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Unreal Engine 5 has officially launched, lots of Linux and Vulkan improvements
7 Apr 2022 at 12:27 am UTC

Someone exported the matrix demo (magnet:?xt=urn:btih:fgzdm32lgnurbextst2o3jll2sdplyuh), and I got it running in Proton, but it either doesn't detect the graphics card or the nvidia driver just doesn't support nanite mesh. As a result, none of the nanite meshes load.

Steam Play Proton could get direct support for NVIDIA Image Scaling
31 Mar 2022 at 9:28 pm UTC

ICYMI: NVIDIA are also working with Valve to get Gamescope working on their drivers.
Did they even get Wayland working with their drivers? Last time I looked, it was a no-go in KDE. I admittedly haven't looked in a while though.

Valve actually announced Steam for Chrome OS now too
29 Mar 2022 at 7:25 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: denyasisI was always under the impression that most/many of the Chromebooks were lower powered ARM chipsets? I'm assuming this is for x86 systems only?
It's kind of odd timing because a lot more Chromebooks ran on x86 architecture a few years ago. I'd say maybe even the majority did, but as Google pushed for more integration with Android apps, it also made sense to gradually shift Chromebooks more to ARM. Steam on ChromeOS made sense more in 2017 than it does now. I even have an x86 Chromebook that will stop receiving updates this June. I've already had it in dev mode for quite some time, and it will switch to a full-time Linux laptop pretty soon.

CD Projekt RED 'working closely with Valve' as The Witcher 3 is Steam Deck Verified
14 Mar 2022 at 1:30 pm UTC Likes: 7

Quoting: soulsource
Quoting: rustybroomhandleWow, the comments on that announcement seem to be 90% Russians yelling about nazis and calling CDPR "traitors" and stuff.
It's saddening what propaganda can do to people. :cry:
People believe a lot of the propaganda because it confirms a lot of what they already believed. That's why it's so effective. After all, a lot of the people who make the propaganda are just regular people too, not cunning masterminds who brainwash the masses. It's something that has persisted in my country (America) for decades.

Valve clarifies how they test Native Linux or Proton for Steam Deck
18 Feb 2022 at 5:21 pm UTC Likes: 3

Quoting: headless_cyborgI'm curious about Rise/Shadow of the TR because their Feral native ports are IMO perfect so they should be the way to go.
They're good ports but not perfect. Shadow of the Tomb Raider is still receiving updates that Feral hasn't added. They could go back and update all their games, but it's probably not profitable at this point.

Wine/Proton is an open source solution, while Feral's wrapper was not. Dare I say this is a better solution?

Tomb Raider's Linux port from Feral Interactive delisted on Steam
15 Feb 2022 at 1:18 pm UTC Likes: 8

Quoting: jordicomaAnd probably I'm strange, but I prefer a slow running native game than having to run it on proton/wine and the developers no supporting Linux.
On steamdb it's still listed as Linux https://steamdb.info/app/203160/ [External Link]
Is it maybe time to rethink what "supporting Linux" means? Many devs are now purposefully tuning their games to make sure they work in Proton, which is a free and open source Linux program. By supporting Proton, aren't they, by extension, supporting Linux?

Lutris 0.5.10 Beta 1 is out with Origin and Ubisoft Connect integration
14 Feb 2022 at 1:24 pm UTC

Ubisoft Connect had stopped working last time I tried it, so it'll be nice if they've got it working again.

520 games are now rated either Verified or Playable for Steam Deck
12 Feb 2022 at 3:57 pm UTC

I wish I knew the secret for Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order. It's listed as playable, but I can't even get it to start on my machine, or any other Origin+Steam game.

Steam Deck Verified jumps to over 240 titles
10 Feb 2022 at 3:16 pm UTC

My dream would be Torchlight and Torchlight 2 updated with Steam Deck support. As of now, they don't even support controllers, so I'm not holding my breath.

Epic Games CEO says a clear No to Fortnite on Steam Deck
8 Feb 2022 at 11:36 am UTC Likes: 4

Quoting: GuestAnticheat is so dumb. It's just like DRM... The only thing that reliable stops cheating is a paywall, but that of course would destroy games like fortnite. The only remotely acceptable anticheat is VAC anyway. That one doesn't need access to your credit card either.
I don't know if a paywall is the only way, but you are right about it being similar to DRM. Sweeney is basically saying it's not in his financial interest to make it work. People defending him are saying he's right, but being right about the technical limitations doesn't preclude him from finding another method. It's all about money.

The question is, how badly do you want to play Fortnite? If you had to provide your government ID and a face scan to match, would you? That way if people report you for cheating, your real life self could get banned. There are other methods besides AC software that can discourage cheating, but Epic would have to be willing to try them. But to quote a famous rapper, "If it don't make dollars, it don't make sense," and Epic is all about that money.