Quoting: Pengling

Quoting: buonoGonna have to start a new website - gamingonbsd soon.... :)

I know it's a joke, but I must admit I'm curious about the state of gaming on BSD - it's a subject that I know absolutely nothing about!

Quite comparable to gaming on and amd64 Mac(or gaming on linux 10 years ago)
Wine is available.
Vulkan is available.
There is a quite good linux compatibility layer, so linux natives work most of the time.
Proton-GE isn't available.
Said differently everything Apple's Rosetta can run + most linux native.

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Quoting: melkemind

Quoting: LoudTechieI'm actually quite impressed.
With both Liam and Ayeneo.
Liam got himself taken seriously as an industry voice.
Ayeneo didn't only undercut Valve, but did so while keeping it future proof.
I does cost some qualities and new technologies, but only on this forum we've already seen some protest to them.

I think we all know Liam's the GOAT. :grin:

I don't what does it stand for.
Gaming
On
Ayeneo
Teacher
?

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Quoting: Purple Library Guy

Quoting: CybolicI've said this since the Celine Dion rootkit [External Link] fiasco: rootkits should not be legal and I don't understand how they still are.

Come to that I'd be willing to bet there are laws in at least some countries that if you looked at them in that context you'd think, "Hang on, doesn't this actually break that law?" I mean, there's all these anti-hacker laws, many of them worded in a way their drafters didn't realize was so broad, or just defined weirdly, or both . . . this stuff probably falls afoul of some of them if you take the wording seriously, it's just most law enforcement pretend that's not what the law says because you can't go around putting rich corporations in jail for doing business, even if that business is crime.

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Quoting: CybolicI've said this since the Celine Dion rootkit [External Link] fiasco: rootkits should not be legal and I don't understand how they still are.

Good question some internet searching settles me on.
USA it is only non-hacking when you've clearly placed it in your EULA together with its level of access root.
The computer is quite often a computer "used in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce or communication" and thus a protected computer.
In the EU I would advice to stay out of educational games, because anti-cheat might trip of their "cyber resiliance laws", which would suddenly require a certification whose requirements they will never meet(white box security audits).

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Quoting: CatKillerHands up: I didn't think that they'd be able to match the price of the Deck, but they have. They must've managed to get some sweet prices on components.

I definitely wouldn't get one over a Deck - awkward control layout, no trackpads, weaker GPU - but the Deck isn't an option for everyone since it's only sold in a limited number of countries.

I hope using Linux works out for them, and they use it for future models (and there's no shortage of future models with Aya Neo) as the better option rather than as the cheaper option.

I found some of their tricks.
Turns out sd support is actually really expensive adn
touchpad calibration and development is tough.

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s&box's own reaction is the most interesting of all.
It's the reaction I'm used to from fan fiction writers, but now for a game.
Basically full compliance and even protecting their striker.

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Quoting: EikeThere's people not using the trackpads on Steam Deck either.

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Basicly ignorance and bloat.
It's a new kind of controller and the other stuff is there too.
Why learn a new trick when the old one still works.

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Quoting: LoudTechie

Quoting: satorideponConsidering the price it's not that bad and actually is a solid alternative to LCD Deck.

GPU is worse, but everything else is better (well, no trackpads, but again most people wouldn't care).

The only problem is that $299 model is only 128gb and doesn't have SD card slot, which makes it kinda useless unless you plan to replace the SSD.

And of course I'm concerned on how they will support the OS (and if they will in the first place)

The first Steamdecks started as 64GB and sold quite smooth.

I bought one, too... but I wouldn't have without an SD card slot.

Good point, I think they're relying on the usb 3.2(data only) port.

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Quoting: satorideponConsidering the price it's not that bad and actually is a solid alternative to LCD Deck.

GPU is worse, but everything else is better (well, no trackpads, but again most people wouldn't care).

The only problem is that $299 model is only 128gb and doesn't have SD card slot, which makes it kinda useless unless you plan to replace the SSD.

And of course I'm concerned on how they will support the OS (and if they will in the first place)

The first Steamdecks started as 64GB and sold quite smooth.
Thanks to Wirth's law that wouldn't be enough anymore, but 128 gigs ROM and 16 gigs RAM should be enough.

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I was really curious how they planned to do "subscription".
This kind of a boring implementation, but slow and steady wins the race.

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I'm actually quite impressed.
With both Liam and Ayeneo.
Liam got himself taken seriously as an industry voice.
Ayeneo didn't only undercut Valve, but did so while keeping it future proof.
I does cost some qualities and new technologies, but only on this forum we've already seen some protest to them.

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