Nice idea to make Xbox and PC one platform, but given how badly the ROG Xbox handheld was implemented (since you can’t play Xbox games on this “Xbox”), good luck with that.

There are plenty of ARM on PC examples and there will always be an alternative option that is open there. It’s too entrenched.

We need to free mobile devices with functional distros like mobian/postmarketos that are fully functional.

Which Batman game is this from?

EA has no values, because they’re a soulless, shit hole company, so they’re not lying (this time), I guess.

Devices don’t “need breaks”. This problem is indicative of a memory leak, which means they coded something shitty.

Sure, playing for 7 hours straight is excessive, but this shouldn’t happen.

Both are valid commands.

adb install is for individual apk files.

adb sideload is for compressed zip files to load images and system files that usually include apps.

But yes, I did conflate the two and forgot the command syntax.

Either way, I don’t fully understand the hate for the word “sideload”. I don’t find it has a negative implication, but I can see how some other people might.

Installing apps from Aurora, F-Droid, etc. are not “sideloading”, though, and that does bug me how people conflate the two like the Play Store is the only valid way of installing apps on your phone. If you’re installing them from within an environment on your phone, it shouldn’t be called that. Only when you’re loading apps from a PC via adb should it be called “sideloading”.

I mean… That command is “adb sideload”

Can’t. Too busy blocking side loading.

Why not stream it from Steam Link or via Game Pass?

They stopped providing DeviceTree files for Pixel phones, so building Android 16 requires reverse engineering now. They only provided stuff for the generic system images, so building the Linux Kernel for third party ROMs is now much harder.

This post made me buy and play the game through. I did my first playthrough in about 4 hours and… Wow … My brain is going to be contemplating the story for a while. Incredible. Just incredible.

Given that it didn’t exist yet, more like an Undertale rip off

No it’s not. It’s sad.

I second this, although some of the bosses can be quite a challenge.

…uh…cool…

What a joke. Development for 10 years and you just cancel it like a fart in the wind. I’d be utterly ashamed at that kind of mismanagement.

This. You have to install the Windows version with Proton, sadly. They stopped support for the native Linux build.

It was a streamed app you could get from web sites and stuff. It was stupid and made little sense.

And failing, apparently

Sonic Origins used the same engine and basically was like “people seem to like classic Sonic games. Let’s make Sonic Mania themed in Genesis era games”.

And yet…they STILL fucked it up. Not as badly as they usually do, mind you, but still.

There is no “objective” when talking about subjective terms.

My personal, SUBJECTIVE favorites are Mass Effect, Titanfall 2, Subnautica, Stardew Valley, Ori and the Blind Forest, Dave the Diver, Balatro, and Portal 1 and 2

It’s always interesting seeing the different experiences people have. I have way less problems on Linux with games than I do on Windows. Mostly because every time I would boot into Windows, I’d have to spend 15-20 minutes on a good day installing patches for games and Windows Updates.

I made the jump two years ago. I started with a 512GB SATA SSD with Windows and then my main drive on Linux.

There aren’t any games I play regularly that don’t “just work” on Linux, but I also get that can depend on the person. I hope you can get there one day.

Until then…maybe dual boot?

And I’ll continue to not buy them and support indie developers instead.

Cheers mate

If you want to run VR on Linux with your Quest headset, WiVRn works absolutely flawlessly. Been running VR with my Quest 2 for a while with it.

Not sure if jailbreaks exist for the Quest 3, but I’ve considered jailbreaking my Quest 2 in order to run it without a Meta account.

You installed KDE on Mint? Why not just install Debian with KDE?

Start with something simple like Linux Mint. You can run it in a VM, if you want to “try before you buy (in)”.

Cough MassGravel Activation Scripts Cough

Valve made a compatibility layer for the Steam Deck and Linux called Proton. It uses a lot of technologies, including WINE, dxvk, and more to make Windows games run well on Linux. It basically takes Windows API calls and translates them to Linux with little to no performance penalty.

Steam also has native builds for Windows, macOS, ChromeOS, and Linux now, so you can just install it. Most Linux distros have Steam right in their software manager now.

Typically, unless the game has blocked Linux with something like kernel-level anticheat, it’ll “just work” on Linux now. There is a community database called ProtonDB that has a list of games and how well they do or don’t work.

Hope this helps and feel free to ask any questions.

Check Proton DB. If the games you enjoy work fine on Linux, which is the case for most games these days thanks to Proton, you should be good. The big exception is games with kernel-level anticheat.

If not, you can always dual boot for the few games that don’t.

I made the switch to pure Linux gaming when I got my Steam Deck two years ago. Been loving it ever since. Even SteamVR games work great streaming to my Quest headset.

Everybody is entitled to their opinion.

Wow never heard of this application. I’ll have to give it a try.

If you have a Quest headset, ALVR allows you to stream SteamVR to it.

I believe the Valve Index allows for Linux usage, but I’ve never owned one.

Spoilers, but the ending of the game greatly affects the Half Life story. It’s not just a spin off.

Emulation isn’t piracy and you’re allowed to back up physical games you own. That’s legally your right.

I already uninstalled it. Already enough Google spyware on my phone.

new and interesting ways

$80 and more micro transactions.

This is a VR app for streaming 2D games on a virtual screen, AFAIK. Not for actual VR games.

It’s a Ubisoft game. It was doomed to begin with.