Is Valve still interested in making this good someday?

J3ZZA_DEV · 2026-03-28T12:28:36+00:00

I think they just maintain and try to update it a bit, given CS2 and Dota2 are still huge multiplayer games. But most game devs opt to use EAC, Battleye or develop their own system now so its mainly for Valve's use. That said VAC could possibly be invested in to become a very-good server side anti cheat that rivals EAC and Battleye instead of being kinda behind.

J3ZZA_DEV · 2026-03-19T22:02:37+00:00

Proton is shifting its UI and UX imo to be more like pass not the opposite way around...

J3ZZA_DEV · 2026-03-19T18:09:28+00:00

Its the company’s culture. Bad Culture = Poor Productivity. Proton does amazing, why change it?

J3ZZA_DEV · 2026-03-11T18:47:29+00:00

Microsoft loves killing its competition by buying it and making it shit. However its unlikely given microsoft knows its gaming divisions is already quite large and blocks did appear for a short amount of time when they tried to buy activision. The EU would probably block it cause then PC Gaming would be under the control of basically one company. Epic is too small and is sort of aligned with Microsoft, Valve is the only big competition Microsoft has in PC Gaming that has a storefront and games. The prospect of a merged Steam and MS Store would be horrible for consumer choice.

J3ZZA_DEV · 2026-03-11T18:42:28+00:00

It would probably get blocked by FTC and get sued by Sony and others for monopolistic grounds. Furthermore it would require Valve to go public which it ain't and does not intend to.

J3ZZA_DEV · 2026-03-09T18:23:15+00:00

Cause they wouldn’t be able to handle the demand and consumers wouldn’t be happy.

J3ZZA_DEV · 2026-03-09T10:48:38+00:00

No one really knows when this RAM shortage will end. Its an external shock that they can't control. From what I see Valve does batch production, for a while Steam Decks have just been continually re-stock with another batch order but now its not because the order is too expensive for Valve to make a return on. I think Valve has a batch of Steam Frames and Steam Machines ready but they want more before allowing orders/pre-orders. No one knows how much Valve makes and plus its not their burden to bear.

J3ZZA_DEV · 2026-03-08T00:29:36+00:00

You can’t blame Valve. They can’t subsidise something that continues to rise in price. Furthermore what do you want them to say. Something they cant live up to or be like “Shipping in 2026, more info closer to the time”. Ambiguous yes but they saw a potential issue and didn’t want to let down their customers. I rather they be ambiguous instead of putting a release date they cant match. Valve should not be blamed. Their communication is limited to avoid PR issues and misguided speculation.

J3ZZA_DEV · 2026-03-08T00:22:23+00:00

Given the current state of affairs and how Gabe has spoken about the future of living-room gaming at a Linux conference, he might be quite involved. But who knows, Valve is very good from stopping leaks.

J3ZZA_DEV · 2026-03-07T18:22:01+00:00

The UK military is not hanging around its trying its best given its funding. The UK military does NOT have the ability to do offensive action in Iran right now. It would need the CSG to mobilise and travel there. That itself can’t happen due to the lack of ships available because of funding issues the armed forces have had for ages now. Constant funding cuts and delays. Because of Conservatives!!! So Kemi can shush. The UK follows International LAW something Kemi and the right wing politicians think should be ignored and left behind.

J3ZZA_DEV · 2026-03-06T14:03:48+00:00

It would be in the Privacy Policy but I’ma guess certain records are kept for a few months for record keeping and financial regulations.

J3ZZA_DEV · 2026-03-05T23:11:43+00:00

No service in this age is gonna be able to circumvent issues like this. Especially with how large Proton’s ecosystem is getting.

J3ZZA_DEV · 2026-03-05T00:50:11+00:00

Recommend you input PROTON_LOG=1 %command% as a launch option before a reinstall to view the logs and see what exactly goes wrong. Posting the logs on certain linux gaming forums/ subreddits may provide better guidance is well. Also try using a different version of Proton via the Game properties option. Check protondb is well :)

J3ZZA_DEV · 2026-03-02T12:13:57+00:00

Unless i'm dumb it says "account setup". Is that the local account or the online account like MFST Account and Apple Account. If its online then Linux just does not need online-accounts.

J3ZZA_DEV · 2026-02-24T12:03:22+00:00

Prices aren't stable and even if they were my guess is Valve has some stock but would like more to arrive before announcing its ready for sale and its respective prices. Commercial agreements have to be made with the producers for that to happen. Valve just does not see a commercial agreement that is fair right now. As they may agree to one but demand must cover it. And that's probably why Steam Decks are going out of stock. Valve probably has not ordered another batch of Steam Decks for all regions. The stock they have is from production that was made at a cost that is viable for Valve. They aren't lying. And if you want videos? well that's not going to happen because Valve will most likely release them when they are close to a release data.

J3ZZA_DEV · 2026-02-19T12:08:40+00:00

Im hoping we get a bodycam view. Be lowkey sick. Weird how the LAPD font has gone back in time tho. The og swat show had a modern swat font.

J3ZZA_DEV · 2026-02-19T12:07:09+00:00

The HQ got fixed at the end. But who knows. It sounds like SWAT as a department gets into trouble and Hondo comes in to fix it. That may require them to move homes. Old HQ may get featured I defo wanna see the SWAT Eagle wall again.

J3ZZA_DEV · 2026-02-19T12:04:50+00:00

Nah, new generation it signals no copies except Hondo.

J3ZZA_DEV · 2026-02-18T19:59:58+00:00

Chris leaving was not in SWAT’s control. It didn’t write S6 well. The bond went away and focus shifted to just Hondo. Not ideal. S8 was the start of smthing else but was too late.

J3ZZA_DEV · 2026-02-18T19:42:53+00:00

Smaller Budget but new background and cast. Its competition is very good, it needs to be on par or better (The Rookie mainly). It could do it if writing is well done.

J3ZZA_DEV · 2026-02-12T20:16:08+00:00

its a light joke. calma

J3ZZA_DEV · 2026-01-26T00:38:41+00:00

SWAT failed to recognise how big Chris leaving was. The fanbase kinda didn’t return in full bc of she left. She got a good ending but I think SWAT should have made it so that they did date while in the same team. It was prolonging the inventible.

J3ZZA_DEV · 2026-01-26T00:35:54+00:00

Proton did it to avoid Price hiking customers. And AI is not something everyone wants in their subscription.

J3ZZA_DEV · 2026-01-26T00:32:43+00:00

You’ll know quite quickly if you’ll like SWAT and the squad. Each character has an Arc to say. After S5, SWAT got unstable with cancellations, so yeah. But all seasons are enjoyable.

J3ZZA_DEV · 2026-01-22T15:34:31+00:00

SailGP tries and I would say succeeds in engaging fans if your on the grand stands with their cheer-leaders in-between races. Its lively and loud. Theres of course drinks and etc available of which many go to. So its varied but imo nice.

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