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All hail 2B's ass (lemmy.world)
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[-] atmur@lemmy.world 265 points 1 week ago

Context:

Back in 2018, Philip Robohle (doitsujin) developed DXVK because he wanted to play Nier Automata on Linux.

Valve hired him to work on it full time, then they released Proton (Wine + DXVK) a few months later. Proton likely would never have existed if it weren't for DXVK, and by extension the Steam Deck either wouldn't exist or would use Windows instead, and all the other cool Linux-related stuff Valve have worked on since probably wouldn't have happened.

Desktop Linux's marketshare rising is obviously not exclusively because of the gaming improvements, but it's for sure a huge boon. Good enough for a dumb meme like this, lol

[-] Cossty@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

I switched to Linux around 2019, I thought dxvk was a lot older. How did games run in wine without dxvk?

[-] wasabi@feddit.org 9 points 6 days ago

Wine had its own translation layer that would translate to opengl. It just wasn't that good.

[-] atmur@lemmy.world 77 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I also just noticed I got the percentage in the meme wrong. Oops.

Linux is now at 4.55% desktop marketshare (up from <1% in early 2018).

Linux's desktop marketshare has risen by ~350-400%, not 3.5-4%.

EDIT: reuploaded with corrected value

[-] Maven@lemmy.zip 69 points 1 week ago

Lemmy actually lets you edit the post and swap out the image itself. You could replace it with the correct values

[-] atmur@lemmy.world 56 points 1 week ago

Oh wow, I never realized that was an option. Fixed, thanks!

[-] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago

But until your instance upgrades to 0.19.5, the image you originally uploaded but have hence unlinked is still there albeit unused, on the server forever and ever...

[-] PineRune@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago

Another reason why I'm glad I made the switch to Lemmy.

[-] infeeeee@lemm.ee 40 points 1 week ago

While I see DXVK was important, Valve's history with Linux is much older. I would place "anime girl thighs" on the second domino

SteamOS was first released in 2013, just before they released there first hardware running Linux, the duly forgotten Steam Machines in 2015.

[-] julianh@lemm.ee 21 points 1 week ago

The first domino is probable gaben working at microsoft honestly

[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 34 points 1 week ago

I think Valve would have gone ahead without DXVK as well. Either with Gallium Nine or Wine's Direct3D implementation or so. With the Steam Machines they were already on the Linux train before DXVK.

[-] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 52 points 1 week ago

the only thing i hate about the rise of steam gaming is the loss of owning physical media since you can't by physical copies of steam deck games.

[-] VeganCheesecake@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 6 days ago

I'd argue that the problem with non-physical releases is mainly conservation, and software pirates seem to have that covered for PC releases.

Now if you wanna buy a game, DRM free is of course preferable. I buy as much as I can from gog, because I don't want to blindly trust any corporation, regardless of their past record. After all, valve is set up in a way that gives them all the leverage.

[-] egonallanon@lemm.ee 5 points 6 days ago

Buying from GOG is also useful as you can keep the offline installers somewhere if you have the storage for it.

[-] SitD@lemy.lol 31 points 1 week ago

that's true but i think compared to most other consoles nowadays it goes a very sustainable path. valve does nothing to prevent you from running gog games, which are true digital ownership at least. i know physical media are the most tangible option in the moment, but in the long run blurays for example actually have a limited lifespan

[-] julianh@lemm.ee 15 points 1 week ago

Steam hasn't (afaik) revoked access from a game that someone already owns, and DRM on steam is entirely optional, even if you use the steamworks sdk. (source: I am a developer making a game using the steamworks sdk that can run without steam open or installed)

[-] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 9 points 1 week ago

Is it ownership you’re worried about? There are other ways to have backups. Also, aren’t most PC games digital?

[-] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

most of the time i play switch and ps5, which i can get physical copies though. i just like to have them given the way a lot of streaming companies have just pulled content without warning.

edit: also that brings us to another point; you used to be able to go in and buy boxed pc games in the store all the time

[-] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 week ago

There real ownership I worry about is valve

Gaben will Not be the benevolent dictator forever, and I hope whoever inherits the company will follow his footsteps

[-] starman@programming.dev -1 points 1 week ago

This + the monopoly steam has over PC gaming and thier unfair pricing practices. I know that Valve is universaly praised for their contribution to Linux, but don't forget these issues.

[-] Artyom@lemm.ee 49 points 1 week ago

Steam funding a Linux-based gaming OS became inevitable as soon as Microsoft started selling games in the Microsoft store. The message was clear from that point: If you stay stuck to a single OS, they can always shut you down whenever they feel like it.

[-] Presi300@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago

Glory to 2B's as~ I mean mankind...

[-] addie@feddit.uk 8 points 1 week ago

Ironic, since 2B doesn't have ass on any platform. My anaconda don't want none of that.

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