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Steam Beta removes option to globally disable Steam Play plus Game Recording improvements
26 Oct 2024 at 5:33 pm UTC Likes: 1

Yeah, I left them a nice comment about fixing the filter on the Steam feed post. Several ♥️s included. lol

Croc Legend of the Gobbos remaster will be a GOG exclusive
24 Oct 2024 at 5:17 pm UTC

While I'm glad that it's getting a rerelease. I'm probably gonna just stick with the Sega Saturn version.

Steam Deck - SteamOS 3.6 officially out with improved performance, Mura Compensation, lots more
24 Oct 2024 at 12:58 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: CatKiller
Quoting: Claude_LibDoes it finally allow the screen to turn off while downloading games? Something that should've been there from day one for OLED models, if you ask me.
Or at least a screensaver; they could have different ones available in the points store - like flying toasters, say.
There's a plug-in for XScreensaver [External Link] for an After Dark [External Link] style Flying Toasters screensaver. I use this version [External Link] on macOS. I add the Starfield Simulation screensaver back into Windows and use that on there. lol

I like using screensavers still. It's a good transition before power management turns the display off.

In snake-like PAKO Caravan you build up a huge conga line of trailers with a wobbly car
21 Oct 2024 at 12:00 pm UTC Likes: 1

Conga line? Okay:


Wine 9.20 expands DirectPlay and more formats supported in D3DX9
19 Oct 2024 at 5:30 pm UTC Likes: 2


Marvel's Spider-Man 2 comes to Steam in January 2025
19 Oct 2024 at 5:25 pm UTC Likes: 1


Valve makes a big improvement for Native Linux games in a Steam Beta update
19 Oct 2024 at 5:14 pm UTC Likes: 4

Quoting: Liam DaweBut this feels like it’s going to descend into another silly Proton argument.
Not from me at least. I'm glad that people enjoy playing games with Proton.

Quoting: Phlebiac
Quoting: Linux_RocksMore choices and customization is always a good thing for the end user.
I was going to say: "just use the little penguin icon to filter" to "Show only games that run on Linux" as the tooltip says. But... it looks like they broke that? Perhaps related to what you are complaining about.
That's the main part of it, yes. Before when you switched Steam Play off in the settings, it only showed native Linux games with the filter.

Quoting: Liam DaweSteam Play is more than Proton, it's also the containerized Linux Runtimes.
This is good to know, as I was only going off of the naming in the Steam client settings. My bad, I thought it was just a general term for their compatibility stuff.

If I came off as a jerk, then my bad again. I just wanna be able to know what's what in my Steam library. I've got a huge library on Steam. So being able to filter and sort things properly is important to me.

Basically I'd turn it off, then sort what needs to be sorted by OS, and then I'd turn it back on just for Boxtron. Linux native games going into my Linux category, other games going into my Windows category, and any 64-bit (now Apple Silicon too) macOS games also going into my Mac category. Along with a Software category for any regular software on Steam.

Valve makes a big improvement for Native Linux games in a Steam Beta update
18 Oct 2024 at 7:37 pm UTC Likes: 3

Quoting: Liam Dawe
Quoting: Linux_RocksYes, but can you disable Steam Play yet? Is the button fixed? If you enable all titles for Steam Play and then disable that part, does Steam still list all games? My PC is in storage and I can't check. I doubt either are fixed despite these crumbs to native Linux games.
Why would you want to disable it? Can't see why that would make sense for Valve to even let you nowadays.
Why should we be forced to use it? More choices and customization is always a good thing for the end user. If I decide to not use it, then I should be able to turn it off like the settings should (and used to) allow. I don't wanna use Proton. I wanna know what is and isn't Linux native in my Steam library.

It's great that Proton is a thing and that it works as well as it does. It's not something that interests me, cause I dual-boot. I only use Windows for gaming at this point, but I paid for a license. So I'm gonna use said license.