Quoting: ArehandoroI might consider if it was at half the price. That would put more VRs in people's homes.

Oculus Rift S, while technically not as advanced as Index, is $399, which is less than half the price of Index. It works really well and is much easier to set up than Index. People expect it to be available for $349 on Black Friday.

Unfortunately no Linux support, not even a half-baked one like Index.

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Pity that there is no "budget" VR option that runs under Linux. Not only a stronger PC is needed than for VR under Windows, but lower spec headsets are Windows-only.

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I'm considering Index, but I am a bit wary of being "in a niche (SteamVR) of a niche (VR in general) of a niche (Linux gaming)". Few native Linux VR games, then some Steam VR Windows games through proton, then Oculus exclusives (does Revive even work under Linux?). Paying $1000 to play only a subset of already few VR games seems like a stretch.

But then I loved VR every time I tried it.

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With Buster released, it's time for SteamOS 3.0 Clockwerk.

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To celebrate, I bought Hellblade at 50% only to face a "DX11 level 10 required" error on a supposedly Platinum title...

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Quoting: gradyvuckovicImma keep it real with ya chief - That response is 100% PR Talk

Of course it is. However, we've seen enough arrogant responses to questions about Linux to appreciate a polite PR response.

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Quoting: BeamboomWhat do people use that overlay for, when gaming? For Steam chat? I just simply never enter that mode other than if someone happen to message me during a session...?

I use it mostly for one thing: clicking "never show this message again" for games displaying non-Steam game codes. The original Far Cry displays the code, and as the cursor is not visible in the overlay, every time I start the game I need to switch to the overlay and back to get rid of it. A small nuisance, but still a nuisance.

I thought that the reason was the custom cursor used by Far Cry.

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It all boils down to economy. I bought LotR on BluRay. I pay Netflix a monthly fee. I go to a cinema with my family where I pay for a single ticket as much as a discounted DVD costs and yet after 2 hours I have nothing but impressions and memories. Same with VOD services.
Same with games with an added twist: if you include the cost of buying a powerful gaming rig in the cost of owning games, Stadia subscription may be very cost effective.

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Quoting: LinasNice improvement, but nothing mind-blowing. I was really hoping for that they merged Big Picture and desktop views into something new.

The current Big Picture Mode client is broken beyond repair, they probably need to start from scratch anyway.

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Quoting: eldakingUgh, gaming "as a service". Frankly, this is worse than games not supporting Linux. Games might be developed for Linux (servers)... but then we can't buy the games to run in our Linux systems. This is the antithesis of FOSS - we don't even have the freedom to run the software ourselves. It's like the most intrusive always online DRM ever coupled with the least software freedom technology allows.

On the other hand, it's a way to check games which could otherwise end up on the Steam pile of shame.

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