please take sonic away from sega they really don't deserve it

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Just wanna put this out there -

I just think that sociologically, and psychologically the PC and Console player differ, and tapping the console gamer might require some new & optimized strats.

I don't agree with this at all. I've seen people say PCs and consoles are completely seperate markets, but just from personal experience - console-like PCs are just an evolution of console gaming.

I was a console-only person most of my life, never touching a PC for gaming full-time until years later when I got a PC for my own. Since then, I've never really looked back. It's just a full-on replacement.

And while consoles do have advantages, the console-like form factor of the Steam Deck and possibly whatever this new thing is neuters those advantages in my eyes. Gone is the guesswork over whether a game will work or not, or having a complicated interface or controls - it's just a box with a controller that works with things labelled to work.

Honestly, me moving to Linux in 2024 was a largely similar feeling. Sacrifices had to be made of course, but the feeling the new OS gave to me was so much better than what I'd been used to, to the point that I can't ever really go back at this point. It just treats me too well. Who's to say the same thing won't happen here, to many others?

I think bringing console players to PC isn't an issue of needing new strategies - I think it's an issue of letting consoles continue to enshittify and PC continue to improve as has been happening the past decade or so. People will move over then naturally, especially with gateway PCs like these; hell, they may skip over Windows entirely and go right to Linux, god willing.

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Thank. GOD. Grow Home deserved better than a single sequel before the studio was condemned to the Ubi-mines. Maybe I should pick it up later...

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I don't see a problem with it using Proton. The same reason as always: a single build for the developer to test. And yes, that also applies if Steam Deck is the only target.

Doesn't change the fact it's pretty goofy imo. It's like making a Switch exclusive by developing a game for Android and relying on translation layers, sounds like you're only overcomplicating the process and adding another layer of failure.

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I like to think I'll be among them, except my squad mostly plays Warzone, PUBG, and is looking at BF6. I keep telling myself next update (a year or two) I'll dual boot. But we'll see.

I'd recommend dual-booting sooner than later, personally. Linux isn't something you want to rush into; you need to get a feel for it first, make sure you're comfortable using it. If you rush into it, most likely you'll find it too difficult in the beginning and quit; I know too many people who've fallen into that trap. Just get a feel for how things work for a bit, troubleshoot, figure out how to do the things you want to do, figure out what does and doesn't work, stuff like that.

Then as time goes on you can use Windows less and less, until you're only using it for those select games that choose never to cross over, or ideally not at all. Take your time with it and don't just bang your head at the wall like I did for a while - unless you've got a buddy already comfortable with Linux. That tends to make headbanging a lot more manageable.

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You heard it here first folks, adult content is being taken down by platforms that make money off of them and have no reason to take it down, somehow. Surely the giant multinational conglomerate has no reason to fib!

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person who's never really played civ sims here, HEAVY recommendation from me. the game is a banger

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I thought the game was phenomenal. Maybe it's just cuz I went in years after launch and never saw the pre-launch trailers so I had no frame of reference, but everything about the game clicked for me. Limited dialog choices, sure - but I feel like it more than made up for that with its excellent gameplay and fantastic worldbuilding. I don't get the slander it's getting in the comments here

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Limbo has an unadvertised native Linux version on Steam as default, I suggest getting it.

https://steamdb.info/app/48000/depots/ [External Link]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/48000/LIMBO/ [External Link]

Huh, looks like they stopped advertising the Linux version just last month...why? That's a bad sign.

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Wow, it might actually be playable someday!

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