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JSAUX will be doing more colours for their Steam Deck backplate
25 Jan 2023 at 1:19 am UTC

I think purple and green won because they were the 2 most popular "atomic" colors from nintendo's systems, if I recall correctly. I didn't even bother voting because i wanted purple and I knew it was going to get first.

What I want to see in 2023 for Linux, Gaming, Steam Deck and more
1 Jan 2023 at 4:59 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: KlaasWhat I want from GOG is

1) add the missing Linux versions
....
For me I find it unacceptable that companies both:
A) do not have usable official linux versions
B) don't have some sort of linux-compatible full feature api system.

If you're too lazy/closed-minded to make your own linux version then fine, but at least give the community tools to do your work for you. Imagine how much better support we could have of hardware and software if companies would at least offer us proper open sourced api systems to work with.

What I want to see in 2023 for Linux, Gaming, Steam Deck and more
1 Jan 2023 at 4:54 pm UTC Likes: 1

#1 for me right now is better driver/software support from hardware manufacturers.
Of course nvidia is the top of the list right now. If they don't get better or more open soon I'll be done with them permanently, but I still use an nvidia card and it is the primary source of headaches for me as a linux gamer.
Other manufacturers also either need to open up their source or start supporting linux, especially elgato. For me the hardest part of moving linux exclusive was actually the loss of use of a lot of gaming related hardware, not the less-than-100%-compatible game library.

#2 "steamboxes". Whether valve makes one (unlikely this year IMO since they already only want 1 targeted hardware profile and the steamdeck's hardware isn't powerful enough for 1080p which is the bare minimum for large displays), or if they finally release a full version of steamOS 3 for desktop use and vendors market/bundle apu mini pc's with it. This would be another big push for gaming on linux since people would no longer have the burden of expensive prebuilts or building their own to get into pc gaming; it would be like the steamdeck, but for home consoles (like xbox or playstation etc). This is obviously part of Valves planning, but sooner rather than later would certainly be better. They could at least just release a Ryzen-only beta ISO while we wait for a wider range of hardware support...

#3 A new steam controller. I have 2 steam controllers, but I never use them. I just don't find them comfortable, personally, without having to consciously hold them a specific way; and the lack of a full set of traditional controls and built-in rechargability make them something that just sits in the box. I always grab my ps5 or 8bitdo controllers and the lack of dual touchpads reduces the list of games I'm willing to play on a big screen with controller. Desktop steamos 3 necessitates a new controller, at the very least, but I also just want a full featured pc gaming controller and there really isn't one on the market.

JSAUX now selling a transparent Steam Deck backplate
23 Dec 2022 at 10:11 pm UTC Likes: 3

Hopefully they make a purple one (and reduce the size of that massive, billboard sized logo)!

KDE Plasma gets Wayland Fractional Scaling, Fixing Multi-Screen and a Steam Deck updater
19 Dec 2022 at 11:32 pm UTC

Quoting: BlackBloodRumI'm curious who had the multi-monitor issues? I've used KDE for around a year now with two monitors, first with Xorg which worked fine, and these days using Wayland, also working fine. Never had any identification issues...:
Sometimes when I login my widgets get shuffled between screens, sometimes this happens with wallpapers, and sometimes both; although it doesn't happen that frequently. It should be noted that this is a static system (hardware-wise); I never change monitors in or out and I don't change their resolutions or layout or orientation, and yet the shuffles still happen from time to time.

Valve fix the New Big Picture Mode on NVIDIA for Linux gamers
15 Dec 2022 at 11:25 pm UTC

Quoting: hardpenguinOverall it feels still far from a complete experience. More like an early alpha than a beta.
Agreed, it still weird performance issues and pretty spotty audio, but it DOES work now which is more than what could be said before this latest patch.

We may get a Steam Controller 2, plus fun updates coming to Steam Deck
15 Dec 2022 at 11:16 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: CatKiller
You don’t want a Steam Deck maraca
LOL.

Y'all never played Samba De Amigo for the Wii? I'm ready for a Steam Deck Maraca!

Valve hit a home run with the first year of Steam Deck
15 Dec 2022 at 11:10 pm UTC

They've actually seemed to have fixed several issues with streaming from linux desktop. Just a few months ago I couldn't get it to work streaming from my desktop to steam deck. It would either just fail to connect and error out, or wouldn't stream video, and sometimes other quirks with audio and input.

It's still not a 100% perfect experience, but it's getting super close!

Crystal Project is a wonderful new RPG you need to pick up
31 May 2022 at 11:54 am UTC Likes: 1

I found the amount of platforming to be incredibly off-putting personally. I think games like this have a place for sure and many people would enjoy the blend, but a lot of game media is blowing it up purely off the similarities it has to oldschool square/enix Rpgs.

Players should know that they will need to enjoy platforming as well to enjoy this game though!