I’m sure it’s solvable but I call these example “death by a 1000 papercuts”. I don’t want absolute newbies to face these issues which will make them give up Linux forever.

I am not saying that Linux can’t be mainstream. I’m saying Nvidia is one of the blockades for Linux becoming mainstream. I have bazzite on my Rog Ally and it’s a fantastic experience, way better than windows, but it’s because of AMD.

If AMD can get an equal footing in the GPU landscape (unlikely in the next 5 years), maybe things can change. I just hope Nvidia comes to their senses and properly support Wayland.

You are aware of the differences (or lack thereof) because you have spent some time. But think from a newbie perspective. They think there are 1000s of completely different OSs.

“Does OpenOffice work on Ubuntu? On Kubuntu? On Arch?”

We somehow have to stop spreading this message.

Let me tell you about my Nvidia experience.

I use an old Nvidia card and I’m using the proprietary drivers. My distro maintainer said they are switching over to the open source version (only supported for 20xx series and above). They said it will cause an issue. I updated my distro like usual. And boom! Can’t boot anymore.

Since I’m more or less tech savvy, I could fix it but it took me few hours of my life to find the solution. I saw on reddit many people were having the same issue. If I constantly checked their Discord before every update, I could have avoided it but it’s impossible for a layman.

A mainstream person won’t be able to search & diagnose the problem. They will just think it’s a Linux problem and give up. This is why it’s impossible for Nvidia users to peacefully live with Linux. I know they are going to release a proper driver for Wayland but I am pretty sure that will take another 2-3 years. But till then, my stance remains the same.

Things which are holding this back

• Collaboration with OEMs to provide SteamOS OTTB (Lenovo is an exception)
• Nvidia support. Most gamers use Nvidia GPU unfortunately
• Certain industry-standard software which don’t have a Linux port. PSA: Most people don’t want to learn alt software. Johnny Mainstream is scared of new softwares. This cannot be changed
• End-users suffer from choice paralysis and Linux offers endless choice. Maybe SteamOS can help.

What we know so far, SteamOS won’t be a general purpose OS, so it might not support every random piece of h/w.

We might not have the year of the Linux Desktop, but we can expect 2025-2026 to be the year of the Linux handheld.

SRC: Linux fanboy for the last decade

I heard this game is a bit cryptic. You have to spend some time on the clues.

It’s one thing to put those into the blockchain and it’s a completely different challenge to have a software infrastructure which incorporates the tech end2end. Example - someone put a random image of someelse else’s ticket into the blockchain. The ticket checker needs to have a checker app on his phone which can verify this in real time. It’s trivial using centralized DBs.

Hopefully we’ll get there one day.

“Let them fight”

No one has ever denied the math wasn’t cool. It’s just that the usecase (NFTs) were terrible. I guess the hype has now died down so we might see some actual uses, like land ownership information.

I’m sorry sir, but I’m not an indie dev. I need to show the investors that my game will earn $100 million otherwise it’s a failure.

• Firewatch
• Alice Madness Returns
• Alan Awake
• It Takes Two
• Kingdom Two Crowns

I played it yesterday for the first time and i was having a mental crisis with those initial choices

You can get a horse and there are lot’s of QoL mods for the game

A terrible, terrible for Steam and gooners gamers this year

Bro, if you really want to fuck with Epic, keep downloading all their free games and not buying anything.

In their investor meeting, they will have to reveal that for every 100 people who download a game only 5 people pay for it. This will show they have poor customer conversation capacity. The investors will lose it.

Ahh, thanks. I was wondering because Steam usually never gives out keys.

If you still want the key, DM me.

How do you obtain Steam Keys?

The XBox XGo, which only supports games from Gamepass and Microsoft Store!

Note: Gamepass only valid for 1 year. Steam/Epic/GoG not supported currently

Everyday people are trying to blur the line between gaming and work.

Sony: Thanks for letting us know! The next FromSoft game will have zero modding support. Make sure to login using your PSN account. Remember, we love you!

Yes I play “Doki Doki Oni Chan Is My Lover Part III”. Any issue with it? 🗿🗿

Mobile and MTX games sell better make more money

These should be called the “badges of shame”

The last line is gold

Lenovo are testing the water with one device rather than going all in.

