This conversation is getting a bit surreal. People arguing about whether we should trust Microsoft? Really?

I don't see why I should trust Microsoft even as far as I trust other gigantic corporations like Google, Amazon, Facebook or Coca Cola. Which is about as far as I can throw a hippo. There's just no chance of any of them ever putting the consumer before the investor or ideals before profit. Except maybe where forced to do so by governments.

In fact, I think it's extremely naïve to ever truly trust a public corporation. We buy their products knowing (and ignoring) that while they might be cheap, or even the only convenient option due to a market monopoly or whatever, they sure as hell don't deserve our trust for either of these reasons. They are not cheap because they want you to have an opportunity to enjoy their products, and they aren't the only option because nobody else wanted a slice of the cake. Ideally we should be able to trust the system(s) to keep the corporations in check and protect our rights, but we all know that these multinationals have more power than some nations.

But hey, capitalism—in the form it takes in the real world—depends on people going against their best interests. Otherwise none of these businesses would have had the opportunity to corner their respective markets as they did.

View this comment - View article - View full comments

I'd love to play this, but the rapidly flashing lasers would trigger my migraine. A less garish colour scheme could be a useful option. Reducing contrast might make it more tolerable.

View this comment - View article - View full comments

Quoting: Salvatos

Quoting: g000hI'm a long term Debian user, and I use it properly... i.e. I install the packages from the regular repositories so that my system doesn't get messed up. I have tried backports and all sorts of things in the past, but generally find that forcing a later graphics driver onto the system ends up borking it.

I'm kind of in the same boat. I'm on Mint, but it's only offering me 340.107 and 390.48 so I'd rather stick to that. Didn't someone say that the newer drivers were only necessary for Vulkan games anyway, or something along those lines?

On Mint or Ubuntu there's no good reason not to use the semi-official graphics drivers PPA [External Link] maintained by Ubuntu staff. There's also the development PPA [External Link] for beta drivers with more up-to-date Vulkan support. Valve officially recommends the former in their Proton prerequisites document [External Link].

View this comment - View article - View full comments

Quoting: liamdawe

Quoting: tuubi

Quoting: liamdaweThe laughs the “no tux no bux” comment got says it all, I’ve never particularly liked that saying and I’ve said numerous times before how it means nothing to developers—I think they proved my point.

It might not mean anything to developers, but it sure means a lot to me.

BTW, The Interwebs do not forget! [External Link] ;)

I've always made jokes about the saying, i guess the winky face there wasn't clear enough ;)

There was a winky face at the end of my comment as well.

View this comment - View article - View full comments

Quoting: liamdaweThe laughs the “no tux no bux” comment got says it all, I’ve never particularly liked that saying and I’ve said numerous times before how it means nothing to developers—I think they proved my point.

It might not mean anything to developers, but it sure means a lot to me.

BTW, The Interwebs do not forget! [External Link] ;)

View this comment - View article - View full comments

Quoting: Cyba.CowboyMy understanding however (based on something I read somewhere, can't remember where), was that Valve were using SPCR as a primary reference point.

They just wishlisted at least one game with a "Borked" rating on spcr. Maybe they found the list too unreliable. Or maybe they use it as an additional reference but prioritise and test games requested by developers themselves. That could (and should) happen.

View this comment - View article - View full comments

Quoting: BloodaxeNOR

Quoting: tuubiI have no idea why but I'm getting flashbacks of Pandemonium which came bundled with some 3dfx Voodoo graphics card.

Never alone! Totaly had the same vibe, Pandemonium is a classic :D

Quoting: tuubiPandemonium is still being sold by the way, bundled with a glide wrapper to make it run on DirectX instead.

Where can I buy it? I'd absolutely love to play it again! <3

GOG [External Link] or Steam [External Link], take your pick. No Linux release, but it should run fine on Wine or Steam Play.

View this comment - View article - View full comments

I have no idea why but I'm getting flashbacks of Pandemonium which came bundled with some 3dfx Voodoo graphics card. Must have been the Voodoo Banshee. I think it was the first side scrolling platformer I owned with proper 3D backgrounds and the same sort of dynamic camera angles as this game. Pandemonium is still being sold by the way, bundled with a glide wrapper to make it run on DirectX instead.

View this comment - View article - View full comments

Quoting: constMaking linux work exactly the way you want can be a hassle.

Whereas making Windows work exactly the way I want is impossible. ;)

Quoting: constGetting linux to perform at it's best for gaming is science AND fun for those that can enjoy it.

For the most common gaming hardware on the most common distro (Nvidia / Ubuntu), I don't think this requires more than installing a new graphics driver. Isn't that what you need to do on Windows as well?

But yeah, gaming still isn't as convenient as it could be for someone new to Linux. Worth it though and getting better by leaps and bounds.

View this comment - View article - View full comments

Quoting: GuestIt requires know-how to use Linux system

Tell that to my elderly relatives. I'd say Linux is easier to use than Windows these days, but reality matters less than how people perceive it.

View this comment - View article - View full comments