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Latest Comments by Pyrate
Khronos Group announce the Vulkan Video Decode VP9 Extension
9 Jun 2025 at 4:28 pm UTC Likes: 1

They'll never change.
They'll never change... they'll never change ! ever since they were 95, always the same ! couldn't keep their hands off the monopolistic practices... and they get to be a leading PC publisher ?! What a sick joke !

Team Cherry clarify Hollow Knight: Silksong will be out before the 2025 holiday season
9 Jun 2025 at 4:21 pm UTC Likes: 1

Not to pretend I know how schedules and game releasing work. But if they're sure it's at most *checks calendar* 5 months away from release, how are they not comfortable with making an official date now ? Feels rather strange.

ROG Xbox Ally Handhelds announced, the first real Steam Deck competition
9 Jun 2025 at 12:12 pm UTC Likes: 2

So the super hyped up "third party store integration into Xbox" is just allowing users to go into Desktop, install Steam, Epic etc, download the games there, then the games .exe's will show up in the Xbox interface ? Meaning it's the same as SteamOS ? Are these 'fans' and website 'journalists' just Microsoft employees spreading FUD or something ? or are they that ignorant ?

Highlight announcements from the 2025 summer showcases
9 Jun 2025 at 8:34 am UTC

Appreciate the roundup, as I missed the fact a new Plague Tale game is announced.

I guess you're not encompassing all the showcases though ? From the top of my head, the 007 game and the game 'ILL' are not mentioned here.

Borderlands 2 is free to claim and keep on Steam
6 Jun 2025 at 11:59 am UTC Likes: 3

About the screenshot: The real reason why we're so deep into this bad state for the industry, is because you have people excusing that shit. Unreal.

CRSED: Cuisine Royale devs confirm end of Linux / Steam Deck support
30 May 2025 at 2:00 pm UTC Likes: 13

Never heard of this one, ignore list updated.
Need one of those Steam curator lists but for "Anti-Linux" or "refuse to flip the Linux toggle".

Escape Simulator drops the Linux build to focus on supporting Proton
30 May 2025 at 11:09 am UTC Likes: 8

Instead of asking for pure Native builds, I wish the push was more towards open source cross platform tools like Vulkan over DirectX etc etc.

SteamOS massively beats Windows on the Legion Go S
28 May 2025 at 9:51 pm UTC Likes: 3

Linux has exactly the same issues as Windows & I think it's usually caused by the firmware (e.g. it got better on Lenovo ThinkPad or HP EliteBook devices after a few firmware updates). Unfortunately S3 often isn't even implemented anymore.
I don't know any of the details, I just know it doesn't happen for my laptop (Dell Inspiron i5 gen 8).

In fact, and this is another thing that came up when I was flexing on my friends; I don't believe I heard the fan noise of my laptop, not even once since I installed Linux on the thing a year ago. When it was on Windows, it would randomly spin up the fans like crazy, usually when I'm away form the computer too, like what's up with this thing ?

SteamOS massively beats Windows on the Legion Go S
28 May 2025 at 7:28 pm UTC Likes: 2

Makes me wonder if the battery life on regular laptops could also be better with Linux installed?
That's the case here. I pulled out my laptop in front of my friends last night to do something, they were all mindblown the battery was still at %60 having told them I hadn't touched in in a day and a half. They were most surprised it doesn't turn on by itself when I tuck it in the bag, such is the case for the infamous Windows sleep in laptops.

Fanatical's latest Capcom Legends bundle has some good picks for cheaps
23 May 2025 at 12:50 pm UTC Likes: 1

Would've been perfect if it also included the 1-3 DMC collection...