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Quoting: Darkdisorder78

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Quoting: Cyba.CowboyDid I miss something?

I've been using a DUALSHOCK4 with Steam (and GOG.com!) for years (since not too long after the Sony PlayStation 4 came out)... And it works perfectly with most games (even the force-feedback/vibration)(I could count on one hand the games which don't work or don't work properly)!

I don't even need to do anything special - just pair it with my computers (I've used it on different computers over the years) via bluetooth.

What exactly is it with DUALSHOCK4 game pads that supposedly doesn't work?

My memory is a little hazy on it, but I believe in recent Kernels the way DS4 were handled was changed, causing breakages.

You must be using Windows because force feedback doesn't work on Steam OS. I doesn't work with the steam controller, so how can it work with the DUALSHOCK 4?

I think you quoted the wrong person there, with me included, but I assure you vibration does work on the Steam Controller, not many games I've tried actually use it though. Micro Machines used it quite well.

Windows? Hell no - only my son's laptop runs a Microsoft Windows-based operating system (because of his school requirements), and he'll be shortly switching to an Apple MacBook Pro!

Force-feedback/vibration does in fact work with the DUALSHOCK4 too... But it's dependant on which game you are trying to use it with.

Some games work perfectly... Others do not work at all.

In my library, probably about 1/4-1/2 of my games offer working force-feedback/vibration when using a DUALSHOCK4 controller...

Quoting: Darkdisorder78Wait so force feedback works in Ubuntu and with any game? Valve ships the Steam controller advertising haptic feedback. I thought linux didn't support rumble because it's not enabled on Steam OS?

Only certain games work with my DUALSHOCK4... It's mostly a game of "Hit 'n' Miss".

The games that support force-feedback/vibration on my DUALSHOCK4 work perfectly; the games that don't support force-feedback/vibration on my DUALSHOCK4 still work, but obviously without the force-feedback/vibration.

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Did I miss something?

I've been using a DUALSHOCK4 with Steam (and GOG.com!) for years (since not too long after the Sony PlayStation 4 came out)... And it works perfectly with most games (even the force-feedback/vibration)(I could count on one hand the games which don't work or don't work properly)!

I don't even need to do anything special - just pair it with my computers (I've used it on different computers over the years) via bluetooth.

What exactly is it with DUALSHOCK4 game pads that supposedly doesn't work?

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Quoting: SamsaiDon't think I've ever seen as insane pricing with a video game before.

That's roughly what you'd typically pay for a so-called "AAA title" in Australia... But we're talking the biggest games you can name, not an everday game (let alone one that is a work-in-progress!).

Quoting: Xpander

retail parity

:D

i wanna see that retail parity on linux client when it gets released

Yeah that won't happen... Though given the high price-tag, it should.

Quoting: aldyDeleted from the wishlist.

Same here.

With sub-standard performance under Linux-based operating systems, no firm guarantee that this (the performance) will change in the foreseeable future and such a high price-tag, there's no way I'm picking this up...

Quoting: EgonautThe Linux version has still the same bugs as 2 years ago. Right, they never fixed any Linux specific bug in 2 fucking years. Not a single one, believe me. Worst developers ever.

And that just confirms that I'm making the right decision by removing it from my "wish" list...

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Quoting: SamsaiDon't think I've ever seen as insane pricing with a video game before.

Heh welcome to Australia where we constantly pay insane pricing for digital content.

Physical games are no better... But at least EB Games/The Gamesmen/JB Hi-Fi have various specials throughout the year.

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Quoting: robvvI played the book (and many of the series) back in the '80s. It was great fun :-)

Yeah, I had virtually the entire series - including the spinoffs (such as "Titan" and "Out of the Pit" ) - so I can't wait to get my hands on this... I already have a couple of their Fighting Fantasy games on other systems (such as my Sony PlayStation Vita).

Totally buying this as soon as it supports Linux-based operating systems!

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Cute anime girls beating the crap out of each other? I'm sold!

This is now sitting on my Steam "wish" list and once we actually see a version for Linux-based operating systems (such as SteamOS and Ubuntu), I'll pick it up...

;-)

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There should be a "Do you dual-boot with any other operating systems <which one>" thing, too...

Quoting: JuliusHow about adding an option if the user has a VR headset and also which type (incl. non-linux like Occulus or Daydream to show general interest). Just for future reference regarding VR support on Linux.

This.

I intend to purchase a virtual reality device as soon as it is financially feasible for me to do so... It'd be interesting to see how many other Linux gamers are using virtual reality, and what they're using.

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I always did love Links back in the day (the original games - I never played the Microsoft versions), so I'll be picking this up as soon as I can...

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This reminds me of the old "OQO" micro-computers [External Link]... They were awesome (and incredibly expensive!), though sadly, you can't get them anymore.

I wonder how hard it would be to run Ubuntu on this? Surely it couldn't be too hard?

Quoting: thelimeydragonThe clear case is just prototype casing.

I like the clear casing... I still miss the early 90's, when everyone went nuts about clear cases and put them on just about everything.

I don't have the money for this right now, but if I did, it's be the clear case I'd get... But only to have as a fancy "toy", and perhaps for use as an expensive Game Boy (though mostly for the former).

Quoting: LightkeyMaybe there will be a special batch for transparent cases but it isn't even considered as one of the starting colours.

It'd be a shame if there was no clear case option... When I have the money to spare, I hope to pickup the clear version.

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Well it's not "Queens Blade", "Star Trek Online" or "Firefly Online"... But it's a start, I guess.

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And yet, Dell still do not sell a single Steam Machine - not any other computer running a Linux-based operating system - in Australia... If Dell were truly devoted to Linux-based operating systems and SteamOS, they'd show a little more enthusiasm.

Quoting: Peciskedit: also they are only OEM who knows how to market and sell Ubuntu OEM.

Not in Australia - I have spoken to Dell Australia numerous times over the years, and they usually don't even know that Dell USA sell computers running Linux-based operating systems, let alone sell such machines themselves...

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