would like if they would add a local install/cached option for capable devices. I think it's great they offer streaming to devices that cannot play them locally, but a local play option would make their service more robust and well rounded. Both Microsoft GamePass and PlayStation Now (to a lesser extent) offer this and I love it. If they offered this option I would subscribe to it on and off like I do with Hulu, Britbox, HBO, and other media services I watch for short stints.

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Quoting: Alm888

Quoting: Kimyrielle

Quoting: dpanterBlender good.
Money good.
Facebook... pure evil. :dizzy:

Money is money, though. No matter where it's from. ;)

Famous last words of "Nokia" and many other companies striking a deal with Microsoft® :wink:

Nokia didn't have to sell out. Key words there, sell out. Their Windows Phone was a great phone, and very innovative for the time and was crushed out of existence by Google and Apple. Microsoft got pushed out of the competition and left a losing battle, much like the Firefox Phone and how Pinephone will end up. Nokia is still making phones. I'm not seeing your point at all.

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Thanks for the distro specific tips. I think it's great you add those.

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Quoting: Purple Library Guy

Quoting: Linuxwarper

Quoting: AnzaEspecially in that kind of scenario things are easier for Google if games are run on Linux.

Define Linux in this context. Debian? Any of the major Linux distributions? Or Google's fork of Debian? And if it runs on Google's Stadia customized Debian, there is little to no guarantee the game will run on Linux. Google could also diverge on the path of Debian further to point that their Debian may become so different to vanilla Debian that porting games would be cumbersome.

That would be a lot of trouble. Sure, Google no doubt do some custom stuff, but the further you diverge the more you have to maintain the thing yourself.

It depends because a lot of complaints about Debian and Ubuntu (from developers) seems to be old GCC and other library versions. I wouldn't think it is hard to keep up a divergent port if it is focused on a single set of hardware with key libs being newer. That alone would break compatibility. Being on Fedora with up to date, close to upstream, versions is enough to often break compatibility for me games targeted at 4+ year old versions of Ubuntu.

From my perspective when people say "Linux compatible" what they really mean is Ubuntu compatible. I find that as infuriating as Liam seemingly does when people say "PC" to mean Windows only. I'm not down with Linux compatibility being synonymous with Ubuntu or Debian. To me, Linux means Linux, not an alias for a popular distro.

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There was a VIC-20 in the science room when I was in 8th or 9th grade around 81 - 82. It had a cassette tape drive to load programs. They took minutes to load. It was a nightmare of impatience for a young kid. I loved playing that program where your cannon was supposed to shoot the other cannon. You were given the mass, distance, and wind velocity and were supposed to calculate your shot.

I don't want to go back to the beige days. Honestly, as a mechanical keyboard fan, that thing looks horrible.

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These are great additions to the service. I feel some titles cycle out too quickly.

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Quoting: Liam Dawe

Quoting: randylIf those studios are making Linux binaries for Stadia why aren't they publishing them to desktop users?

This same question seems to come up constantly - Market Share. We have 1% so most developers don't care. In the case of Stadia, it has Google's backing and Google are paying some developers to do it. I wouldn't be surprised if Stadia already had more users than Linux desktop gamers...

Quoting: randylSo far I'm not seeing Stadia benefiting the Linux desktop at all other than access to a game otherwise unplayable natively on Linux.

Well, it doesn't have to benefit the Linux desktop, it's just another option - one that's better it works than not working. More options are good.

I understand where you're coming from but there are mixed messages coming across here. Both on the site and in Discord discussions it is often mentioned how easy it can be to export a Linux build, especially for Unity developers. People raged because Hades didn't have a Linux port. All of these Stadia games have already had most of the heavy work done with the ports. It should be even less effort to package a Linux build and put it on a Steam depot, Humble, GoG, or some other store front. If the developer or publisher isn't willing to put for the effort to release an already built Linux package that doesn't bode well for adoption and undermines the idea that Stadia is pushing Linux gaming forward at all. It also undermines the idea that supporting Stadia is somehow better for Linux than using Geforce Now or Luna which arguably have better catalog listings.

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If those studios are making Linux binaries for Stadia why aren't they publishing them to desktop users? So far I'm not seeing Stadia benefiting the Linux desktop at all other than access to a game otherwise unplayable natively on Linux. They don't appear to be timed exclusives because one is available for Windows purchase now and the other 2 have Windows demos.

On one hand I think these are great additions to Stadia. On the other, I'm not seeing any practical benefit from Google using a Debian backend yet at all. Maybe I'm being impatient, but my benefits of the doubt have run out.

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