The real question we should be asking is the one we can't answer: Is Valve happy with the current success of Linux/SteamOS/Steam Machines? Because that's what really matters. Is everything going according to plan, and just how far is Valve willing to push this experiment? I have no idea. I hope they're in it for the long-haul, because I'd hate to see commercial gaming on Linux abandoned and have to return to Windows (shudder) or turn to console gaming exclusively.

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Where did you hear that Aspyr is moving away from Linux?

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Quoting: ZaxthThe fonts still aren't antialiased on the Linux build. And the textures are lowres on the Linux build. Try it on WINE to see the difference.

I would be interested in seeing comparison screenshots.

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I have Empire: Total War and Total Warhammer. That's more then enough Total War games for me at the moment, so I won't be getting Shogun.

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Quoting: ArehandoroIs it just me or are they pretty overpriced?

Typical for this kind of product. It's always cheaper to build yourself (although that's not really an option for laptops, unfortunately).

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Quoting: t3gJust fucking implement Vulkan already! So sick of DirectX 12 to OpenGL ports (like this one) that makes our OS of choice look like shit. Both Aspyr and Feral need to step their game.

I'm sure if it was as easy to do as it is for you to say it then they would have done it already.

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Unfortunately, this is a result of there being no standardized way to design a digital storefront. There is a learning curve for every website, so it doesn't surprise me that someone might miss what seems obvious to someone else.

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Quoting: Mountain ManMy experience with KDE suggests that leaving the compositor on kills your performance

The only reliable way to eliminate tearing with Nvidia is to enable the "force full composition pipeline" option in "xorg.conf". See the following article:

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/how-to-an-update-on-fixing-screen-tearing-on-linux-with-an-nvidia-gpu.8892

I dont have time to do the tests now with the new drivers but as far as I remember force full composition pipeline was giving me horrible frame rates and looked like the game was staling/laging

It may be one of those "individual mileage will vary" things, but if you enable "force full composition pipeline" then make sure you turn vsync off in your software settings or it will impact performance. I get great performance across the board with no tearing.

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That really reminds me of an old game called Sub Culture.

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My experience with KDE suggests that leaving the compositor on kills your performance

The only reliable way to eliminate tearing with Nvidia is to enable the "force full composition pipeline" option in "xorg.conf". See the following article:

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/how-to-an-update-on-fixing-screen-tearing-on-linux-with-an-nvidia-gpu.8892

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