The poll reads like developers are just unsure of how the Steam Deck will play out, rather than being negative towards it.

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This is very cool, although I own few N64 games now compared to back when I was a kid. Being able to play my Conker's Bad Fur Day and Majora's Mask cartridges again would be neat though, I suppose.

Personally, I'd love to see something like this for PlayStation 2 some day. I have such a huge PS2 library, and with PS2 emulation still being far from perfect, being able to fall back on discs would be quite welcome. My PS2 I got back in 2005 still works; heck, I played .hack on it as recently as 2020...but I'd like to leave it retired. These days, I generally prefer using emulators whenever possible, although I have been playing on a Dreamcast I acquired recently.

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Microsoft buying up large "gaming companies" has me even more disgusted with this era of mega-corps we live in. That Microsoft is the one buying up these companies also has me concerned as someone who now plays his games on Linux.

I suppose I should be fortunate that I largely play Japanese games (Japanese law forbids foreign companies from acquiring domestic companies), and that the majority of games I play in general are older games.

Also, while it might be too early for me to predict something like this, Sony might have to start making similar moves themselves less they want to be locked out of Western games. If Microsoft keeps buying everything, that will drastically limit what is available on PlayStation 4+5.

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Very handy tool; glad to see it available on Flathub. Despite using an Arch-based system, I do use the Steam Flatpak.

I was using an unofficial Flatpak build of Proton-GE, but installing it with this is probably the better option.

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Quoting: Liam Dawe

Quoting: CyborgZetaCan someone explain root access for Dolphin? When I needed to add udev rules for Steam in my EndeavourOS install, I had to put it in a folder in root, and I had to use the terminal to move it to said folder. Does this update mean I could drag-and-drop without needed the terminal?

Yes, it would ask for a password and then let you do it.

Thanks. That's way more convenient for me. I have no problem using the terminal, but when it comes to moving files around I'm very old-fashioned.

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Can someone explain root access for Dolphin? When I needed to add udev rules for Steam in my EndeavourOS install, I had to put it in a folder in root, and I had to use the terminal to move it to said folder. Does this update mean I could drag-and-drop without needed the terminal?

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Of that list, Left 4 Dead 2 is the only title I play.

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Quoting: Purple Library Guy

Quoting: CyborgZetaHowever, it's not going to change the fact that Ubuntu is just not suited for gaming just from the way it's designed. Gaming, particularly on Linux, benefits immensely from having the latest kernel and the latest drivers. Neither of which can be done in Ubuntu without workarounds and PPAs, which I don't think should be relied on.

I dunno. Seems to me there has to be a middle road between "no current software available" and "use the Aur which potentially pulls in bleeding edge bloody everything all the time with no guidance so you've got near infinite chances to break stuff".
I mean, just how many packages are we talking about keeping up to the latest? If you've got a full time staffer for gaming-related stuff, it should be workable for them to maintain a small meta-package of latest gaming stuff, which could be in the official repo or even visible in the update tool. One thing to install, one thing to revert if it causes problems. Then you could have what you needed for gaming without opening up a can of Aur.

The middle road is to just use a regular Arch-based system. I've been using EndeavourOS for almost a month, and have not needed to touch the AUR once. In fact, I actively avoid the AUR precisely because I'm aware it can mess with Arch's stability.

The key things needed for gaming, in my opinion, are the latest Mesa and the latest kernel. Arch gives you both from the official repos: no backporting, no PPA, and no AUR for that matter.

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If Canonical genuinely wants to make Ubuntu the go-to distro for gaming on Linux, and in turn contribute to gaming on Linux as a whole, then I welcome them with open arms.

However, it's not going to change the fact that Ubuntu is just not suited for gaming just from the way it's designed. Gaming, particularly on Linux, benefits immensely from having the latest kernel and the latest drivers. Neither of which can be done in Ubuntu without workarounds and PPAs, which I don't think should be relied on. My rule of thumb for several months now and going forward, and this is just MY OPINION, is that if something isn't in the official repos or available as a Flatpak (typically from Flathub), then I'm not going to bother. I'm at a point in my "Linux career" now where I don't want to have to put in a lot of time and effort just to accomplish a particular task.

Valve moved to an Arch-based system for the same reason I did; rolling release, you always have the latest stuff you need, the Arch repositories have tons of software (IMO), and you don't need to worry about point release upgrades.

Also, I don't like that Canonical continues to push Snaps, or that they use GNOME, but that's neither here nor there.

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I'm quite satisfied with my used ViewSonic monitor with 75hz and FreeSync. Having played on consoles most of my life, 60+fps is a luxury to me. I don't play multiplayer games, so I'm not interested in dropping tons of money on a new monitor and whatever else kids like these days.

My PC info is completely different now since I'm now using a PC I put together myself. More powerful CPU, more powerful GPU, DDR4 instead of DDR3, and EndeavourOS instead of Debian.

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