Quoting: m2mg2Has anyone played GTA IV in a 64 bit prefix? I thought GTA IV would only launch 32 bit and proton was only 64 bit?

protondb is the place for all those kind of questions:

https://www.protondb.com/app/12210 [External Link]

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Pheeeew - I received my Index just one week ago, and my heart got stuck in my throat here for a second.

From a purely selfish point of view this is great news - it'll probably allow them to allocate more of the "secondary efforts" on Linux instead of spreading thin.

And hot damn how cool it is to play VR on Linux - thanks to Index and Steam Play. I've yet to install a Windows VR game that *didn't* work. And I've pretty much emptied my wallet all over VR on Steam now. :D

If anything, this has cemented my dedication to Steam when it comes to gaming. No Steam = no purchase for me now. Steam or nothing. AfaI'm concerned they ARE Linux gaming.

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Isn't it a good chance this will be relatively accessible via Lutris?

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I couldn't even get past the tutorial of this game - too scared, I was preparing myself to look straight into an alien face around every single corner until I had no more nerves left to continue 😂

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Quoting: EikeSounds very good! What are you using, the full Valve VR hardware bundle?

Yes, full set.
Dude, it's fantastic. Wish you were living in my neighbourhood, I'd invite you over in a heartbeat. It has to be experienced to be fully believed.

I can not wait to see where this train leads, but I'm so totally in it for the ride.

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Quoting: MohandevirSorry, I didn't follow the latest developments on this one... How are VR performances on Linux, recently?

My very first impression (disclaimer: Have only owned it for 24 hours yet!) is that it works much, MUCH better than expected and what I was prepared for.
I noticed the latest version of SteamVR was released only last week, so maybe that took care of some glaring shortcomings. But Steam detected my set automatically, the setup went totally fine, the Steam VR lobby seems to work fine, and the games worked perfectly, both native and via Steam Play. Great visuals, no stutter, silky smooth. The headset and stereo imaging was impressive, it worked really really good.

This was actually the biggest positive surprise for me - I feel like a first rate citizen on the VR train and I was TOTALLY prepared to have patience in that respect.
I'm very, very happy about the current state and it can only get better.

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Quoting: drlambLongbow in Valve's "The Lab" is my favorite game to show people on their first attempt at VR. That, the slingshot game in the lab and SuperHot are a guaranteed blast.

I need to check that one out!

But one thing is the massively impressive immersion from 1st person games - it was as expected only even better - but so far the game that actually maybe impressed me the most was a game I very rarely read about in this context: Moss.

Partially because it is drop down gorgeous visually, but technically because it demonstrated how a "traditional" platformer/puzzler, 3rd person view can work using the controllers in a traditional way, analogue stick to steer your character and buttons to jump and fight.

And it works WONDERFULLY. Yourself is placed in the middle of the scene with this gorgeous fantasy world surrounding you, and you control your character and certain elements in the world and watch the events. And as you (physically) move close up to your character or objects in the world you can inspect every little detail, you can look behind things, treat the scene like a "real" 3D world, only you're this big invisible "godlike" helper. The "reader" of the adventure. It's spectacular.
Fantastic concept, and really really well made both technically and visually.

This fully demonstrates for me that VR can work on a far, far more wider scope than just 1st person action.

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Still one of the very best games running natively on Linux.

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Wow - perfect news. I received my Index TODAY! I actually started downloading Alyx but I'll cancel it then and wait for the proper version.

I got plenty to play in the meantime. Both Super Hot and Serious Sam VR (the two I've tried so far) are AWESOME.
I'm blown away by the tracking precision too - it's like watching my own hands!

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Quoting: legluondunetHow does it work on Linux? You plug it and it just works or you have to tweak?
Could you make different profiles on Linux for each game?

"it" = the F710, right? It works well on Linux. Always have, also before Steam. One of the advantages of being an old model, it's well tested and supported :)

But like Tuubi I've never fiddled with profiles either. The games are usually made to use the controller like I'd want it to.

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