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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LINKS
Show notes: https://linuxgamecast.com/2025/01/its-not-about-killing-windows/
Studio Wishlist: https://throne.com/interfacinglinux
Interfacing Linux: https://www.youtube.com/@InterfacingLinux
Have questions about your Linux setup? Ask in the forums.
https://interfacinglinux.com/community/
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?
Support the show, become a Patron! https://patreon.com/linuxgamecast
LINKS
Show notes: https://linuxgamecast.com/2025/01/its-not-about-killing-windows/
Studio Wishlist: https://throne.com/interfacinglinux
Interfacing Linux: https://www.youtube.com/@InterfacingLinux
Have questions about your Linux setup? Ask in the forums.
https://interfacinglinux.com/community/
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?
