@gamingonlinux i was excited to hear about a platform agnostic linux gaming OS. Then i heard about the crypto integration and it pushed me away. I'm glad it's only a partner and not core to the system, but still risky for a first start. I'm not against crypto but i do feel it's being overused just like AI. Hopefully Playtron does well to bring some competition into the space. I'm currently enjoying ChimeraOS on my gaming rig, but being based on steamOS, i'm interested in alternatives.

@gamingonlinux Yea okay.

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> What does Playtron have to do with Crypto?

FFFFuuuuu.... I hope the answer would be less than nothing.

> Is PlaytronOS open source?
> At first, only the operating system code will be open source. We have plans to open source more...

Yeah, I really hope they mean that seriously. I want gaming to happen on Linux, but I'd really like everything that does not strictly have to be proprietary for business sustainability to be Open Source, and preferrably Free as in Freedom.

@gamingonlinux malicious blah blah is anything they don't force you to keep xD

@gamingonlinux it sucks that Google dominates web search. I've switched to using DuckDuckGo and Ecosia. I know Bing powers them, but still more refreshing to use those services. I hope Google doesn't keep you down!

@gamingonlinux thanks AI systems!

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Is Open XR the thing that would let me view websites/media inside a window in steam/vr?

Someday need to figure that out for Elite Dangerous....

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Naboo, 1000 years before ?

@gamingonlinux I'm always ready for a little more roguelite action in-between larger games. And, at $2, it's a no-brainer to grab it and check it out. Downloading now.

@gamingonlinux Wow, one exec finally paid attention to their field, flaggerbasting

@gamingonlinux I know Sony made a mistake but I feel like the outcome and customers' response to the forced login should have been obvious from the get-go.

Still, I am glad they turned it around. 🙂

@gamingonlinux ...for a few months.

@gamingonlinux I wish people were smart, this way companies would stop maling stupid and greedy decisions, because at the end of the day, THE CONSUMERS have power over THE COMPANIES

@gamingonlinux it would be nice to see a similar petition where the ask it to have a publication of the server side software as open source or even source available so communities car run their own servers or even on localhost

@gamingonlinux I thought for a second that I missed an announcement of the next generation of Steam Machines called "Steam PC".

@gamingonlinux How to ruine an otherwise great game case study nr. 327

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Now I don't feel as bad that I couldn't afford it.

@gamingonlinux They fully expected the backlash, maybe the players will have to actually massively request refunds or something to make Sony reconsider.

@gamingonlinux ok, Wine 95, now Wine 98. Wine Me & Wine 2000 — when? :)

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And while they're at it: They should make it clear(er) for games in Steam that require an external launcher. I am so sick if coming back to games that previously ran fine on Proton but now suddenly don't because the maintainers decided to add a launcher that fucks stuff up.
@Natanox

@gamingonlinux I disagree. The same case could be used for tons of other stuff that someone think is an important factor, while it doesn't matter for others.

There should be a limit on amount of onscreen pop-up bloat the user receives.

It should be well visible on the store page, but there's no need to babysit every step taken by the buyer, else they'll hurt their finger. Also, there's a refund period in case you felt mislead, so it's not like there's any room for nefarious practises.

@gamingonlinux had this a few times. Bought a game, downloaded it, opened it, and immediately refunded it because I can't play without creating some bullshit external account. Luckily Steam accepts "it needs an external account" as a valid reason to refund.
Bethesda, you would sell more games if you let us play with our Steam accounts. Just saying.