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ROG Xbox Ally runs better on Linux than Windows it ships with

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Re: ROG Xbox Ally runs better on Linux than Windows it ships with

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Post by kjkjadksj »

gjsman-1000 wrote: post #53
Uvix wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Steam is doing the same thing as Microsoft, between DRM-locking everything so you don't own it, and gatekeeping what titles are actually allowed in their store. They're both locking you into their vision of the future.

If Gabe Newell gets hit by a bus, what happens when his estate sells majority control to pay the inheritance and estate taxes? With federal taxes of 40% over $15 million, there's no way his estate maintains majority control, no matter Gabe's good intentions. After that, we can look forward to Microsoft Steam. Or, if the FTC is annoyed, Amazon Steam.

Don’t rich people just gift their money and assets to a relative or trust to avoid those inheritance taxes?

Re: ROG Xbox Ally runs better on Linux than Windows it ships with

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Post by kjkjadksj »

guidedlight wrote: post #4

I wonder if this is why Xbox Series X never achieved a noticeable performance advantage over PlayStation 5, despite having more capable hardware.

This was always the case. Ps3 was supposedly more powerful but devs didn’t care to make use of it and just port and move on to the next project. Only nintendo hardware seemed to get special treatment with game design probably because it was like a generation behind in power.

Re: ROG Xbox Ally runs better on Linux than Windows it ships with

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Post by gjsman-1000 »

kjkjadksj wrote: post #71
gjsman-1000 wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If Gabe Newell gets hit by a bus, what happens when his estate sells majority control to pay the inheritance and estate taxes? With federal taxes of 40% over $15 million, there's no way his estate maintains majority control, no matter Gabe's good intentions. After that, we can look forward to Microsoft Steam. Or, if the FTC is annoyed, Amazon Steam.

Don’t rich people just gift their money and assets to a relative or trust to avoid those inheritance taxes?

The Federal Gift tax is the same as the inheritance tax - 40% - after the thresholds are maxed out.

Trusts also pay the gift tax at the time of the transfer. Trusts grant control, not much in tax exemptions at this scale.

Re: ROG Xbox Ally runs better on Linux than Windows it ships with

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Post by terribleperson »

gjsman-1000 wrote: post #65
terribleperson wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're assuming that Gabe Newell doesn't have massive non-steam assets that can be used to pay the estate tax.

A. What assets matter at this scale? B. They are also taxed at 40% C. And the estate may just want to sell more Steam shares to keep whatever they are intact D. Even if by some miracle Gabe Newell still owns the required ~85% of Steam to barely squeak by on federal estate taxes ($16B presumed valuation = ~$5.5 billion tax bill if he owned 85%, leaving him with ~51% after payment), who is taking the reins? - edits - a…

Just speaking from things we can see, he owns yachts, a yacht building company, and a racing team. He also quite likely has a large investment portfolio like every other billionaire on the planet.

Re: ROG Xbox Ally runs better on Linux than Windows it ships with

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Post by gjsman-1000 »

terribleperson wrote: post #74
gjsman-1000 wrote: post #65

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A. What assets matter at this scale? B. They are also taxed at 40% C. And the estate may just want to sell more Steam shares to keep whatever they are intact D. Even if by some miracle Gabe Newell still owns the required ~85% of Steam to barely squeak by on federal estate taxes ($16B presumed valuation = ~$5.5 billion tax bill if he owned 85%, leaving him with ~51% after payment), who is taking the reins? - edits - a…

Just speaking from things we can see, he owns yachts, a yacht building company, and a racing team. He also quite likely has a large investment portfolio like every other billionaire on the planet.

Let's say all those things added up to even $2B, as a hypothetical.

That means there's a $800M tax bill to keep those assets. If the estate has already lost majority control of Steam regardless; there's no real reason to not hand over even more of Steam, to keep hold of those other assets.

Re: ROG Xbox Ally runs better on Linux than Windows it ships with

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Post by nosrepa »

jay_kyburz wrote: post #56
cortesoft wrote: post #47

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I love my Steam Deck, but it is really frustrating how many of the games i regularly play can't be played on it - Madden, EA FC, PUBG, all won't run even though the hardware is plenty to play them. The limitations of anti cheat on Linux might be insurmountable

I love the idea of my Steam Deck, but most steam games just aren't make for tiny 720 screens. I'm an old man now, I can't read tiny fonts. Also, the face buttons are just to far to the right. My thumb will begin aching after 15 mins or so. Other controllers are far more comfortable. To be honest. I like my Playdate more than my Steam Deck.

Always good to see the playdate mentioned favorably. Excuse me while I try to get higher on the leaderboards for M03k.

Re: ROG Xbox Ally runs better on Linux than Windows it ships with

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Post by AHTERIX5000 »

nick__m wrote: post #38
whalesalad wrote: post #26

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> derived from Windows Core if you polish a turd, it's still a turd.

I consider that the core of Windows (the NT kernel and win32 api) is actually a very polished gem but it is encased in layers of upon layers of barely polished turds ( winui, the win11 shell, the over agressive telemetry, forced ms635 integration, etc..)

The kernel might be a polished gem but win32 API?

Practical is a term I'd use as win32 has managed to survive to this day but that came with a boatload of hacks and problems. It's ugly.

Re: ROG Xbox Ally runs better on Linux than Windows it ships with

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Post by lawlessone »

klipklop wrote: post #31

I know this is extreme, but people buying these Xbox handhelds over a Steam Deck are directly harming the future of gaming on PC. It's time that the PC gaming ecosystem breaks free from its dependency on Windows. Proton and SteamOS, combined with the unpopular mess that is Windows 11 is the perfect opportunity to do so. The long-term end goal for Microsoft is to lock down Windows and force signed code. Once users are…

If they switch to steamos doesn't that ameliorate the harm?

Re: ROG Xbox Ally runs better on Linux than Windows it ships with

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Post by brokencode »

colechristensen wrote: post #61
ZenoArrow wrote: post #59

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> The limitations of anti cheat on Linux might be insurmountable Why is it insurmountable? It's not like it's impossible for the companies that produce anti-cheat solutions to get them running on Linux.

The tools for owning your Linux OS are strong enough that anti-cheat is pointless because they're just broken all the time and nobody wants a linux box they can't control at all.

I think most people who buy Steam Decks don’t care whatsoever about Linux and would be perfectly fine with not having control over it as long as all their games worked.

Re: ROG Xbox Ally runs better on Linux than Windows it ships with

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Post by nosrepa »

gjsman-1000 wrote: post #65
terribleperson wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're assuming that Gabe Newell doesn't have massive non-steam assets that can be used to pay the estate tax.

A. What assets matter at this scale? B. They are also taxed at 40% C. And the estate may just want to sell more Steam shares to keep whatever they are intact D. Even if by some miracle Gabe Newell still owns the required ~85% of Steam to barely squeak by on federal estate taxes ($16B presumed valuation = ~$5.5 billion tax bill if he owned 85%, leaving him with ~51% after payment), who is taking the reins? - edits - a…

A. Well, he does own a fleet of yachts.
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