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Specifically multiplayer games which require kernel-level anti-cheat. It’s an extreme minority of multiplayer games.

Kernel-level anti-cheat is a privacy and security nightmare on Windows, too.

This is also true of large corporations in general, in the US. Tax breaks, loopholes, and similar everywhere – if you’re rich enough. Privatized profits, but socialized losses.

If When

Tax dollars are definitely being stolen… by this unelected buffoon

As unfortunate as the naming misdirection is, I have to say: LDAC sounds significantly better (to me) than other Bluetooth codecs I have tried. It also works on Linux and android with no issues whatsoever. Open source is good.

I use it with a pair of Sony XM5’s, which can also be used in wired mode, so you kind of get the best of both worlds.

Thanks.

If you take a look at ProtonDB, there are many, many examples of people just saying “switch to Experimental”. If Experimental is changing all the time, then this doesn’t make a lot of sense.

Here’s the thing though: Nvidia is actively working against Linux gaming by having such shitty support overall.

AMD drivers are in the Linux kernel, which means you literally need to do nothing to use AMD GPUs on Linux.

Support companies which support open systems.

Thanks for this!

But what about Experimental? Is it just a beta of some other release?

There are vim keybindings for Code. Discovered that yesterday.

Though, if you want vim bindings for Code, probably should just use vim…

I’ll tell you what though: one you get used to it, you really get used to it.

I typed :q to try and close a tab the other day.

Edit: a tab not in vim, of course

Sure. But the other handhelds which don’t have trackpads are incapable of playing games without controller support. That is a huge difference regardless of whether or not they run SteamOS.

Tbh the round, concave trackpads on the Steam Controller were better in every way. But I’m happy we at least still have the trackpads at all.

Fair, maybe it just isn’t for you.

But ultimately, the point is: the Deck is the only one of these handhelds with the trackpads. If you don’t use them, maybe it doesn’t matter, but it doesn’t change the fact that the Deck is the only such handheld capable of playing games with no controller support.

You can set the actuation to require the slightest of pulls to engage a click. It’s all fully customizable.

Pressing on the trackpad for click often moves your finger, which moves the cursor during the click. It can get annoying.

Try them in an FPS. You may be surprised how much more accurate the trackpad can be for aiming versus an analog stick.

*Partial or no controller support.

Anything which does not have controller support. Civ, for example. Lots of other similar strategy titles. They function as a great mouse replacement. I’ve even used them for first person shooters, where a trackpad in trackball mode can be more accurate for aiming versus a controller.

The right one, that is. The left is more often used for custom menus.

But the fact remains: you are restricted to games with controller support without the touchpads.

When will literally any media outlet notice that the touchpads are what make the Deck really special?

This is the way. For a lot of things, not just parking fees.

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