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Quoting: MohandevirPeronnally I will probably use Stadia, if the subscription plan is flexible enough, to play games I can't play on my Linux rig. I'm a big fan of the Steam Link app, on my Nvidia Shield which is, by far, the best client I ever tried (and I've tried a lot of them). I'd be really surprised if Stadia was of better quality than that (local streaming vs streaming from internet).

GeForce now is a good alternative for streaming my Steam library from Nvidia's servers, but it seems to run on Windows instances... Yuk!

Now, if Steam could offer something similar to Stadia on a "Stream your Steam library" model. It might ease a part of the 30% cut critics.

Love my Steam Links. They pushed out an update even, not too long ago.

I trust Google about as much as I trust a fart not to stink. Wonder if this will just end up like the playstation plus, where you get some free games each month, but have to pay for the subscription plus whichever game you want to not actually own.

I got 2 Steam Links when they were on sale (5$). Just for the HDMI cable included it was a no-brainer. Lol!
It might be related to my personnal network setup, but I have to admit that my Nvidia Shield is giving me much better streaming performances, with the Steam Link app.

But I understand your distrust of Google. That's why I said that I would use it only if I can't play a game on my rig. It's just that my desire to support Linux gaming is stronger than my Google distrust.

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Peronnally I will probably use Stadia, if the subscription plan is flexible enough, to play games I can't play on my Linux rig. I'm a big fan of the Steam Link app, on my Nvidia Shield which is, by far, the best client I ever tried (and I've tried a lot of them). I'd be really surprised if Stadia was of better quality than that (local streaming vs streaming from internet).

GeForce now is a good alternative for streaming my Steam library from Nvidia's servers, but it seems to run on Windows instances... Yuk!

Now, if Steam could offer something similar to Stadia on a "Stream your Steam library" model. It might ease a part of the 30% cut critics.

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All I would like to see is the studios' commitment to Steamplay in an official way.

Kind of: "This game will be Steamplay certified following the guidelines supplied by Valve."

This could be a good start.

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Oh yes! Was waiting on that for my next build. I will wait for the gaming benchmarks to decide between the 3600 and 3600X.

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Quoting: dpanter

Quoting: ShmerlOur platform needs more games.

If I can add to this, our platform also needs more gamers. :)

...And to achieve that, Wine is not the solution. Lutris, may become a part of the solution, if it ever becomes fully automated like in: "Click install and play". Anyway, as long as there is no mainstream pre-installed Linux hardware (excluding developper stuff) sold on Gamestop (EBgames), bestbuy, walmart, amazon, newegg, DELL and the likes, Linux will remain a niche product treated like a 2nd grade citizen.

That's my only complaint about Valve; they didn't pushed as hard as they could have to make the Steam Machines a big deal. It served as a proof of concept. And, like it or not, it led us to Stadia.

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I just think that the Witcher 2 fiasco (GoG is still owned by CDPR) did hurt us and it still shows. And since Linux gaming didn't gained much traction after the failed Steam Machines push, Linux just fell even lower in GoG's priorities.

That's what we call a missed opportunity.

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"This is the Endgame..." So subtle. I like that. Lol!

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Am I the only one who is surprised by the quantity of games to come later this year, that suddenly appeared in my Steam discovery list? Many of them state Linux system requirements... I'm talking about qty, not quality... Yet. Didn't got through my 3rd 12 games lineup, this morning. There is probably more.

Yes I keep my discovery list up to date... For curiosity and since it's not a gargantuan task on Linux...

Usually.

Might just be a Steam bug... Or Stadia? ;)

Edit: A normal flow, for my preferences (because I filter out all Windows only games), is about 5 to 10 new games a week approx. I didn't do any analysis or research, it's just an observation.

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Quoting: HoriHopefully they will fix the audio bug when streaming. I can hear the audio on both the server and the client - which sucks. I have to close the door each time I want to use it, so I can't hear the sound from the PC. I use monitor built-in-speakers so unless I destroy my finger pressing the volume down button 100 times to turn mute the audio, and then 100 times again to turn it back to max, which I never expected to have to do, I can't do anything about it. Turning the volume down normally through GNOME will turn the volume on the receiver also.

Can you turn off your monitor? My speakers are connected to mine and that's what I do. It works. The important thing is that something must be connected in one of your GPU's video output. After that, if it's on or off, doesn't matter. I even tested with an HDMI dummy plug (6$) and it works too.

For those that don't know what is an HDMI dummy plug:
https://www.amazon.com/Headless-Display-Emulator-Generation-Single/dp/B07FB8GJ1Z/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=dummy+hdmi&qid=1558011247&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1 [External Link]

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Quoting: Horimight be useful to write an article on the current state of SteamOS and its future. what we know, what we can expect, and what are the possibilities. i, for one, am in the dark. i really don't know what's going on with it.

and i'm interested, since I plan to install it once I get a TV, so I can boot straight into that when i wanna play from the couch, without the need for a keyboard. but if there is no future for it, or it performs badly, etc, then i will have to find alternatives

It's not much, but I asked TTimo if something could be done for the in-home streaming performance issues with a SteamOS host (lots of stuttering).

The answer was:
"As far as Valve supported, I'm afraid compositor work on brewmaster isn't very high on the priorities list right now :("

Bold is on me.

Maybe something is brewing for Clockwerk, in this regard and it might also mean that they are working on it (as Clockwerk), behind closed doors? Sorry for what I just did. :)

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