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I recently installed ME:LE on Linux, directly via the EA app (got that game for free years ago), and the game runs flawlessly so far, so I believe you’ll be fine running it via Steam. FWIW I’m also running AMD hw only, albeit on Fedora.
I wouldn’t play the PS1 port, because of the long losing loading times.
I agree with that article though, that the best version to play is the DS port. The Steam release is okay, it’s simply the easiest to buy nowadays.
How was E33 on the Deck? I didn’t play much of it there, I was afraid parries and dodges would be a bit of a nightmare to time perfectly.
I care about HDR (on Linux) way less than I do VRR in general.
Is that the “sketchy” firmware you’re referring to?
I have one of these, but I don’t believe they work with HDMI 2.1 VRR (or at least I’ve never been able to get it to work).
With a LG B9, I have both G-Sync and HDMI 2.1 VRR support, but no FreeSync. I can get most of the HDMI 2.1 feature set working with a DP->HDMI 2.1 adapter, except for any form of VRR. That’s with a RX 9070, but similar situation on a 6800 XT previously.
Was anyone else tripped up by the picture shown in that article? To me it looks as though it’s a miniature version of the device, but I can’t quite put my finger on why that is.
gpu_efficiencyDisplay GPU efficiency in frames per joule
Finally a great way to “flex” with my 9070, haha
I’m not familiar with either of those programs, sorry.
You might want to check what mpv and/or va-api is reporting.
Do you have any specific issues?
I’ve been using a 9070 on fedora (42 initially, 43 for a few days) and hw acceleration hasn’t been an issue. I’ve been using newer mesa drivers from a copr repo FWIW, but I don’t think hw acceleration was any issue before that.
Which is a bummer imo, since I don’t think people already considering a lower midrange PC today are the target demographic, but I would love to be proven wrong.
OptiScaler works just fine with BG3 fwiw, so you can get either that way.
In the same vein, this YouTuber did their own testing/comparison last year.
Yep, that’s a good point, thanks!
Re DLSS, I’m actually very happy with it so far. It’s certainly not available in every game, but most games where it matters for a good balance of image quality and performance have good DLSS support. And being able to patch in DLSS4 very easily via proton is an obvious plus.
Yep, text is definitely not handled well on most OLED monitors (or TVs) because of their pixel substructure. It’s usually been better on Linux for me and I essentially don’t notice it anymore, but I also haven’t used Windows in years so I can’t compare.
And still no OLED screen… why Framework, why?
I got one of the latest Framework 13 a couple months ago for work, and while I’m happy about the prospects of future repairability and upgradability down the line, it’s not a great laptop given its pricepoint.
The build is subpar, with the screen flexing a ton, the keyboard and trackpad are lacklustre and pretty uncomfortable, but the worst is the screen, it’s dim, with poor colour reproduction and 3:2 is frankly not for me. And fractional scaling is a mess with XWayland, while it was much better on my 2019 XPS 13.
I love what Framework are pushing for and actually achieving, but tradeoffs are very much at play. I’m hoping for an OLED screen replacement in the near future though.
Glad you were able to get it working!
I need to get around to creating a bug report, I’m guessing the issue is with gamescope and not Heroic itself, but I’m not sure.
Ah, good catch. In that case, I’ve hit this bug before, although usually when trying to select a different version of Proton afterwards, and I managed to get the drop-down working in Desktop mode.
If OP is already in Desktop mode, then I’m not sure tbh.
What happens when you click on the drop-down menu to select the version? I’ve had issues in the past with Heroic where the drop-down menus would only work in desktop mode on the Steam Deck, FWIW.
That was a great read, thanks!
And it looks like they have a few other interesting blog posts about graphics drivers and shaders; bookmarked for later.