Quoting: Shmerl

Quoting: Jewgeni Filippowitsch Iwanowski

Quoting: ShmerlWhat is it using for big screen kind of UX?

Steam Big Picture Mode.

Well, that's disappointing. Would have been nice for someone to work on open source console style UI. The trend of Linux distros starting to use closed source interfaces is a bad one.

Yeah, ChimeraOS really only brings a newer kernel and drivers, for the most part over the currently released version of SteamOS. (I still think SteamOS 3.0 is the one that was Debian based and they gave up on, and really the Steam Deck version will be SteamOS 4.0. Also because Valve doesn't like the Number 3. This is similar to Sierra promising they'd never make a part 4 of Leisure Suit Larry... and they didn't, but they did release a 5, 6, 7 and more...)

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Quoting: Purple Library Guy

Quoting: slaapliedjepetitors though? Sure they do have their own stores, and their own sales, but the sales usually coincide... they make money off both... And it'd be in their interest to have a 'Ubiconnect' or whatever icon on the Steam Deck for purchasing straight from them if possible. The question is, would Valve allow this? Possibly as they don't like exclusives.

Well, it comes with a browser. If you want the Ubisoft store on your Steam Deck you google it and bookmark it. I can't see Valve going to extra effort to stick a built in button front and centre.

It is an application / launcher, not a web page though.

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Ha, needs an Amiga port.

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Quoting: BielFPs

Quoting: ShmerlSo it really depends on the approach of those studios and how much quality and performance are a priority in their view.

If it already "works with acceptable performance" with proton, then don't expect studios to "waste" money modifying games just to support linux, unless somehow this guarantee a number of new sales to compensate for it. If we're talking about new releases, then "deck support" will have to prove itself first with the mainstream market, and it's cheaper for competitors like Epic and GoG to convince users to install Windows (like they already do) rather than spent money porting it.

Of course I'm not saying this is the best pro consumer attitude, but it's the unfortunately reality of the market.

Quoting: slaapliedjeThe thing is, not qll games are available on Steam. Like the latest Assassins Creed games. Some of Ubisoft's best sellers are still exclusive to their store.

Those non-steam contents are not concern to Valve, despite being able to install on steam deck somehow. And for competitors makes less sense to spent money porting their games just to benefit their main competitor system, since steam deck will be hardly attached to steam system as default.

Are they really competitors though? Sure they do have their own stores, and their own sales, but the sales usually coincide... they make money off both... And it'd be in their interest to have a 'Ubiconnect' or whatever icon on the Steam Deck for purchasing straight from them if possible. The question is, would Valve allow this? Possibly as they don't like exclusives.

As far as the improvements to Linux versions, they may need to do something for the smaller form factor anyhow, and joystick support. Think of this as a new game system rather than just 'It runs Linux' and then think of companies thinking that. Also that if you have your Steam settings set up correctly, it'll only suggest you buy Linux native games... :)

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Quoting: BielFPsWith Valve stating that they "don't need" I doubt it, the good side is that if deck makes success in the mainstream (without most of them installing windows on it) then studios will develop native versions anyway because games perform better without the need of Proton.

The thing is, not qll games are available on Steam. Like the latest Assassins Creed games. Some of Ubisoft's best sellers are still exclusive to their store. So will they release a native... whatevever their thing is called, used to be Uplay, but they changed the name for some reason...
Games that launch their own launcher then require Proton to support both things. Definitely would be nice to get as much to be native as possible here...

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Quoting: Blaster-PRI download it, and the dlc seems to be for windows, I have to manually copy the cores? It is possible to enable online updater on the steam client retoarch?

Yeah, at least for now I think the flatpak version is still probably the correct way to install it. Steam is sandboxed in a different way, and it is weird.

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Quoting: Hori

Quoting: Lachu„we saw the Phil Spencer of Xbox had access too and commented on Halo, Age of Empires and xCloud working nicely.”

Mueeehhhhh ... !
So MS test these games on modified Arch Linux?

I'm sure Phil Spencer tested the Steam Deck using Windows...?
Is XCloud even working on Linux?

Seems to be working on the Atari VCS (which is running Linux)

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Quoting: Guest

Quoting: pbAnyone knows how good this core is? https://docs.libretro.com/library/puae/ [External Link]
Normally I'm using FS-UAE and it even used to have a "steamos build", but not any more.
Either way I would absolutely love to replay some of my favourite Amiga games on Steam Deck.

It works, but it is so much handy to use fs-uae-launcher instead.
I bet it will work on SteamOs 3.0 too, i think we'll see a lot of external repos or flatpak images, so no need to use UAE under retroarch, add an external app to steam and start it.

Would be nice if we had a full port of WinUAE. FS-UAE is great, but very unstable for some things (like PPC emulation).

So it sounds like RetroArch is only the Windows version in Steam? That is... unfortunate. I would think they would have put all platforms in there...

On a side note. The Genesis collection on Steam allows you to use the Steam Workshop and crafty people have added other games to it. So for that platform at least, there is little need for RetroArch.

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The past couple weeks, I've just been watching goofy History channel things on YouTube. Ran into one about Rome, and thought 'I should play Total War: Rome finally.' but then as I was looking in my Steam Library, I thought, "I should play Total War: Warhammer II first...

Looking forward to this one.

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Quoting: Eike

Quoting: Ardje

Quoting: dpanter

Library: The Recent Friend Activity shelf has been removed.

But why? :sad:

Privacy?
I actually would buy a lot more games if I could just filter out some of the statistics it publishes about me. I mean, talking for a friend, because I do not play nor have the games I talk about.

I have a short friends list, but one of them is a former boss still working in my company. I do know these thoughts. If I would play such despicable games, that is, of course.

Ha, we probably all have some of those games in our libraries because of Humble Bundles or something. I generally just leave myself logged out of the Friends thing anyhow, especially when in VR, as having the pop ups mid-game saying so and so just logged in, or is playing whatever game, is rather annoying.

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