Great. Even less incentive to get into the Microsoft ecosystem.

Yes and hydrogen is where the Japanese government grants are, despite making little sense because thermodynamics is a thing.

And Sailfish’s UI and infrastructure although nice isn’t open source.

Maybe Jolla’s phone could be an avenue to get unlocked phones, though.

So just AMD and Intel?

I think the big Linux-supporting ARM vendors as well but I did not check. Apple does not support Linux, so they don’t factor in.

What about other storefronts?

Which other storefronts? Flatpaks can target whatever the closest runtime is there. The Steam Linux Runtimes are just as FOSS as Debian.

And the people who tend to care the most about actually making Linux builds are the same ones who aren’t fully comfortable with the idea that “SteamOS == Linux” as it were.

Steam Linux Runtimes are NOT SteamOS. SteamOS is Arch-based, the runtimes are based on Debian Stable.

Well, the old way of Linux development was actually more work for developers of proprietary applications, especially games, regardless of that specific post having been shortsighted. Whereas enterprisey applications could just target RHEL and call it a day, end user stuff like games did suffer from a broader and ever evolving set of systems.

It’s very different now. Linux-native games just need to target whatever the latest Steam Linux Runtime is at that point (it’s basically a stripped down Debian Stable container, SLR 3 is based on Debian 11, SLR will probably be based on Debian 13).

With the exception of NVidia, all GPU vendors build their drivers on Mesa, so they are more homogeneous than Windows.

The Race: Verstappen’s Nordschleife GT3 debut victory + what comes next

An hour and a half in, dude is 50s clear of the rest of the field.

NLS isn’t a high level racing series, at least not among GT3 series. The N24h is a round of Intercontinental GT Challenge. There it’ll be more of a challenge next year.

Dude, I’ve got one, no need to go all fanboy on me.

Watch your manners.

doing that would kinda defeat the purpose of a handheld, wouldn’t it?

No because docked use is explicitly one of the advertised features:

I though it was implied that I played it with a keyboard on the PC, what kind of comparison would it be, the Steam Deck is itself a big controller

You implied nothing. “Big” PCs can use controllers and Steam Deck has touchpads, touchscreen, and you can connect keyboard and mouse because a Steam Deck is a PC.

Qualifying results:

1. #34 Christian Krognes (Walkenhorst Motorsport, Aston Martin Vantage GT3)
2. #6 Frank Stippler (Haupt Racing Team, Ford Mustang GT3)
3. #31 Max Verstappen (EMIL FREY RACING, Ferrari 296 GT3)

I sometimes do but it’s not my main desktop PC. I have a notebook that’s much more powerful but when I left the notebook in my backpack besides the apartment door and sat down at my desk already, I may be too lazy to get up again and then grab whatever is the USB-C dockable device nearby. (Sometimes it’s also my Samsung phone for DeX desktop.)

Steam Deck is artificially power-constrained. That affects desktop use as well. Everything is just that bit less smooth than a Ryzen 9 system that’s not constrained to handheld power consumption.

Provisional pole:

Time set on wets.

Conditions will probably improve to switch to slicks near the end on qualifying. Frank Stippler is the first driver who moved to cut slicks, so slick tires with grooves cut into the tires.

Qualifying delayed to 9:00 because of fog.

Verstappen is currently doing an exploration lap on wets.

It’s a cult.

After wasting an obscene amount of money on Activision Blizzard, their approach is now:

Fire most developers and have the remaining ones use AI tools to compensate.

Release all games for PlayStation and Switch (2) as well.

End Xbox hardware development and license the brand to 3rd parties who need to make money on the hardware because it’s not subsidized by Microsoft.

Make the competition, Steam Deck and even Switch 2 of all things, look like a steal by comparison.

I’m confident 80% of the people here would make better business decisions.

Habe gehört, das ist die Energiequelle der Zukunft!

Official photo gallery: https://news.verstappen.com/en/gallerydetail/657/45081/

If there is enough CPU and memory headroom, it’ll be fine

Steam Deck is a handheld platform. Anything that wastes CPU power results in shorter lasting battery. Proper native ports are always superior.