The subtext here is the second-order effects of Nvidia's insistence on being different and dealing only in proprietary drivers.

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I'm planning getting back into Steam and games in part because there is finally upward momentum, and I feel I've let down the team by being away from it for so long. I've also stopped masquerading my web browser as "Windows 10" in a paltry effort to contribute usage share stats.

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im not sure if emulator is the right term, but i like it as an concept.

I didn't see any clarification on their site, but I suspect that the term emulator is being misused by the project when they are in fact doing a *reimplementation*.

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With a tendency to over focus on games losing native support, I haven't given enough appreciation for the little triumphs such as this. Engine reimplementations are the perfect candidates to extend native support with.

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The tragic part isn't even the immediate effects in the UK but that this sets a precedent for governments elsewhere that it can be done. Non-engagement with such a system should be seen as a duty by both vendors and by the people suffering under it.

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I was one of the naysayers. I saw the move as capitulation. And it's still not technically incorrect to call it "Gaming on Windows on Linux".

But even I must admit the needle has moved. The Steam usage stats for Mac and Linux have flipped in the years following.

I don't play games anymore (coincidentally, the last time I signed into Steam was also 7 years ago), but I have enjoyed watching Valve actually begin to crack the monopoly, with their Steam Decks finally seeing success where Steam Machines hadn't.

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Improved visibility is welcome. I struggle enough trying to keep up with arena style gameplay. I was brought up on slow paced console shooters like Halo so all of these fast parkour arena shooters have never felt quite right with me.

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One possibility is that GNOME is causing schisms within the FOSS ecosystem by shoehorning their own standards. Microsoft may just be fanning the flames.

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I'm no fan of Tencent involvement but hopefully something good comes of this.

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I was trying to migrate away from Gnome because of resource usage but they just keep making it harder to justify leaving. Gnome may not be minimal and unbloated, but it's interface design most certainly is.

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