Exactly. This was less important before the internet got ubiquitous, but nowadays, when manufacturers can screw you remotely, it’s very important.
This kind of vertical integration, where a single entity controls both hardware and software shouldn’t exist.
Physical cs. digital isn’t the problem though. It’s DRM.
Yeah, I really hope these are just the death throes of a slowly crumbling market segment (walled garden consoles).
Not only has the Steam Deck already blown a small crack into the almost entirely propietary handheld market, so much so that there’s now even a (niche) market with a bunch of different devices competing, but I also wonder what happens once the Steam Machine and whatever is happening with the next Xbox.
I’d usually be the last to root for Microsoft, but if their next device is really something more akin to a PC, then I wish them the best. That said, anything shipping with Linux, e.g. Steam Machines would still be my preferred choice of course.
Neat theme.
everything has been running flawlessly.
I have to ask though: Do these monitors not have HDR or VRR and run at the same refresh rate?
Those are the things why I usually wouldn’t recommend Mint for high-end gaming rig like yours right now: None of the supported DEs are really ready for Wayland and therefore stuck with those problems (for now).
Very much appreciated and actually the kind if open-source news I’d like to see more of.
Many smaller projects like these often don’t have much of a visible online presence, so it’s nice hearing from the actual devs about the state of the project beyond what’s written into changelogs.