Quoting: CatKillerI expect that we'll get this kind of muddled language from developers for a while, where they're contemplating the Deck as a console and not thinking about Linux at all.

Because that's how Valve is marketing it. The Deck is not being presented as a Linux device but as a Steam device. You won't find the word "Linux" in any of their marketing.

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Quoting: vipor29i mean tomb raider runs miles better in proton than the port. proton has come so far that at this point we can just be happy that a title is fully playable.

I started up a game of Civilization VI recently, and out of curiosity decided to compare the native Linux version to the Windows version in Proton. I was stunned to find that the game performs substantially better in Proton. Using the graphics benchmark, native topped out around 25 FPS. In Proton, it's 70+ FPS!

But does it help turns flip over faster? For me the big thing with any Civ is, once I get into the later game, you're like waiting forever for the computer's turn.

I don't think it makes the AI run any faster.

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Quoting: vipor29i mean tomb raider runs miles better in proton than the port. proton has come so far that at this point we can just be happy that a title is fully playable.

I started up a game of Civilization VI recently, and out of curiosity decided to compare the native Linux version to the Windows version in Proton. I was stunned to find that the game performs substantially better in Proton. Using the graphics benchmark, native topped out around 25 FPS. In Proton, it's 70+ FPS!

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The simple fact is, if Epic and Tencent really wanted to bring Fortnite (and Epic's other offerings) to Linux, then they would make it happen. But for whatever reason, they obviously don't have any interest in supporting Linux.

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I wonder if SteamOS will be suitable for everyday desktop use, and would there be any advantage to doing so compared to Arch or Manjora?

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Quoting: JarmerI'm surprised the Steamdeck team chose KDE for the DE, and not something simpler and less resource heavy like XFCE. Being that it's a battery powered device (sometimes) I would think they'd want to squeeze every single compute cycle they could and isn't KDE the heaviest DE out there?

It's really not surprising. KDE for some reason has the reputation of being a "bloated" desktop environment, but in reality, it's a very mature and well optimized piece of software that is highly configurable.

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Quoting: denyasisI know it's trendy in certian circles to use that language, complete with that spelling and phrasing, but....

Maybe I'm just becoming a grumpy old person.

I think anybody who has lost someone close to them because of cancer can certainly relate to the phrasing.

I have a close family member who has Stage 4 Cancer.

Fuck Cancer. Fuck it hard.

My wife, 2019. Fuck cancer.

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Quoting: denyasisI know it's trendy in certian circles to use that language, complete with that spelling and phrasing, but....

Maybe I'm just becoming a grumpy old person.

I think anybody who has lost someone close to them because of cancer can certainly relate to the phrasing.

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I am interested in the Deck, but I'm not going to be an early adopter. I'll let the guinea pigs go first and then decide if I want to buy after they've found all the problems.

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Never used Discover. I've always used whatever package manager comes with my distro.

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