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Google plans their own version of Wine to run Windows games on Stadia
11 Mar 2022 at 7:40 pm UTC

Quoting: ShmerlI don't see a discussion in this really and any issue with using a broad meaning of emulates. No one said emulates only can refer to hardware, except for some who decided to limit the meaning for some weird reason.
Nobody said anything about hardware except you.

Quoting: F.UltraAnd no WINE is not a OS emulator, it's a reimplementation of the Windows API. Not really sure how a emulator for a modern OS would look like but perhaps this one from Google is. Perhaps they emulate it down to how e.g the Windows Scheduler works to make games get the 100% Windows experience that WINE can never do.
This. A Windows emulator would have to behave like Windows in more ways than offering its API. Because Windows is more than an API.

Windows drivers roll out for Steam Deck but Valve won't support it
11 Mar 2022 at 12:30 pm UTC

Quoting: mr-victory
Quoting: EikeDo you have a link how to do this?
Here ya go:
https://www.geeks.lgbt/diy-steamos-3-0/ [External Link]
Do the last two steps (opt in to beta and pass
-gamepadui to steam)
Thanks!

Though my Firefox doesn't want to load this as they don't support TLS 1.2. :-/

Windows drivers roll out for Steam Deck but Valve won't support it
11 Mar 2022 at 12:28 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: CyrilNot to mention that, last time I installed Windows 10 for a test for someone, it took more than an hour to finally get to the desktop. Linux install, on the same PC, took 10 minutes.
It's amazing how shitty Windows can be.
... and you've got loads of productive software on Linux after this install.

Quoting: CyrilAnd oh my god, the annoying questions about privacy at the beginning... xD
That's an easy one though ;) : Change every single option and you're fine.

Even Xbox Game Studios are talking about Steam Deck compatibility
11 Mar 2022 at 9:08 am UTC

Quoting: rustybroomhandleAs far as I know, none of the Verified or Playable games here have had any work done by the developers to make them work. I have only looked at the Steam update data for 2 of them though, so don't take my word for it.
GoL reported quite a few games that were actively updated to meet requirements...
It felt like the reason for most articles just one or two weeks ago. :)

Windows drivers roll out for Steam Deck but Valve won't support it
11 Mar 2022 at 8:35 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: elmapul
Quoting: dindonValve is providing an official way to install Windows as well as put SteamOS back. The dual-boot wizard seems to also be in the work. Hopefully Windows users will also get the new SteamOS interface on Windows as a Big Picture mode replacement. That's plenty of support.
any steam client can run the new interface its just a matter of tweak a few config files, people already figured out how.
Do you have a link how to do this?

There's already over 1,200 titles either Verified or Playable for Steam Deck
10 Mar 2022 at 3:57 pm UTC

Quoting: CatKiller
Quoting: adibuyonoWonder how many titles noted as unplayable?
775 [External Link].
Do we have means to filter these (or get counts) by reason of being Unsupported?

XCOM 2's multiplayer being removed but will still work on Linux and Steam Deck
10 Mar 2022 at 2:08 pm UTC

Quoting: PublicNuisanceWell you can believe what you want but I believe one can either be part of the solution or part of the problem.
Sorry, but this overused sentence doesn't tell us - at all - if X is a viable solution in the first place.

There's already over 1,200 titles either Verified or Playable for Steam Deck
9 Mar 2022 at 6:33 pm UTC Likes: 1

I've got 20% Playable+ now, 10 games (2.8%) "Unsupported", 8 of the latter false positives AKA "Valve is working on..."

Apex Legends gets Steam Deck Verified
9 Mar 2022 at 2:29 pm UTC

Quoting: toor
Quoting: VulphereNow we have official confirmation :)
Being steam deck verified isn't an official announcement from EA that they support it, right?
True, but it certainly feels closer to Portal 2 than to Destiny 2.

Horror-mystery novel Scarlet Hollow has Episode 3 out now
9 Mar 2022 at 11:30 am UTC

Even as someone who doesn't usually like playing through Visual Novel styled games, I can safely tell you this is one that manages to push through. It's genuinely interesting, with some pretty great writing and surprising events that will hook you right in.
Same boat here!
Waiting for it to be fully finished after having played episode one. :)