It’s Not About Killing Windows - LGC #648 (Patreon)

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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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 saltiness

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?