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submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by penquin@lemm.ee to c/linux@lemmy.ml

Even gamers nexus' Steve today said that they're about to start doing Linux games performance testing soon. It's happening, y'all, the year of the Linux desktop is upon us. ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ

Edit: just wanted to clarify that Steve from GN didn't precisely say they're starting to test soon, he said they will start WHEN the steam OS releases and is adopted. Sorry about that.

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[-] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 15 points 4 days ago

Every game I bought on Steam under Windows runs great on Steam in Linux Mint. The few games I didn't buy on Steam (Deus Ex, Giants: Citizen Kabuto) run great on Wine, using the default settings.

Adopting Proton was the smartest thing Valve ever did. They're going to get about 90% of gamers migrating from Windows to Linux, who don't want to fiddle with configuration settings.

[-] Cyv_@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 5 days ago

Plz gaben I want steamOS official so bad ;-;

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[-] secret300@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 days ago

I'm hoping to see more software support for Linux from this

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[-] Patariki@feddit.nl 12 points 4 days ago

I just build a new gaming/creative pc, decided to make the jump to linux mint while i was setting up something new. And I honestly expected more hickups than i got, nothing which a quick search didn't fix except for one. My xbox controller won't connect over Bluetooth, it works when connected through a cable though. But I also noticed some stick drift, so I'm tossing it and order an 8bitdo which has those magentic sticks (forgot the name) and linux compatibility.

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[-] thisisbutaname@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 4 days ago

I just did that. I have a dual boot laptop where Windows was used exclusively for games, and instead of upgrading that I built myself a PC with an AMD GPU (Nvidia, fuck you!).

So far I haven't run into any problem that I couldn't easily solve, and the only games that won't run are those demanding I install an anti cheat system, but I'm fine not playing those.

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[-] Kongar@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I don’t understand this tbh. It’s here already. SteamOS will likely be just like the deck - immutable arch running the existing steam package.

You can totally do this today and it works great. Don’t want to mess with arch and that confusing command line? Use something easier like mint and install the flatpak - then you don’t even have to futz with nvidia drivers. Or use bazzite?

What does steamOS offer that we don’t already have? (Serious question)

[-] mactan@lemmy.ml 15 points 5 days ago

these people need permission from a massive corporation calling it something other than Linux so they can dodge the cognitive dissonance of hating Linux

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[-] gramgan@lemmy.ml 10 points 4 days ago

I thought this had already happened?

I remember seeing ads on Steam for SteamOS years ago—wasn’t there a point at which you could download and run it on your own computer? What happened?

[-] Telorand@reddthat.com 11 points 4 days ago

From what I recall, it wasn't something you could easily use like a normal distro, and that version was based on Debian (so stable but outdated software). It only worked on some hardware, and you had to do a full system wipe.

More likely, this is them officially partnering with handheld or gaming laptop makers, using their latest Arch-based distro and allowing them to use Valve/Steam branding as a selling point.

[-] penquin@lemm.ee 7 points 4 days ago

If I recall correctly, this has never happened the way it's happening now. It was a matter of "hey, you can fork it on GitHub and make your own iso thing", hence why there was a "holoiso" or something like that that (I keep forgetting the name) where people used if they wanted to install steamOS on a device. This one is straight supported by valve. Like "hey, here is our official steam OS that we use on our steam deck. Use it and we will support you".

[-] IrritableOcelot@beehaw.org 4 points 3 days ago

My understanding is the big change here is that they're specifically making it available to other handheld manufacturers, which is huge, because windows handhelds have not been great because of how much the bloat of Windows steals performance and battery life. They're making steps to make SteamOS (I.e. Linux in general) the default OS for handhelds and non-console dedicated gaming machines in general.

If it works, it will put tremendous pressure on publishers to support linux, which is great.

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[-] sag@lemm.ee 5 points 3 days ago
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[-] Zink@programming.dev 9 points 4 days ago

This is so great to see, and the timing is perfect.

My son already calls the PC Steam, as in “we played game A on Xbox and game B on Steam,” so maybe by the time he has a PC in his room Steam really will run the whole platform.

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[-] adrianhooves@lemmy.today 7 points 4 days ago

let's goooo

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