Quoting: PublicNuisanceI always try to use the packages in my distro's repo but Flatpak has become my go to when that's not a viable option. AppImage isn't bad either.

I'm the opposite. With the exception of tools like my file manager, archiver, partition manager, etc., I grab all my programs as Flatpaks from Flathub.

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My friend and I tried playing this earlier but it kept crashing on us after the first chapter. I'm sure it's good though, just needs the bugs worked out.

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I still buy music CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays.

I don't do streaming. Games are the only thing where I've almost entirely made the switch to digital, and that's because I switched from console to PC.

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My favorite Tetris is Tetris Plus for the PS1, but Tetris Effect is pretty good. I'm glad to see Steam Deck specific optimizations.

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Even if I didn't already dislike Fortnite, I still wouldn't play it simply due to my dislike of Epic and Timmy.

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I miss old-school Sega so much. This is cool.

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Plasma w/Wayland has been working well for me the past year. I'm ready.

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Quoting: CyborgZetaI wasn't planning on getting a Deck OLED, but I somehow ended up messing up my original Deck. I opened it back up to replace the 512GB SSD I installed when I first got it with a 2TB SSD...but after that it randomly shut down on me while playing a game, would fault to fully boot, and the picture would get all glitchy and none of my buttons would work. I think it go an error downloading the 3.5 update since, when it went to reboot, it got stuck on a black screen and got hot, with the screen getting colorful and fuzzy for several seconds, before I manually shut it off. I can only speculate that that experience caused the internals to overheat and damage something.

The 2TB SSD I got definitely wasn't the issue. Not only did it pass SMART no problem, but I just put it into my Deck OLED and everything is fine. Very strange experience.

... is everything connected/seated correctly? You'd be surprised how many odd things a loose cable/loose seating could cause.

That honestly sounds to me like something isn't connected correctly/fully, or something got damaged while you were changing bits.

I don't feel like opening it up back up to check, but I do not recall anything out of the ordinary. I opened up my Steam Deck the same way I did the first time, including grounding myself with an anti-static bracelet like I always do when playing with PC internals. The only thing I disconnected was the battery, for obvious reasons.

That said, when I reopened it the third time to remove the 2TB drive from it to put away for the OLED, I did forget to remove my microSD card from the slot before reopening it and it broke in two. Complete boneheaded move on my part.

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Great news. I love my Arc A770, but some games just don't start. So far, it's just been Cyberpunk 2077 and the Resident Evil 4 remake. Crisis Core Reunion initially had the same issue, but it started working again last month.

Not a big deal right now, since Cyberpunk and RE4R aren't games I care about; but improved drivers is nonetheless a good thing all around.

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I wasn't planning on getting a Deck OLED, but I somehow ended up messing up my original Deck. I opened it back up to replace the 512GB SSD I installed when I first got it with a 2TB SSD...but after that it randomly shut down on me while playing a game, would fault to fully boot, and the picture would get all glitchy and none of my buttons would work. I think it go an error downloading the 3.5 update since, when it went to reboot, it got stuck on a black screen and got hot, with the screen getting colorful and fuzzy for several seconds, before I manually shut it off. I can only speculate that that experience caused the internals to overheat and damage something.

The 2TB SSD I got definitely wasn't the issue. Not only did it pass SMART no problem, but I just put it into my Deck OLED and everything is fine. Very strange experience.

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