I think that NonSteamLaunchers isn’t ideal for games from stores like Epic/Gog that have better Linux native options, but it supports a massive list of launchers beyond those two and is really nice for games like this.
I also really like it’s ability to easily make full screen web apps for netflix/etc.
It is possible to use vortex on Linux, I know SteamTinkerLaunch supports it for example.
But yeah not as nice as a dedicated Linux app for sure.
I love Yoku’s, such a fun little game.
No idea unfortunately, I don’t actually own any dlc on Epic/Gog.
I kinda forgot about Sunderfolk. I see it has a demo now, I’ll need to try it out with my kids.
Basically it can play lower power games directly, or display higher power games from your PC.
Both the Quest and the Steam Frame use ARM hardware, this is the same type of hardware used in phones. This hardware is noteworthy because it’s more power efficient that x86 type hardware, which is what traditional PCs use. Many VR games are made to run directly on the Quest and should be hardware compatible with the Steam Frame too since they both use ARM.
The Steam Frame can also run x86 games thanks to an emulation layer called FEX that valve has been working on. This is something the Quest cannot do, but many PC games will likely be too demanding to run this way. VR games are naturally performance demanding since the game needs to be rendered twice for both eye perspectives, and needs decent resolution. Valve has said that it will be slightly weaker than the current Steam Deck in performance, and that’s probably before we consider the extra performance requirements of VR and the performance overhead of FEX.
So based on that, I would assume NMS would not run well directly on the Frame itself, and you would instead need to run it on your PC and display it on the Frame.
Oh I saw someone covering Seance recently (maybe Second Wind?) and I’ve been planning on getting it since.
I’ve mostly been playing Spiderman Remastered and Oblivion Remastered. For oblivion I’m using an edited engine.ini file to disable lumens, which has pretty significantly improved performance.
I’ve also been playing RV There Yet with friends, and it’s been great. The new snow map has been really fun (and hard!).
Tbf the native windows version is also muddy looking with not great performance.
I’m thinking the right price is about $80, and I’d be very happy if the price is lower than that.
I sometimes play with my Deck docked, but a lot of my games aren’t playable without the extra buttons/track pads/gyro of the steam deck.
Here’s the article where he gives his full bad experience with Linux. He was running Ubuntu when things broke, and had previously had lesser issues trying Nobara.
Steam Deck is the first thing that comes to mind, I use it everyday.
There are a few EDC items I got as gifts that I use nearly everyday as well:
A lot of people have done burn in tests on the OLED, and it’s barely a concern. The tech has really improved.
There are some video on youtube, it’s still kinda blurry but the game is still pretty beautiful imo. Definitely won’t look as good as it does on desktop.
It’s a lot better after the update a few days ago, but back when I played it I actually installed a performance mod to make it run a lot smoother. I thought it was very playable, but I’m also trash at dodging/parrying consistently. I’m assuming it was more of a skill issue than the game’s performance though.
They make specific hall-effect sticks for the OLED models, I know Gulikit make a set, possibly other companies too.
As far as I know, I think all the designs have been updated to not need soldering.
The inspiration for this discussion is that the capacitive pad on my left thumbstick has started to peel upwards at the bottom, so I plan to replace it soon. Haven’t had any issues with drift or anything else.
Oh that’s cool, I’ll have to check it out. Haven’t heard of it before.