Valve dev says SteamOS isn't about killing Windows, GemRB now plays Icewind Dale 2 from start to end, war stories from GOG's Linux adventure, Sonic on the PS1, and the Intel Arc B570 is all over the place.
Valve dev says SteamOS isn't about killing Windows, GemRB now plays Icewind Dale 2 from start to end, war stories from GOG's Linux adventure, Sonic on the PS1, and the Intel Arc B570 is all over the place.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:29 Who own the right to Voltron?
01:55 The early days of Raspberry Pi
03:25 Blaming Collabora
05:46 Cool guys wear band shirts
07:01 RIP Super the Man
08:19 The hole in the wall
10:29 It’s not about killing Windows
11:34 The 3 desktop app challenge
12:57 Don't switch to Linux for gaming!
16:32 MAC vs Linux in 2025
17:15 Evangelising Linux
20:19 Remembering the Steam Machine
22:26 ProtonDB Peek browser plugin
24:01 The last time Proton failed you?
25:12 Android Steam app and mobile links HALP!
27:09 DOS ages with Sword of Jade
29:12 What's a good game length?
31:46 First arcade brawler?
32:28 School Hero
34:44 Online multiplayer in games
35:43 Splittown
37:45 Point-and-click in 2025
39:02 Classic game DRM
40:11 Sonic XA on PS1 hardware
41:50 Growing up with PAL
44:07 Malicious time travel hedgehogs
45:03 Anyone buying a Switch 2?
45:54 Introducing the iHandy
46:23 GemRB is Icewind Dale 2 complete
48:14 Games on the Infinity engine
51:34 First game you played online?
52:19 Battlemage B570 benchmarks are all over the place
57:32 Sony AI anti-lag
59:01 Detecting saltyness
01:01:22 Preamp shenanigans
01:01:41 Sony shooty pew-pew attachment
01:02:26 Google Stadia anti-lag tech
01:03:13 Rollback netcode bros
01:04:05 Linux at GOG in war stories
01:04:57 GOG Galaxy was not worth porting
01:09:35 If GOG had stuck with it
01:11:22 Remembering the Witcher II port
01:13:09 What happened to the Witcher III port?
01:15:24 Do you have Linux gaming related war stories?
01:18:47 Ever recommend podcasts?