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How many steam deck folks are here and what are you playing? (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago by cecirdr@beehaw.org to c/gaming@beehaw.org

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Right now, I’m playing the early access version of Baldurs Gate 3. I’m getting ready to put it down (frustrated: BG3 has the potential to be good, but without controller support, I’m getting really frustrated with the UI. ) and switch to Yakuza Like a Dragon.

What are you playing now and what are you looking forward to playing next?

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[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I've been gaming on Linux for umm about ten years? Before that it was on FreeBSD and before that, it was on Atari ST. It feels so weird to finally be playing the same games as everyone else. Thanks Steam Deckers.

If anyone wants to spin up a private server and host some kind of game, I'll join your world! 7dtd is dropping a new release tomorrow.

[–] luna@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's surreal, isn't it? I grew up with nethack and angband and moria (also on FreeBSD) and now I play games normal people have heard of!

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

I had to upgrade my 520ST to 1MB just to keep playing NetHack after a significant release increased the requirements for all features enabled.

[–] tias@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hope you know everything that runs on the SteamDeck also runs in Steam on a Linux PC.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not only do I know that but my whole point depends on the reader also knowing that.

[–] tias@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In that case I don't think I understand your point. It sounds as if you couldn't play the same games as other people until the Steam Deck arrived? But in fact Steam has worked great on Linux for much longer than that.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Before Proton, there were no games on Linux that you might overhear people talking about at a bus stop. Maybe two or three. But since Steam Deck, I can play the same games as everyone else on my Linux machine, which is a strange and novel experience for me. That's all. Didn't mean it to be a brain teaser.

[–] tias@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sorry, I didn't mean to be a smartass it just seemed like either I was misunderstanding you or you were misunderstanding something. Proton has been around ever since the Steam Machine was released eight years ago.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Guy, I know. We know. Everyone knows. You're killing me. What were you playing on Linux eight years ago? It wasn't GTA!

[–] tias@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

Probably Dreamfall Chapters.