Relevant to the Ubuntu vs Mint discussion:
https://boilingsteam.com/linux-distros-sep-2024-hyperfragmentation/ [External Link]

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Sad to see the Mac percentage still at double the Linux percentage, despite Apple being so hostile, and the Steam user statistics clearly indicating where the growth is...

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Not in my back yard!

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If SDL3 gets added to Fedora's repos

$ sudo dnf list SDL3*
Updating and loading repositories:
Repositories loaded.
Available packages
SDL3.i686 3.2.0-1.fc41 updates
SDL3.x86_64 3.2.0-1.fc41 updates
SDL3-devel.i686 3.2.0-1.fc41 updates
SDL3-devel.x86_64 3.2.0-1.fc41 updates
SDL3-static.i686 3.2.0-1.fc41 updates
SDL3-static.x86_64 3.2.0-1.fc41 updates
SDL3-test.x86_64 3.2.0-1.fc41 updates

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Blizzard, for all its faults (and there are many) have always been pretty okay with linux

Sam Lantinga (SDL author) was working there for a time. Rumor has it there were native Linux builds of their games during that time, but sadly never publicly released...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Lantinga [External Link]

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> ntsync and the new drivers should help a fair bit

Dunno what Nvidia has planned for v570, but I wouldn't expect any major performance improvements? As for ntsync, that is more for robustness / correctness, it's not expected to be much faster than what Proton already does. It will improve vanilla WINE, which is what the touted benchmarks show...

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I wonder what the [redacted] EGS game is... oh, that's the literal name of the game :huh:
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/redacted-d9d21e [External Link]

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This retro FPS scene really needs a swift kick in the butt. They all look the same.

I'm certainly getting Quake 2 vibes from the screenshots. But it's not due out until 2027, so plenty of time for things to change...

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Bloodstained is amazing. It's one of the few games I kickstarted

Unless I'm mistaken, it's on the list of shame for promising Linux support as part of the campaign, then dropping it.

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I have no idea what Opera does these days.

https://www.osnews.com/story/138455/stop-using-opera-browser-and-opera-gx/ [External Link]

And more directly related to this article:
https://www.osnews.com/story/141516/google-launches-chromium-development-fund-to-ward-off-antitrust-concerns/ [External Link]

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