That touchpad is tiny so I’m not sure how useful it will be (probably just for cursor usage on desktop). Good to see 120hz and hopefully with VRR support.

Seems that ootb Linux support is a few months after initial release.

As a beginner? Sure, but having played the HL2 VR mod you get used to it, and it has left me wishing Alyx was a bit more challenging.

I’m fine with that, especially if the Deckard is reasonably priced and has first-class Linux support.

FTL.

Morrowind. Although it’s more like play a few hundred hours every five years for me.

It’s just more visible since downvotes and upvotes are shown separately. On the old site, that hasn’t been the case for years.

And Microsoft for that matter.

As someone who already has a Deck, I’m more keen on this. The Index was very expensive and only had a limited run. Mind you, the Index is expensive in general and I hope they aim for Quest level prices this time around.

The NoDerivatives part is concerning. Is he trying to prevent forks?

No official Linux support, which means no Steam Deck support as well. Yes, there’s Legendary but I shouldn’t have to jump through those hoops.

It was particularly bad with XI and the graphical downgrade (due to being based on the Switch version). So there effectively isn’t even a definitive version.

AKG K371. Affordable (although it’s gone up since the pandemic), comfortable, and follows the Harman curve closely so will be pleasing to most ears even without EQ.

tl;dw higher latency and more artifacts compared to FSR and DLSS, but higher compatibility and ability to do 3x generation

Would be nice to see this implemented in gamescope on Linux since it would be useful on the Deck in particular.

The followups do usually come, just later. It’s more like the GTA double dipping strategy where they get console users (and impatient PC users who buy a console) then PC users, both often paying at full price.

There aren’t many viable alternatives, so I do understand it. Valve Index is probably the most free but it’s expensive and starting to become out of date. The Reverb G2 will get no further updates in 2025, and will require you to stay on an old version of Windows (and using Windows in general isn’t great from a data privacy perspective). Any of the remaining alternatives are expensive and/or very niche.

It sucks, and I hope Valve does come out with the rumoured Deckard headset, because we need something that is well supported and not tied to the whims of Facebook or Microsoft.

We’d need per capita data over time for each age group to conclude that. Might be in the actual study, but it’s behind an absurd paywall (3000 UK pounds). I think it’s plausible that both groups have been increasing over time, but over 55s increased more. There is probably a hard limit on how many young people are going to enjoy gaming, whereas there is a lot of growth to be had in the over 55s group (as historically, few played games).

This is less true since the PS4/XB1 era, since it’s just pretty standard x86 hardware, much like a PC. Although it may still apply to the Switch if they go in a different direction for the Switch 2.

It also works with the major Switch emulators, although maybe you meant that.

I’m not really a fan of KH but I am happy that JRPGs being released on Steam is expected at this point. There was a time when almost no Japanese games got PC ports.

It could get delisted in the future if there were any licensing deals, although that can happen for any game. If you already own it on Steam you’ll be able to keep downloading and playing it indefinitely.

That and there just hasn’t been much gains in performance in recent years, so it makes sense to not upgrade for a while. And a lot of people upgraded all at once during the pandemic, so there are less people on the market for a new GPU.

It’s been long enough since I played the original and I didn’t actually finish it so strikers may spoil it a little. To be honest, I think I’m just not that in the mood for games in general at the moment, which is fine. The desire will come when it comes.

Music can be added back to vanilla mostly as well with a mod.

P5 Royal. Hasn’t quite grabbed me yet maybe because I played most of vanilla a few years ago and it’s pretty slow going at times.

It’s on Steam since a few years ago too, for those that weren’t aware.

And bring first class Linux support along with it, since the options there are pretty sparse, although getting better with the Monado project in particular.

I’m considering Bomb Rush Cyberfunk but I reckon it has a decent chance of ending up in Humble Choice so I may wait for that. Definitely a game I will enjoy, but I have a big backlog so eh.

I guess you could also argue it’s “sketchy” in the same way, but source code is just source code: it can easily be hosted anywhere, and is probably only marginally more risky than a fork adding malware and hosting it on github. Oh and for the record, sourceforge is pretty much legit again, and has been for a number of years.

If they do end up surviving I would expect it will happen quietly on a self-hosted git instance which will eventually become known as the official repo. But yeah, certainly there is a higher risk of malware and shadiness happening for the forseeable future.

By that logic all emulators in existence are piracy tools. In which case how brazen or not they are is irrelevant.

The problem is those headsets flat out stop working in newer Windows releases. I’d actually prefer if WMR was just a driver + SteamVR/OpenXR shim, but you need the whole thing to use it.

Agreed, although I believe features like WMR don’t work with LTSC without additional effort, so something to be aware of for those with VR headsets looking to migrate.

I’m hoping the rumoured Deckard is actually a thing, as that will likely be the closest thing to an open source headset.

A used minipc could also achieve this, potentially with less cost then buying the Shield.

If you’re planning to use paid streaming apps with it too, that’s a different story and probably worth it.

Or you could even go the long HDMI cable + USB route.

This should be grounds for a refund if they are adding it post release.

Off the top of my head they develop and/or publish:

• Yakuza series
• Persona series and everything else from Atlus
• A bunch of strategy series like Total War and Football Manager
• Sonic series (as mediocre as they are)

And are planning to bring back some new sequels to Dreamcast era games like Jet Set Radio.

So yeah, not as prominent as their hey-day but they are still developing and publishing good games.

I assume you mean Nix, in which case this article for the Determinate installer is where I started from. It’s an older article, but I don’t think too much has changed since.

Mind you, it doesn’t go into nix config at all, just getting nix installed. And I was already familiar with Nix otherwise so it may be challenging if you’re just starting out.

Anyway, if you’re willing to try, I recommend learning about home-manager after that, which is what you’ll need to maintain a config since it’s not a system NixOS install. Since it’s a standalone install, either Standalone installation or standalone flakes are your options. I prefer to use flakes personally, but it’s up to you.

The VR series Saints & Sinners is decent, although stronger in the actual gameplay than the story. Although I’ve only played the first game.

He’s been significantly overweight for most of his life, though, although a bit better than his worst these days… The beard makes him look older than he actually is, though.

I’ve been using it myself to install vkBasalt and some Pipewire filters, but it would be nice to see more widespread usage for sure.

Make sure to play the original version of MGS1 eventually. It’s different enough (and arguably superior) to Twin Snakes to be worth a play.