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Re: Linux 6.14.0-next-20250404 yadayada

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On 2025-04-04 8:50 p.m., rbowman wrote:
> On Fri, 4 Apr 2025 15:37:45 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
> 
>> Scott's problem above is another reminder of why people who made the
>> mistake of buying NVIDIA hardware should continue to stay away from
>> Linux. I think we're all looking forward to the inevitable open driver,
>> but anyone looking to run Linux should be extra careful to choose one
>> with an AMD GPU.
> 
> The Fedora box is Intel with a Xeon GPU. I agree Nvidia is problematic on
> Linux but if you  want to play games maybe a Switch 2 would be a good
> choice.
> 
> Note: I don't know anything about the Switch 2 other than people bitching
> that Mario Kart, whatever that is, will be $80 for it.

Those prices are part of why I was ready to move on to PC gaming in 2012 
anyway. It's always been a possibility to do so, but gaming on a 
computer was not always fun. Installing the game, then making sure that 
the CD was in the drive was a nuisance. Similarly, having to grab the 
manual and provide a word from page 56 to enter the game as a privacy 
measure just sucked. Once Valve created Steam and made everything so 
damned convenient, gaming on a console seemed needlessly cumbersome. 
That's why I sold my PS3 a year before the PS4 came out and decided that 
I would be better off just using a computer from that point on. The fact 
that you can get good games for $2 to $20 simply added to the fun.

The Switch 2, with its $80 prices for games, is going to have a tough 
time selling to people who can get a capable PC-based portable instead 
for a lower price. Whether the customer buys it from MSI, ASUS, Lenovo 
or a Steam Deck, they'll not only have access to a larger library of 
games at a lower price, but better battery life and graphics too. Of 
course, there aren't any Nintendo games, and we know all too well what 
the appeal of Mario, Link, Donkey Kong and Shigeru Miyamoto's general 
genius is.

-- 
God be with you,

CrudeSausage
John 14:6

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Linux 6.14.0-next-20250404 yadayada vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2025-04-04 09:06 +0000
  Re: Linux 6.14.0-next-20250404 yadayada rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-04-04 18:44 +0000
    Re: Linux 6.14.0-next-20250404 yadayada CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-04-04 15:37 -0400
      Re: Linux 6.14.0-next-20250404 yadayada rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-04-05 00:50 +0000
        Re: Linux 6.14.0-next-20250404 yadayada vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2025-04-05 01:13 +0000
        Re: Linux 6.14.0-next-20250404 yadayada CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-04-05 09:17 -0400

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