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Vulkan post-processing layer vkBasalt has a new release up with SMAA support
20 Nov 2019 at 3:02 pm UTC Likes: 1
20 Nov 2019 at 3:02 pm UTC Likes: 1
A feature I would love to see, especially when they inevitably add colour-balancing features in, is the ability to reload the shaders on the fly. For people who want to fiddle with the settings in a running game until they are just right.
This would also open up the possibility to have a UI to tweak stuff.
This would also open up the possibility to have a UI to tweak stuff.
D9VK developer is working on allowing DXVK to help Linux ports for Direct3D to Vulkan
15 Nov 2019 at 8:23 am UTC Likes: 4
15 Nov 2019 at 8:23 am UTC Likes: 4
My brain hurts.
We Happy Few for Linux and Mac being refunded, to get an "unofficial" beta
12 Nov 2019 at 9:50 am UTC Likes: 10
12 Nov 2019 at 9:50 am UTC Likes: 10
They could just switch to a "Proton, but supported by us" type model, like with No Man's Sky. As in not a native port, but the devs still care to make sure it works.
Valve has an Armistice Sale and Singles Day sale on Steam with some good Linux games cheap
11 Nov 2019 at 9:08 am UTC Likes: 2
11 Nov 2019 at 9:08 am UTC Likes: 2
Also, Shadow of the Tomb Raider 78% off. https://store.steampowered.com/app/750920/Shadow_of_the_Tomb_Raider_Definitive_Edition/ [External Link]
I feel a bit bad for Feral. But I guess for a year+ old game, deep sales are to be expected.
I feel a bit bad for Feral. But I guess for a year+ old game, deep sales are to be expected.
Steam for Linux can now run games in a special container
11 Nov 2019 at 5:22 am UTC Likes: 3
11 Nov 2019 at 5:22 am UTC Likes: 3
This might also be a thing that could go towards satisfying Easy Anticheat's requirements, without making changes to the OS, which the average Linux user would not have liked.
Small Mode returns to Steam, Broadcast Settings appear on Linux and more on Steam Cloud Gaming
8 Nov 2019 at 11:56 am UTC
8 Nov 2019 at 11:56 am UTC
I wonder if there is a server version of SteamOS that cloud providers will be using.
Looks like Valve could be set to launch something called Steam Cloud Gaming
6 Nov 2019 at 12:41 pm UTC Likes: 3
6 Nov 2019 at 12:41 pm UTC Likes: 3
Valve's entire Linux strategy so far has been a "hedging strategy" as they have referred to it themselves. The idea is that Linux will save them from whatever Microsoft does to undermine/damage/destroy "PC gaming" as it is. And it might. Linux is flexible. Their catalogue can exist on a new Steam Machine, or in the cloud, without publishers needing to do much.
Microsoft has said that it wants to focus on services and devices. Likely to eat into the Google/Chromebook market. The likely result here is that they will be shipping low powered cheap devices just like the Chromebook, but running a basic Windows that's mainly for running these services. Of course, gaming is a non-thing on those. Enter cloud gaming.
Valve's counter to this is to make sure than in a world where Microsoft has a lot of influence over hardware sales, they can still exist in a market where millions of people just have these low powered machines.
Microsoft have been trying to undermine PC gaming for a long time now in various ways, largely because they cannot tax people to run software on Windows. I think the long term goal is to go fully walled garden. The wall in this case is shifting from being Windows, to Microsoft services that can exist on other platforms. (see Edge news for this)
Microsoft has said that it wants to focus on services and devices. Likely to eat into the Google/Chromebook market. The likely result here is that they will be shipping low powered cheap devices just like the Chromebook, but running a basic Windows that's mainly for running these services. Of course, gaming is a non-thing on those. Enter cloud gaming.
Valve's counter to this is to make sure than in a world where Microsoft has a lot of influence over hardware sales, they can still exist in a market where millions of people just have these low powered machines.
Microsoft have been trying to undermine PC gaming for a long time now in various ways, largely because they cannot tax people to run software on Windows. I think the long term goal is to go fully walled garden. The wall in this case is shifting from being Windows, to Microsoft services that can exist on other platforms. (see Edge news for this)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider Definitive Edition released with Linux support
6 Nov 2019 at 9:11 am UTC
6 Nov 2019 at 9:11 am UTC
Quoting: Liam DaweTrue, although I don't count the Total War games in this equation, since I suspect they will not stop doing those.Quoting: rustybroomhandleYonks? It was late September..Quoting: Liam DaweThese were announced yonks ago and nothing yet after that. Unlike Aspyr, I don't think Feral will just up and forget they do Linux ports, but it does look like Switch and mobile are what is buttering their bread right now.Quoting: dubigrasuI just hope this is not Feral's swan song. (or should I say penguin song?)Why would it be? They only recently confirmed TROY and Life is Strange 2 is yet to come.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/total-war-saga-troy-officially-announced-and-it-will-be-coming-to-linux-next-year.15052
Shadow of the Tomb Raider Definitive Edition released with Linux support
6 Nov 2019 at 6:17 am UTC Likes: 1
6 Nov 2019 at 6:17 am UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: Liam DaweThese were announced yonks ago and nothing yet after that. Unlike Aspyr, I don't think Feral will just up and forget they do Linux ports, but it does look like Switch and mobile are what is buttering their bread right now.Quoting: dubigrasuI just hope this is not Feral's swan song. (or should I say penguin song?)Why would it be? They only recently confirmed TROY and Life is Strange 2 is yet to come.
Valve rolls out the new Steam Library and Remote Play Together for everyone
31 Oct 2019 at 4:27 pm UTC
31 Oct 2019 at 4:27 pm UTC
I know hating on new stuff is how we like to roll, but there are quite a few improvements.
- The list filters (Recent, Installed, etc) are now actually above the list itself, rather than just in the Library menu
- The game view is way more clean than it used to be before, when it had all those links down the right
- Managing collections also way better than before
- The list filters (Recent, Installed, etc) are now actually above the list itself, rather than just in the Library menu
- The game view is way more clean than it used to be before, when it had all those links down the right
- Managing collections also way better than before