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Latest Comments by mr-victory
Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer - Part 17: The Llama Master
21 Jun 2022 at 7:43 pm UTC

If performance is a problem, what prevents you from using virtual machines?

FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE arrives on Steam — plus it's Steam Deck Verified
17 Jun 2022 at 7:46 pm UTC Likes: 1

Aren't the recommended specs a bit high for a remake of a 25 year old game?

LightSpeed Studios (Tencent) joins the Open 3D Foundation
16 Jun 2022 at 5:19 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: GeamanduraThis Open 3D Engine is meant to attract corporate lawyers and handshakes and press releases like flies at the public toilet.
Yet it somehow does its job :)

Initial thoughts on the HP Dev One laptop with Pop!_OS
13 Jun 2022 at 5:45 pm UTC

Can you monitor/control fan speed?
Also do you know if coreboot will be available in the future?
EDIT: What is "TCO certified" on 4th pic? (looks like verification for sustainable tech products and there is the Dev One [External Link])

Minecraft - The Wild Update is out now, Java & Bedrock now one purchase
7 Jun 2022 at 4:01 pm UTC Likes: 4

Quoting: RandomizedKirbyTree47Last time I checked buying BE on one platform didn't give it to you on any other platform. Has that changed? Does buying Minecraft on desktop now give you Bedrock on Android, or vice versa?
No it hasn't but there is a catch with the bundle. If you previously own MC Java you get MC for Windows (aka. Bedrock) for FREE and vica versa. What I had was not Android MC, I had MC for Windows because the price of that was %80 percent lower than MC Java. Also it is not possible to play MC for Win on Linux so I couldn't play MC on Linux.
Until now.

Quoting: RandomizedKirbyTree47My concern is that they are planning on discontinuing Java edition
They can't. Most players will prefer Java over Bedrock because Java supports mods but Bedrock doesn't. Millions of people (no exaggeration) would go nuts if they did that.

Minecraft - The Wild Update is out now, Java & Bedrock now one purchase
7 Jun 2022 at 3:42 pm UTC Likes: 9

Not that it particularly matters to Linux players
It does matter for me. I had the bedrock edition only because java was way more expensive but now I can play minecraft on linux.

Free to play shooter Rogue Company verified 'Playable' on Steam Deck
6 Jun 2022 at 12:54 pm UTC

The title is unclear, it has both "verified" and "playable".

Steam Deck already hits over 5% of Linux users on Steam
2 Jun 2022 at 4:59 pm UTC Likes: 3

Quoting: slaapliedjeI was wondering if we could look up how many people went and ruined their Deck by installing Windows on it...
Well I tried to make a guess from survey data and Windows on Deck users are not much.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/06/steam-deck-already-hits-over-5-of-linux-users-on-steam/comment_id=226992

Steam Deck already hits over 5% of Linux users on Steam
2 Jun 2022 at 2:52 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: MohandevirGot the survey twice, yesterday, when I tried different Distros on an old laptop (Kubuntu and Manjaro). :grin:
I got the survey when running "SteamOS Holo" in a VM :grin: but not in May.

Steam Deck already hits over 5% of Linux users on Steam
2 Jun 2022 at 1:44 pm UTC Likes: 8

I noticed something:

* Limiting the survey to Linux and listing the videocard description puts Steam Deck GPU to ~%5, Linux share is ~%1. So roughly %0.05 of PCs are Steam Decks running Linux. We already know this.
* Limiting the survey to Windows only and listing Vulkan GPUs list various GPUs. At the bottom of the list there are GPUs with less than %0.01 usage and an "Other" entry. The Steam Deck GPU (AMD Custom APU 0405) doesn't appear so it goes to "Other. In other words Decks running Windows are less than %0.01.

So, victory?