Quoting: Liam Dawe

Quoting: t3gI don’t understand the reasoning to talk about Stadia on this site. Yes, I know that it’s running on a version of Linux, but those enhancements aren’t going upstream and it won’t encourage game developers to use the Stadia code in porting to Linux.

Honestly getting sick of replying to this. We will write about anything, on Linux as long as it relates to gaming on this platform. Does Stadia work on Linux and is it a supported service? Yes. So we cover it. Same reason we cover Wine, Proton, Emulators, Game Engines and everything else.

Don't like it? Block the Stadia tag in your profile settings here or stop reading them.

Also, you cover browser-based games that aren't "streamed" and use HTML5/WebGL/WebAssembly to run the game locally. Why? Because web browsers run on Linux, and hence you can play browser-based games on Linux. Why would people expect Stadia, which also runs in a web browser, to be treated differently?

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Quoting: TheRiddickIt's the whole business model that is the problem. They are offering people a opportunity to RENT games at retail prices, plus a monthly subscription on top..

No, they aren't. They're giving you the choice between "renting" games for a one time fee (the same way Steam and any other DRM store does), or pay a subscription to get games included with your subscription. They aren't asking you to pay a subscription and pay for the individual price of games. This isn't like Disney+ Premier Access (where to watch certain movies you have to subscribe and pay an extra fee on top). Why the heck do people make this demonstrably false claim every time Stadia comes up? :neutral:

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Is this feature going to be free or is it only for Stadia Pro users?

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I'm a fan of VVVVVV and Terry Cavanagh's other games so I am looking forward to the next release.

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Quoting: hardpenguin

Still no search bar though, which is getting ridiculous now.

Yeah, it is so weird! On the other hand, it took a while until this feature arrived in the Epic Games Store as well...

Yea, but Epic isn't the world's largest search engine company.

This isn't even the only place where Google is bizarrely behind on searches. The Google Play android app store has no advanced search whatsoever. There is no android-equivalent to, say, Steam's advanced search (which lets you filter games with any tag combination, and sort by price, user reviews, or release date), and sometimes the easiest way to find an android app is to do a domain-restricted search on regular Google search rather than use the Play store's search feature.

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Quoting: spayder26Stadia: pay for the games you already own, lose everything when we put it down.

Liam Dawe already addressed the first part of your complaint, but the second clause of your sentence applies to all DRM-infected media, including Steam. Yet, somehow, most threads about Steam games aren't filled with complaints that you'll lose all your Steam games (or at least, you won't be able to install them on any new computer) if Valve ever goes out of business.

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Quoting: KallestofelesAh yes, rocket lake, the 14+++++++++++++++++ process node. :grin:

I was under the impression that the number for the transistor size is completely made up: it doesn't correspond to a real measurement. I wonder why Intel hasn't just started changing the number on their 14+++++++ nodes to look like they're making more progress than they are. After all, TSMC pulled the length "5nm" for their current node out of their rear ends, why hasn't Intel done the same?

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Quoting: TemporaryThe only thing I don't like about flatpaks is the auto-update. I stopped using Windows specifically because Microsoft tries to remove the option from users on when/what to update. Now flatpaks do it too? Or am I wrong? Maybe I am, I'm still a noob. Is there an easy GUI way for a Linux noob to decide which flatpaks to update and when, like it's done with the apt applications?

Flatpak on it's own does not have an auto-update feature. Some distros and DEs add there own system for flatpaks to update automatically, so you may be able to disable it in your distro's settings.

On Linux Mint, for example, the toggle-switch for flatpak auto-updates is under Preferences->System Settings->Startup Applications (Uncheck the "Apply flatpak updates" switch). On other distros, there ought to be a similar option.

I should note that you might have confused flatpaks with Snaps, another cross-distro packaging format. Snaps do auto-update, and there is no way to turn it off.

Also, see this discussion on the Flathub forum [External Link] about installing old versions of flatpaks.

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If the game can only be built with a proprietary engine, is it really an open source game? I don't think so. Or have I misunderstood and the game they will be making won't depend on Unity?

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This news is disappointing. I am on Haswell and I don't urgently need a new desktop CPU, but I was seriously considering upgrading to either Tiger Lake or whatever AMD put out to compete with Tiger Lake. Guess now I'll be waiting for Alder Lake/Zen 4.

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