SteamOS is spreading beyond Valve's hardware. That could threaten Microsoft's hold on PC gaming...or even Windows' hold on the PC market.
    • Hellmo_luciferrari@lemm.eeEnglish
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      4 months ago

      I haven’t tried VR in Linux, I did sell my oculus, and haven’t gotten a replacement.

      I use Reaper, and it’d fantastic. It’s more so the plugins that are an issue since VSTs aren’t supported too well on Linux. There are peripherals that don’t play well as well, but that’s vendor specific. My Line 6 gear for example.

      I am full time on Arch. Ditched Windows 6+ months ago, and i won’t turn back. It has come with issues, but I’ve treated like a learning experience.

      I am using an EVGA 3090 FTW on Arch, and if I had known when building my PC that Nvidia has issues, I would have gone the AMD route. But, I have gotten my 3090 usable, quite well actually with some tweaking.

      I had issues using Wayland at first, but driver updates have helped.

      I have wanted to check out NixOS, but I haven’t yet.

      • utopiah@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        4 months ago

        I haven’t tried VR in Linux

        Valve Index, SteamVR, install, setup, play, no tinkering.

        Now… if one does want to buy hardware from Meta (… which sadly I understand, it’s so damn cheap) and Meta refuses to support Linux, well, it’s kind of a decision on the buyer. Still, if one still want to tinker, because they have the hardware now, plenty of good solutions listed on https://lvra.gitlab.io e.g. ALVR (very convenient nowadays) or WiVRn and more.

        • Hellmo_luciferrari@lemm.eeEnglish
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          4 months ago

          I refuse to buy any meta product, let alone use their platforms. If I get back into VR it’ll likely be Valve products

          Thank you for the resource!