Exactly! I just might buy this one to give Linux a slight boost.

I’m really interested in how a different OEM handles SteamOS. Will the OS be locked down right from Valve? Or will Valve allow some OEM bloat (MyAsus) to be running on the device?

There is one issue where I want Valve to become a bit flexible; easy installation of 3rd party launchers. I know it’s against their interests to do so (even though the community has come up with alternatives and thankfully Valve is not stopping them). However, majority of people get confused and state that it’s not possible to play Epic/GoG games. Maybe Valve will take a small hit in sales because of this but Linux gaming will improve in the long run.

A dedicated server costs money!

Game company: “Why don’t you give that money to us and we will give you a server?”

If you spend a little time on the dark alleyways of Steam, you will occasionally come up with hidden gems. The indies scene is currently thriving.

The report also mentions that the larger model does not feature the Steam button, implying that SteamOS will be exclusive to the Legion Go S model in the new series

IMO, this is a logical move and not a “We ❤ Linux” moment. Lenovo probably saw that Windows was performing abysmally on the lower powered device and it would offer a horrible experience to the users. But I would consider this a small win since this is the first time a big player has officially embraced Linux. This device would be perfect for playing indies and retro gaming and I hope shows people how easy Linux gaming has become.

• you’re going to get a worse experience in win11 compared to win10 (extra ads and extra copilot)
• your win10 pc will lose M$ support on October 2025
• if you update to win11 today with a non TPU enabled chipset, you’ll lose M$ support today

Just remind me again why I should upgrade to win11?

I enjoyed Splinter Cell quite a lot

I call it the gaming equivalent of Tiktok. No story, no permanence, instant gratification.

While I don’t agree with you on the usability of Big Picture on Windows, I certainly agree with you on one point; it would be great if other game launchers could be seamlessly installed on the Steam Deck.

However I’m happy that other launchers are available for those who go through the slightly lengthy process.

PS: I don’t agree there are 1000s of games not able to run on the Steam Deck, it’s mostly these games on the list. (https://areweanticheatyet.com/)

what I want is an official way to install and launch third party games, or at least third party launchers from within Steam

While I think this would be great for everybody, but I think the money-oriented guys inside Valve would think it’s a bad idea. If you present an easy way to install other launcher to the masses, people will be swayed away from buying from the Steam store. Valve wants publishers to stay on their store; that is their trump card. I remember someone tried putting an alternate store on Steam Store and it was quickly removed to avoid legal troubles.

Windows absolutely does have a Big Picture mode. You can set up Steam to launch on boot straight into Big Picture. If all you want is to play Steam games you never have to use the Desktop on Windows either

BigPicture in Windows is extremely nerfed compared to Bazzite/SteamOS which I have detailed in this comment and further elaborated in this post. The tl;dr version is “yes you can use BigPicture but you still have to deal with a lot of Windows shenanigans”

Source: I’m a user of both Steam Deck OLED and ROG Ally.

I have tried it but Big Picture mode in Windows is extremely limited because

• Cannot change system settings (Power usage/fan-curve/FPS/Refresh rate)
• Cannot add Bluetooth device (controller/headphone) within Steam; need to switch back to Windows
• Floating windows interfere with application focus since there is no gamescope. You need to use the touchscreen from time to time which is annoying
• No Decky Loader

The current way to play Epic/GoG/Amazon games on the Steam Deck is

• Switch to desktop mode
• From the app store, search for Heroic Launcher and install
• Launch Heroic
• Put login credentials for Epic/GoG/Amazon
• Wait for your library to get populated
• Install the games
• Add Heroic as a non-Steam application
• Switch back to Big Picture mode
• Launch Heroic
• Play games

While the number of steps seems like a lot, if you compare against the Windows equivalent, it’s not a lot simply because Windows has no Big Picture/console mode. I personally hate the desktop mode in Windows because I’m forced to use the touchscreen constantly.

What would you like to be changed in this process?

I’d kill to have it

US army: Heyyy

This is the way

I use Heroic and got all their free games. I also have Prime so I get more free games on Epic. But Hell will freeze over before I buy a game on Epic.

This is the way

I can give, but I’m going to sleep now. Send me a DM.