Quoting: denyasis

Quoting: MaathI don't blame Valve. I bet they took it on Naughty Dog's word that it was working.

It is likely that the promotional video was created by some graphics artist from various footage, and doubtful it even came directly from a Steam Deck. I mean, why capture from the Steam Deck in order to provide exact visuals when you can just take it from a PC. It's nice when you can do it but to save time I'm sure they skip that step.

In that case I would blame Valve. As Liam pointed out, the picture of it is running on a Steam Deck. So yeah, either it's fake, like you mentioned, which is a problem with Valve not being truthful to it's consumers or it is a shot from a Deck, which is a problem as Valve would known it didn't work much earlier but still encouraged sales.

Simulating the screen image for a PR campaign on the Deck is one thing, but when you do it you're implying the game is going to work on on the Deck... That's the problem.

Either way, I'm glad, Valve marked it unsupported, but it's still pretty sketchy they did it after initial release sales. As pointed out earlier in the comments, this isn't the first time Valve has done this with a hyped up game.

Yeah makes you wonder how Valves Steam Deck verification process is setup. Can a big publisher just pinky swear everything is golden thus skipping all the testing?

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Quoting: GuestWhy would anyone believe anything Druckmann says? The guy already has a reputation of being a liar and an asshole, lol.

I mean I know the current state of the game is probably not great but let's not go too far. Steam has a good return policy if people are unhappy with their purchase and the game in question is not marked as "Unsupported". They f-up, they know it and now it's up to ND to fix it. Let's not turn this place into a hate train. It's one of the few places I read can the comments without getting hit in the face by the negativity.

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Looking forward to the new Kubuntu 23.04 :)

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Same here. Loving it so far :)

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I really don't care about what package format Ubuntu uses. I didn't care about package formats when I used Windows, I didn't care when I ran Mac OS X, and I don't care now. As long as it's easy to find apps, install and update then I'm happy. I do understand the reasoning for all Ubuntu flavors to use Snap as that is a core technology for the project. I hope they do more in the future do make the flavors be more aligned, for example through theming, using the same installer or whatever. An Ubuntu flavor should "feel Ubuntu" in some ways regardless of desktop environment.

I'm very happy with Kubuntu on my main machine. It's stable, updates are regular and performance is good. For people who somehow find snaps controversial there are many, many other distros to use. Currently I use both snaps and flatpaks and it works good but I care about that in much the same way as I care about what package format Steam uses. I don't even know what format Steam uses :)

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I have not yet tested this latest version but OBS 29 still has issues under Kubuntu Wayland. Sometimes the replay buffer works fine but other times it only records a black screen. I also have something similar to @Tchey were when I open recorded video files with VLC I only see black screen, but with Dragon Player the video can be viewed as normal.

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Quoting: damarrinThe logo is VERY unfortunate. As is the name, really. Both for different reasons.

Otherwise, cool.

Edit: I realise they probably were around before the stupid war, so why should change their logo. Still... it was the first thing that came to mind.

I refuse to let anyone hijack a letter in the alphabet. How are we gonna know when cartoon characters are asleep?

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Quoting: Liam Dawe

Quoting: tohurThis doesn't make any sense at all .. Valve has NOTHING to do with Havok.. Microsoft owns Havok.. so this story is a bit off and is pretty much a lie from the leaker.. Pretty sure this is a Inside job as highly doubt Valve gives access to their assets to ANYONE even if they are a partner other then the assets that are already included with the source engine

To clarify for you: previously if you used Source to make things, you needed to pay a fee which was waived back in 2021 [External Link] when Valve made a deal with Microsoft on it.

Just an FYI: Source 2 does not use Havoc but a Valve developed physics engine called Rubikon [External Link].

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Quoting: SiinamonThis game is already pretty good and I can't wait for a full release! Going to have to get my sibling to join in with me 'cause we used to play tons of Total Annihilation and Supreme Commander together. :grin::heart:

Thanks for the tips Liam! I am a huge fan of Total Annihilation and Supreme Commander 1. Not as much Supreme Commander 2 or Planetary Annihilation. For one reason or another they never captured the same feeling. I also play a lot with my siblings and friends back in the day :) As soon as BAR gets into a more stable beta/early access I will force everyone to play with me. It's looks amazing and I am very impressed at how much they accomplished.

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Quoting: PenglingI favour portables and am a Nintendo ex-pat (they were the only console manufacturer still making games that I enjoyed - then they stopped and/or went off in strange directions with the ones I liked, so I bailed :tongue:). The reason I returned to the PC-gaming space for the first time since 4GB HDDs were huge and you could still buy big-box games from Toys 'R' Us and Electronics Boutique UK is precisely because, regardless of your preferred OS, it offers more choice. Much more.

Like many my age (approaching my 40s now), I fondly remember the 16-bit era because it was highly competitive, but also interesting - "exclusives" back then only existed in the form of which manufacturer's in-house titles you preferred, and most major third-party games were on most platforms and sometimes differed in interesting ways; The YouTube series Console Wars [External Link] is a good look at how this applied to the SNES and Mega Drive, though sadly it never touches on the UK market, which was much broader thanks to also including various 8-bit and 16-bit home micros.

I'm not a fan of the modern definition of "exclusives", which is just moneyhatting in order to prevent content from appearing on all platforms, and I wouldn't like to see it mar the Steam Deck or the broader Linux-gaming landscape.

I also have fond memories of that time and the early 3D era. It was really a time were no one had a clear idea of what they were doing so they just tried a bunch of shit to see what worked :) However some things I don't miss. Games back then was an insanely expensive hobby. Because it was so expensive most could only afford one console, which led to tribes of fans forming defending their choice, while in reality missing out on great games all thanks to exclusives. The Console War was an effect of anti-consumer practices.

Today you could buy a Steam Deck which is excellent value and only buy games on sale. With PC being almost like neutral ground a lot of games are released to one console plus PC. This in combination with emulators and the ability to tinker leads to a platform that teenage me would have been up in arms over. It's more approachable and cheaper than a PC while still being flexible and open. When Valve eventually does a wide release of SteamOS 3.X it will lower the bar of entry to DIY PC's and HTPC's. It could lead to a renewed interest in a hobby that's dying out. Or maybe that's just an old fools wishes and it's smart phones, games streaming tablets and predatory pay2win crap that are the future.

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