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Latest Comments by jrt
Various BioShock games get a 2K Launcher calling it a 'Quality of Life Update'
5 Sep 2022 at 6:42 pm UTC

Quoting: F.UltraA real quality of life for me would be if they all (Uplay, Origin, WTF) would just remove their completely unnecessary launchers.
This. So much this. I played Watch Dogs 2 on the deck. Every time, I start the game, it forgets my Ubisoft Connect Login and I have to type a log password because password managers aren't a thing in steam input.

Even MORE invites for Steam Deck purchases will start going out now
5 Sep 2022 at 6:36 pm UTC

Maybe they want a million units sold by the end of the year to have something to announce :D

iFixit have the Steam Deck Battery prices up but already sold out
7 Jun 2022 at 12:21 pm UTC

The battery is really expensive. It's almost as expensive as the 512GB model screen.

Half-Life Alyx: LEVITATION promises another 4-5 hours of VR fun
7 Apr 2022 at 9:49 am UTC Likes: 4

Alyx works for me, but I sadly don't expect Levitation to work. Almost all mod maps are broken using the Vulkan renderer. (Sometimes they run, but they have texture or shader issues)
This is a known issue on Valve's side, and modders response to issues on Vulkan is usually “just use DirectX”.

Intel Arc Graphics launches for laptops, desktop GPUs later this year
30 Mar 2022 at 3:43 pm UTC Likes: 7

Since Intel is relatively Linux friendly it's nice to have competition to AMD on the graphics side that's not Nvidia!

Valve actually announced Steam for Chrome OS now too
26 Mar 2022 at 12:28 pm UTC Likes: 7

This is probably great for Linux numbers in the steam survey. Considering a lot of students in the US have a Chromebook this could be huge going forward!

Humble have a Stand with Ukraine Bundle with 100% going to charity
19 Mar 2022 at 10:01 am UTC Likes: 22

Remember when you could give 100% to charity on every bundle? :D

Aperture Desk Job from Valve coming March 1 and it's free
26 Feb 2022 at 3:40 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: scaine
Quoting: jrtCan you please try low settings VR with a dongle? I'm curious, looking at the rumors about the Deckard VR headset. It has more power than a Quest 2.
I don't think this is a VR game, is it?
No it's not. This was just a request for further coverage.

Aperture Desk Job from Valve coming March 1 and it's free
26 Feb 2022 at 3:10 pm UTC Likes: 1

Can you please try low settings VR with a dongle? I'm curious, looking at the rumors about the Deckard VR headset. It has more power than a Quest 2.

Steam Deck desktop mode plus other stores — Epic Games Store
26 Feb 2022 at 9:35 am UTC

@liamd have you tried getting your Index to run with the Steam Deck? I know it's not officially supported. (It's more of an academic question.)