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Latest Comments by StarterX4
Valve makes Steam Library customisation a little easier in the latest Steam Beta
8 Aug 2025 at 1:00 am UTC

Would be nice if they added theming support like it was in the pre-Chromium Steam version

Valve ban advertising-based business models on Steam, no forced adverts like in mobile games
10 Feb 2025 at 4:39 am UTC Likes: 1

Ads are a cancer, I'd rather buy a premium or a full game rather than let myself wait this shit out to play.
With mobile games AdGuard adblock is a must-be, since they usually won't let you to get rid off them by a payment.

Portal with RTX released free on Steam
9 Dec 2022 at 8:48 pm UTC Likes: 1

They could've release Portal 2 RTX

Dota 2 set to remove OpenGL support, new hero announced and more
9 Nov 2022 at 9:22 pm UTC

Quoting: EikeI don't think there's a (direct) user benefit, you could always use Vulkan by choice. But the developers benefit, not having to care for both APIs, might help them concentrate on other user benefits.
They're going to loose a lot of players, since many still use older GPUs with barely supported Vulkan or with no support at all (since devs don't care).

PipeWire is the future for Linux audio and I am sold on it
1 Mar 2022 at 12:38 pm UTC Likes: 2

Recently I changed PA with PW, and after 4~5 hours of trying to fix the annoying stuttering issue (Intel Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio), I decided to back to PA.

Not going to try it again that fast.

Maybe it's the future, but most likely not with my sound card.

Left 4 Dead 2 gets Steam Deck Verified, Team Fortress 2 only Playable
22 Feb 2022 at 10:07 am UTC Likes: 1

In case of TF2, it's officially abandoned.