Been using for some 2~3 years now a Nitro 5 laptop almost always set to the Nvidia GPU. Issues are very rare, and some times compatibility is actually better than with the other GPU, the Intel one. Also worth noting I use Linux Mint though, and been some years since I last tested systems based Arch (btw).

Can’t help with so little details.

Also, as others said, @Untamed_Star@lemmy.blahaj.zone, if the game is on a DRM-free-oriented platform, like GOG, Itchio, etc., you could look for those.

Additionally, looking for sources of a given game can help find where it’s less of a hassle to get it, specially through databases or adjacent, like PCGamingWiki, ITAD, NeoDB (fediverse-compatible!), GameFAQS, etc. Also apparently it isn’t uncommon for databases to cross-reference each other, so one can lead to another.

If the game is only on Steam, install Linux on a VM, install Wine in it, run SteamCMD through Wine, download the build you want, and move to your host OS.

SteamCMD is a minimalist/terminal-based version of Steam. The Windows version can be downloaded separately. However, it downloads needed libraries and I’m not sure how good Steam is at escaping Wine’s environment, so a VM adds an extra security layer. Also the command changes depending of whether it’s 32-bit or 64-bit, if it’s for Linux, MacOS or Windows, or even if it’s a previous, still public update, and it’s been some years since I used those and I don’t have the commands noted down, so can’t help with that at least right now.

If something’s allowed to be pirated, it can’t be pirated.

CDN might be reachable publicly if you have the links, like for Sony’s PSN downloads. And I didn’t test the save dumping part yet because I forgor, but tests should be quick, I’d imagine.

Perfection.

While #RSS and similar technologies are pretty standardized, their links aren’t, so if the Australian site has RSS too, maybe the link follows a pretty different pattern than that of the UK one.

About the news within the console, going by this wiki:

News entries are fetched from CDN. Metadata for each entry is stored and queried from an internal SQLite database. Official software uses sqlite for processing.

Also asked some AI how to dump news on the original #Switch, and it said JKSV, a NRO homebrew for managing saves, may be the best call. According to the same reply, supposedly the news are stored on the save with ID 0x8000000000000090. But since even the most functional AIs still hallucinate some times, please someone correct me if I’m wrong, and also using hashtags for better reach (another one, also automatically attached to the OP but not replies: #datahoarder).

Directly, not familiar with any (unless you’re willing to mess with SBC Android), but I would try using AntimicroX, a program to remap controller keys as keyboard keys and mouse commands, and then set it to auto-start.

When everything’s data that could be harvested for who knows what nefarious reasons, I’d rather not risk their “can’t read” to be actually “pretend not to be able to”, specially coming from Microsoft.

Good idea. And if @goofsqueak@lemdro.id goes for it and is concerned about the physical drive with Windows potentially tempering with the Linux install or reporting back to MS or whomever else whatever it finds, goofsqueak could unplug the Linux drive before plugging the Windows one, so no physical access to the main system is given to Windows.

And to goofsqueak, any problem with Fortnite on the Switch? I don’t play games as services so I wouldn’t know, and at least from my experience with offline games, if the problem are graphics, Fortnite from the little I know of, I don’t think would lose much in terms of quality.

Afaik Fortnite blocks access to Linux users due to anticheat? Options that come to mind are running on a VM with Windows, playing on consoles, and playing on a burner computer with Windows installed on bare metal.

TL;DR: Tricky Store is an Android root module by developer 5ec1cff that spoofs your device’s hardware key-attestation certificate chain and reports the bootloader as locked, helping a rooted phone pass Google’s Play Integrity checks. Paired with a Play Integrity Fix module, it can reach device integrity; strong integrity needs a valid, unrevoked keybox.

Good for those that need it, but having seen such solutions multiple times over the past decade, it’s a cat and mouse chase that goes on until one of the parties depletes all possible moves. So I’d recommend to those that can, keep looking for more future-proof alternatives before it’s too late.

How many times have I clicked this combo by accident and logged off Mint… 🥲

It seems hyperlinks without https misbehave on both Lemmy and Mbin, so here’s the link fixed:

https://github.com/commetchat/commet/

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=949446

Name makes it hard to search, yeah. :V

Worst comes worse, one could install a VM with Windows. And for the edge cases where neither VMs or compatibility layers suffice, the user can install Windows on a different physical drive and plug it in just when needed.

Gut feeling, but I think the panic would last 2 days. Then issues would be found and unofficial patches would be made faster than fire spreads in dry folliage.

One that’d probably be closer, though I’m not too familiar with it for discussion-oriented threads, is the StackExchange network, in special for the context, https://android.stackexchange.com/

But the basic difference would be that we would start off with discussions on our device, and then gradually discuss ways and means regarding how we can find out workable solutions if we had no GAFAM product.

To only leverage already built environments is no way to ensure healthy growth. So while in a hurry it could help, I’d advise and incentivize on building that on calmer times.

but l find the forums/communities great for discussion purposes

Other than XDA already mentioned by frongt, of which is pretty overarching already, there are plenty of public forums still floating around, and that you could also find a corner to discuss experiences with Android.

Forums such as from GBAtemp, Retropie, GOG, AtariAge, Fuwanovel, GameFAQS, etc. may have corners where these types of discussions are allowed, though I’d imagine usually on the general or off-topic sections since their purposes aren’t about Android specifically. You could also crosspost your question to !Forums@sh.itjust.works so you could get more suggestions of places to check.

And if you’d wish to stick to the fediverse but wants a PHP/board forums-oriented discussion structure, might I suggest NodeBB? It’s compatible with Lemmy’s community structure. Though better look for the ones with ActivityPub integration, as it was added on a later update and so some sites may still not have it enabled (or decided not to).