What about x86_64 support? (Steam client is still 32-bit.)

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It's a shame that it officially supports only Windows. I am still waiting for something like Steam Deck, but more lightweight (yet still powerful), more compact and more suitable for travelling. Not sure about this Zotac handheld, but I have already seen some Chinese ones that did look like something I wish for, sadly they all supported Windows, but not Linux. And although something like ChimeraOS would probably run fine on most of them, I want to be sure before I purchase one. I do not want another Linux computer that I have to take care of in case of hardware (or other) issues. I want a gaming handheld that works without issues (ideally all the time) and can be used to seamlessly play my favourite games on.

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Sadly, the HDR support itself is still in a pretty rough shape on Linux.

(For more information see the Wayland color management protocol ticket [External Link] - that is required for full HDR with metadata support - and the GNOME Mutter HDR support [External Link] one. Not sure about the HDR support state in KDE though.)

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This would be great native game. Sadly, it looks to be Windows-only, so again just Proton. :unsure:

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HDR is hopefully the next target [External Link].

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While I can understand their fight against Yuzu, taking down Citra (3DS emulator) does not make much sense and sets a dangerous precedent against other retro emulators.

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Quoting: EhvisAs longs as devs/publishers believe that rootkit anti-cheat is a valid solution, this will always be a problem

This. This goes way back to the old "Starforce days" (that are fortunately gone now, but were replaced by not much better anti-cheat rootkits). I was a Windows user for some time (with Gentoo in dual boot) back then and Starforce was something that I would never allow to be installed on my computer. Sure, I had to sacrifice many good games, but at least my system was not compromised.

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Quoting: finaldestWe need an option for games to be officially supported on Linux desktop.

I make a proposal for Valve to have a "Desktop" verified tag next to "Steam Deck" verified. This would then allow devs and publishers to officially support a game via Proton on Desktop PC's the same as they do for the steam deck.

This. Native builds are not necessary (even though they are better than Wine - in my opinion - if done properly), but what we definitely need (and what we had when native builds were a thing) is official Linux / Steam Deck support from game devs. Not just relying on Valve and Wine/Proton "to magically make their games work".

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Linux native or just Proton?

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So it is a "next-gen native title", but most likely not a "Linux native title". That's sad.

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