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I’ll happily buy my games on Steam just for the convenience of Steam Cloud (wrt one-click Linux gaming: there’s an effort to standardise custom Proton version loading iirc which Heroic Launcher is part of), but yeah - let’s not forget that Steam had its dark days. You reminded me of NerdCubed’s rant in 2015 about Greenlight and such that led to him dropping his Curator page at the time, and I remembered quite a bit of cheering in reaction to the Epic Games Store announcement around 2018/19 (before all the exclusivity shit afterwards).
AFAIK, HDR was theorised to have been disabled due to problems on AMD GPUs, as said by a third-party driver developer (iVRy). They also said that issues with USB communication was why they weren’t able to do it properly either with the adapter having a more direct connection. The adapter should be able to support it when SteamVR is updated, so hopefully Sony releases firmware updates for it.
https://twitter.com/iVRy_VR (I’d provide a Nitter link but it’s playing up right now. Use whichever redirector extension if you’re that bothered.)
I love my PSVR2, but I won’t lie, the Quest 3 is more competitive. To get the most out of your PSVR2 before the adapter comes out (which is 2 months), you’ll need a PS5 which is about £300-500. If you’re strapped for cash, it’s going to be a hard sell to get them together whereas you can buy a Quest 2 or even the third one for much cheaper right now, with the PC support both in wired and wireless mode (Steam Link supports VR games on the recent Quest lineup)
That being said, if you hate Facebook more than you hate Sony and you already have a PS5 and know what games you want for it, fuck it - go get it. It’s a solid headset. Go get No Man’s Sky too for it, as a recommendation. It’s a brilliant game in VR if you’re into space exploration.
Not that I disagree with the good experience - Valve has done a lot to support Linux gaming and I’m bloody grateful for that, but I believe Valve was kicked up the arse by regulation and Epic Games converting their Fortnite launcher into a Fortnite launcher that lets you buy other games being a viable threat (the whole controversies not withstanding).
Not to mention that in the US and Canada (outside of Quebec), you get a one year warranty on Steam Deck while in some other places (namely the EU, UK and Quebec) the regulations kick in. For the UK, you get six years minimum from consumer protection law (oversimplification, but you get the gist). Some of their good decisions and experiences were a result of regulation forcing its hands.