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Latest Comments by doragasu
Half-Life remake Black Mesa has a big upgrade with DXVK 2.3.1, optimizations and bug fixes
16 Apr 2024 at 9:45 am UTC Likes: 4

Tried this more than a year ago on the Deck, and couldn't get comfortable with controls. So the controller support and Steam Input integration is a really welcome addition, will give it another try!

Steam Families announced with parental controls, no more library locking
19 Mar 2024 at 7:35 am UTC

Awesome! I thought they would never do this, since I suspect they get a lot of pressure from many publishers against these kind of features.

Thanks Gabe!

Playtron plan to launch PlaytronOS, a Linux-based system for gaming
18 Mar 2024 at 7:21 pm UTC Likes: 1

It will difficult for this to succeed, but with that team involved, they should at least release something. And if they open source it and is good enough, it might survive even if the company dies.

At least it might make Valve release SteamOS for other devices once and for all!

EmuDeck removes Yuzu And Citra emulator support
5 Mar 2024 at 4:02 pm UTC

Quoting: melkemind
Quoting: doragasu
Quoting: Liam Dawe
Quoting: EhvisThe interesting thing will be what they do next. The code to both has been preserved and deleting all mirrors is something even Nintendo money can accomplish. So it's only a matter of time until builds will pop up somewhere (possibly under a different name). Will Emudeck pull those in?
I think the EmuDeck developers would be pretty stupid if they did pull in some fork, they would be opening themselves up to lawsuits for facilitating what has already been basically declared illegal.
I suspect a **clean** Yuzu fork (other dev team outside USA, no Patreon or any other revenue source, strong anti piracy statement, no support for leaked ROMs, etc.) could maybe stay safe. But of course who is brave enough to take on this task? Don't count me in :tongue:
None of the things you mentioned are what needs to be "cleaned." It's the technology that allows the software to circumvent Nintendo's copy protection. I assume it's encryption of some sort. If you're an old librarian like me, you remember that Linux has struggled with this issues for decades. It used to literally be impossible to play DVDs on Linux because of the copy protection. It was illegal for libdvdcss (the software library that allowed you to de-scramble DVDs) to be packaged with distros, so you had to download and install it separately.

This is all because of the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act), which specifically mentions circumventing copy protection as a form of copyright infringement. It doesn't matter if it's done in the USA or other countries because most countries have signed on to copyright treaties that extend those laws beyond their borders.
DMCA does not apply worldwide.

Yuzu agrees to pay Nintendo $2.4 million and will entirely shut down (Citra for 3DS too)
5 Mar 2024 at 12:53 pm UTC Likes: 3

USA: you can ban the distribution of an emulator because it is used to play unauthorized game copies, but well, you cannot ban guns distribution even when they are unfortunately used from time to time to kill innocent people. God bless America :angry:

EmuDeck removes Yuzu And Citra emulator support
5 Mar 2024 at 12:42 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: Liam Dawe
Quoting: EhvisThe interesting thing will be what they do next. The code to both has been preserved and deleting all mirrors is something even Nintendo money can accomplish. So it's only a matter of time until builds will pop up somewhere (possibly under a different name). Will Emudeck pull those in?
I think the EmuDeck developers would be pretty stupid if they did pull in some fork, they would be opening themselves up to lawsuits for facilitating what has already been basically declared illegal.
I suspect a **clean** Yuzu fork (other dev team outside USA, no Patreon or any other revenue source, strong anti piracy statement, no support for leaked ROMs, etc.) could maybe stay safe. But of course who is brave enough to take on this task? Don't count me in :tongue:

EmuDeck removes Yuzu And Citra emulator support
5 Mar 2024 at 12:37 pm UTC Likes: 1

Nintendo wanted to send a message to the community, and they delivered :angry:

Humble has a great Games Done Quick bundle live
5 Mar 2024 at 12:15 pm UTC

Glad to see Gylt did not die with Google Stadia!

Game over for Roblox on Linux / Steam Deck as it's now blocked
4 Mar 2024 at 5:01 pm UTC

Quoting: legluondunetYou can install all Android games with Waydroid? It's an Android emulator?
Gave it a try and it works, but mouse control does not properly work in some games, maybe a configuration issue?