109

Snapdragon 8 Elite arrives with Linux support, potentially unlocking PC gaming on phones and tablets (www.techspot.com)

submitted 1 month ago by onlinepersona@programming.dev to c/linux@programming.dev

12 comments fedilink hide all child comments

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/25405532

Qualcomm engineering director Trilok Soni recently confirmed that the company's Linux team published Linux kernel updates for the Snapdragon 8 Elite processor. Qualcomm unveiled the SoC earlier this month, targeting a new generation of flagship phones and tablets supporting Android and Linux.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] psycotica0@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Maybe I'm just pedantic, but if it's on a phone or tablet, isn't it not "PC gaming"? I'm honestly a little confused what they're going for. I guess "mobile games of the graphical calibre expected of PC games"? But, like, Myst is a PC game. Monkey Island is a PC game. Thomas Was Alone is a PC game. There's a wide range there in graphics... And phones are mobile...

[-] vividspecter@lemm.ee 13 points 1 month ago

It means the library of PC games. A bit like a Steam Deck can be seen as both a PC and a handheld console.

[-] CalcProgrammer1@lemmy.today 8 points 1 month ago

The best situation would be that the ARM processor is powerful enough to run an x86 emulation layer so you can directly play the same games you play on your PC on your phone or tablet. I've been experimenting with box86 and FEX on postmarketOS using a OnePlus 6T and already Steam and several lighter weight games are very playable, but the next generation Snapdragon chips should be able to take it a lot further when it comes to running more demanding games.

[-] Auster@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago

I mean, slap a proper desktop system and plug some bluetooth devices like a controller or a keyboard and mouse, and you got a makeshift laptop / notebook / whatever-the-current-name-is.