Quoting: gradyvuckovic"We're not going to support Linux until we think it's financially worth it and we still don't think it is and truth be told we don't think it's financially worth it for our customers to do so either, but now we know developers who ask about Linux support might rat on us to reddit to make us look bad, we're going to give a canned 'Sorry we do not currently support Linux at this time but we might support Linux in the future.' response next time a developer asks about Linux support instead of our honest opinion."

Yes, that's how I would read it too. I'm not happy to hear that answer, but unfortunately I have to admit that it holds a lot of truth at this moment imho.

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Nice, I'll definitively keep this on my radar.

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Quoting: Purple Library Guy

Quoting: KandarihuIf all of this "industry interest in Linux" is just for the sake of games-as-a-service systems like Stadia, then they've been using us all along. I have been supporting Linux gaming for the sake of increasing freedom for the consumer, not for pushing some unaccountable streaming system where the publisher has absolute control over every individual instance of the game. If we want to see gaming on our own desktops, we need to amend our cries.
We want to play games on OUR Linux desktops, not THEIR servers!

Unless a couple of the biggest desktop manufacturers decide out of charitable impulses to do a big push where they sell all their models with Linux on board for cheaper and market the hell out of this fact, people using us is the best we're going to get. I'm not going to complain as long as there's some decent prospect of us using them back.

Yes, I'm also seeing this as a win-win. I'm still convinced that pushing Steam Play/Proton to the Linux Desktop is in fact the beta run for the groundwork of Valves future streaming services (Though I could be very wrong). I'm glad to be their beta tester ;)

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@mrdeathjr Am I correct that these are just screenshots of random games (with the albeit new wine version) that probably worked since long ago in wine?

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Quoting: slaapliedjeInteresting, anyone try it in VR? With a Vive Pro?

That is my question too ;)

Quoting: slaapliedjeWould be nice to get a 'Platinum' rating. I think some people misunderstand the ProtonDB (and hence WineHQ) ratings. Platinum means you can install it and have no issues, and not have to do ANY work around.

Yeah, people tend to rate their enthusiasm instead of the actual game compatibility.

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Quoting: slaapliedje

Quoting: jens

Quoting: slaapliedje

Quoting: GuestThis is the wide blue ocean where PC belongs. No, it's probably not cheap. Then again, PC has never been cheap.

I saw a PSVR in the Best Buy the other day and almost laughed. $350 for THAT???

If only they could get rid of that damned umbilicus! Nothing breaks presence faster than that little snake crawling up your back. What happened to the VIVE Wireless Adapter cobra-looking thing?

Ha. While playing Elite Dangerous it makes me feel like it is part of the life support system keeping me alive.

Do you play ED on Linux in VR? Care to explain what is all needed? I don't have a VR set, but had the honor at a friend of mine, though that was on Windows. I've kept an eye on VR since then but haven't found any good info what the current state of VR on Linux is.

I wish, the launcher uses some .NET stuff, from what I understand and no one has been able to get it to work under Wine. Though I haven't checked in a while with Proton. I'd definitely spend more time playing it if I didn't have to reboot into Windows though!

Actually with some manually work ED runs pretty good on Proton 4.2.
See https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/valve-just-released-a-big-steam-play-update-with-proton-now-based-on-wine-42-more.13834/comment_id=151680

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Quoting: slaapliedje

Quoting: GuestThis is the wide blue ocean where PC belongs. No, it's probably not cheap. Then again, PC has never been cheap.

I saw a PSVR in the Best Buy the other day and almost laughed. $350 for THAT???

If only they could get rid of that damned umbilicus! Nothing breaks presence faster than that little snake crawling up your back. What happened to the VIVE Wireless Adapter cobra-looking thing?

Ha. While playing Elite Dangerous it makes me feel like it is part of the life support system keeping me alive.

Do you play ED on Linux in VR? Care to explain what is all needed? I don't have a VR set, but had the honor at a friend of mine, though that was on Windows. I've kept an eye on VR since then but haven't found any good info what the current state of VR on Linux is.

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Quoting: 1xok

Quoting: YoRHa-2BThis release is a complete disaster anyway, many games seem to be broken at least on some hardware, and of course I can't reproduce any of it.

I removed the release. This is so frustrating.

Maybe a BETA branch for people who want to test? There are so many hardware combinations and games. And DXVK is now used by a lot of people.

Having a beta channel or something similar would be heavy overkill imho. The time for doing the administration that would come with it can be spend better at other aspects of that magnificent project. Building from source for testing before a release arrives isn't that hard (actually just very few commands if you use Docker, please ask me if you want to know more) if you have already figured out how to install it manually into a prefix. Please also note that the broader audience should probably stick with the version that comes with Proton.

Edit: Quoted the wrong post initially..

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Quoting: YoRHa-2B

Quoting: jensDoes anyone knows what the circumstances are for these GPU hangs? I mean does these hangs happen across the board or just with certain GPU's, driver versions, wine versions etc?

No idea (yet).

This release is a complete disaster anyway, many games seem to be broken at least on some hardware, and of course I can't reproduce any of it.

I removed the release. This is so frustrating.

Uh, that sounds weird.

For what it's worth, I had updated one prefix with DXVK 1.1 (while it was still there) and haven't experienced any issues either, though only run the benchmark in Arkham Knight. This was Fedora 29 with wine-staging (4.5) from official Fedora repositories with an GTX 1080 at 418.56.

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Quoting: arkhenius@liamdawe It seems like it may cause GPU hangs: https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/releases/tag/v1.1 [External Link] , it would be good to update the article.

Safer to wait for a fix.

Does anyone knows what the circumstances are for these GPU hangs? I mean does these hangs happen across the board or just with certain GPU's, driver versions, wine versions etc?

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