Quoting: Loftybut we have global FSR2.0 now, which works really well especially on a smaller screen with a higher resolution, where as FSR on an already low 800p screen (mixed with the usual terrible TAA implementation on many modern games used for anti-aliasing) doesn't look crisp at all.

Why would a smaller screen have worse FSR? Technically speaking, a smaller screen should make it harder to see the imperfections.

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Quoting: GuestThat exact same argument can be used for android. So why bother with linux at all and not use android x86 (if it supported steam)? have you forgot why you use linux? what really matters is the users freedom, not the proprietors

You could say the same thing for Chromebooks. Why not Android or Windows?

Linux here is still being used freely. SteamOS is just Arch with a KDE desktop. And you can disable read-only. If you have a problem with being limited, that's completely fair from your point of view since I think you see it as just another distro.

But Valve is using Linux as a basis for their own operating system. And they are targeting a specific audience: people who are trying to get into PC gaming with a low entry barrier. Disabling write permissions in that regard makes sense. After all, some users (me included) are booting up Linux for the first time. What if they mess something up and don't know what to do? They don't have the experience you do with these issues. They may not know what to Google or what the problem even is.

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Quoting: satorideponDon't forget SteamOS long-standing issue with increasing storage consumption due to Proton prefixes, shader caches

Wasn't this fixed already? Caches are much smaller now and you can even delete the ones you're not using.

A. Performance isn't something something you "fix" it's something you improve. Proton will always take on more space than no Proton and always be slower than no Proton. It's why it's such a shock when it manages to outperform native Windows in some contexts. Many people use Windows as the zero line, where everything faster than Windows is "good" and everything slower is "bad".

I wasnt talking about performance, I was talking about cache sizes. The OP mentioned an issue where cache sizes would bloat and stay on the Steam Deck for a long period of time. I thought that issue got resolved in a recent SteamOS update.

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Quoting: satorideponDon't forget SteamOS long-standing issue with increasing storage consumption due to Proton prefixes, shader caches

Wasn't this fixed already? Caches are much smaller now and you can even delete the ones you're not using.

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Quoting: dubigrasuHow good is Vanguard compared with other AC software out there? Is that efficient on Valorant?

If you're talking about performance, Valorant runs fine with it on.

If you're talking about security, you can circumvent the anti-virus (and most other kernel-level software) with a Windows VM.

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Is Northstar for Titanfall? What's the point of it?

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8 players?? How does that work? Is it battles only for online multiplayer?

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Quoting: ElectricPrismStill trying to figure out what to play -- DOOM? Apex Legends? Split Gate? Maybe MCC?

Edit 2: I'm also looking for a good racer, LAN PvP -- unfortunately Garfield Kart and Super Indie Kart are not LAN AFAIR :(

You can search for the games on Steam for LAN Coop.

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Quoting: RonnieDueceNo mention of the GPU 200/1040Mhz bug. Guessing Valve still hasn't ironed that one out.

I thought that got fixed in a recent Beta update and then was ported to Stable?

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Quoting: CatKillerTechnically it already does: if a developer uses Steam Input for their input handling the game can automatically get whichever glyphs are appropriate for whichever controller is being used, provided it's a controller that Steam knows about (which is all the major ones).

True, but that's only for games with Steam Input. Sadly, it isn't widely used and I wish that Steam would implement an official feature to replace controller textures.

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