The combat kills it for me unfortunately, even with mods. I thought I wouldn’t care but it just feels so bad. I couldn’t stick with it last time I tried.

Vietnam is doing pretty well actually.

To be fair the book also gave away the plot.

They also created TypeScript which is a huge improvement over js imo. And with C# you can use Mono, so you really aren’t locked into MS automatically.

Plus, they made VS Code free. I hate MS but they do make solid tools for developers.

Fair enough. There’s really no reason to not be cautious with any company, especially startups, so I can see where you’re coming from. I guess I’m just glad to see someone else seeing market value in gaming on Linux.

Agreed. I guess I’m just happy that the market is big enough that someone that is trying to get into it now.

So a bit easier but still not first class citizens citizens, by definition. It is called steam os after all, so I don’t necessarily expect anything different, but this company wants to offer something new. Seems like this os is less dependent on steam integration, which I would view as a plus.

The article explicitly mentions their target audience, which is ordinary/casual gamers who would not want or expect a desktop mode on their console. They’re basically targeting the console crowd. It’s not the same audience as steam deck.

Since when are non-Steam games first class citizens on steam os? You have to enter desktop mode to launch them.

Most of your complaints seem very nitpicky tbh. Valve needs competition badly and I’m glad to see another company entering the Linux gaming space.