The Verge1d ago
Steam Machine today, Steam Phones tomorrow https://www.theverge.com/report/820656/valve-interview-arm-gaming-steamos-pierre-loup-griffais
Steam Machine today, Steam Phones tomorrow

Valve tells The Verge it’s funding Fex, a key technology that’s letting Arm devices like phones play Windows games.

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Show threadBob Machintruc12h ago

@verge
💖 Yes, please. Could moreover provide a great boost for Linux on such devices as well, ideally making alternatives to Android & iOS more viable (and more common).

Steam is just wonderful in that respect. Even in case they don't go far with the idea, it's great to see them innovate.

We don't need awful software like Windows; Microsoft shouldn't be a thing in the 21st century.

#Steam #Linux #Gaming #SteamOS #LinuxPhone #SteamDeck #LinuxGaming #Proton #Wine #ARM #Vulkan #Fex #Innovation

Show threadKing_DuckZ12h ago
@turbobob @verge and yet sadly I had a tour on Steam and I see so many Windows exclusives it makes no sense
Show threadBob Machintruc

@duckz @verge
If I understand correctly that you are on Linux, you can turn on proton for all titles. Most games will work thanks to Proton. In that sense, they aren't Windows exclusive. You can always try.

See also: https://www.protondb.com/

ProtonDB | Gaming know-how from the Linux and Steam Deck community

Game information for Proton, Linux, Steam Deck, and SteamOS

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Show threadBob Machintruc11h ago

@duckz @verge

And in fact, one of the easiest ways to play Blizzard games on Linux is to install Battle.net via Steam. Just to say that it's helpful even for things that are not from the store itself.

I think it's this video which shows what I mean here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2MLWeR9Yss
It's on a #SteamDeck but would work on a Desktop Linux #PC (I recently did that both on #LinuxMint and #Manjaro).

#Blizzard #Linux #Steam #Proton #Wine #StarCraft #Warcraft #Diablo #Heartstone #Gaming #LinuxGaming

The easiest way to install Battle.net and Diablo IV on your Steam Deck! - Tutorial

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Show threadKing_DuckZ11h ago
@turbobob @verge sure but that's like saying Super Mario is not a Nintendo exclusive because I can play it through snes9x... I honestly don't feel like supporting devs that won't support my system, nor I want to figure at my expenses if my purchase had some crazy DRM or bug that will prevent it from working
Show threadBob Machintruc11h ago

@duckz @verge

That is a different issue that you should bring up to the devs. And if you have a problem with DRMs, then GOG is for you.

But I still argue that it's not like an exclusive: thanks to Proton, you can play the fast majority of those games in Steam, with friends who might or might not have the same OS as you have.

Note that on Steam, you can also tell the store to show you Linux-only games. I do that.

Show threadBob Machintruc11h ago

@duckz @verge

Well, I said 'GOG is for you' because I was thinking about the DRM issue... but I should have added that Steam certainly cares more about Linux users than GOG does.

Indeed, there is still no native GOG Galaxy client for Linux — it does not matter how many people have been asking for it:
https://www.gog.com/wishlist/galaxy/release_gog_galaxy_20_for_linux
They just don't give a shit.

#GOG #Linux #LinuxGaming #Steam

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Show threadKing_DuckZ11h ago
@turbobob @verge Proton is wine + a custom Directx implementation. It's as if you put a fake driving wheel on the left seat in your car with a complex system of mirrors and levers that steer the actual wheel on the right seat. You being able to drive that car doesn't mean the car isn't exclusive for Countries with driving on the other side. That wheel contraption is neither official nor necessarily known or approved by the manufacturer
Show threadKing_DuckZ11h ago
@turbobob @verge and yes I do play StarCraft and StarCraft 2 in Wine
Show threadBob Machintruc11h ago

@duckz @verge
Then you know that we are somehow forced to be pragmatic if we are to play games on Linux. #Blizzard isn't exactly Linux friendly; the situation is clearly worse and more closed on Battle.net than on #Steam: no Linux client, no native Linux games for sure, no user friendly Proton/Wine option to let people use their own OS, DRMs, mandatory logging to play offline campaigns, etc.

Valve games have been pretty gamer friendly in comparison (e.g. host own server).

#Linux #LinuxGaming