Quoting: Fuzz

Quoting: MohandevirI look forward to see how SteamOS 3.0 will be usable on standard desktops... What if a Steam Deck fan decides to try SteamOS on his/her gaming PC and if there is something that makes it easy to install Nvidia drivers?

SteamOS 3 is Arch, Nvidia drivers are as simple as  sudo pacman -Syu nvidia and it just works

Yeah but no. The Steam Deck will be targeted mainly at Windows users... Personnally, as a Linux user, I concede that a single command line in the terminal is quite simple, but it's still a no go for mainstream adoption... They've got to think about something similar to the additional driver UI that you may find in Debian distros; mainstream users love these shiny things. Even better would be to keep the auto detect and install feature from the previous SteamOS interations, imo.

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Quoting: 1xokThe greatest news since the release of Proton.

I don't really have the need myself, but the AC problem is holding Linux back as a gaming platform overall.

I think we are finally getting past the chicken/egg problem. Linux may not be a system for 99% of gamers. But it certainly appeals to more people than just 1%. If you want to be in control of your PC, go with Linux!

I look forward to see how SteamOS 3.0 will be usable on standard desktops... What if a Steam Deck fan decides to try SteamOS on his/her gaming PC and if there is something that makes it easy to install Nvidia drivers?

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Quoting: dubigrasuSo, Fortnite?

Yeah... For that to happen, Epic will have to make the few clicks... It's not a given!

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Quoting: MohandevirIs Pipewire the solution to the long standing audio degradation issue with PulseAudio, when it comes to in-home streaming from a Linux host?

I have to disable all HDMI audio devices in Pavucontrol of the host computer to prevent that from happening.

Huh... I'll have to try that fix. Pretty much made everything unplayable for me after an hour or two. Thanks for sharing!

Can't promise it will solve your issue, but for my GTX 1660 Super, it's the way to go.

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Is Pipewire the solution to the long standing audio degradation issue with PulseAudio, when it comes to in-home streaming from a Linux host?

I have to disable all HDMI audio devices in Pavucontrol of the host computer to prevent that from happening.

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Could AC support be a Steam client side thing? Like in the Steam client scanning the Proton used to search and find any unauthorized modifications to the Proton build, compared to the officially supported version (template), before launching the game?

Just my non programmer 2 cents.

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Just found that video...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz4ifEZhR7g

Something I found interresting comes up at around 25mins... It seems that all the games that we're run, during the hands on, were games that developpers had time to adapt to the Steam Deck's devkit... Doom Eternal? Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order? Control?

He's got other really interresting comments too.

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Quoting: skinnyrafDo we like software patents now, because Valve submits them and they serve Linux gaming community?

Valve are at least a member of the Open Invention Network, which is a patent non-aggression organisation.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't recall Valve ever sueing anybody over a patent infrigement. Usually they patent stuff to protect themselves from patent Trolls. It's more like a "Patents are a reality we have to deal with, so let's do what must be done to protect ourself from them".

Edit: Is this feature something that could be used to, let's say, prevent the Steam Deck from downloading 4k textures on a 800p screen? That would be awesome!

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For the record:

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/06/xbox-cloud-gaming-xcloud-rolls-out-to-everyone-and-it-works-on-linux

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Counter Strike: Source.

2 hours of time play. Online shooters are not my gig, but I wanted to support the Linux push.

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