It does make sense that Japan, South Korea and Taiwan (ROC) got the Deck first as they have fairly sizeable Linux community especially Taiwan.

For Hong Kong, say whatever you want but it is still the most free market capitalist region in Asia. So it make sense (and lots of cents) for Valve to sell the Deck over there.

p/s:

Steam Deck now shipping across *Asia,

*Mostly East Asia :tongue:

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Quoting: jarhead_hGuys, it's VERY likely that the CCP launches an invasion of RoC(Taiwan) very soon, like before Thanksgiving or even Halloween.

Relax... Both side won't and never want going to war. Come on, both sides are too busy counting money profiting each other. No one wants to wish anything bad to their business partner.

EXCEPT, if some "outsiders" who want to incite them for those "outsiders" profit.

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Speaking about Pluton, my second concern (after privacy) is backward compatibility. The issue here, will any old devices or operating systems (regardless FOSS or propriety) will function as is in the future? Will hardware or software manufacturer not abusing it by blocking the outdated drivers or softwares via it in the name of "security"?

I do not want to be conspiracy theorist, but we speaking about MS here. Hell, even Apple have better track record in FOSS community, for example helps Asahi Linux team by not making their job harder.

And I hope Pluton will be cracked or at least can be bypass like Secure Boot.

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Sorry itch. Probably next year or two, still in B40 category. :sad:

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Canonical? Listen to feedback?

"hahahaha. Oh, wait. You're serious. Let me laugh even harder. HAHAHAHAHAHA"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n5E7feJHw0 [External Link]

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I'm very sorry to Electronic Arts (EA) for losing "the worst game publisher in the world of the year" title. This year "competition" is so damn tough.

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Good Luck Mr. Rosen and Wolfire. That's all I can say. :neutral:

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Great deal on games. But, Razer? Never understand why some people still using buying overpriced stuff when even HP Omen is significantly cheaper.

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Quoting: PublicNuisanceI feel like you may have missed where I said

"Just to make clear, i'm not saying they should sue gamers or even be mad at them but it makes as much sense (or as little) as being mad at Valve."

Strongly agree.

I don't see being mad at Valve as being productive, i'm simply saying that if one were to want to be mad at someone that being mad at gamers makes as much sense as they are the ones choosing where to shop.

Customer is always right! period. If they (devs or platform provider or both) are mad at us, screw them! Not my problem.

p/s: But! If they want to lobbying (a.k.a bribery, we should never romanticize corruption) our breucracy, try to monopolize our digital market, try to kill innocence brick-and-mortar shop with so-called loss leader (a.k.a nonsense revenue), using some "V.I.Ps" as "influencers" (which may includes politicians), gaslighting by making dissent of their action as enemy of the nation and many shit-ass stuff; is what I afraid of. The era of buy/sell at gunpoint* is over long time ago! I never ever want it back.

*: Both literally and factually speaking

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Quoting: ArtenThe Lab is developed in time before they did Source 2 VR capable and it is probably mostly discovering possibilities of VR began with Alyx.
Second thing is, The Lab did not have linux build, i think its mostly because to work on other company engine...

Agree on both opinions. Which means (on my point), Valve is capable to develops a game on non-Valve engines if the Source 2 not suitable or not capable.

Back on to the topic. Artifact is a failure, period! So, how about Valve try on something else, out of box?

If Valve, with millions of users making a great sim racing, it will their another golden duck (after DOTA and CSGO). Almost every platform (regardless console or "PC game launcher") do have their own Sim racing game as their signature game on their respectively platform. For example:

Microsoft Xbox - Forza
Sony Playstation - Grand Turismo
Nintendo - Super Mario Kart
EA Origin - Need For Speed / Burnout / (probably all Codemaster games)
Ubisoft Connect (Uplay) - The Crew

Still, at the end of the day. It's Valve decision on what they wanted to do. I really hope Valve really considered this suggestion instead of making another bad decision with outcome of another terrible results.

Just a one man opinion.

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