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Latest Comments by ShabbyX
Even MORE invites for Steam Deck purchases will start going out now
7 Sep 2022 at 10:19 am UTC

Quoting: PixelDrop
Quoting: PixelDropbut on TVs it's weird because very often font will be cleaner, colors will be better, or some other thing that makes me go "how the heck does this make sense?" Especially with LCD/LED TVs since they are literally just big monitors in theory.
I just remembered my old theory on this. I was thinking that maybe* manufacturers actually apply hidden post-processing by default to HDMI because they figure video is going to be played on it and want to snazzy it up somehow, but for the VGA ports they just pass it directly through to the screen and that could be the reason why on so many TVs computer output tends to look so much cleaner through VGA vs HDMI.

Of course totally off the top of my head random theory I came up with, with zero proof whatsoever. Just Something I thought could be plausible to explain it.
It could also be that analog has noise, so you get dithering for free

Even MORE invites for Steam Deck purchases will start going out now
5 Sep 2022 at 8:14 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: FrawoWhew, I just misread the term "updated shipping windows", which scared the hell out of me. Maybe I should just go to bed...
Yeah lol, I had the same reaction! Also when I hear "let's open the windows" in my house

A genre is born: Horde games
3 Sep 2022 at 12:32 pm UTC Likes: 4

Crimsonland is a great game, only horde game I've ever played actually. Sucks that they didn't get the credit for inventing the genre

Linux user share on Steam continues the slow climb, SteamOS rises
2 Sep 2022 at 12:18 pm UTC

I also wanted to ask for a piece-wise linear fitting, where the slope is changed since steam deck. It's clealy changed the speed of adoption.

Core Keeper has a new roadmap with a mini-update due soon
1 Sep 2022 at 9:26 pm UTC

Will worlds generated prior to the new biome get the new biome after the November update? It'd suck to have to generate a new world.

Steam Deck 2 is absolutely coming, new booklet from Valve confirms
26 Aug 2022 at 11:35 am UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: BlackBloodRumI don't think Steam Deck 2 is any time soon, remember we're working on Valve Time here :tongue:
We keep making the same jokes, but Valve's obviously changed. They are quick now, and things can get a version 3.

But yeah, for sure SD2 needs to take a while. Like the other consoles, having something fixed to target is a bonus for developers, and you don't have something fixed to target if there's a new version every year.

I'd expect something like a new version every 5 years.

Compare consoles with phones for example. Long after PS4, PS5 comes and most people upgrade. However, every year your phone gets an iteration, but you spend a few years with your phone without changing. So with consoles, you get generations of games and something developers can target. With phones, there is no such thing.

Steam Deck production better than expected, Q4 emails already going out
24 Aug 2022 at 5:03 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: BlackBloodRum[2] Don't deck and drive, let someone else take the wheel.
Letting someone else take the deck is not an option

NVIDIA Vulkan Beta Driver 515.49.14 out now
24 Aug 2022 at 11:40 am UTC Likes: 3

Quoting: EikeI'm also happy with my Nvidia and probably would buy one again.

Quoting: ShabbyXInternally (to the Vulkan workgroup), I can also attest that Nvidia is always on top of things, more so than any other vendor I'd say.
You've got internal insights there?
Yes, I'm (a small) part of the WG. Those extensions Liam reports as "Collabora did for Zink", usually it's me who did them for ANGLE, lol.

That reminds me, I should finally fix my handle in the spec, at some point I realized it's meant to be my github :sick: handle, but never got around to it.

NVIDIA Vulkan Beta Driver 515.49.14 out now
23 Aug 2022 at 10:30 pm UTC Likes: 3

It's fashionable these days to bash Nvidia and love AMD, but you gotta hand it to them, they are always the first to support every extension. Internally (to the Vulkan workgroup), I can also attest that Nvidia is always on top of things, more so than any other vendor I'd say.

Steam Deck production better than expected, Q4 emails already going out
23 Aug 2022 at 11:40 am UTC Likes: 8

I just made a reservation the other day and it said Q4. My plans to make it a Christmas gift for my wife is now ruined.

Click here to sign a petition to make Valve slow down production!