Looks like my next buy.

I hope this to be light enough to play splitscreen multiplayer on a older AMD APU, like the one in the Atari new console. A lot of indie games are too heavy for modest systems.

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Yeap, some games have a acute case of this. For me, in Linux, it mostly happens on the SCS truck simulators.

I'm just waiting for Freesync to be working okay on the opensource drivers, to pull the trigger on a LG Ultrawide monitor.

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I played Assault Android Cactus a lot (still do), and since I managed to get a S+ in every stage and Boss Rush, I'm ready for a new game on the genre. Let's hope this one is on the same level of fun, since it look like they toke inspiration on AAC.

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Quoting: GustyGhost

When the Ryzen is operating in a thermally limited environment its performance is only marginally better than Bristol Ridge.

That is not my experience: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/forum/topic/3406/

That's a raw power test though, isn't it?
They are talking about running them both in the limited (bottle necked) environment of the VCS, and the Ryzen doesn't can't reach it's full potential, so it would be a waste of money and resources to use it.
So it makes sense to go for the cheaper option.

I don't buy that. I saw Notbookcheck's benchmarks with, well, notebooks CPUs and the Ryzens walk over the older generation. And notebooks are a more restrained environment than a console.

To me, Atari said that to try to take peoples mind from the disappointing APU they chose. But I agree with them that the Ryzen would cost more, and they are a small company trying to make a profit.

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They fixed it. Now it runs just fine from inside Steam.

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Still not working for me. Got the "Out of memory" error and the game closes. Using a RX 570 with radeonsi opensource driver.

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Quoting: GuestYa I was thinking of just getting a bluetooth adapter, though atm I'm just using a logitech f310 (bought specifically for linux) and was thinking of picking up what's basically the wireless version of that controller

Does Dual Shock 4 work out of the box? One thing I do like about the f310 is the xinput/dinput switch on the back which comes in handy for some games

I have a Logitech F710 and, for the point of view of plug and play and game compatibility, is very good. But I hate its analog triggers (small, too far and heavy springs) and it's a noisy gamepad. I didn't like its ergonomics at all, although it has one of the best face buttons out there. But if you like your F310, who knows... Its micro USB receptor is exclusive, do not work with mouse/keyboard ones and vice/versa. Has to be on line of sight or will have problems. Also, no micro-USB connector on the gamepad means you're screwed when batteries die during a game. Nor I nor any of my friends like it. In fact, a friend bought it and gave it to me because he hate it. I have it just for kicks.

The Dual Shock 4 will work out of the box on a 2018 distro such as Ubuntu. Game compatibility is also very good. Only a couple games will not recognize it (indie games). Is a very ergonomic controller (way more than a Logitech) and the only real problem with it, is the button layout can make you confused on games that recognize it (such as Shadow of Mordor), when the game tells you to press square or triangle and you have to look down at the gamepad to find it. As a Xbox layout guy, took me a week to memorize. If you go buy a Bluetooth dongle for it, get at last a 4.0 specification. Earlier ones ask you to type PINs while pairing it, do not worth the pennies saved.

The Xbox One Controller works out of the box on Linux with a simple micro-USB cable, but is by far the most problematic in the game compatibility arena, especially the "One S" with bluetooth, where several games do not recognize it, mostly indie games. Last time I tried a "One S" unit, there was a problem with button mapping, that this xpadneo driver proposes to resolve. Again, buy a Bluetooth 4 dongle for better results.

TL;DR
Test your Xbox One Controller with a micro-USB cable, works fine on Linux. Don't buy the Logitech F710. Dualshock 4 is a nice option. Xbox One S have problems.

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What my experience with a A8 Kavery APU teach is that a lot of indie games cannot be played at 60fps@1080p, even if you low the settings. The excavator CPUs lacks power on some games.

I thought they were aiming for a mobile Ryzen APU but that dream was shotdown.

If their aiming is to deliver a way to play a emulator for 70's and 80's Atari games, it will work just fine. But for modern indie games, it will be seriously under-powered on mid 2019, unless they manage to convince a lot of indie developers to do a extra spit and polish on their titles, something that is very rare on indie games.

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Quoting: GuestI was hoping one day I would be able to use my normal wireless xbox one controller with its official wireless receiver on Linux but it looks like that may never happen :(

I given up mine, with the USB adapter, for a niece to play Cuphead on Windows. The guys working on the driver do not seen much motivated to work on it, after all these years.

I Will buy the Bluetooth version for my gamepad collection when I find one at a good price. For now my needs are satisfied with a Steam Controller and a Dual Shock 4.

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One gamepad I wish got PC support already is the GameSir G5. It could give the Steam Controller a run for its money:

Youtube review [External Link]

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