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Alienware manager on Steam Machines lull: Windows 10 changed things
15 Nov 2016 at 9:31 am UTC
15 Nov 2016 at 9:31 am UTC
I don't even closely consider Windows 10 the threat to Valve than what Google, Android and Play store are in the future (speaking 2020+).
Google will go for a docking solution for Android, morphing the smartphone/tablet to a "PC-Like Mouse/Keyboard controlled system". I am very sure of that. And it will come with all the play store / closed ecosystem we see on Android now.
Though, this means easier ports for Linux/X11/Wayland due to Vulkan, we still have the old issue of display and input handling (ye, I know SDL2 could ease those things if the developers would use it).
But we'd be considered an "easier" port than before. I don't see the threat in Windows 10 on the desktop market in the distant future at all.
To be true, I don't think that Windows is going to survive Android on the long run. I still think that Microsoft does a mistake by not taking Windows Phone further going into the direction of a Windows docking solution, which is the only thing which could disrupt the market, and there they are clearly on the better foot due to having windows pretty much everywhere and they do have a real desktop, which Google does not.
Google will go for a docking solution for Android, morphing the smartphone/tablet to a "PC-Like Mouse/Keyboard controlled system". I am very sure of that. And it will come with all the play store / closed ecosystem we see on Android now.
Though, this means easier ports for Linux/X11/Wayland due to Vulkan, we still have the old issue of display and input handling (ye, I know SDL2 could ease those things if the developers would use it).
But we'd be considered an "easier" port than before. I don't see the threat in Windows 10 on the desktop market in the distant future at all.
To be true, I don't think that Windows is going to survive Android on the long run. I still think that Microsoft does a mistake by not taking Windows Phone further going into the direction of a Windows docking solution, which is the only thing which could disrupt the market, and there they are clearly on the better foot due to having windows pretty much everywhere and they do have a real desktop, which Google does not.
Tyranny, the massive new RPG from Obsidian Entertainment releases today day-1 on Linux, our review
11 Nov 2016 at 1:09 pm UTC
11 Nov 2016 at 1:09 pm UTC
Damn. The weekend is done. I had so nice plans I have to change now :-).
Black Mesa, the very popular fan-made recreation of Half-Life is now on Linux in beta
10 Nov 2016 at 6:15 am UTC
10 Nov 2016 at 6:15 am UTC
Half-Life series. OWn all, never got past 10 hours gameplay. Does not hook me in either, I do not understand the popularity of it. But hey... Cool for those who like the series.
I will probably buy it anyway to support the effort.
I will probably buy it anyway to support the effort.
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided released for Linux, port report and review
4 Nov 2016 at 9:45 am UTC
4 Nov 2016 at 9:45 am UTC
A question, since I had issues with quite some Feral ports with this: Is it okay to run with steamlink + steam controller? Because this is certainly a game I'd prefer to play in the living room on the more comfortable relax chair.
On some ports (as madmax, shadow of mordor) it seems to have issues with this setup - the controller not recognized when using steamlink (it sometimes is on the PC, sometimes not - didn't figure out why it sometimes works and sometimes not yet). Though, tombraider works just fine.
On some ports (as madmax, shadow of mordor) it seems to have issues with this setup - the controller not recognized when using steamlink (it sometimes is on the PC, sometimes not - didn't figure out why it sometimes works and sometimes not yet). Though, tombraider works just fine.
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided released for Linux, port report and review
3 Nov 2016 at 5:31 pm UTC
3 Nov 2016 at 5:31 pm UTC
I think I'll wait until I get my new graphics card, processor and RAM upgrade next month. I don't think my current setup (i7-2600k, 8 GB, 760Ti) will run it smooth enough. Though, Mad Max runs just fine - but had lower reqs as well. Oh, and I'll need a driver supporting the card :D...
The Steam 2016 Halloween sale has some nice Linux games for cheap
31 Oct 2016 at 10:59 am UTC
31 Oct 2016 at 10:59 am UTC
Bought Mad Max ... sadly I've issues with the steam controller on the desktop and using in-home streaming (it's just not working / recognized by the game).
It was recognized on the first start though, but failed to be recognized on any further start.
Very sad, that would be a cool game to play from the living room.
It was recognized on the first start though, but failed to be recognized on any further start.
Very sad, that would be a cool game to play from the living room.
Feral Interactive's Linux ports may come with Vulkan sooner than we thought (UPDATED)
28 Oct 2016 at 11:27 am UTC Likes: 1
28 Oct 2016 at 11:27 am UTC Likes: 1
While I don't expect it to have more FPS in Vulkan, I expect it to have more "stable" FPS, aka less frame drops / minfps which we have due to bottlenecks.
The only reason they'd consider a Vulkan port is probably to test their implementation for DX12->Vulkan layer, for the reason that DX:MD has DX12 support by now, making it an ideal test case.
We will continue to see it that way:
DX11 things will be ported to OpenGL
DX12 things will be ported to Vulkan
The only reason they'd consider a Vulkan port is probably to test their implementation for DX12->Vulkan layer, for the reason that DX:MD has DX12 support by now, making it an ideal test case.
We will continue to see it that way:
DX11 things will be ported to OpenGL
DX12 things will be ported to Vulkan
Linux community has been sending their love to Feral Interactive & Aspyr Media
27 Oct 2016 at 1:11 pm UTC Likes: 2
27 Oct 2016 at 1:11 pm UTC Likes: 2
Quoting: Eikehttp://cookiedelivery.com/ [External Link]Quoting: beefsackBetter to thank the awesome porters for giving us great games :DSo you've sent cookies from Australia to London?!? :)
Linux community has been sending their love to Feral Interactive & Aspyr Media
27 Oct 2016 at 12:59 pm UTC Likes: 1
27 Oct 2016 at 12:59 pm UTC Likes: 1
The feral guy on the left seems very focussed to be the first to grab as many cookies as he can :D.
Nice treat from beefsack ;-).
Nice treat from beefsack ;-).
Why Linux games often perform worse than on Windows
27 Oct 2016 at 11:28 am UTC Likes: 6
27 Oct 2016 at 11:28 am UTC Likes: 6
When I start to care about performance is, when a game is basically unplayable on a system hitting recommended settings given by the developers/publishers.
As long as games are playable "good enough", I don't really care that much if I have 10 or 20 fps more or less.
And I noticed that I'll get a new graphics card this month. Thanks NVidia for the 1050 which fits into the Alienware X51 ... so some issues get solved.
As long as games are playable "good enough", I don't really care that much if I have 10 or 20 fps more or less.
And I noticed that I'll get a new graphics card this month. Thanks NVidia for the 1050 which fits into the Alienware X51 ... so some issues get solved.
- Discord is about to require age verification for everyone
- KDE Linux gets performance improvements, new default apps and goes all-in on Flatpak
- New Proton Experimental update adds controller support to more launchers on Linux / SteamOS
- Prefixer is a modern alternative to Protontricks that's faster and simpler
- GE-Proton 10-30 released with fixes for Arknights Endfield and the EA app
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