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Steam Controller goes out of stock as Valve get a ton of "Game Console" shipments
5 May 2026 at 7:47 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: ArehandoroBloody scalpers.
There are like 4 listings on eBay. Is there any real evidence a large number of sales went to scalpers?
Steam Controller more popular than Valve expected - they're working on stock issues
5 May 2026 at 7:39 pm UTC Likes: 4
Well, on the bright side, this is great for Valve and people who want the steam controller to be supported for a long time. The more they sell, the more likely they are to stay committed to their product.
Proton Experimental updated to get Crimson Desert working again on Linux / SteamOS
1 May 2026 at 3:55 am UTC
Quoting: benstor214
Quoting: melkemindI'm always impressed with how fast they work. They put out an initial workaround with Proton Hotfix on the same day it stopped working, and now they already have it in Experimental.
Makes you wonder how easy it would be for the devs to test the update before pushing it. 🤔
Sadly, they didn't try for Linux at all, even for Steam Deck verification. Meanwhile, they released a native MacOS version. The studio execs clearly have a bias since it can't be about Macs having a bigger player base in 2026.
Proton Experimental updated to get Crimson Desert working again on Linux / SteamOS
30 Apr 2026 at 12:47 pm UTC Likes: 2
I'm always impressed with how fast they work. They put out an initial workaround with Proton Hotfix on the same day it stopped working, and now they already have it in Experimental.
Canonical developer lays out some AI plans for Ubuntu Linux
27 Apr 2026 at 2:40 pm UTC Likes: 5
Quoting: Mountain ManI hate AI. It is being incorporated into the ticketing system at my job, and the three paragraph AI "summary" is often confusingly written. AI seems to take an "everything plus the kitchen sink" approach that provides redundant and unnecessary information, and I can get a better handle on the issue simply by reading the customer's original brief question.
It's very much like the kid who didn't study the class material but still tries to write a convincing essay and make it sound like he's smarter than he really is.
Playnix launch their own Steam Machine-like Linux gaming console
20 Apr 2026 at 12:45 pm UTC
Quoting: Stella16GB VRAM and 16GB RAM is an interesting choice, I'm guessing this was conceived before the great RAMCrisis:tm: and they originally planned to launch with 32/16?
Either way it seems like an interesting and capable piece of hardware that should be quite a bit more powerful than the Steam Machine proper and the VRAM should give it considerable longevity
It's using DDR4, so they probably thought that would help, but now those prices have skyrocketed too.
Forza Horizon 6 confirmed to be playable on Steam Deck / SteamOS
26 Mar 2026 at 12:18 pm UTC Likes: 1
Nope. I'm still not buying stuff from Microsoft, but I'm glad some Linux gamers will be able to enjoy it.
Bethesda reveal the huge Starfield Free Lanes update and new Terran Armada DLC
17 Mar 2026 at 6:42 pm UTC Likes: 3
I loved this game for the side quests, maybe because I'm a literary person who loves a good story. I didn't go in expecting great space combat or anything like that, and maybe that's why I wasn't as disappointed as some people.

It'll be nice to have some new toys if it truly adds a sandbox-type element to space travel. As of now, Everspace 2 is still my favorite freelancer space combat/trading game.
NVIDIA DLSS 5 has become the source of many memes as the backlash continues
17 Mar 2026 at 1:45 pm UTC Likes: 14
It kind of feels like saying "it's not a filter" is their way of unintentionally telling on themselves. They're saying it's more than just a filter, and I bet if we could actually look under the hood, we'd see they're using all that artistic data that they pirated from millions of websites to apply the lighting, materials, etc. That's why the game characters end up looking like Instagram models. That's just my theory anyway. It reminds me of the whole Samsung Galaxy moon controversy from a couple of years ago when they were replacing people's zoomed-in photos of the moon with AI-generated images.
Manjaro Linux looks like it's in trouble with the release of the "Manjaro 2.0 Manifesto"
16 Mar 2026 at 12:11 pm UTC Likes: 10
That's interesting. I've been using it for over a year and haven't had any technical problems. That doesn't negate the organizational problems they clearly have though. It sounds like this change will be for the best, assuming it survives at all. Thankfully, there are plenty of Linux choices out there, and it's pretty easy to move on to another.