Quoting: F.UltraThey seem to run some edge-enhancement on the DLSS image and that can make some thing look better while in reality wildly distort the image. The technique was commonly used on low bitrate DVDs (and still used on some BR:s because why not) where it often resulted in ghosting)

IMHO this could only be done by the player, not by anything on the DVD...?

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Quoting: slaapliedjePeople usually like / dislike user interfaces if they don't act in logical ways.

I'd say it's even more important what people are used to. People using Windows for many years wouldn't find it illogical at all that for stopping your computer, you first press "start".

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Quoting: tuubiThe trailer seems a bit... spoilery?

Thanks, I'll avoid it then.

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Quoting: Felix"No Tux No Bux reeeeeeeee"
We have all seen what this approach has achieved over the years for linux adoption and we are seeing what Proton is doing for it in the Steam monthly reports.

I looked - and it did nothing.
Proton is here for over three years, and the (little) rise for some months.

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Quoting: CatKillerRight-click on the clock widget -> Adjust Date and Time.

BTW, what I couldn't believe Windows doesn't do - but it in fact doesn't:
Mouse wheel on speaker icon for changing volume.

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Quoting: denyasisBesides, wouldn't it just be easier collect the "does it start?" data from Steam users? Send a lot faster and easier.

I'm sure Steam actively monitors quite a bit of our systems. I know it monitors our game directories (if, say you manually add a mod to a game, it won't let you play it until you upload a copy of it to them or remove it), and it does something with the network (I get a sudo request from Network Manager every time I open Steam - NM is superuser only on my laptop). Even in "offline mode" it reaches out over the network.

We know it tracks whether the game is running, play time, etc. I wouldn't be surprised if it tracks some other info to send to Valve.

We know for sure it tracks play times, so yes, useful data!

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I wonder how much a basic test could be automated. Like, starting each Steam game, letting the computer find that a window has been created (or something opened fullscreen), colors have changed, a minute later on pressing a key and/or clicking around with mouse and/or controller buttons, colours change again...

Ok, it wouldn't say much about playability, but it would at least sort out games that don't start or don't show anything or crash early and the like.

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Quoting: CatKiller

Quoting: ValveThere are three different ways a game can be added to the queue to be reviewed:

• You can manually request a review for an upcoming or a back-catalog title by using the "Steam Deck Compatibility Review" link in the Technical Tools sections of your app landing page. (Note: not all partners have access to the review request tool yet. We're increasing the number of partners with access over time.)


• When a back-catalog title meets certain automated heuristics, it will automatically be added to the review queue with no need for you to submit a manual request. You'll receive a notification when this happens.


• When Valve identifies a game as important to Steam Deck customers, we may sometimes add games to the review queue with no need for you to submit a manual request. You'll receive a notification when this happens.

Steam Deck Compatibility Review Process [External Link]

"we may sometimes" sounds way less than I expected, to be honest.

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Quoting: 14I've been running Wayland on my laptop for a few months now. It works well there, and it has a crisper feel to it. You know what I mean?

I had these moments, when switching from an analog to a digital monitor or from HDD to SSD. (Probably these effects where bigger though.)

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Quoting: hardpenguinI kiiiiiinda don't like that the Godot & Blender are in the headline but not Defold & Phaser.

Bias detected!

Well, it's a PC software bias, I guess?

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