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Latest Comments by mr-victory
Cygames announced an AI studio, and then put up an apology over it
14 Jan 2026 at 4:18 pm UTC Likes: 1

What is the purpose of the AI Studio, even? Is this announced anywhere?

(after clicking some links)

hmm they have 4 job listings:

* AI Specialist (image generation)
* Reinforcement Learning Engineer (Game Automatic Play Balance Optimization)
* Language Model Engineer
* Potential Diffusion Model Engineer
Cygames Al Studio Inc.

My interpretation is that they are trying to create in house machine learning and generative AI tools like how large studios have their in house engines. Time will tell.

Valve tweak Steam Community Awards to deal with point farming and "attention-grabbing content"
14 Jan 2026 at 12:27 pm UTC Likes: 10

Not pi number😅

Good riddance on the clown reaction

Windows compatibility layer Wine 11 arrives bringing masses of improvements to Linux
14 Jan 2026 at 11:29 am UTC Likes: 4

Quoting: LoudTechieYou run MS365 through Wine.
That's how one recognizes a master of their craft.
It is fairly easy with Crossover. Crossover installs an older version of Office 365, applies some registry edits so the app runs and installs fonts. Then you log in with your MS account and register the product. If you have no license or choose to not sign in, a 5 day free trial starts.

The installed version of Office is made sometime in 2022 for Windows 7 and is 32 bit. It doesn't receive updates.

Using vanilla wine will not work, Crossover's wine has patches related to Office's licensing that vanilla wine lacks, so the app doesn't work on vanilla wine.

Hytale has arrived in Early Access with Linux support
14 Jan 2026 at 11:17 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: CaldathrasI wonder, is this the first example of a commercial flatpak?

(I don't do flatpak, so I don't know...)
Official Minecraft launcher also has a flatpak

KDE Plasma 6.6 will finally stop the system sleeping when gaming with a controller
7 Jan 2026 at 4:00 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: BrokattIt may be something unique for Steam Controller? I will post a pic when I get home. It's similar to the one @mr-victory linked to.
When looking for a post with a pic, I did come across a post about the warning appearing with a Steam controller.

KDE Plasma 6.6 will finally stop the system sleeping when gaming with a controller
7 Jan 2026 at 10:06 am UTC Likes: 2

I have that prompt if I attempt to use KDE Connect's remote input. Never with a controller tho. Here is a pic
https://forums.opensuse.org/t/remote-control-requested-every-time-i-use-kde-connect-remote-control/175083 [External Link]

Valve amended the Steam survey for December 2025 - Linux actually hit another all-time high
7 Jan 2026 at 9:45 am UTC

Quoting: PhlebiacmacOS usage declined for years
I wish to assume this is because macOS users use Heroic Games Launcher or Crossover to play Windows games with Windows version of Steam but too few people bother with that. macOS is a minority platform like us so I'd rather see them strong instead of cheering when Linux takes over Macs.
sent from my MacBook running Linux😁

Valve amended the Steam survey for December 2025 - Linux actually hit another all-time high
7 Jan 2026 at 9:42 am UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: sarmadThe GabeCube's target audience is mostly Steam Deck owners who want to continue their gaming session on TVs with better resolution and frame rate, and those won't bother with anti-cheat because they'll mostly be running the same games that run on the Deck.
Is that the only possible audience? Such people would be satisfied no doubt however I expect buyers to play different games on the cube, F2P FPS or retail AAA games more often while on Deck the most popular game was Vampire Survivors for months with many other indies in the mix.
Perhaps DOA was a strong word, the better way to put it would be "many people would refund it". Which I believe can create a negative impression and push away potential new buyers but yeah I was pessimistic.
I'm partly this pessimistic because where I live the go-to game most people play together is EA FC (formerly FIFA), there are even "PlayStation cafes" where people meet up and play EA FC. The cafes have PS4/5 with a selection of games but typically everyone plays EA FC, which doesn't work on Linux. But the Deck is not even sold in my country sooo...

Valve amended the Steam survey for December 2025 - Linux actually hit another all-time high
6 Jan 2026 at 8:45 pm UTC Likes: 1

I feel that the GabeCube *ahem* Steam Machine will be DOA due to anti cheat, I hope to be proven wrong but Windows on ARM laptops being frequently returned item on Amazon doesn't give me confidence, those laptops' game compatibility issues are not that different from ours... the advantage Deck had was being a handheld so who cares if an fps doesn't work.

NVIDIA announce a native Linux app for GeForce NOW
6 Jan 2026 at 8:26 pm UTC Likes: 3

Quoting: Cyba.CowboyI did look at this for a while, because most of my online gaming is via my PlayStation 5 and I'd rather stick to my Steam Deck... But NVVIDIA GeForce NOW is super expensive here in Australia, so I simply couldn't justify it.
You can stream your PS5 to Deck, look up Chiaki-deck

Now if only there was a similar solution for the PS3...