Quoting: Loftywhy is an analysis tool required for a game that already has HDR and conforms to the HDR output standards, don't we just read that and display HDR ?

Well, that could be an invaluable tool for developers as well. And regarding "just displaying HDR", I think it's more complicated than that, as you have to map the colorspace of the application to the one of the screen (think HDR->SDR but with each screen supporting a different subset of the colorspace). It's probably useful for compositor developers as well.

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Quoting: FurysparkThe only way they are likely to rebuild trust is by publicly executing John Rikitikitaco and all the other wretches who thought this was a good idea. Or at the very least, the next best thing to execution.

Eh, let's not, please, that sounds a bit too violent and disproportionate. Let's not incite towards violence. It's a case of corporate greed, so... Just turn it into a nonprofit? :P

Personally, I'm eager to see if the multiple existing Unity -> Godot converters will be improved. I also hope that the studios that complained start donating to Godot, at least a token amount.

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Quoting: 1xokA 6.1 Kernel version?

6.1 had a lot of issues with DP MST ans externalités screens for me, both with AMD GPUs ans the Steam Deck. It's much better on the newer releases.

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I'm quite interested in these, hopefully they will improve the controls (I heard they could be quite hard).

Judging by the looks of the trailer, it could be much more polished. The sand at 00:13 looks much blockier, straight out of Minecraft.

They should use more bump mapping and normal maps, *that* would be a proper remaster. A few bump maps on these hieroglyphs and walls would look gorgeous. Normal maps could make the sand look much smoother without affecting the geometry.

I feel like this is an area where generative neural networks could shine: recognize patterns, generate displacement maps (and maybe upscaled textures). Normal maps are one of these innovations that have allowed games to reduce polygon count while improving fidelity.

The irony of Aspyr not providing native Mac/Linux versions is not lost on me :)

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Good, I'm really in the market for upgrading my SD's paltry 64 GB. Oh, I so wish it had a second USB port... The more competition the better, for now my options are 1TB from Aliexpress (€50), A local shop (€130) or Amazon, I guess, eww (€100). Or maybe second hand as people are upgrading their 500 GB consoles.

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Quoting: pb

Quoting: Ehvis

2010
Steam adds MacOS support; we also launch Steam Play to support Linux users.

Ehmmmm.....

Good catch. There was this thing/icon called SteamPlay that marked games that are playable not only on Windows... but Linux only came in 20132, and in 2015 they removed this thing/icon when they changed the Tux icon to SteamOS icon, because it all looked a bit too similar.

But to be frank, maybe there were some Linux versions of games even before the Steam client itself got ported? For example here [External Link] they write "In 2010, we announced Steam Play: a way for Steam users to access Windows, Mac and Linux versions of Steam games with a single purchase."...

Yeah, I was about to point this mistake out too. But SteamPlay really was launched in 2010 IIRC, it was just Windows+Mac.

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Hades, some docked Halo... Not much time to play unfortunately.

I'm also contemplating an SSD upgrade, as current prices are relatively low.

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Quoting: MayeulCOh, and is there any way to fix unreadable text in multiple games? Some of the text in Dyson sphere program (most text, including the main menu) or Halo MCC (just the in-game score and a few other) is affected. The text looks like it was upscaled from a very low resolution (like 4x4).

if you're on desktop linux there is a chance this is happening due to lacking the exact fonts required by those games

in that case you can install ttf-mscorefonts-installer (do it via the terminal so you can accept the EULA)
https://itsfoss.com/install-microsoft-fonts-ubuntu/ [External Link]

this might also apply to the steam deck, but then the exact install instructions will be a bit different

Actually, I went back to it, and found out it was due to half-rate shading. I remember reading a blog post from one of the mesa developers (was it Marek or Samuel?) detailing the heuristics for detecting text and not applying variable-rate shading to it, but I couldn't find it anymore. These games may be good examples to test with.

I also noticed screenshots were indeed working, just without the notification. That one really left me dumbfounded. I am not sure if I want the notification, but some feedback like a sound or vibration would be nice.

I'm just left with the laggy on-screen keyboard, I guess :)

Edit: the article I'm thinking of could be this one [External Link] though I thought it had pictures too.

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I'm having two issues currently, one where the OSK is laggy when using the touchpads, and my second one is that screenshots don't seem to work anymore (steam+R1).

Oh, and is there any way to fix unreadable text in multiple games? Some of the text in Dyson sphere program (most text, including the main menu) or Halo MCC (just the in-game score and a few other) is affected. The text looks like it was upscaled from a very low resolution (like 4x4).

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Quoting: const

Quoting: CalinouThere's also the Phantom Edition [External Link], but it doesn't have native Linux support and source code isn't available. It apparently runs great in WINE though.

All these games replicating the PS1 era wipeouts are sadly not for me.
Somehow, wipeout hd/fury for PS3 has become my wipeout of choice. Is any of the available clones close to that gameplay feel?

I'll admit I haven't played any wipEout, but Redout is pretty good, it's on steam and has a demo :)

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